Resilient Girls-Factors that Protect Against Delinquency
This Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention bulletin describes how four factors-presence of a caring adult, school connectedness, school success, and religiosity-affect girls’ propensity towards delinquency. (NCJ 220124)

NCJRS Offers Online Resource on Mentoring
In recognition of National Mentoring Month (January 2009), NCJRS invites you to view its new Mentoring Special Feature. This online resource contains links to publications, funding information, and related resources concerning mentoring.

OJJDP News @ Glance, January/February 2009
This issue of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's bimonthly newsletter features a farewell to the field from outgoing Administrator J. Robert Flores in which he provides an overview of accomplishments and highlights during his tenure. The issue also includes an evaluation of OJJDP's Gang Reduction Program, a feature on a program to reduce underage drinking among Tribal Youth, and upcoming OJJDP training sessions. (NCJ 225359)

OVC Releases Spring 2009 Training Workshop Schedule
Register now to attend upcoming Office for Victims of Crime (OVC) training workshops. Sessions include The Ultimate Trainer (February 10-12, 2009 in Denver, Colorado) and Responding to School Violence (March 18-19, 2009 in San Jose, California). To view course descriptions and learning objectives or to register, visit the OVC TTAC Web site.

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Save the Date for the 2009 NIJ Conference
The 2009 Annual National Institute of Justice Conference will be held June 15-17, 2009 in Arlington, Virginia. For more than a decade, the NIJ Conference has brought together criminal justice scholars, policymakers, and practitioners at the local, state, and federal levels to share the most recent findings from research and technology.