Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

This toolkit (PDF, 35 pages) discusses challenges and solutions for recruiting and retaining youth in State Advisory Groups, developing mentorship programs, and youth conference/summit planning. This document provides information on increasing engagement with justice impacted communities, youth who are at-risk of involvement in the criminal justice system, Indigenous youth, BIPOC ...

This data snapshot (PDF, 1 page) documents workloads of the nation's juvenile courts in 2020. This resource provides data for overall delinquency offense cases as well as person, property, drug, and public order offenses. Data on law-violating behavior by youth referred to juvenile court in 2020 may be impacted by ...

This data snapshot reports on how juvenile residential facilities responded to the Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19). Data is collected from responses to the 2020 Juvenile Residential Facility Census (JRFC) survey. Learn more. 

This report details trends for youth ages 17 or younger held in adult correctional facilities from 2002 to 2021. The report includes data on youth in federal prisons, state prisons, and local jails. Learn more. 

June is Internet Safety Month. Internet Safety Month seeks to raise awareness about internet safety and provide resources to keep young people safe online. Learn more. 

This guide (PDF, 95 pages) is designed to help families take necessary steps, contact the right people, and know how to move forward when their child is missing. This fifth edition contains checklists with critical information to help parents and caretakers work with law enforcement, the media, search and rescue ...

This report (PDF, 33 pages) describes substantiated incidents of youth sexual victimization perpetrated by youth or by staff in juvenile facilities. The report presents data on the incidents of sexual victimization, such as location and time of day. It also provides characteristics of the victims and perpetrators of the victimization ...

This fact sheet (PDF, 1 page) summarizes the grant programs available from the OJJDP under the federal Second Chance Act. These programs fund comprehensive reentry planning, direct pre- and post-release services, and sustainable justice system improvements that promote positive youth and family outcomes, reduce recidivism, and increase public safety. Learn ...

This video shares firsthand accounts of why reentry matters from individuals living and working in Second Chance Act grantee communities. Learn more. 

April is Second Chance Month. Second Chance Month seeks to help individuals, communities, and agencies recognize the importance of reentry programs and their role in building second chances. Second Chance Month will feature live learning events, videos, and publications to support the justice field and Second Chance Act grantees with ...