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              Through comprehensive and coordinated efforts at the federal, state, and local levels, OJP’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) aims to reduce youth crime and violence. OJJDP supports prevention and early intervention programs that are making a difference for young people and their communities, and through research and programming works to strengthen the nation's juvenile justice system. Other OJP components, including the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the National Institute of Justice, and the Office for Victims of Crime, also provide programming and research support for outreach to juveniles and their families. Learn more below.

  
  
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                      FY 2024 Solicitation Overview: Office of Justice Programs Community Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative Site-Based
                  Reintegration With Resilience: Supporting Mental and Behavioral Health for Youth Leaving Confinement
                  Relations Between Perceptions of Parental Messages Supporting Fighting and Nonviolence and Adolescents' Physical Aggression: Beliefs as Mediators

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Where can I learn about effective reentry programs?
The National Institute of Justice's CrimeSolutions website uses rigorous research to inform practitioners and policy makers about what works in criminal justice, juvenile justice, and crime victim services. Visit the Corrections & Reentry section of the site to view research on program effectiveness reviewed and rated by CrimeSolutions Researchers and Reviewers.
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          Who is the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)?
The Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention is Liz Ryan.
    
  
          How many drug offenses are handled by juvenile courts in the United States?
Information about court cases involving juvenile drug offenders can be found in the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention-sponsored report, Juvenile Court Statistics 2018. Also see the Detailed Offenses section of OJJDP's web-based data analysis tools by the National Center for Juvenile Justice.
    
  
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