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03/28/14
Brief
Criminological Highlights: Children and Youth - Vol. 1, No. 4

Criminological Highlights is designed to provide an accessible look at some of the more interesting criminological research that is currently being published. These summaries of high quality, policy related, published research are produced by the…

03/28/14
Publication
7 Series - 7 Articles with 7 Easy Steps to Improving Your Juvenil…

The 7 Series is a series of articles to help operationalize complex frameworks and theories for juvenile drug court professionals. Each article relays seven steps to make enhancements in specific areas: collaborative planning, performance measures,…

03/28/14
Publication
Engaging Schools in the Juvenile Drug Court: Promising Strategies…

The NCJFCJ set out to gather the experiences and insights of JDC practitioners across the country who have worked to partner with schools. More than 40 practitioners — representing a variety of roles within the JDC —…

03/06/14
Publication
The Judicial Institute on Adolescent Relationship Abuse Curriculu…

Research confirms that as many as one in five adolescent females and one in ten adolescent males have been abused physically or sexually by a dating partner. In response, many states have made protective orders…

02/28/14
Report
Measuring Compliance with the Indian Child Welfare Act: An Assess…

The NCJFCJ is committed to helping state courts achieve full ICWA compliance. A new resource is now available to the courts (or Court Improvement Programs) to help achieve this goal. Measuring Compliance with the Indian Child…

02/27/14
Report
Juvenile Arrests 2011

OJJDP has released Juvenile Arrests 2011. This bulletin draws on data from the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program. Using UCR data that local law enforcement agencies across the country provide,…

12/30/13
Brief
Criminological Highlights: Children and Youth - Vol. 1, No. 3

Criminological Highlights is designed to provide an accessible look at some of the more interesting criminological research that is currently being published. These summaries of high quality, policy related, published research are produced by the…

11/04/13
Publication
Seen, Heard, and Engaged: A Process Evaluation for Children in Co…

This technical assistance bulletin provides guidance for Youth in Court programs in evaluating protocols and processes. It is a companion to the Seen, Heard, and Engaged: Children in Dependency Court Hearings publication released in 2012. For courts…

11/04/13
Brief
Criminological Highlights: Children and Youth - Vol. 1, No. 2

Criminological Highlights is designed to provide an accessible look at some of the more interesting criminological research that is currently being published. These summaries of high quality, policy related, published research are produced by the Centre…

11/01/13
Report
Must Judges and Other Court Personnel Receive Special Training wi…

According to the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention’s web site, the goal of the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program is to reduce juvenile offending through accountability-based programs focused on juvenile offenders and the…

11/01/13
Report
Criminological Highlights: Children and Youth, Volume 1 Issue 1

Criminological Highlights is designed to provide an accessible look at some of the more interesting criminological research that is currently being published. What determines whether the incarceration of a parent makes things worse for the person…

11/01/13
Report
JJGPS StateScan Juvenile Competency Procedures

This is the 1st in a new series intended to support NCJJ’s Juvenile Justice Geography, Policy, Practice & Statistics website development effort. The first StateScan publication released for the project addresses state policy (as determined…