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Overview | Funding | Evaluation | TTA | Contacts | Resources | FAQs | | What's New | Top | | Information about awards made by OJJDP under its FY 2008 Tribal Juvenile Accountability Discretionary Grants Program solicitation is available online. | | Overview | Top | OJJDP provides awards under its Tribal Juvenile Accountability Discretionary Grants (Tribal JADG) Program to federally recognized tribes to develop and implement programs that hold tribal youth accountable for delinquent behavior and strengthen tribal juvenile justice systems under the authority granted by 42 U.S.C. Section 3796ee-1.
Tribes may use Tribal JADG Program funds to address one or more of the following 17 purpose areas:
- developing, implementing, and administering graduated sanctions for juvenile offenders.
- building, expanding, renovating, or operating temporary or permanent juvenile correction, detention, or community corrections facilities.
- hiring juvenile court judges, probation officers, and court-appointed defenders and special advocates, and funding pretrial services (including mental health screening and assessment) for juvenile offenders, to promote the effective and expeditious administration of the juvenile justice system.
- hiring additional prosecutors so that more cases involving violent juvenile offenders can be prosecuted and case backlogs reduced.
- providing funding to enable prosecutors to address drug, gang, and youth violence problems more effectively and for technology, equipment, and training to help prosecutors identify and expedite the prosecution of violent juvenile offenders.
- establishing and maintaining training programs for law enforcement and other court personnel with respect to preventing and controlling juvenile crime.
- establishing juvenile gun courts for the prosecution and adjudication of juvenile firearms offenders.
- establishing drug court programs for juvenile offenders that provide continuing judicial supervision over juvenile offenders with substance abuse problems and integrate administration of other sanctions and services for such offenders.
- establishing and maintaining a system of juvenile records designed to promote public safety.
- establishing and maintaining interagency information sharing programs that enable the juvenile and criminal justice systems, schools, and social services agencies to make more informed decisions regarding the early identification, control, supervision, and treatment of juveniles who repeatedly commit serious delinquent or criminal acts.
- establishing and maintaining accountability-based programs designed to reduce recidivism among juveniles who are referred by law enforcement personnel or agencies.
- establishing and maintaining programs to conduct risk and needs assessments that facilitate effective early intervention and the provision of comprehensive services, including mental health screening and treatment and substance abuse testing and treatment, to juvenile offenders.
- establishing and maintaining accountability-based programs that are designed to enhance school safety, which programs may include research-based bullying, cyberbullying, and gang prevention programs.
- establishing and maintaining restorative justice programs.
- establishing and maintaining programs to enable juvenile courts and juvenile probation officers to be more effective and efficient in holding juvenile offenders accountable and reducing recidivism.
- hiring detention and corrections personnel, and establishing and maintaining training programs for such personnel, to improve facility practices and programming.
- establishing, improving, and coordinating pre-release and post-release systems and programs to facilitate the successful re-entry of juvenile offenders from state and local custody in the community.
| | Funding | Top | | Although tribes may contract for services with other organizations, only federally recognized tribes whose names appear in the Federal Register are eligible to receive a Tribal JADG Program award. If two or more tribes partner to apply for an award, one tribe must assume fiduciary responsibility and submit the application on behalf of the partnership. This tribe will be identified as the "primary agency" for purposes of administration and management of the award and must submit a signed Memorandum of Understanding that includes an outline of each partner's roles and responsibilities. | | Training and Technical Assistance | Top | Training and technical Assistance is available through several sources.
The OJJDP National Training and Technical Assistance Center (NTTAC) coordinates consultants, trainers, and resources to provide telephone or onsite training and technical assistance. States may complete a request form online and forward it to their OJJDP state representative to arrange training and technical assistance. States may also call NTTAC, toll free, at 877-465-2424.
Training and technical assistance support is also available from CSR Incorporated, which manages the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants (JABG) performance measurement process for OJJDP. CSR manages the Data Collection and Technical Assistance Tool (DCTAT) that OJJDP encourages states to use to submit their JABG performance measurement data. CSR staff also provide training and support regarding the selection and use of JABG performance measures and navigating DCTAT. Print documents are available on the DCTAT Web page. You may also e-mail
ojjdp-dctat@csrincorporated.com or call 866-487-0512 for further support.
The OJJDP Tribal Youth Training and Technical Assistance Center provides training and technical assistance that address such topics and use such means as the following:
- capacity building
- culturally based approaches to prevention and intervention
- program implementation
- evaluation
- enhancement of tribal court systems
- consultation through e-mails, telephone calls, and site visits
- peer-to-peer dialogue and training, including teleconferences and Web-based discussions
- strategic planning
- sustainability
- youth issues, including gangs and youth leadership
Federally recognized tribes may request training and technical assistance online or contact Stephanie Autumn, at sautumn@edc.org.
| | Contacts | Top | | OJJDP Contact(s) | Jennifer Tyson
Program Manager
State Rep. for GA, ID, LA
202-305-1598
jennifer.tyson@usdoj.gov | Patrick Dunckhorst
Program Manager
State Rep. for AK, CA, MN, MT, NV, OR
202-514-4158
patrick.dunckhorst@usdoj.gov | Mark Morgan
Program Manager
State Rep. for AZ, CO, NE, TX, UT
202-353-9243
mark.morgan@usdoj.gov | Bernard Williams
Program Manager
State Rep. for ND, RI, SD, WA, WY
202-616-9509
bernard.williams@usdoj.gov | Stephanie Rapp
Program Manager
State Rep. for NM
202-514-9123
stephanie.rapp@usdoj.gov | Eric Stansbury
Program Manager
State Rep. for CT, IL, MI, MO
202-305-1826
eric.stansbury@usdoj.gov | Kara McDonagh
Program Manager
State Rep. for KS, NC, OK, WI
202-305-1456
kara.mcdonagh@usdoj.cov | Gwendolyn Dilworth
Program Manager
State Rep. for AL
202-514-4822
gwendolyn.dilworth@usdoj.gov | Sharon Cantelon
Program Manager
State Rep. for ME, MA, MS
202-616-3658
sharie.cantelon@usdoj.gov | Laura Ansera
Tribal Youth Program Coordinator
Program Contact
202-514-5679
laura.ansera@usdoj.gov | | Resources | Top | | OJJDP Publication(s) | Changes to OJJDP's Juvenile Accountability Program
Bulletin, June 2003. Presents an overview of recent changes in OJJDP's juvenile accountability program as a result of the Department of Justice Authorization Act for FY 2003. 6 pages. NCJ 200220.
Abstract | | Other Resources | The Juvenile Accountability Block Grants Program is authorized under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 2002 (42 U.S.C. 3796ee et esq). OJJDP's Tribal Youth Program helps tribal communities prevent juvenile delinquency, reduce violent crime, and improve tribal juvenile justice systems. For more information, visit the TYP Web page.
The OJJDP Performance Measures Web page is a one-stop resource designed to help users better understand performance measurement, learn about OJJDP’s performance reporting requirements and resources, and access Federal performance measurement resources.
Applicants and grantees are encouraged to revisit this page regularly to access the latest information regarding performance measures.
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