OJJDP has released "Delinquency Cases in Juvenile Court, 2018." This fact sheet presents statistics on delinquency cases handled in U.S. juvenile courts from 2005 to 2018. During that period, the number of delinquency cases involving juveniles declined 55 percent. Decreases were experienced across four offense categories: property, public order, person, and drug law violation cases. The estimates are based on data from more than 2,500 courts with jurisdiction over 87 percent of the nation's juvenile population in 2018. This fact sheet is derived from the OJJDP-sponsored report “Juvenile Court Statistics 2018” and was developed with support from the National Institute of Justice.
OJJDP Releases Fact Sheet on Delinquency Cases in Juvenile Court
Topics: Juvenile Justice, OJJDP, Delinquency Cases
Register for upcoming juvenile justice-related webinars on funding, programs, and initiatives.
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January 7, 2020 |
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January 12, 2020 |
OJJDP FY2021 Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Solicitation Webinar |
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January 12 – 13, 2020 |
Community Response to High Risk Missing and Sex Trafficking Victims |
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January 14, 2020 |
OJJDP FY 2021 Second Chance Act Youth Offender Reentry Program |
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January 20, 2020 |
Initial Response Strategies and Tactics When Responding to Missing Children Incidents |
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January 21, 2020 |
Topics: Social Services Industry News, Juvenile Justice, OJJDP, Victim Services, Webinars
Federal Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice To Hold Virtual Meeting
On November 18, 2020, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. ET, the Federal Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice (FACJJ) will hold a virtual meeting. Composed of members of state advisory groups on juvenile justice, the FACJJ advises the President, Congress, and OJJDP Administrator on matters related to juvenile justice, and evaluates the progress and accomplishments of juvenile justice activities and projects.
Register to attend.
Topics: Juvenile Justice
COVID-19 Diagnoses in Juvenile Facilities
Known Cases as of June 24
658 youth, 771 staff
Annie E. Casey Foundation
“If there was ever a good time to make sure that not a single young person spends a single day in detention or placement unless there is an immediate and severe risk to community safety, this is it,” says Nate Balis, director of the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Juvenile Justice Strategy Group. “This is the time for juvenile justice agencies to scrutinize every detention and placement decision and to review — if not reconsider — every policy that leans toward confinement.”
Topics: Juvenile Justice, social justice, Covid-19
Topics: Child Welfare, Foster Care, Juvenile Justice, OJJDP
Today, we all work in silos with our heads down and our noses to the grindstone. This self-imposed isolation adds to the burn out rate in social services. This blog hopes to offer you a refreshing break from the intensity of your service – “Think of reading this blog as a refreshing “glance around the room” looking for inspiration and encouragement from your colleagues who, like you, have dedicated their lives to the service of society’s most vulnerable.”
Topics: Juvenile Justice
The Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention has just announced several grants that are available.
• Opioid Affected Youth Initiative
All applications are due by April 20, 2020.
Topics: Juvenile Justice
The Headline
After years of writing about the mass incarceration of Americans, it gives us great pleasure to share this headline with everyone in the social services community.
Topics: Juvenile Justice, Government, nonprofit, Mass incarceration in America,, social justice, Overpopulation, prison reform, Incarceration America
A new resource guide is available that helps to keep our teens and youth safe. If you'd like to grab a copy - you can get it here: https://www.staysafe.org/teens/
Topics: Child Welfare, Juvenile Justice, grants, social services software, human services software
A resource for finding Federal grants to fund youth programs has been shared with our team. You can find information on the http://youth.gov website.
Topics: Child Welfare, Juvenile Justice, grants, social services software, human services software