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1998 Annual Report on School Safety (Report). October 1998. 46 pp. NCJ 173934. FREE.
Provides parents, schools, and the community with an overview of the scope of school crime, and describes actions schools and communities can take to address this critical issue. This report includes data that indicate a substantial amount of crime, including violent crime, against both students and teachers. Steps for developing and implementing a comprehensive school safety plan are described.
Presents a description of the nature and extent of crime and violence on school property. This report shows what measures some schools have taken to prevent or address school violence and provides parents, students, and educators with information and resources to evaluate and enhance their own school's level of safety. It includes profiles of schools that have put in place programs that include school security, education in violence prevention, counseling, and specialized student services.
1998 Annual Report on School Safety. Report. 1998 (October).Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
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1998 Report to Congress: Title V Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Programs (Report). 1999. 58 pp. NCJ 176342. FREE.
Presents the activities and accomplishments of the Title V Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Programs—known as the Community Prevention Grants Program. With this program, OJJDP provides communities with the framework, tools, and initial funding necessary to initiate comprehensive and sustainable strategies that address juvenile delinquency and other problem behaviors. This fifth annual Report to Congress on Title V begins with a review of current trends in juvenile justice and the role the Community Prevention Grants Program plays in the prevention and control of juvenile problem behaviors. Subsequent chapters review the allocation of Title V resources provided to date; examine the experiences of participating States and local communities in addition to the barriers encountered during implementation and how they were overcome; and discuss how State and Federal efforts coordinate to support local delinquency prevention.
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. 1999. 1998 Report to Congress: Title V Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Programs. Report. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
Blueprints: A Violence Prevention Initiative (Fact Sheet). 1999. 2 pp. FS–99110. FREE.
Describes a project initiated by the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence (CSPV) at the University of Colorado at Boulder to identify juvenile violence prevention programs. To date, CSPV has identified 10 prevention and intervention programs that meet scientific standards of proven program effectiveness and is in the process of identifying additional programs. The 10 model programs, called Blueprints, have been effective in reducing adolescent violent crime, aggression, and substance abuse. CSPV and OJJDP have entered into a cooperative agreement to provide training and technical assistance to community organizations and program providers interested in implementing one of these programs.
Muller, J., and Mihalic, S. 1999. Blueprints: A Violence Prevention Initiative. Fact Sheet. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
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Causes and Correlates of Delinquency Program (Fact Sheet). April 1999. 2 pp. FS-99100. FREE.
Presents a brief overview of the research design used by the Causes and Correlates projects, which are designed to improve the understanding of serious delinquency, violence, and drug use by examining how youth develop within the context of family, school, peers, and community. The program comprises three longitudinal projects: the Denver Youth Survey, the Pittsburgh Youth Study, and the Rochester Youth Development Study. The Causes and Correlates program represents a milestone in criminological research because it constitutes the largest shared-measurement approach ever achieved in delinquency research.
Browning, K., Huizinga, D., Loeber, R., and Thornberry, T.P. 1999 (April). Causes and Correlates of Delinquency Program. Fact Sheet. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
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Delinquency Cases in Juvenile Courts, 1996 (Fact Sheet). May 1999. 2 pp. FS–99109. FREE.
Presents statistics on delinquency cases processed in juvenile courts in 1996. Juvenile courts in the United States processed an estimated 1.8 million delinquency cases in 1996. The number of delinquency cases handled by juvenile courts increased 49% between 1987 and 1996. Since 1987, the number of drug law violation cases increased 144%, person offense cases increased 100%, public order offense cases increased 58%, and property offense cases increased 23%. These estimates are based on data from nearly 1,800 courts that had jurisdiction over 67% of the U.S. juvenile population. This Fact Sheet is based on the forthcoming OJJDP Report, Juvenile Court Statistics 1996.
Stahl, A.L. 1999 (May). Delinquency Cases in Juvenile Courts, 1996. Fact Sheet. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
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Delinquency Cases Waived to Criminal Court, 1987–1996 (Fact Sheet). April 1999. 2 pp. FS–9999. FREE.
Presents data from the National Juvenile Court Data Archive on cases transferred from juvenile court to criminal court via judicial waiver between 1987 and 1996. The profile of cases waived to criminal court changed considerably between 1987 and 1996. Prior to 1992, more property offense cases than person offense cases were waived. In 1996, although waived person offense cases (43 percent) still outnumbered property offense cases (37 percent), the gap had closed somewhat. From 1989 through 1992, the type of cases most likely to be waived were drug offense cases, while in 1996 the types of cases most likely to be waived were person offense cases.
Stahl, A.L. 1999 (April). Delinquency Cases Waived to Criminal Court, 1987–1996. Fact Sheet. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
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Employment and Training for Court-Involved Youth: An Overview (Fact Sheet). April 1999. 2 pp. FS–99102. FREE.
Provides an overview of the forthcoming OJJDP Report, Employment and Training for Court-Involved Youth. This Fact Sheet introduces the Task Force on Employment and Training for Court-Involved Youth, jointly funded by the U.S. Departments of Justice and Labor and convened by the Home Builders Institute, and lists the Task Force's goals. In addition, it describes key elements of promising early intervention, residential, and aftercare programs. It also highlights the need for ongoing collaboration by the six primary systems that affect court-involved youth: juvenile justice, workforce development, education, social services, community-based organizations, and the labor market.
Frey, H.E. 1999 (April). Employment and Training for Court-Involved Youth: An Overview. Fact Sheet. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
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Enforcing the Underage Drinking Laws Program (Fact Sheet). May 1999. 2 pp. FS–99107. FREE.
Describes OJJDP's Enforcing the Underage Drinking Laws program, a $50 million program of block grants, discretionary programs, and training and technical assistance. It is helping all 50 States and the District of Columbia develop comprehensive and coordinated initiatives to enforce State laws that prohibit the sale of alcoholic beverages to minors and to prevent the purchase or consumption of alcoholic beverages by minors (defined as individuals under 21 years of age).
McKinney, K. 1999 (May). Enforcing the Underage Drinking Laws Program. Fact Sheet. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
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Enforcing the Underage Drinking Laws Program: A Compendium of Resources. 1999. 46 pp. NCJ 168963. Only available electronically.
Provides practical information to States and units of local government to help them determine how to use Federal funds most effectively to combat underage drinking. Describes programs and lists contacts and source materials to help jurisdictions maximize the effectiveness of the Enforcing the Underage Drinking Laws Program. In addition to listing Federal, State, national and private resources, the Compendium provides contact information for substance abuse agencies in all 50 States, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands.
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 1999. Enforcing the Underage Drinking Laws Program: A Compendium of Resources. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
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Highlights of Findings From the Denver Youth Study (Fact Sheet). April 1999. 2 pp. FS-99106. FREE.
Presents findings from the Denver Youth Survey, a longitudinal study of urban youth. The study, one of three coordinated projects supported by OJJDP since 1986 through its Program of Research on the Causes and Correlates of Delinquency, explored changes in the nature of delinquency and drug use from the 1970's to the 1990's. The study revealed that overall there was little change in the prevalence rates of delinquency although the level of injury from violent offenses increased substantially. The relationship between drug use and delinquency has changed; the prevalence of drug use decreased substantially, and a smaller percentage of serious delinquents are using hard drugs.
Browning, K., and Huizinga, D. 1999 (April). Highlights of Findings From the Denver Youth Survey. Fact Sheet. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
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Highlights of Findings From the Rochester Youth Development Study (Fact Sheet). April 1999. 2 pp. FS-99103. FREE.
Presents selected findings from the Rochester Youth Development Study, a longitudinal study of 1,000 urban adolescents and 1 of 3 coordinated projects supported by OJJDP through its Program of Research on the Causes and Correlates of Delinquency. The Rochester study is investigating the causes and consequences of adolescent delinquency and drug use by following a sample of high-risk urban adolescents from their early teenage years through their early adult years. The study examined family influences on delinquency, school factors, peer influence on behavior, gang membership and delinquency, structural position, youth involvement with guns, and consequences of delinquent behavior.
Browning, K., Thornberry, T.P., and Porter, P.K. 1999 (April). Highlights of Findings From the Rochester Youth Development Study. Fact Sheet. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
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Highlights of the 1997 National Youth Gang Survey (Fact Sheet). March 1999. 2 pp. FS-9997. FREE.
Presents statistics on the prevalence of youth gangs throughout the country. Gang activity continued to affect a large number of cities and counties in 1997. However, there was a slight reduction in the number of jurisdictions reporting active youth gangs compared with 1996. While the estimated number of gangs and gang members in the Nation decreased slightly, the number of gang members in small cities and rural counties increased. In 1997, most respondents perceived their gang problem was "staying about the same," while in 1995 they felt that it was "getting worse." The degree of gang member involvement in criminal activity also fell compared with 1996.
Moore, J.P. and Terrett, C.P. 1999 (March). Highlights of the 1997 National Youth Gang Survey. Fact Sheet. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
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Investing in Youth for a Safer Future. (Fact Sheet). Sarah Ingersoll, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. 1999. 2 pp. FS-9998
Presents an overview of the Investing in Youth for a Safer Future public education campaign. This media campaign is the result of a partnership effort between the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and the Bureau of Justice Assistance, working through the National Citizens' Crime Prevention Campaign and under the banner of the Ad Council. The campaign was designed to encourage every citizen to invest time, resources, and support in effective prevention and intervention strategies and to involve youth in this effort. This Fact Sheet describes the campaign's use of public service advertisements (PSA's) directed at both youth and adults. Contact information for the National Crime Prevention Council is also provided.
Ingersoll, S. 1999 (April). Investing in Youth for a Safer Future. Fact Sheet. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
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Juvenile Court Processing of Delinquency Cases, 1987-1996 (Fact Sheet). April 1999. 2 pp. FS–99104. FREE.
Presents national data on delinquency cases processed by juvenile courts from 1987 through 1996. National estimates were generated using information from the National Juvenile Court Data Archive which gathered data from 1,800 jurisdictions containing 67 percent of the U.S. juvenile population. Analysis of data found that more than half of delinquency cases handled by juvenile courts in 1996 were formally processed, and the number of formally processed delinquency cases increased 78 percent between 1987 and 1996. In nearly one-third of all delinquency cases referred to juvenile courts, the youth was adjudicated delinquent or waived to criminal court.
Stahl, A. 1999 (April). Juvenile Court Processing of Delinquency Cases, 1987–1996. Fact Sheet #104. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
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Juvenile Court Processing of Delinquency Cases, 1986–1995 (Fact Sheet). April 1999. 2 pp. FS–99101. FREE.
Presents national data on delinquency cases processed by juvenile courts from 1986 through 1995. Between 1986 and 1995, the delinquency caseload of U.S. juvenile courts increased 45 percent. The number of cases formally processed by juvenile courts rose from 554,000 to 938,400 during this time period, while the number of cases handled informally (without a petition or court hearing) increased 24 percent. The largest relative changes were in formal processing of liquor law violation cases and weapons offense cases. Despite increases in the use of formal processing, the proportion of delinquency cases that result in adjudication or waiver did not change substantially.
Stahl, A.L. 1999 (April). Juvenile Court Processing of Delinquency Cases, 1986–1995. Fact Sheet #101. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
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Parents AnonymousSM: Strengthening Families (Bulletin). April 1999. 12 pp. NCJ 171120. FREE.
Discusses the effectiveness of Parents AnonymousSM, which responds to the diverse needs of families by providing group meetings in communities across the country. Founded through the efforts of a mother who sought help in providing a safe home for her children and a social worker who believed that parents are their own best agents of change, Parents AnonymousSM programs are based on four guiding principles: parent leadership, mutual support, shared leadership, and personal growth. This Bulletin, part of OJJDP's Family Strengthening Series, introduces the program's components, provides a participant profile, examines the structure of Parents AnonymousSM meetings, and reviews research that indicate the program's efficacy.
Rafael, T., and Pion-Berlin, L. 1999 (April). Parents AnonymousSM: Strengthening Families. Bulletin. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
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Preventing Violence the Problem-Solving Way (Bulletin). April 1999. 12 pp. NCJ 172847. FREE.
Based on more than 20 years of research on specific interpersonal cognitive problem-solving skills, intervention methods were developed to test the hypothesis that behavior can be modified by focusing on the thinking processes rather than the behaviors themselves. These skills relate to high-risk behaviors that may develop into serious problems such as violence and substance abuse. This approach to childrearing deals with social cognition and social adjustment. Its central theme is that certain interpersonal cognitive thinking skills play a crucial role in the social adjustment of both parent and child. This Bulletin describes the use of these skills by Raising a Thinking Child, a primary prevention program for parents and their children ages 4 to 7, through its "I Can Problem Solve" curriculum.
Shure, M.B. 1999 (April). Preventing Violence the Problem-Solving Way. Bulletin. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
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Promising Strategies To Reduce Gun Violence (Report). 1999. 253 pp. NCJ 173950. FREE.
Presents profiles of 60 demonstrated or promising programs and strategies that address the problem of gun violence; examines the nature of the problem from a national perspective, including current trends; and discusses the process of developing a solution. The profiles briefly describe the type of program, its goals, and the target group and target area and give contact information. They are grouped according to whether they are comprehensive, interrupt sources of illegal guns, deter possession and carrying, respond to illegal use, or provide for education initiatives and alternative prevention. This OJJDP Report also includes a section on resources for research, technical assistance, and education; geographical and alphabetical program indexes; and a matrix of participating agencies.
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 1999. Promising Strategies To Reduce Gun Violence. NCJ 173950. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
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Training and Technical Assistance for Indian Nation Juvenile Justice Systems (Fact Sheet). April 1999. 2 pp. FS–99105. FREE.
Describes the role of American Indian Development Associates (AIDA), in cooperation with the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), in providing training and technical assistance to American Indian and Alaskan Native governments to develop or enhance their juvenile justice systems. AIDA's comprehensive approach supports a cooperative and collaborative approach between Federal, State and local governments to address the needs of Indian youth and their families. AIDA's technical assistance to Indian Nation communities includes juvenile justice needs assessments, program reviews, planning seminars, and procedure development for coordinated service delivery and referral systems.
Melton, A.P., and Bird, E. 1999 (April). Training and Technical Assistance for Indian Nation Juvenile Justice Systems. Fact Sheet #105. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile justice and Delinquency Prevention.
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Tribal Youth Program (Fact Sheet). April 1999. 2 pp. FS–99108. FREE.
Provides a description of the Tribal Youth Program (TYP), the first OJJDP program dedicated to prevention, control, and juvenile justice system improvement in Native-American communities. TYP is part of the Indian Country Law Enforcement Initiative, a program of the Departments of Justice and the Interior that is designed to enhance Indian Country law enforcement standards and improve the quality of life in Indian Country. All federally recognized tribes and Alaskan Native villages or coalitions of tribes or villages are eligible to apply for a 3-year grant. Grants will be awarded on a competitive basis. In making funding decisions, OJJDP will consider the size of the tribe, geographic location, and whether the tribe is in an urban or rural area.
Andrews, C. 1999 (April). Tribal Youth Program. Fact Sheet #108. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
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