School Safety
The School Safety Special Feature provides access to federal and federally-funded publications and online resources related to crime and safety in schools.
Juvenile courts
In Focus: Child Protection: Dependency Courts
Date Published
May 2023
Agencies
OJJDP
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Program/Project Description,
Issue Overview,
Instructional Material,
Factsheet
Implementing Juvenile Drug Treatment Courts: A Meta-Aggregation of Process Evaluations.
NCJ Number
254446
Journal
Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency
Date Published
2019
Publication Link
Prosecution, Transfer, and Registration of Serious Juvenile Sex Offenders
Date Published
March 2015
Agencies
SMART
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Legislation/Policy Description,
Legislation/Policy Analysis
OJJDP News @ a Glance, May/June 2020
Journal
Date Published
June 2020
Agencies
OJJDP
Publication Type
Youth-Oriented Material,
Technical Assistance,
Report (Technical Assistance),
Program/Project Description,
Newsletter,
Grants and Funding
Juvenile Court Statistics, 2018
Date Published
June 2020
Agencies
NIJ,
OJJDP
Publication Type
Statistics,
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Report (Annual/Periodic)
In Focus: Tribal Youth Initiatives
Date Published
March 2022
Agencies
OJJDP
Publication Type
Youth-Oriented Material,
Report (Technical Assistance),
Program/Project Description,
Grants and Funding,
Factsheet
Access to Counsel
Date Published
June 2004
Agencies
OJJDP
Publication Type
Legislation/Policy Analysis
You Are Not Alone
Substance abuse is a major challenge in communities across America. A 2018 national survey revealed that in the past year, more than 20 million people age 12 and older had a substance use disorder related to the use of alcohol or illicit drugs. To help youth and families overcome the effects of substance abuse and co-occurring mental health disorders, the Office of Juvenile Justice and...
In Focus: Drug Courts
Date Published
April 2022
Agencies
OJJDP
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Program/Project Description,
Grants and Funding
Kentucky Juvenile Justice Reform Evaluation: Assessment of Community-Based Services for Justice-Involved Youth
Date Published
January 2020
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Evaluation,
Program/Project Description
Finding Effective Ways to Reduce Truancy: An Evaluation of the Ramsey County Truancy Intervention Programs, Executive Summary
Date Published
September 2019
Agencies
NIJ-Sponsored
Publication Type
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Evaluation
A Judicial Checklist for Children and Youth Exposed to Violence
Date Published
2006
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
Publication Type
Handbook
Economic Evaluation of the Juvenile Drug Court/Reclaiming Futures (JDC/RF) Model
NCJ Number
252892
Journal
Journal of Behavioral Health Services and Research
Date Published
July 2018
Publication Link
Exploring Outcomes Related to Legal Representation for Parents Involved in Mississippi's Juvenile Dependency System
Date Published
October 2014
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
Publication Type
Research (Applied/Empirical),
Report (Study/Research),
Report (Grant Sponsored),
Program/Project Evaluation,
Program/Project Description,
Legislation/Policy Analysis