Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

This fact sheet (PDF, 2 pages) provides a definition of stalking and overviews of statistics on college student stalking victimization, disclosure and help-seeking behaviors, manifestations of stalking, and school-related impacts of stalking for victims. Learn more (PDF, 2 pages). 

This brief (PDF, 4 pages) reveals that the estimated number of youth arrests for violent crime, which includes murder, robbery, and aggravated assault, has declined significantly since the mid-2000s. Data on violent crime arrest rates by gender and age are provided. Learn more. 

This fact sheet (PDF, 2 pages) offers research-based evidence on how to detect, prevent, and respond to mass shootings in K-12 school settings. Learn more.  

This data Snapshot (PDF, 1 page) shows the decline of youth arrests through 2020. The snapshot draws on national arrest estimates from the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program. Learn more (PDF, 1 page). 

This report explains issues of chronic absenteeism, truancy, prevention, and intervention processes among Tribal youth. It addresses historic education policy and contemporary approaches utilized by Tribal communities to prevent and address truancy among Tribal youth and highlights helpful community-based approaches to support delinquency prevention program development.   The publication includes strategic planning ...

This article highlights a recent webinar where youth spoke candidly about their needs when reentering their communities after confinement in residential facilities. The article also explores panelists’ suggestions on how to better prepare system-involved youth for life in their communities. Learn more.  ...

This site invites users to submit input on how to implement OJJDP’s current priority areas (PDF, 6 pages). This page is just one way that individuals and organizations can share feedback on the Office’s priorities – OJJDP has also been hosting a series of listening sessions and town halls with ...

This report (PDF, 24 pages) highlights patterns of juvenile court referrals of more than 160,000 youth born in 2000. It also describes the demographic and case processing characteristics of youth referred to juvenile court. Learn more. 

This fact sheet (PDF, 2 pages) provides an overview of drug court and other problem-solving court program models for adults and youth alike. The document provides information on available guidance, programs, and research resources with hyperlinks to current training and technical assistance providers and relevant documents. Learn more.  ...

OJJDP has launched a new Youth and Family Partnership Working Group. This internal working group will solicit input from justice-involved youth and their families to develop recommendations for OJJDP, establish best practices, and assess programs and performance measures for meeting the needs of youth. The working group will update policy ...