Publications

U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan issued a letter to public school districts about LGBT bullying. He specifically states that GSAs are protected under the 1984 Equal Access Act, which protects student-initiated groups.

This blog post from the Federal Trade Commission highlights a new infographic, titled “Keeping Up with Kids’ Apps” that can help parents as they make decisions about what apps their children should download.

In light of increased reports of Enterovirus D68 in 2014, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention developed this infographic that explains how parents can protect their children from contracting the disease. Tips include avoiding close contact with sick people, cleaning surfaces, and staying home when sick. In light of increased reports of Enterovirus D68 in 2014, this infographic from the CDC explains how parents can protect their children from contracting the disease. Tips include avoiding close contact with sick people, cleaning surfaces, and staying home when sick.

This bulletin, developed by the Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, provides data from the Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement (CJRP), a biennial survey of juvenile residential facilities that presents a detailed picture of the youth in custody across the country.

This Bulletin lists the parameters under which the current 164 JUMP projects operate and describes the scope and methodology of the Juvenile Mentoring Program's ongoing national evaluation.

This 1998 Report to Congress describes the initial stages of OJJDP's ongoing evaluation of the 93 projects funded under the Juvenile Mentoring Program and includes its preliminary findings.

This issue discusses incarcerated youth with mental health issues, including challenges and solutions.

This bulletin provides an overview of research on the deterrent effects of transferring youth from juvenile to criminal courts, focusing on large-scale comprehensive OJJDP-funded studies on the effect of transfer laws on recidivism.

This bulletin presents research on why youth join gangs and how a community can build gang prevention and intervention services.

The National Center for Juvenile Justice published this report, which profiles more than 1.5 million delinquency cases and more than 140,000 status offense cases processed by courts with juvenile jurisdiction in 2009 and tracks trends in delinquency and petitioned status offense cases over several decades.