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This section defines key terms used throughout the National Standards. Because so much of status offense and juvenile justice policy and practice is local, not all acronyms or terms used in certain localities are listed below.
Empirically-supported - a program, service, practice or other strategy that is demonstrated to be effective; is based on a clearly articulated and empirically supported theory; and has measurable outcomes.
Status offender – a child or youth who commits a status offense.
Truancy – a status offense characterized as a youth being absent from school without a valid excuse from a parent, caregiver or school official.35 The number of unexcused absences required to trigger a charge of truancy varies from state-to-state.
1 Coalition for Juvenile Justice.(2006). What Are the Implications of Adolescent Brain Development for Juvenile Justice. Available at: http://www.njjn.org/uploads/digital-library/resource_462.pdf.
3 Center for the Study of Social Policy and Urban Institute (2009.) Intentions and Results: A Look Back at the Adoption and Safe Families Act.
4 Edwards, Leonard P. (1996). “The Future of the Juvenile Court: Promising New Directions. “The Future of Children: The Juvenile Court, Vol. 6, No. 3. Available at: http://futureofchildren.org/futureofchildren/publications/docs/06_03_10.pdf.
Assistance Partnership for Child and Family Mental Health. Available at: http://www.tapartnership.org/docs/jjResource_screeningAssessment.pdf.
6 Adapted from OJJDP’s Deinstitutionalization of Status Offenders Best Practice Database. Available at: http://www.juvenilejustice-tta.org/resources/dso/about-dso.
7 Blending and Braiding Funds and Resources: The Intermediary as Facilitator. (January 2006). Washington, D.C.: National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability. Available at: http://www.ncwd-youth.info/sites/default/files/infobrief_issue18.pdf.
9 Adapted from “The Guide to Community Preventive Services,” an electronic resource developed by the Community Preventive Services Task Force, an independent, nonfederal, uncompensated body of public health and prevention experts whose members are appointed by the Director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Available at: http://www.thecommunityguide.org/about/glossary.html.
11 Adapted from Lipsey, Mark. W., et al. (2010). Improving the Effectiveness of Juvenile Justice Programs: A New Perspective on Evidence-Based Practices. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University, Georgetown Public Policy Institute, Center for Juvenile Justice Reform. Available at: http://cjjr.georgetown.edu/pdfs/ebp/ebppaper.pdf.
12 Adapted from OJJDP’s Deinstitutionalization of Status Offenders Best Practice Database. Available at: http://www.juvenilejustice-tta.org/resources/dso/about-dso, and the Child Welfare Information Gateway, an electronic resource of the Administration for Children and Families at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Available at: http://www.childwelfare.gov/supporting/cultural.cfm.
13 Adapted from OJJDP’s Deinstitutionalization of Status Offenders Best Practice Database. Available at: http://www.juvenilejustice-tta.org/resources/dso/about-dso.
14 42 U.S.C. § 5633(a)(11) 2012.
15 Adapted from the National Juvenile Detention Association’s “Definition of Juvenile Detention.” Available at: http://npjs.org/detention/.
16 Coalition for Juvenile Justice (2010). Disproportionate Minority Contact: Facts and Resources. Available at: http://www.juvjustice.org/sites/default/files/ckfinder/files/DMC%20factsheet%20draft%20--%20Final%20for%20Print.pdf.
17 Adapted from OJJDP’s Deinstitutionalization of Status Offenders Best Practice Database. Available at: http://www.juvenilejustice-tta.org/resources/dso/about-dso.
18 Adapted from S. 678, the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2009. Available at: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-111s678rs/pdf/BILLS-111s678rs.pdf.
19 Adapted from the “Gender-Responsive Definitions?” of the National Girls Institute, http://www.nationalgirlsinstitute.org/i-work-with-girls/resources-best-practices/gender-responsive-definitions/, and Sydney, L. (October 2005). Supervision of Women Defendants and Offenders in the Community. Gender-Responsive Strategies for Women Offenders. Washington, D.C.: National Institute of Correction, U.S. Department of Justice.
20 Adapted from Aracelis, G. and Cheryl D. Hayes. (2008.) Understanding the State of Knowledge of Youth Engagement Financing and Sustainability. The Finance Project. Washington. D.C.
21 Adapted from the Child Welfare Information Gateway, an electronic resource of the Administration for Children and Families at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Available at: http://www.childwelfare.gov. For a comparison of approaches, see Annie. E. Casey Foundation. Family Teaming: Comparing Approaches (2009). Available at: http://www.caseyfamilyservices.org/userfiles/pdf/teaming-comparing-approaches-2009.pdf.
22 Adapted from Adapted from the Child Welfare Information Gateway, an electronic resource of the Administration for Children and Families at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Available at: http://www.childwelfare.gov/systemwide/courts/icwa.cfm.
23 Adapted from OJJDP’s Deinstitutionalization of Status Offenders Best Practice Database. Available at: http://www.juvenilejustice-tta.org/resources/dso/about-dso.
24 For more information, visit their website at: www.jdaihelpdesk.org.
25 cf. 42. U.S.C. § 5602.
26 42 U.S.C. § 5633(a)(11‐ 13), (22) 2012.
27 42 U.S.C. § 5633(f) 2012.
28 42 U.S.C. § 5614(b) 2012.
29 National Center for Lesbian Rights. LGBTQ Youth in the Foster Care System. Available at: http://www.nclrights.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/LGBTQ_Youth_Juvenile_Justice_Factsheet.pdf.
30 Taken from FindYouthInfo.gov, an on-line resource created by the Interagency Working Group on Youth Programs (IWGYP) comprising representatives from 12 federal departments and five federal agencies that support programs and services focusing on youth. Available at: http://www.findyouthinfo.gov/youth-topics/positive-youth-development.
31 Hetrick SE, Purcell R, Garner B, Parslow R. “Combined Pharmacotherapy and Psychological Therapies for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).”Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2010, Issue 7. Art. No.: CD007316. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007316.pub2. Abstract available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0014403/; “Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).” Washington, D.C: National Institute of Mental Health, National Institute of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Available at: http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/post-traumatic-stress-disorder-ptsd/nimh_ptsd_booklet.pdf.
32 Adapted from OJJDP’s Deinstitutionalization of Status Offenders Best Practice Database. Available at: http://www.juvenilejustice-tta.org/resources/dso/about-dso.
33 Adapted from OJJDP’s Deinstitutionalization of Status Offenders Best Practice Database. Available at: http://www.juvenilejustice-tta.org/resources/dso/about-dso, and Vincent, G. M. (2011). “Screening and Assessment in Juvenile Justice Systems: Identifying Mental Health Needs and Risk of Reoffending.” Washington, DC: Technical Assistance Partnership for Child and Family Mental Health. Available at: http://www.tapartnership.org/docs/jjResource_screeningAssessment.pdf.
34 28 C.F.R. § 31.304(h) (2008).
35 National Center for School Engagement. (August 2006.) Guidelines for a National Definition of Truancy and Calculating Rates.
36 PL 96‐509, 1980 S 2441, 94 Stat. 2755 (December 1980).
37 Adapted from Aracelis, G. and Cheryl D. Hayes. (2008.) Understanding the State of Knowledge of Youth Engagement Financing and Sustainability. The Finance Project. Washington. D.C.

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