NCJ Number
202038
Date Published
Agencies
OJJDP
Publication Series
Publication Type
Report
Annotation
This report describes the U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention's (OJJDP's) major activities and
accomplishments during fiscal year 2002 (October 1, 2001, to
September 30, 2002), which reflect the Office's continuing
commitment to programs that have the greatest potential for
reducing juvenile delinquency and the victimization of children,
as well as improving the juvenile justice system.
Abstract
The mission of OJJDP is to provide national leadership,
coordination, and resources to prevent and respond to juvenile
offending and child victimization. This mission is achieved by
helping States, local communities, and tribal jurisdictions
develop and implement effective, multidisciplinary prevention and
intervention programs and improve the capacity of the juvenile
justice system to protect public safety, hold offenders
accountable, and provide treatment and rehabilitative services
that are tailored to the needs of individual juveniles and their
families. On April 17, 2002, J. Robert Flores was sworn in as
Administrator of OJJDP. A major focus of OJJDP as well as the
Office of Justice Programs in fiscal year 2002 was to help ensure
that serious and violent juvenile offenders safely and
successfully return to their communities after leaving
correctional institutions. The Office was one of many Federal
partners that participated in the Serious and Violent Offender
Re-entry Initiative, an innovative program that awarded more than
$100 million to 68 programs that targeted serious, high-risk
juvenile and adult offenders returning from commitment to
correctional institutions. Another major activity of FY 2002
involved updating and streamlining information dissemination
efforts. Further, in order to improve its publications process,
the Office instituted a new approach to promoting the program
solicitations that announce funding opportunities available.
Also, OJJDP focused on reaching out to faith-based groups, which
have historically not been a part of OJJDP's activities. This
report briefly describes the major conferences which OJJDP
sponsored or in which it participated during FY 2002. Chapters of this report describe the various ways in which OJJDP has
responded to child victimization, prevented and intervened in
delinquency, enhanced public safety and law enforcement, addressed youth gangs, strengthened the juvenile justice system, implemented tribal youth initiatives, collected information on juveniles in custody, and disseminated information. The
concluding chapter outlines OJJDP's priorities for FY 2003, funding for FY 2003, and OJJDP program restructuring. Appended listing of OJJDP publications produced in FY 2002
Date Created: July 27, 2004
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