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Youth and Law Enforcement Mentoring Guide

NCJ Number
309491
Date Published
2023
Length
24 pages
Annotation

This guide published by the National Mentoring Resource Center, a program of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), provides basic information about youth and law enforcement mentoring.

Abstract

This mentoring guide by the National Mentoring Resource Center, a program of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), provides a resource for information on youth and law enforcement mentoring. The guide discusses the following topics: background on youth and police relationships and interactions; an overview of youth and police mentoring programs; and best practices for youth & police mentoring programs. The guide also includes examples of youth/police mentoring programs in the appendix as well as participant feedback and testimonials.