Child (under 12)
The Intersection of Juvenile Courts and Exclusionary School Discipline
Indian Child Welfare Act Judicial Benchbook
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Implications for Juvenile and Family Court Judges
Linking Systems of Care for Children and Youth Guiding Principles
Preparing for a Trauma Consultation in Your Juvenile and Family Court
Missing Children, State Care, and Child Sex Trafficking: Engaging the Judiciary in Building a Collaborative Response
Associations of Father's Lifetime Cannabis Use Disorder With Childs Initiation of Cannabis Use, Alcohol Use, and Sexual Intercourse by Child Gender
Change in Externalizing Problems Over Time Among Ethnic Minority Youth Exposed to Violence
Understanding the Role of Trauma and Violence Exposure on Justice-Involved LGBTQA and GNC Youth in Hennepin County, MN
Broken Contracts: Reimagining High-Quality Representation of Youth in Contract and Appointed Counsel Systems
OJJDP March/April 2019 News @ A Glance Video Message
Caren Harp, OJJDP Administrator, March/April 2019 Video Message: Renewing our commitment to preventing the physical, emotional and sexual abuse of children. OJJDP partners with the Children's Bureau (CB), supports the National Children's Alliance SHINE campaign, offers webinars through its National Mentoring Resource Center, works with local child advocacy centers, Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) programs, and more to help free the nation's children from violence and neglect. Video run time: 3:41 min.
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Heroes Honored on Behalf of Missing, Exploited Children
The Department of Justice and the Office of Justice Programs recognized extraordinary individuals and their outstanding work on behalf of missing and exploited children with awards presented yesterday at the annual ceremony for National Missing Children’s Day.
The awardees—a detective with a state-level task force; two firefighters; and multiple law enforcement officers in two separate jurisdictions—were recognized for getting three child pornographers behind bars...
SMART Forges Partnerships to Manage Sex Offenders
On July 27, 1981, 6-year-old Adam Walsh entered a Florida department store with his mother. He was abducted by a stranger, and his remains were found two weeks later. The tragedy of the young boy's murder—a brutal crime that was never brought to trial—shocked the nation. His devastated family and supporters channeled their grief and anger in a positive way―to protect other children from sexual...
Visiting Our Partners at the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
By Caren Harp, Administrator, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) is a critical partner to the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), serving as a resource to help find missing children, reduce child sexual exploitation, and prevent child victimization. Since its founding in 1984, NCMEC has helped recover more than 296,000 missing children...
The Legacy of Ashlynne Mike
Pamela Foster experienced every parent's worst nightmare.
On the afternoon of May 2, 2016, her 11-year-old daughter, Ashlynne Mike, and 9-year-old son, Ian Mike, didn't make it home from school. Instead, when they got off the school bus in Shiprock, New Mexico, on the Navajo Reservation, a predator tricked them into getting into his van. Hours later, passersby found Ian alone, wandering the desert. Police...
Children Exposed to Violence
A study of a national sample of American children found that over the past year 60 percent were exposed to violence, crime, or abuse in their homes, schools, and communities. Almost 40 percent of American children were direct victims of 2 or more violent acts, and 1 in 10 were victims of violence 5 or more times. Children are more likely to be exposed to...
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News Releases 2020
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12/23/2020
OJJDP Releases Juvenile Residential Facility Census, 2018: Selected Findings
12/15/2020
OJJDP Releases Juvenile Violent Victimization, 1995-2018
11/24/2020
Office of Justice Programs Awards More Than $221 Million to Support Juvenile Justice
11/24/2020
Fact Sheet: Office of Justice Programs Awards More Than $221 Million to...