Juvenile justice
Bullying Victimization Type and Feeling Unsafe in Middle School
Preparing Preservice Teachers to Manage Behavior Problems in the Classroom: The Feasibility and Acceptability of Using a Mixed-Reality Simulator
Associations of Father's Lifetime Cannabis Use Disorder With Childs Initiation of Cannabis Use, Alcohol Use, and Sexual Intercourse by Child Gender
Assessment of In-Person and Cyber Aggression and Victimization, Substance Use, and Delinquent Behavior During Early Adolescence
Micro And Macro-Level Assessment Of Juvenile Justice Placement Reform In Ohio: Final Technical Report
Violence Exposure, Continuous Trauma, and Repeat Offending in Female and Male Serious Adolescent Offenders
Exposure to Violence, Trauma, and Juvenile Court Involvement: A Longitudinal Analysis of Mobile Youth and Poverty Study Data (1998-2011)
A Juvenile Defender's Guide to Conquering Collateral Consequences
Mentoring for Preventing and Reducing Substance Use and Associated Risks Among Youth
Broken Contracts: Reimagining High-Quality Representation of Youth in Contract and Appointed Counsel Systems
OJJDP September/October 2019 News @ A Glance Video Message
Caren Harp, OJJDP Administrator, September/October 2019 Video Message: OJJDP Administrator reflects on the 45th anniversary of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (JJDP) Act and its impact on juvenile justice. Video run time: 3:24 min.
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'Bigs in Blue' Shows the Power of Mentoring
As a police officer in the gang unit of the Dallas, Texas, Police Department, Christy Chamberlain sees young people caught in the grip of delinquency nearly every day. She has encountered juveniles as young as 12 who are involved in all types of crime. Even murder. One who stands out in her memory is a middle schooler who repeatedly broke into cars. Then one day...
Gangs
There is no single definition of a gang, but there are a number of widely accepted criteria for classifying groups as gangs (Decker and Curry, 2003; Esbensen et al., 2001; Klein, 1995; Miller, 1992; Spergel, 1995). This review used the following criteria: (1) the group has three or more members, generally aged 12-24; (2) members share an identity, typically linked to a name and/or symbols...
Children Exposed to Violence
A study of a national sample of American children found that over the past year 60 percent were exposed to violence, crime, or abuse in their homes, schools, and communities. Almost 40 percent of American children were direct victims of 2 or more violent acts, and 1 in 10 were victims of violence 5 or more times. Children are more likely to be exposed to...