Frequently Asked Questions

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) resource, Children's Exposure to Violence, Crime and Abuse: An Update provides data on this topic. You can also view additional resources from the National Survey of Children's Exposure to Violence Series on the OJJDP website. To learn more about the prevalence and prevention of children being exposed to violent activities, as well as the treatment of those who have already experienced such exposure, see the Children Exposed to Violence Special Feature.

Please visit the following websites to view research that has been conducted related to the use of DNA:

• National Institute of Justice (NIJ): Forensic DNA: This section of the NIJ website provides extensive information on DNA, including NIJ-sponsored research and development projects.
• Short Tandem Repeat DNA Internet Database (STRBase): This website brings together the abundant literature on forensic DNA.
• American Academy of Forensic Sciences (AAFS): This organization is committed to the promotion of education and the elevation of accuracy, precision, and specificity in the forensic sciences.
• International Association for Identification (IAI): The IAI is the largest and oldest forensic organization.
• PubMed: PubMed is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine that includes over 17 million citations from MEDLINE and other life science journals for biomedical articles dating back to the 1950s. The PubMed site includes links to full-text articles and other related resources.

Additionally, our Forensic Sciences Special Feature and a search of the Abstracts Database will also provide you with resources related to DNA and forensics.

Statistics on the number of juveniles that are incarcerated can be found in the Juveniles in Corrections section of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) Statistical Briefing Book website. For additional information and resources, see the Juvenile Justice topic page.

Additional resources:

• OJJDP's Data Analysis Tool: Easy Access to Juvenile Populations
• Easy Access to the census of Juveniles in Residential Placement: 1997-Present
• Bureau of Justice Statistics: National Survey of Youth in Custody
• OJJDP-sponsored report, Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 2014 National Report

If you are a teen in an abusive relationship or are concerned about someone's safety, please contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-866-331-9474 or 1-866-331-8453 (TTY) by phone, by texting "loveis" to 22522, or via live chat.

To learn more, see the Teen Dating Violence section of the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) site and the Teen Dating Violence Special Feature.

Access information on school-based prevention efforts and their interaction with law enforcement and/or juvenile justice organizations in these publications:

• Toward Safe and Orderly Schools--The National Study of Delinquency Prevention in Schools
• National Study of Delinquency Prevention in Schools, Final Report
• Effectiveness of School-Based Violence Prevention Programs for Reducing Disruptive and Aggressive Behavior
• Guide for Preventing and Responding to School Violence
• Gangs in Schools

• View these additional resources on school safety and violence:
• The Department of Justice (DOJ), U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Department of Education (ED), and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS): SchoolSafety.gov
• OJP: School Safety Special Feature

Information on cyberstalking is available on the Cyberbullying and Cyberstalking section of the Internet Safety Special Feature.

Resources on vocational training as a method of juvenile delinquency prevention are available in the following Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) publications:

• Model Programs Guide Literature Review: Vocational/Job Training
• Locked Out: Improving Educational and Vocational Outcomes for Incarcerated Youth
• Building Resiliency and Vocational Excellence (BRAVE) Program: A Violence-Prevention and Role Model Program for Young, African American Males

See the Grants/Funding section of our website for access to applicant resources, opportunities and awards, including available funding opportunities, recipient resources, and more.

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Information on required qualifications, education and training for careers in forensic science can be found from:

• The National Institute of Justice Special Report Education and Training in Forensic Science: A Guide for Forensic Science Laboratories, Educational Institutions, and Students.
• The Choosing a Career section of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences website provides information about the different types of forensic scientists, salaries, and educational requirements.
• The U.S. Department of Labor resource, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Forensic Science Technicians.

You may also be interested in viewing A Simplified Guide to Forensic Science, a website created by the National Forensic Science Technology Center. This website covers the core concepts, capabilities and limitations of key forensic science disciplines.