Applicants are responsible for ensuring that the original and five copies of the application package are received by 5 p.m. e.t. on September 23, 1998. NIJ, in partnership with BJA, is conducting comprehensive evaluations of programs funded by the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Program. The report discusses what is known about this population of young offenders and how we can best prevent serious and violent offending. Its authors provide empirical evidence that shows the key to reducing serious and violent offending is early prevention efforts directed at high-risk youth and interventions with serious and violent juvenile offenders. The teleconference offers useful information for practitioners, researchers, law enforcement officers, and others helping troubled youth achieve their full potential.
Registration is free.
To register for the teleconference and receive satellite coordinates, please contact Ms. Becky Ritchey at Eastern Kentucky University by September 13. This OJP report highlights the importance of evaluating drug courts and the link between evaluation and effective data collection and information systems. OJP's Drug Courts Program Office is using the recommendations provided in this report to formulate a specialized technical assistance program focused on the development of drug court program evaluations and management information systems. This OJP report describes the principles and methods of screening and assessing adult drug court participants and gives drug courts specific tools and information to establish and sustain screening and assessment processes. Several of the key principles and strategies presented in the guideline were derived from the experiences of existing drug courts and other community-based substance abuse treatment programs for offenders.