It provides the latest criminal justice news, information, services, and publications. The report discusses what is known about this population of young offenders and how we can best prevent serious and violent offending and intervene in the lives of young offenders. 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 interested in helping troubled youths achieve their full potential.
Registration is free.
To register for the teleconference and receive satellite coordinates, please contact Ms. Becky Ritchey, Eastern Kentucky University, by September 13. The conference will include sessions and panels on domestic and sexual violence, analysis of criminal history records, drug control and drug abuse monitoring, juvenile justice studies, research analysis and evaluation related to the provisions of the Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grants program, Internet infrastructure development and linkages, and corrections studies related to changing sentencing policies. Several spreadsheets concerning prisoners under State or Federal jurisdiction and prisoners in custody of State or Federal correctional authorities have been updated to include 1996 data. A Preliminary Report Comprehensive community programs deliver multiple services through a partnership of community and criminal justice resources. The study of 12 sites revealed that comprehensive community programs create powerful partnerships when tailored to the distinctive needs of each jurisdiction.