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This is an index of archived Office of Justice Programs blogs. These archived pages are no longer updated and the blogs listed may contain outdated information and links that no longer function.
OJP Blog Archive - 2018
Monday, November 26, 2018
![Read more about OJP's efforts to reduce rural elderly finanical fraud Infographic: Each year an estimated $3 billion is swindled from America's senior citizens](../images/blog-images/blog-index-rural-elder-abuse.jpg)
Summit Promotes Justice for Rural Victims of Elder Abuse
Geographic isolation can make senior citizens dependent on others and susceptible to abuse, neglect and exploitation. The summit focused on this mounting and complex public safety issue.
Wednesday, November 14, 2018
![Read more about NIJ's efforts to reduce teen violence 20 to 30 percent of teens will experience physical aggression, 10 to 20 percent will experience sexual aggression and 50 percent will experience psychological aggression in a dating relationship](../images/blog-images/blog-index-teen-dating-violence.jpg)
NIJ-Funded Study Examines Teen Dating Violence
Violence plagues far too many intimate relationships. A recent study funded by the Office of Justice Programs reveals the prevalence of teen dating violence and focuses on preventing it.
Tuesday, October 2, 2018
![OJP provides law enforcement health and wellness initiatives Law enforcement officers saluting](../images/blog-images/blog-index-law-enforcement-salute.jpg)
Confronting Officer Suicide
Preparing police officers to deal with stress and to maintain their mental and physical health at its peak is a career-long exercise. OJP will continue to do our part.
Thursday, July 19, 2018
![The Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA) created 50 years ago continues under the direction of OJP today Vintage motorcycle cops in front of Capitol](../images/blog-images/blog-index-50th-anniversary.jpg)
Commemorating 50 Years of Justice and Safety
The creation of the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration in 1968 launched half a century of concentrated federal involvement in state and local crime fighting.
Thursday, May 24, 2018
![For accurate, complete and free information about the location of registered sex offenders, go to NSOPW.gov laptop viewing NSOPW web site](../images/blog-images/blog-index-nsopw.jpg)
The National Sex Offender Public Website: Your Go-To Resource for Sex Offender Information
The Dru Sjodin National Sex Offender Public Website provides free access to daily updated information about sex offenders across the country.
Wednesday, May 23, 2018
![Commemoration of National Missing Children's Day swing with missing child](../images/blog-images/blog-index-nmcd18.jpg)
Justice Department Honors Outstanding Actions to Protect Children
At today's event for National Missing Children's Day, the DOJ and the OJP awarded extraordinary individuals for their actions that make our communities safer for children.
Tuesday, May 22, 2018
![National Missing and Unidentified Persons System - NamUs National Missing and Unidentified Persons System - NamUs logo](../images/blog-images/blog-index-namus2018.jpg)
Publicly Available Database Helps Families Find the Missing
Lucille Marie Frye disappeared from Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania, in June 1970. After 48 years, through NamUs, her loved ones learned her fate.
Wednesday, May 16, 2018
![NIJ Researches Body Armor and Officer Safety Police Body Armor](../images/blog-images/blog-index-body-armor2018.jpg)
Body Armor is Key to Officer Safety
From 1966 to 1971, the number of officers killed while on duty more than doubled, leading the forerunner of OJP's National Institute of Justice to research body armor appropriate for on-duty police.
Tuesday, May 15, 2018
![OJP pledges to continue to support active shooter training to keep our officers???and our communities???safer Police in SWAT gear - active shooter situation](../images/blog-images/blog-index-active-shooter.jpg)
OJP Protects Our Protectors
OJP sponsors training for police through the VALOR Initiative in how to effectively respond to an active shooter???training designed to protect the public, and to improve officers' immediate and long-term safety.
Monday, May 14, 2018
![OJP honors and supports America's police professionals Backing the Blue: OJP pays tribute](../images/blog-images/blog-index-backing-the-blue-tribute.jpg)
Backing the Blue
OJP pays tribute to fallen law enforcement officers and to all of America's dedicated police professionals.
Wednesday, February 7, 2018
![While Las Vegas police officers wore body cameras, public complaints decreased by 30% police officer wearing body worn camera](../images/blog-images/blog-index-BWC18.jpg)
Research Shows Body-Worn Cameras Protect Law Enforcement
New research sponsored by the National Institute of Justice, in collaboration with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, determines that body-worn cameras benefit the officers who wear them and the public they serve.
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