Statistical Briefing Book Offers Data Snapshot on Juvenile Residential Facilities
OJJDP has updated its Statistical Briefing Book with a new Data Snapshot that highlights findings from OJJDP's 2020 Juvenile Residential Facility Census.
Juvenile corrections
Predictive validity and measurement invariance in juvenile risk assessment: Implications for racial and ethnic disparities in juvenile justice
Date Published
2021
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
An Assessment of Juvenile Justice Reform in Ohio: Impact on Youth Placement and Recidivism From 2008 to 2015
Date Published
2022
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical)
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
Raising the Bar on Juvenile Reentry Building Reentry Data Capacity
November 2022
In this webinar held on November 15, 2022 leaders from four agencies participating in a national training and technical assistance program discussed how they improved their agency's reentry data capacity and how the work they have done can be applied in other juvenile justice settings.
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Bureau of Justice Statistics Releases Report on Sexual Victimization in Juvenile Facilities
The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) has released Facility Characteristics of Sexual Victimization of Youth in Juvenile Facilities, 2018 – Statistical Tables. The report presents statistical tables of youth-reported sexual victimization rates by juvenile facility characteristics, including organizational structure, staff, and atmosphere. These tables supplement the full BJS report Sexual Victimization Reported by Youth in Juvenile Facilities, 2018.
The report also provides facility-reported data on staff hiring in...
Youth Justice Action Month: Why We Act
October 2022
Series
In observance of Youth Justice Action Month, OJJDP provides a brief history of YJAM and how the story of Tracy McClard, a mother in Jackson, MO, who lost her 17-year-old son to suicide in an adult facility, sparked nationwide juvenile justice advocacy work, awareness, and reform.
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Real Justice Means Ensuring Opportunities for Justice System-Involved Youth
This blog post focuses on opening up opportunities for system-involved youth.
Serving Justice-Involved Youth at Home, With Community Support
By Liz Ryan, OJJDP Administrator
October is Youth Justice Action Month, a national observance underscoring the need for equity in the juvenile justice system and for centering directly impacted youth and their families to advance youth justice. OJJDP is committed to transforming the juvenile justice system to promote the welfare of all youth. Three priorities guide our work: 1) Treat children as children. 2) Serve...
Treating Children as Children
By Liz Ryan, OJJDP Administrator
October is Youth Justice Action Month, a national observance underscoring the need for equity in the juvenile justice system and for centering directly impacted youth and their families to advance youth justice. OJJDP is committed to transforming the juvenile justice system to promote the welfare of all youth. Three priorities guide our work: 1) Treat children as children. 2)...
OJJDP Observes National Youth Justice Action Month
Join OJJDP on October 3, 2022, from 2 to 3 p.m. ET for “Youth Justice Action Month: Creating Brighter Futures for Our Nation’s Youth.”
REMINDER: Register for OJJDP’s Youth Justice Action Month Webinar
Join OJJDP on October 3, 2022, from 2 to 3 p.m. ET for "Youth Justice Action Month: Creating Brighter Futures for Our Nation’s Youth."
This webinar—hosted by OJJDP in partnership with the Coalition for Juvenile Justice and the National Juvenile Justice Network—will highlight Youth Justice Action Month (YJAM), recognized each October to raise awareness about supporting justice-involved youth.
During the webinar, OJJDP Administrator...
Register for OJJDP's Youth Justice Action Month Webinar
Join OJJDP on October 3, 2022, from 2 to 3 p.m. ET for “Youth Justice Action Month: Creating Brighter Futures for Our Nation’s Youth.”
Register for Webinar on Shifting Youth Justice Resources to Communities
Join the Columbia Justice Lab and the Youth Correctional Leaders for Justice on September 20, 2022, at 2 p.m. ET for “Taking on Transformation: Shifting Resources to Communities.”
This webinar will discuss how youth justice systems can shift resources to community-led and community-owned supports for youth. It is the sixth in a series of webinars examining the growing movement away from youth incarceration...
State of South Dakota Year 1 Application.
15PJDP-21-GG-04742-TITL
Open
Funding First Awarded
2021
$606,344
NCJFCJ Releases Infographic on Community-Based Alternatives to Youth Confinement
The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges has released an infographic on the benefits of community-based alternatives to secure confinement for justice-involved youth.
OJJDP Convenes Listening Sessions To Advance OJJDP Priorities
OJJDP Administrator Liz Ryan is hosting a series of listening sessions this summer with youth justice stakeholders, national partners, and justice-involved youth and families.
New Blog Post Highlights OJJDP’s Community-Based Alternatives to Youth Incarceration Initiative
In a new blog post, OJJDP Administrator Liz Ryan discusses OJJDP’s support of community-based alternatives to juvenile justice facilities, and outlines her key priorities for the office.
Priorities That Keep Kids' Best Interests at the Heart of What We Do
The priorities I set for OJJDP are deeply informed by my work with the stakeholders in the juvenile justice field and reflect their concerns and aspirations.
New OJJDP Initiative Promotes Community-Based Alternatives to Youth Incarceration
By Liz Ryan, OJJDP Administrator
Far too many young people are housed in juvenile justice facilities, and often their detention does more harm than good. Community-based alternatives—working with youth where they live—achieve better results than warehousing youth in prisons.
We currently spend an estimated $5 billion per year to incarcerate children. And research shows that locking up kids doesn’t work. This money is better spent...
OJJDP Releases Community-Based Alternatives to Youth Incarceration Initiative Solicitation
OJJDP is accepting applications for its FY 2022 Community-Based Alternatives to Youth Incarceration Initiative solicitation.
OJJDP FY 2022 Community-Based Alternatives to Youth Incarceration Initiative
Closing Date
Grants.gov Deadline
Application JustGrants Deadline
This initiative will support states to close youth correctional facilities, assess and respond to the impact of closures on facility staff and the surrounding communities, and reinvest state and local resources to support more effective community-based services and supports for justice-involved youth and their families.