Frequently Asked Questions

Information about juvenile drug courts is accessible in the Juvenile Drug Courts Practice Profile on the CrimeSolutions website.

See the following resources to learn more about juvenile drug court efforts and activities:

• Drug Courts
• In Focus: Drug Courts
• Drug Courts Special Feature
• Juvenile Drug Treatment Courts

In response to the threat of computer-facilitated sexual exploitation crimes committed against children, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) implemented the Project Safe Childhood initiative. Additionally, developed through funding from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force was created to help federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies enhance their investigative responses to offenders who use the internet, online communication systems, or computer technology to sexually exploit children.

For additional information, visit the Internet Safety Special Featureon our website.

Information on internet crimes against children and the prevention of such crimes can be located on the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force Program page and the Internet Safety Special Feature section of our website.

The following resources contain information about violence and safety in school settings:

• School Safety: By the Numbers, National Institute of Justice
• Summary of School Safety Statistics, National Institute of Justice
• Indicators of School Crime and Safety, Bureau of Justice Statistics

Additional information and resources that capture data on violence in schools can be found in our Special Feature: School Safety, which consists of federal and federally-sponsored materials and websites. Also see SchoolSafety.gov.

Resources on youth gang prevention include the following:

• Gang Violence Prevention
• Helping At-Risk Youth Say "No" to Gangs
• Best Practices to Address Community Gang Problems: OJJDP's Comprehensive Gang Model
• Parents' Guide to Gangs
• OJJDP Strategic Planning tool

Additional resources are available on the Special Feature: Youth Violence - Gangs section of our site and the National Gang Center website.

See the following resources for information that may be helpful when looking at ways to prevent school shootings:

• About School Crime and Safety, National Institute of Justice
• Special Feature: School Safety, OJP
• Indicators of School Crime and Safety, Bureau of Justice Statistics

The National Institute of Justice Journal article, What Do the Data Reveal About Violence in Schools?, may also be of interest.

The following resources capture information on children's exposure to violence and its impact:

• Compendium of Research on Children Exposed To Violence (CEV) 2010-2015
• Children's Exposure to Violence, Crime, and Abuse: An Update
• National Survey of Children's Exposure to Violence Series

Also see the Children Exposed to Violence webpage from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.

The National Juvenile Court Data Archive (Archive) houses the automated records of cases handled by courts with juvenile jurisdiction. The Archive was established by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) to promote access to automated juvenile court data sets, which include information for juvenile justice research and policymaking efforts.

Additionally, Easy Access to Juvenile Court Statistics (EZAJCS) was developed to facilitate independent analysis of national estimates of delinquency cases processed by the nation's juvenile courts. EZAJCS allows users to perform unique analyses on the age, sex, and race of juveniles involved in these cases as well as the referral offense, the use of detention, adjudication and case disposition.