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DOJ Hosts Summit on Preventing Youth Violence On April 4, 2011, the Office of Justice Programs issued the following press release: Washington—Today mayors and other officials from six cities presented comprehensive plans to prevent youth violence in their communities. The plans were outlined at the Summit on Preventing Youth Violence in Washington, D.C., hosted by the [...]
Continue Reading →OJJDP To Sponsor Training on Law Enforcement Response to Adolescent Girls On May 5 and 6, 2011, in Dallas, TX, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and the International Association of Chiefs of Police will co-sponsor a training designed to help law enforcement officers respond more effectively in policing situations that involve contact with [...]
Continue Reading →New Project Helps States Improve Outcomes For Juvenile Offenders Georgetown University’s Center for Juvenile Justice Reform has launched the Juvenile Justice System Improvement Project, which works to help states improve outcomes for juvenile offenders by translating the latest research into practice and policy. Funded in part by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), [...]
Continue Reading →OJJDP Fact Sheet Describes Factors That Lead Serious Juvenile Offenders To Reduce Offending The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention has published “Highlights From Pathways to Desistance: A Longitudinal Study of Serious Adolescent Offenders.” This fact sheet presents findings from a project that followed 1,354 serious juvenile offenders for 7 years after they had [...]
Continue Reading →Register Now for OJJDP’s 2011 National Conference! On October 12-14, 2011, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) will host its National Conference, “Children’s Justice & Safety: Unite, Build, Lead,” at the Gaylord National Hotel & Convention Center in National Harbor, MD. Workshops, plenaries, and presentations by leading experts and researchers will promote [...]
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