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New: OJJDP COVID–19 Guidance: State Juvenile Detention and Correctional Facilities
Juvenile Violent Victimization, 1995-2018
OJJDP funded this analysis to provide practitioners and researchers with recent information about the characteristics of both juvenile victims and juvenile victimizations, and how these variables change over time.
Open OJJDP Funding Opportunities
Discover current Fiscal Year 2021 funding opportunities available from OJJDP.
New Grants and Payment Management Systems Now Available
The Justice Grants System (JustGrants) and the Department of the Treasury’s Automated Standard Application for Payments (ASAP) are now available for award management and payment activities.
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OJJDP News @ a Glance, September/October 2020
The September/October newsletter highlights OJJDP's initiatives to combat gang violence and crime and the activities and accomplishments of a youth leader in Indian country.
Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2018
The Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2018 (JJRA) reauthorizes and substantially amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974. The JJRA Redline tracks changes implemented by the new law.
38th Annual National Missing Children's Day Poster Contest Now Open
OJJDP invites fifth graders to participate in the 38th Annual National Missing Children's Day poster contest.
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Protecting Youth from Gangs on Social Media Webinar
Participants will learn in this webinar, recorded on June 30, 2020, how gangs use social media to recruit and carry out illegal activity; how to identify these threats; and how to apply knowledge and tools to protect youth. View archived webinar
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Effective Monitoring Systems
An OJJDP Compliance Monitor explains the Juvenile Justice Reform Act mandate that states must have an "effective" system of monitoring compliance with the core requirements of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act. More from the State Relations and Assistance Division National Training Conference.