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                                    U.S. Dept. of Justice. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) (Washington DC)

      

                    
          
    U.S. Dept. of Justice. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) (Washington DC)
Statistical Briefing Book
      "The OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book (SBB) enables users to access online information via OJJDP's Web site to learn more about juvenile crime and v
    Guidance to States: Recommendations for Developing Family Drug Court Guidelines
      This publication “provides guidance for implementing an FDC [Family Drug Court], including the development of FDC partnerships and a common vocabul
    G.R.E.A.T. - Gang Resistance Education and Training
      “Gang Resistance Education And Training (G.R.E.A.T.) is an evidence-based and effective gang and violence prevention program built around school-ba
    Confronting Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking of Minors in the United States
      This is the key resource for current information about the commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of minors in the United States.
    Core Principles for Reducing Recidivism and Improving Other Outcomes for Youth in the Juvenile Justice System
      "The best way to help prevent a youth’s subsequent contact with the juvenile justice system is to prevent him or her from being involved with the s
    OJJDP MPG Literature Review: LGBTQ Youths in the Juvenile Justice System
      Youths’ sexual orientations and gender identities are complex.
    Desktop Guide to Quality Practice for Working with Youth in Confinement
      Recent successful juvenile justice and juvenile detention reforms have resulted in better and more meaningful public policy on the use of custody f
    Surviving the Streets of New York: Experiences of LGBTQ Youth, YMSM, and YWSW Engaged in Survival Sex
      This is "the first study to focus on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer or questioning (LGBTQ) youth; young men who have sex with men (
    Council of Juvenile Correctional Administrators Toolkit: Reducing the Use of Isolation
      A response to behavioral problems in many facilities has been reliance on isolation for acting out youths who are mentally challenged, chronically
    Locked In: Interactions with the Criminal Justice and Child Welfare Systems for LGBTQ Youth, YMSM, and YWSW Who Engage in Survival Sex
      This report focuses on LGBTQ [lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer or questioning] youth who become involved in the commercial sex market Return to top

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