MENU TITLE: OJJDP Publications List (Spring 1997). Series: OJJDP Published: May 1997 37 pages 72,638 bytes U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Publications List Spring 1997 ------------------------------ Contents Introduction Publications by Subject Area Corrections and Detention Courts Delinquency Prevention Gangs General Missing and Exploited Children Restitution Status Offenders Violence and Victimization OJJDP Fact Sheets OJJDP National Training and Technical Assistance Center OJJDP Online ------------------------- Introduction About OJJDP The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) was established to support local and State efforts to prevent delinquency and to improve their juvenile justice systems. Its mission is to provide national leadership, coordination, and resources to develop, implement, and support effective methods to prevent juvenile victimization and respond appropriately to juvenile delinquency. This is accomplished through prevention programs and a juvenile justice system that protects the public safety, holds juvenile offenders accountable, and provides treatment and rehabilitative services based on the needs of each individual juvenile. The Juvenile Justice Clearinghouse OJJDP established the Juvenile Justice Clearinghouse (JJC) in 1979 to enhance and expedite access to juvenile justice information and resources. JJC provides quick and easy access to juvenile justice information and resources and to publications, research findings, and program information from the Nation's foremost experts. A team of juvenile justice information specialists is available to respond to inquiries by providing information, publications, and referrals. JJC also offers access to the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) library, the world's most comprehensive source of criminal and juvenile justice literature, and to NCJRS online services, which provide information from OJJDP and the juvenile justice field. OJJDP Publications OJJDP publications provide up-to-date information for a variety of audiences, including policymakers, practitioners, researchers, community groups, students and faculty, and the general public. They are intended to enhance understanding and guide the future direction of the juvenile justice system. The Spring 1997 OJJDP Publications List covers a wide range of documents and audiovisual materials produced by and for OJJDP. The publications listed in this document address issues of concern to those in the juvenile justice field. All materials are available through JJC. Publications appear alphabetically within the following subject areas: Corrections and Detention, Courts, Delinquency Prevention, Gangs, General, Missing and Exploited Children, Restitution, Status Offenders, and Violence and Victimization. Each entry includes the title, publication series type, publication date, number of pages, document identification number, availability information, and a brief description of the publication's contents. The publications listed in this document are available in a variety of formats: o Printed copies, which can be requested via telephone at 800-638-8736; e-mail at askncjrs@ncjrs.org; or the order form at the end of this document. Most publications are available for free while others are available for a nominal fee. o Online versions, which can be accessed via OJJDP's home page at www.ncjrs.org/ojjhome.htm. o Fax-on-Demand versions for Fact Sheets and Bulletins. Call 800-638-8736; select option 1 for automated ordering and option 2 for Fax-on-Demand instructions and a list of available titles. o Videotapes, which can be requested via telephone at 800-638-8736; e-mail at askncjrs@ncjrs.org; or the order form at the end of this document. All are available for a fee. For Further Information For additional information about OJJDP publications and resources, contact the Juvenile Justice Clearinghouse: Juvenile Justice Clearinghouse Box 6000 Rockville, MD 20849-6000 800-638-8736 301-251-5212 (fax) askncjrs@ncjrs.org http://www.ncjrs.org/ojjhome.htm ------------------------------ Corrections and Detention American Probation and Parole Association's Drug Testing Guidelines and Practices for Juvenile Probation and Parole Agencies. 1992. 163 pp. NCJ 136450. FREE. Assists the juvenile probation/parole administrator in developing a drug testing program. Describes components of such programs and provides an overview of current case law. Breaking the Code (Video, VHS format). 1993. 83 minutes. NCJ 146604. $20.65 (U.S.), $22.75 (Canada), $30.00 (other countries). Provides detailed information for implementing systematic phonics instruction in reading programs for education and/or reading instruction personnel. Conditions of Confinement: Juvenile Detention and Corrections Facilities (Research Report). 1994. 334 pp. NCJ 145793. FREE. Limited quantity available. Presents complete research findings on conditions of juvenile confinement facilities. Assesses facilities in terms of their order and safety, programming, consideration for juveniles' rights, and ability to meet basic needs of confined youth. Conditions of Confinement: Juvenile Detention and Corrections Facilities (Research Summary). 1994. 16 pp. NCJ 141873. FREE. Reports latest findings on conditions in juvenile confinement facilities, including overcrowding, violence, suicidal behavior, and escapes. Also examines institutional security, treatment programming, education, health care, and protection of juveniles' rights. Conditions of Confinement -- Satellite Teleconference (Video, VHS format). 1993. 90 minutes. NCJ 147531. $14.00 (U.S.), $16.00 (Canada), $23.00 (other countries). Presents videotaped proceedings of a national teleconference held in 1993 that features findings and recommendations resulting from the landmark OJJDP research project Conditions of Confinement: Juvenile Detention and Corrections Facilities. Desktop Guide to Good Juvenile Detention Practice (Research Report). 1996. 218 pp. NCJ 161408. Free. Limited quantity available. Defines contemporary state-of-the-art juvenile detention practices. Explores the background principles, concepts, and knowledge that are at the core of juvenile detention and juvenile justice and examines daily practice, addressing the principles and concepts for skill acquisition. Desktop Guide to Good Juvenile Probation Practice. 1991. 141 pp. NCJ 128218. FREE. Provides a comprehensive description of accepted juvenile probation practices. Serves as a reference and resource document for practitioners from intake through supervision. Effective Practices in Juvenile Correctional Education: A Study of the Literature and Research 1980-1992. 1994. 194 pp. NCJ 150066. $15.00 (U.S.), $19.50 (Canada and other countries). Provides a comprehensive review of literature and research on topics related to correctional education, such as education programs for female offenders, law-related education, special education, and community-based programs. Effective Programs for Serious, Violent and Chronic Juvenile Offenders: An Examination of Three Model Interventions and Intensive Aftercare Initiatives -- Satellite Teleconference (Video, VHS format). 1996. 120 minutes. NCJ 160947. $17.00 (U.S.), $21.00 (Canada and other countries). Presents videotaped proceedings of a teleconference held in 1996 that discusses unique and effective intervention strategies in three community-based or secure correctional settings and highlights the importance of effective intensive aftercare programs. Evaluation of the Disproportionate Minority Confinement (DMC) Initiative. $15.00 each, $39.00 for set of five. Arizona Final Report. 1996. 111 pp. NCJ 161564. Florida Final Report. 1996. 84 pp. NCJ 161563. Iowa Final Report. 1996. 115 pp. NCJ 161562. North Carolina Final Report. 1996. 97 pp. NCJ 161561. Oregon Final Report. 1996. 71 pp. NCJ 161560. Presents evaluation findings of the DMC initiative in five pilot States. In Phase I the States assessed the extent of DMC in their juvenile justice systems. In Phase II they designed and implemented strategies to address the DMC issues identified in Phase I. The initiative included a national evaluation to document lessons learned, identify key factors in the success of State and local efforts, and determine the efficacy of different interventions. Evaluation of the Impact of Boot Camps for Juvenile Offenders. $19.00 each. Cleveland Interim Report. 1996. 160 pp. NCJ 160928. Denver Interim Report. 1996. 108 pp. NCJ 160927. Mobile Interim Report. 1996. 119 pp. NCJ 160926. Presents evaluations of the first three experimental boot camp programs in Cleveland, Denver, and Mobile, which became operational in April 1992. These programs emphasize discipline, treatment, and work, and focus on a target population of adjudicated, nonviolent offenders under age 18. They include a highly structured 3-month residential program, followed by 6 to 9 months of community-based aftercare. Improving Literacy Skills of Juvenile Detainees (Juvenile Justice Bulletin). 1994. 5 pp. NCJ 150707. FREE. Describes innovative programs designed to combat illiteracy among youth in the juvenile corrections system. Examines how phonics-based curriculums are developed and integrated into literacy programs and shows how students have applied their knowledge of phonics to reading and writing tasks. Intensive Aftercare for High-Risk Juveniles: An Assessment. 1994. 195 pp. NCJ 144018. $15.00 (U.S.), $19.50 (Canada and other countries). Presents a review of programs and literature concerning juvenile prerelease, transition, reintegration, and aftercare. Includes information on assessment and classification for risk and need, descriptions of community- and institution-based programs, and an overview of theory-driven interventions. Intensive Aftercare for High-Risk Juveniles: A Community Care Model (Program Summary). 1994. 20 pp. NCJ 147575. FREE. Reports the interim findings of OJJDP's initiative to assess intensive juvenile aftercare program models for serious, violent, and chronic juvenile offenders. Describes the framework for the prototype proposed for field testing. Intensive Aftercare for High-Risk Juveniles: Policies and Procedures (Program Summary). 1994. 28 pp. NCJ 147712. FREE. Explains the underlying principles and program elements of the intensive aftercare program model, which can be applied in a variety of settings. Addresses organizational factors, case management, and program evaluation. Juvenile Arrests 1995 (Juvenile Justice Bulletin). 1996. 12 pp. NCJ 163813. FREE. Summarizes statistics on the arrests of youth under age 18 found in the Crime in the United States 1995 report and other data from the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting Program. This bulletin shows that the number of juvenile violent crime arrests in 1995 was 12 percent greater than the level in 1991 and 67 percent above the 1986 level. Juvenile Boot Camps -- Satellite Teleconference (Video, VHS format). 1996. 120 minutes. NCJ 160949. $17.00 (U.S.), $21.00 (Canada and other countries). Presents videotaped proceedings of a teleconference held in 1996 that explores the general characteristics, operational concepts, and implementation issues of juvenile boot camps. Assesses the results of an evaluation of three boot camps and illustrates changes made due to this evaluation. Juvenile Correctional Education: A Time for Change (Update on Research). 1994. 3 pp. NCJ 151264. FREE. Provides examples of effective educational programs and practices for incarcerated youth based on an 18-month study. Topics addressed include effective schools, special education, employment training, and transitional services. Juvenile Corrections Resource Package. 1995. NCJ 154353. $32.00 (U.S.), $39.00 (Canada), $69.00 (other countries). Provides a compilation of various OJP publications (free and cost items) addressing the issue of juvenile corrections, including alternative corrections and probation, conditions of detention facilities, and aftercare services. Also includes updated topical searches of the NCJRS data base. Juvenile Detention Training Needs Assessment (Research Report). 1996. 60 pp. NCJ 156833. FREE. Presents information on training resources that corrections managers can use to increase knowledge and strengthen skills among line staff. Includes a literature review of job-related skills and training requirements and makes recommendations for assessing and improving training. Juvenile Intensive Supervision: An Assessment. 1994. 89 pp. NCJ 150064. $13.00 (U.S.), $17.50 (Canada and other countries). Presents an analysis of the literature on juvenile intensive supervision programs and describes the organization and operation of 11 such programs, identified through onsite assessments. Also makes recommendations for development of a national replication model. Juvenile Intensive Supervision: Planning Guide (Program Summary). 1994. 80 pp. NCJ 150065. FREE. Describes this intermediate sanction program as an alternative to secure detention. Provides program components and implementation information for model programs. Juvenile Probation: The Workhorse of the Juvenile Justice System (Juvenile Justice Bulletin). 1996. 5 pp. NCJ 158534. FREE. Summarizes the workload problems, agency initiatives, and special issues of juvenile probation professionals as reported in the 1992 Juvenile Probation Officer Initiative Survey. Describes the probation profession, the youth it serves, and the issues it faces, including on-the-job safety, insufficient resources, understaffing, and overcrowded caseloads. Juveniles Taken Into Custody: Fiscal Year 1993 (Statistics Report). 1995. 185 pp. NCJ 154022. FREE. Summarizes data on the number of juveniles taken into custody in the United States and presents the latest developments in creating a new National Juvenile Corrections Reporting System. Reports for previous years are also available. Law Enforcement Custody of Juveniles (Video, VHS format). 1992. 31 minutes. NCJ 137387. $13.50 (U.S.), $14.50 (Canada), $19.50 (other countries). Depicts common scenarios that require decisions about when and how to temporarily hold both delinquent and nondelinquent offenders. The video is accompanied by a training guide; single copies of the guide are available by calling or writing JJC. National Juvenile Custody Trends: 1978-1989. 1992. 45 pp. NCJ 131649. FREE. Highlights significant trends in the number and characteristics of youth taken into custody between 1978 and 1989. National Survey of Reading Programs for Incarcerated Juvenile Offenders. 1993. 51 pp. NCJ 144017. $10.50 (U.S.), $15.00 (Canada), $15.50 (other countries). Presents survey results that profile current reading programs in juvenile correctional facilities. OJJDP Helps States Remove Juveniles From Adult Jails and Lockups (Juvenile Justice Bulletin). 1990. 5 pp. NCJ 126869. FREE. Describes OJJDP's efforts to help States comply with the provisions of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act that require removal of juveniles from adult correctional facilities. Private-Sector Corrections Program for Juveniles: Paint Creek Youth Center (Update on Programs). 1988. 6 pp. NCJ 113214. FREE. Describes the Paint Creek Youth Center (Bainbridge, Ohio), a private, community-based youth service organization that uses proven program components to serve serious juvenile offenders. Privatizing Juvenile Probation Services: Five Local Experiences (Update on Programs). 1989. 4 pp. NCJ 121507. FREE. Describes OJJDP's Private-Sector Probation Initiative, a 3-year project to study the feasibility of private-sector provision of selected juvenile probation services. Public Juvenile Facilities: Children in Custody 1989 (Update on Statistics). 1991. 10 pp. NCJ 127189. FREE. Presents the results of a 1989 census of 1,100 public juvenile facilities in the United States. Covers juvenile demographics as well as information on the facilities surveyed. Reduced Recidivism and Increased Employment Opportunity Through Research-Based Reading Instruction. 1993. 76 pp. NCJ 141324. $13.00 (U.S.), $17.50 (Canada and other countries). Presents evidence of a link between academic failure and delinquency and recommends ways to improve reading instruction. A Resource Manual for Juvenile Detention and Corrections: Effective and Innovative Programs. 1995. 164 pp. NCJ 155285. $15.00 (U.S.), $19.50 (Canada and other countries). Provides a collection of ideas and resources about successful juvenile detention and corrections programs already in practice. Includes sections on aftercare programs, alternatives to secure detention, prevention, and secure programs. Retarding America -- The Imprisonment of Potential (Video, VHS format). 1993. 28 minutes. NCJ 146605. $12.95 (U.S.), $15.00 (Canada), $22.40 (other countries). Summarizes research findings that demonstrate the advantages of intensive, systematic phonics instruction in beginning reading programs. For use in juvenile corrections and detention sites. ------------------------------ Courts Balanced and Restorative Justice (Program Summary). 1994. 16 pp. NCJ 149727. FREE. Describes the function and philosophy of the balanced and restorative justice model for juvenile justice. Presents information on pilot programs using the model. Beyond the Bench: How Judges Can Help Reduce Juvenile DUI and Alcohol and Other Drug Violations (Video, VHS format, and discussion guide). 1996. 17 minutes. NCJ 162357. $17.00 (U.S.), $20.00 (Canada and other countries). Highlights the benefits of increased judicial leadership in addressing juvenile impaired driving due to alcohol and other drugs. The video is intended to enhance the dialog between judges and communities as they begin to explore a communitywide response to these problems. The Child Victim as a Witness (Research Report). 1994. 143 pp. NCJ 149172. FREE. Presents information on the impact of court procedures on child victims and examines promising strategies designed to reduce the level of trauma they experience. Court Careers of Juvenile Offenders. 1988. 87 pp. NCJ 110854. $13.00 (U.S.), $17.50 (Canada and other countries). Describes the prevalence, content, and structure of juvenile court careers for 70,000 youths born between 1962 and 1965. Guide to the Data Sets in the National Juvenile Court Data Archive. 1991. 38 pp. NCJ 132073. FREE. Informs researchers of the available data sets of the National Juvenile Court Data Archive and the procedures for accessing them. Helping Victims and Witnesses in the Juvenile Justice System: A Program Handbook. 1991. 282 pp. NCJ 139731. $15.00 (U.S.), $19.50 (Canada and other countries). Offers guidance in establishing and operating victim/witness assistance programs in the juvenile justice system. Identifies model programs and provides resources for additional information. How Juveniles Get to Criminal Court (Update on Statistics). 1994. 5 pp. NCJ 150309. FREE. Presents statistics on the number of juveniles transferred to adult criminal court through judicial waiver, prosecutorial discretion, and statutory exclusion. Juvenile Court Property Cases (Update on Statistics). 1990. 5 pp. NCJ 125625. FREE. Analyzes property offense referrals to juvenile courts by nature of offense, disposition, and offender characteristics. Juvenile Court Statistics 1994 (Statistics Report). 1996. 95 pp. NCJ 163709. FREE. Describes delinquency cases and status offense cases handled by U.S. juvenile courts during 1994. Serves as a reference guide to help policymakers, researchers, and the public to better understand the juvenile justice system. Includes detailed tables and figures. Copies of Juvenile Court Statistics for 1992 and 1993 are also available. Offenders in Juvenile Court, 1994 (Juvenile Justice Bulletin). 1996. 12 pp. NCJ 162423. FREE. Profiles delinquency and status offense cases handled in juvenile court in 1994. Provides a comparison of data from 1985, 1990, and 1994 juvenile court statistics. Copies of Offenders in Juvenile Court for 1990, 1991, 1992, and 1993 are also available. Peer Justice and Youth Empowerment: An Implementation Guide for Teen Court Programs. 1996. 285 pp. NCJ 162782. FREE. Offers juvenile justice agencies baseline information to help them develop, implement, and enhance teen court programs as a viable alternative for juvenile offenders in their communities. Appendices include model teen court programs, sample resources for program development and implementation, and sample volunteer and program evaluation resources. ------------------------------ Delinquency Prevention 1995 Report to Congress: Title V Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Programs (Program Report). 1996. 100 pp. NCJ 160942. FREE. Describes activities and accomplishments of grant activities funded under Title V, identifies successful approaches, and makes recommendations for future Title V activities. This annual report also reviews the Title V Program and delineates the role it plays in the prevention of juvenile delinquency. Bridging the Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Systems (Juvenile Justice Bulletin). 1995. 4 pp. NCJ 152155. FREE. Describes four programs that focus on family preservation, delinquency, early intervention, and improving the judicial response to the needs of children. Identifies specific opportunities for increased collaboration among public officials and community leaders. Combating Violence and Delinquency: The National Juvenile Justice Action Plan (Summary). 1996. 36 pp. NCJ 157105. FREE. Summarizes innovative and effective strategies designed to reduce juvenile violence and victimization that were developed by the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Identifies eight key objectives that individuals, communities, States, and the Federal Government can support to bring about positive change. Combating Violence and Delinquency: The National Juvenile Justice Action Plan (Report). 1996. 200 pp. NCJ 157106. FREE. Provides a framework for the fight against juvenile violence by identifying eight objectives that can be supported by activity at the individual, community, State, and Federal levels. Developed by the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, this report describes how communities can generate solutions and how individuals and groups can reduce or prevent violence on their blocks, in public housing units, or in neighborhoods. Information about Federal training, technical assistance, grants, research, and other resources that support these efforts is also provided. Communities Working Together -- Satellite Teleconference (Video, VHS format). 1996. 120 minutes. NCJ 160946. $17.00 (U.S.), $21.00 (Canada and other countries). Presents videotaped proceedings of a teleconference held in 1996 that discusses Title V, Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Programs, which is a 1992 amendment to the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act. Includes descriptions of community-based programs within Title V and how various cities have implemented them, along with a Community Resource Guide. Creating Safe and Drug-Free Schools: An Action Guide. 1996. 134 pp. Available from the U.S. Department of Education (800-624-0100). Contains action steps for schools, students, parents, community groups, and businesses, along with a series of information briefs on specific issues affecting school safety, including gun violence, truancy, uniforms, and drug testing of student athletes. Also includes appendices on research and evaluation findings, resources, related readings, and contacts for additional information. Curfew: An Answer to Juvenile Delinquency and Victimization? (Juvenile Justice Bulletin). 1996. 11 pp. NCJ 159533. FREE. Provides an overview of the legal challenges to curfew and presents profiles of seven jurisdictions with comprehensive curfew enforcement programs that both address the factors that place youth at risk for delinquency and victimization and promote the development of healthy behavior. Supplemental readings and resources on juvenile curfew are also provided. Delinquency Prevention Works (Program Summary). 1995. 74 pp. NCJ 155006. FREE. Provides a synthesis of the most current information on programs and strategies that seek to prevent delinquency. Summarizes research and evaluation efforts to assist States and jurisdictions in their prevention activities. Education in the Law: Promoting Citizenship in the Schools (Update on Programs). 1990. 5 pp. NCJ 125548. FREE. Describes OJJDP's Law-Related Education program, a law education curriculum for elementary through high school students. Family Life, Delinquency, and Crime: A Policymaker's Guide (Research Summary). 1994. 65 pp. NCJ 140517. FREE. Describes how parental supervision and other aspects of family life may prevent delinquency, and how the absence of parental involvement and negative parental influences may promote its development. Family Strengthening in Preventing Delinquency -- A Literature Review. 1994. 76 pp. NCJ 150222. $13.00 (U.S.), $17.50 (Canada and other countries). Examines literature on family structure and its relationship to the development of delinquency in youth. Also reviews family strengthening approaches and models and the current status of family strengthening programs. Innovative Community Partnerships: Working Together for Change (Program Summary). 1994. 32 pp. NCJ 147483. FREE. Describes strategies employed by Dade County, Florida; Lansing, Michigan; and Norfolk, Virginia designed to improve the quality of life for families and communities through the integration of community policing and human service initiatives. Juvenile Delinquency Development Statements: A Report on Federal Programs. 1995. 352 pp. NCJ 150712. $22.50 (U.S.), $27.50 (Canada), $40.50 (other countries). Provides a comprehensive look at the missions and activities of 20 Federal agencies (for fiscal years 1990 through 1992) as they relate to juvenile delinquency prevention, treatment, diversion, rehabilitation, education, planning, training and technical assistance, and research. Federal involvement in addressing serious juvenile crime, drug and alcohol abuse, gang membership, and child victimization is also described. Law-Related Education for Juvenile Justice Settings. 1993. 173 pp. NCJ 147063. $15.00 (U.S.), $19.50 (Canada and other countries). Assists juvenile justice practitioners in the implementation of law-related education (LRE) programs and includes information on the benefits of LRE programs, their use as prevention and intervention tools, and how to design and implement an LRE curriculum and program. Matrix of Community-Based Initiatives (Program Summary). 1995. 51 pp. NCJ 154816. FREE. Presents, in narrative and graph format, a collection of major public and private comprehensive community-based violence prevention and economic development initiatives that can assist in delinquency prevention efforts. Mentoring -- A Proven Delinquency Prevention Strategy (Juvenile Justice Bulletin). 1997. 8 pp. NCJ 164386. FREE. Presents the results of an independent evaluation of the Nation's oldest and largest mentoring program, Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America. The study found that mentored youth were less likely to start using drugs or alcohol, were less assaultive, skipped fewer days of school, and had better relationships with their parents and peers than similar youth without a mentor. Mobilizing Community Support for Law-Related Education. 1989. 43 pp. NCJ 118217. $10.50 (U.S.), $15.00 (Canada), $15.50 (other countries). Offers practical ideas for involving community members, specifically attorneys, in school-based, law-related education programs. OJJDP and Boys and Girls Clubs of America: Public Housing and High-Risk Youth (Update on Programs). 1991. 5 pp. NCJ 128412. FREE. Describes successful delinquency prevention initiatives developed and implemented by OJJDP and the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, including Targeted Outreach, SMART Moves, and the Drug Demand Reduction Program. Parent Training and Family Life Catalog. 1994. 40 pp. NCJ 151286. FREE. Highlights a variety of parenting-related publications, training materials, and other products available from the Center for the Improvement of Child Caring. Preventing Crime and Promoting Responsibility: 50 Programs That Help Communities Help Their Youth. 1995. 96 pp. NCJ 158622. FREE. Presents a planning process, selected programs, and resources to assist community efforts in preventing youth crime and violence. Reaching Out to Youth Out of the Education Mainstream (Juvenile Justice Bulletin). 1997. 12 pp. NCJ 163920. FREE. Describes a new effort to reduce the number of juveniles who leave school prematurely and who are at risk of delinquency because they are truants or dropouts, afraid to attend school, suspended or expelled, or in need of help to be reintegrated into their mainstream school from the juvenile justice system. This Bulletin introduces a series of OJJDP Bulletins focusing on effective programs and innovative strategies to reach these children. Strengthening America's Families: Promising Parenting Strategies for Delinquency Prevention: User's Guide. 1993. 105 pp. NCJ 140781. $13.00 (U.S.), $17.50 (Canada and other countries). Guides program planners, policymakers, and service providers in determining effective family-focused and parenting intervention strategies for high-risk youth and families. Title V Delinquency Prevention Program Community Self-Evaluation Workbook. 1996. 162 pp. NCJ 160125. FREE. Assists communities in assessing their delinquency prevention programs by providing information and resource aids on program planning, evaluation design, performing data analysis, and measuring outcomes. Although designed primarily for Title V grantees, the workbook provides instructions and examples of forms that can be used to support any evaluation. What Works: Promising Interventions in Juvenile Justice (Program Report). 1994. 248 pp. NCJ 150858. $19.00 (U.S.), $23.50 (Canada), $30.00 (other countries). Contains descriptions of more than 400 juvenile delinquency prevention and treatment programs throughout the United States. Also includes contact persons for programs characterized as successful by professionals in the field. YES in Action (Program Summary). 1996. 38 pp. NCJ 159762. FREE. Offers an indepth description of the history and structure of the Youth Environmental Service (YES) program, as well as a detailed description of six diverse pilot programs. Designed for policymakers and practitioners who want to learn more about YES. YES Technical Assistance Package. 1996. 72 pp. NCJ 159763. FREE. Assists youth service agencies and Federal land managers in developing a Youth Environmental Service (YES) program. Describes the steps involved in becoming a site and explains how to obtain Federal technical assistance during startup and implementation. Youth-Oriented Community Policing -- Satellite Teleconference (Video, VHS format). 1996. 120 minutes. NCJ 160947. $17.00 (U.S.), $21.00 (Canada and other countries). Presents videotaped proceedings of a teleconference held in 1996 that provides information on the characteristics of youth-oriented community policing and how it differs from general community-oriented policing, and highlights three unique and effective programs. ------------------------------ Gangs Gang Suppression and Intervention: An Assessment. 1991. 197 pp. NCJ 146494. $19.00 (U.S.), $23.50 (Canada and other countries). Provides an extensive review of the research literature available on the youth gang phenomenon and contains a summary and conclusions regarding the nature of the problem, promising intervention strategies, and possible courses for further research. Gang Suppression and Intervention: Community Models (Research Summary). 1994. 26 pp. NCJ 148202. FREE. Presents a framework for creating promising approaches for reducing the problem of youth gangs. Applies to both chronic and emerging gang problems. Looks at the roles of the family, community, schools, police, courts, and corrections in addressing the gang problem. Gang Suppression and Intervention: Problem and Response (Research Summary). 1994. 21 pp. NCJ 149629. FREE. Provides initial findings from research on the youth gang problem. Describes a range of institutional responses and presents recommendations for promising approaches, policies, and programs. Rising Above Gangs and Drugs: How to Start a Community Reclamation Project. 1995 (third printing). 266 pp. NCJ 133522. FREE. Provides step-by-step guidance on how to develop an effective gang and drug prevention program by coordinating the activities of law enforcement, schools, community-based organizations, churches, businesses, and private citizens. ------------------------------ General Drug Recognition Techniques: A Training Program for Juvenile Justice Professionals (Update on Programs). 1990. 4 pp. NCJ 128795. FREE. Discusses OJJDP-sponsored training programs that teach juvenile justice professionals how to recognize when youth are under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Female Offenders in the Juvenile Justice System (Statistics Summary). 1996. 28 pp. NCJ 160941. FREE. Analyzes patterns in the arrest, judicial management, and correctional placement of female offenders. Contains tables and figures that show the changing profile of female delinquency between 1983 and 1993. Gould-Wysinger Awards: A Tradition of Excellence (Model Programs Bulletin 1993). 1994. 6 pp. NCJ 146840. FREE. Describes 20 programs recognized through OJJDP's 1993 Gould-Wysinger awards for local achievement in improving the juvenile justice system and helping our Nation's youth. Gould-Wysinger Awards: Mark of Achievement (Model Programs Bulletin 1992). 1993. 6 pp. NCJ 142730. FREE. Highlights 18 programs selected to receive the Gould-Wysinger award for exceptional achievements in advancing juvenile justice at the local level. Innovative Law Enforcement Training Programs: Meeting State and Local Needs (Juvenile Justice Bulletin). 1991. 4 pp. NCJ 131735. FREE. Describes several training programs offered by OJJDP designed to help law enforcement agencies improve their juvenile operations and services. Juvenile Justice. Volume I, Number 1, Spring/Summer 1993. 36 pp. NCJ 141870. FREE. Features summaries of OJJDP-funded research on conditions of confinement and parentally abducted children and an interview with a juvenile court judge on the challenges currently facing the Nation's juvenile justice system. Juvenile Justice. Volume I, Number 2, Fall/Winter 1993. 34 pp. NCJ 145300. FREE. Highlights an interview with Attorney General Janet Reno on a national agenda for children. Also includes articles on approaches to dealing with delinquency, total quality management, and the Gould-Wysinger Awards. Juvenile Justice. Volume II, Number 1, Spring/Summer 1994. 26 pp. NCJ 148407. FREE. Provides a summary of initial findings from OJJDP's longitudinal study on the causes and correlates of delinquency. Also includes articles on disproportionate minority representation in the juvenile justice system and permanency planning for children in foster care. Juvenile Justice. Volume II, Number 2, Fall/Winter 1995. 30 pp. NCJ 152979. FREE. Offers a retrospective look at the creation and development of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (JJDP) Act of 1974. Features a review of progress made in the deinstitutionalization of status offenders, one of the JJDP Act's core requirements. Juvenile Justice. Volume III, Number 1. December 1996. 32 pp. NCJ 161410. FREE. Features a description of the balanced and restorative justice model as a promising new approach to juvenile justice, and an overview of the use of satellite teleconferencing to deliver training and information to a diverse audience. Also includes an article on the Intensive Community-Based Aftercare Programs initiative. Juvenile Offenders and Victims: A Focus on Violence (Statistics Summary). 1995. 33 pp. NCJ 153570. FREE. Provides information and statistics on crime, violence, and victimization committed by and against juveniles, extrapolating 1992 data from various reports. Presents complex information on juvenile crime using clear, nontechnical writing and easy-to-understand graphics and tables. This Summary is an addendum to the 1995 report, Juvenile Offenders and Victims: A National Report. Juvenile Offenders and Victims: A National Report. 1995. 188 pp. NCJ 153569. FREE. Synthesizes the most current and comprehensive information available on juvenile crime, violence, and victimization and the juvenile justice system. Provides the baseline for analyzing trends in the growth of the juvenile population; the rates of juvenile arrests, homicides, suicides, maltreatment, and violent crime victimizations; and the justice system's response to juvenile crime. Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 1996 Update on Violence (Statistics Summary). 1996. 32 pp. NCJ 159107. FREE. Provides updated information and statistics on juvenile crime, violence, and victimization, extrapolating 1994 data from various reports. Presents complex information on juvenile crime using clear, nontechnical writing and easy-to-understand graphics and tables. This Summary is an addendum to the 1995 report, Juvenile Offenders and Victims: A National Report. Minorities and the Juvenile Justice System (Research Summary). 1993. 18 pp. NCJ 145849. FREE. Summarizes the findings of OJJDP's study of the disproportionate minority representation in the juvenile justice system and offers guidelines for future research. Minorities and the Juvenile Justice System (Full Report). 1992. 176 pp. NCJ 139556. $15.00 (U.S.), $19.50 (Canada and other countries). Discusses the role that minority status plays in the processing of youth through the juvenile justice system. Examines trends in minority youth crime and case processing, reviews research literature, analyzes data from two States to determine the extent of disparate treatment, and offers policy and program recommendations. National Juvenile Justice Statistics Assessment: An Agenda for Action. 1989. 60 pp. NCJ 119764. FREE. Assesses the quality and usefulness of existing national statistics on juvenile victims and juvenile offenders. Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Brochure. 1996. 23 pp. NCJ 144527. FREE. Presents an overview of the activities and program priorities of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, including descriptions of responsibilities performed by the agency's seven components. Provides sources for further information. State Challenge Activities. 1996. 7 pp. NCJ 163055. FREE. Describes the criteria for Challenge Grant eligibility and delineates the 10 Challenge Activities set forth in the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act. A graph and table illustrate the nature of each State's selected Challenge Activities for FY 1995. Challenge Activities Program Areas. A series of papers describing each challenge activity. Available electronically only. Challenge Activity A: Developing and adopting policies and programs to provide basic health, mental health, and appropriate education services, including special education, for youth in the juvenile justice system as specified in standards developed by the National Advisory Committee for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention prior to October 12, 1984. Challenge Activity B: Developing and adopting policies and programs to provide access to counsel for all juveniles in the justice system to ensure that juveniles consult with counsel before waiving the right to counsel. Challenge Activity C: Increasing community-based alternatives to incarceration by establishing programs and developing and adopting a set of objective criteria for the appropriate placement of juveniles in detention and secure confinement. Challenge Activity D: Developing and adopting policies and programs to provide secure settings for the placement of violent juvenile offenders by closing down traditional training schools and replacing them with secure settings with capacities of no more than 50 violent juvenile offenders, with ratios of staff to youth large enough to secure adequate supervision and treatment. Challenge Activity E: Developing and adopting policies to prohibit gender bias in placement and treatment and establishing programs to ensure that female youth have access to the full range of health and mental health services, treatment for physical or sexual assault and abuse, self-defense instruction, education in parenting in general, and other training and vocational services. Challenge Activity F: Establishing and operating a State ombudsman office for children, youth, and families to investigate and resolve complaints relating to action, inaction, or decisions of providers of out-of-home care to children and youth that may adversely affect the health, safety, welfare, or rights of resident children and youth. Challenge Activity G: Developing and adopting policies and programs designed to remove, where appropriate, status offenders from the jurisdiction of the juvenile court to prevent the placement in secure detention facilities or secure correctional facilities of juveniles who are nonoffenders or who are charged with or who have committed offenses that would not be criminal if committed by an adult. Challenge Activity H: Developing and adopting policies and programs designed to serve as alternatives to suspension and expulsion from school. Challenge Activity I: Increasing aftercare services for juveniles involved in the justice system by establishing programs and developing and adopting policies to provide comprehensive health, mental health, education, and vocational services, and services that preserve and strengthen the families of such juveniles. Challenge Activity J: Developing and adopting policies to establish: (1) a State administrative structure to coordinate program and fiscal policies for children who have emotional and behavioral problems and their families among the major child-serving systems; and (2) a statewide case review system with procedures to ensure that each youth has a case plan; the status of each youth is reviewed periodically; a dispositional hearing is held to consider the future status of each youth under State supervision; and a youth's health, mental health, and education record is reviewed and updated periodically. Study of Tribal and Alaska Native Juvenile Justice Systems. 1992. 305 pp. NCJ 148217. $15.00 (U.S.), $19.50 (Canada and other countries). Presents an overview of Native American and Alaska Native juvenile justice systems, including a historical overview, analysis of offenses and tribal responses, program resources, and promising approaches. Urban Delinquency and Substance Abuse -- Initial Findings (Research Summary). 1994. 27 pp. NCJ 143454. FREE. Summarizes preliminary findings of longitudinal research on the causes and correlates of juvenile delinquency. Examines the age of onset and prevalence of delinquency, drug use, and other problem behaviors and youths' relationships to peers and family. Characteristics of effective intervention programs are also described. Urban Delinquency and Substance Abuse: Technical Report and Appendices. 1993. 400 pp. NCJ 146416. $25.60 (U.S.), $29.90 (Canada), $36.90 (other countries). Provides a comprehensive description of the findings from the first 3 years of OJJDP's Program of Research on the Causes and Correlates of Delinquency. Discusses the research methodology and findings and offers relevant policy-related observations. ------------------------------ Missing and Exploited Children Addressing Confidentiality of Records in Searches for Missing Children (Final Report). 1995. 284 pp. NCJ 155183. $15.00 (U.S.), $19.50 (Canada and other countries). Assesses and makes recommendations regarding access by law enforcement in missing children cases to the records held by schools, hospitals, child welfare agencies, and various shelters. Also includes a State-by-State breakdown of the various legal restraints on and requirements for the release of agency record information. Child Abuse: Prelude to Delinquency? 1985. 75 pp. NCJ 104275. $10.50 (U.S.), $15.00 (Canada), $15.50 (other countries). Examines and synthesizes empirical research on the link between child abuse and juvenile delinquency and offers recommendations for policy and future research. Child Victimizers: Violent Offenders and Their Victims. 1996. 28 pp. NCJ 153258. FREE. Jointly published by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) and OJJDP, this report highlights the findings of research on the most serious types of child abuse and victimization -- those offenses for which a term of imprisonment was imposed or in which the child was murdered. Examines the characteristics of the offenses, the offenders, and the victims involved. Child Victimizers: Violent Offenders and Their Victims (Executive Summary). 1996. 3 pp. NCJ 158625. FREE. Jointly published by BJS and OJJDP, this executive summary presents statistics on offenses against children, offenders, child victims, and child murder victims. Also includes a detailed table and figures. The Compendium of the North American Symposium on International Child Abduction: How to Handle International Child Abduction Cases. 1993. 928 pp. NCJ 148137. $17.50 (U.S.), $75.00 (Canada and other countries). Contains comprehensive resource materials on the Hague Child Abduction Convention and other remedies for international child abduction cases, presented at the North American Symposium on International Child Abduction in 1993. Also includes four diskettes of applicable case law. Court Appointed Special Advocates: A Voice for Abused and Neglected Children in Court (Juvenile Justice Bulletin). 1997. 4 pp. NCJ 164512. FREE. Describes how the Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) program meets the immediate safety needs of abused and neglected children. The program supplements the work of child protective services and juvenile justice systems. A full list of CASA organizations and contact information is provided for those interested in starting programs in their communities. Federal Resources on Missing and Exploited Children: A Directory for Law Enforcement and Other Public and Private Agencies. 1996. 126 pp. NCJ 161475. FREE. Provides a compilation of the many services, programs, publications, and training that address child sexual exploitation, child pornography, child abduction, and missing children. This directory represents an effort to enhance coordination of delivery of Federal services to missing and exploited children and their families. Law Enforcement Policies and Practices Regarding Missing Children and Homeless Youth (Full Report). 1993. 217 pp. NCJ 143397. $13.00 (U.S.), $15.10 (Canada), $20.80 (other countries). Describes the background, methodology, major findings, and recommendations of the OJJDP-sponsored research project on runaway, thrownaway, family abduction, and nonfamily abduction cases known to police. Police response, factors associated with that response, and parent/caretaker satisfaction are also discussed. Law Enforcement Policies and Practices Regarding Missing Children and Homeless Youth (Research Summary). 1993. 25 pp. NCJ 145644. FREE. Summarizes major findings of OJJDP's National Study of Law Enforcement Policies and Practices Regarding Missing Children and Homeless Youth, including recommendations for improving police response. Missing and Abducted Children: A Law Enforcement Guide to Case Investigation and Program Management. 1994. 220 pp. NCJ 151268. FREE. Limited quantity available. Provides guidance to law enforcement officers investigating family abductions, abductions by nonfamily members, and runaway children. Also contains information on general investigative techniques, crisis media relations, investigative resources, management issues, and testifying in court. Missing, Abducted, Runaway, and Thrownaway Children in America, First Report: Numbers and Characteristics, National Incidence Studies. 1990. 251 pp. NCJ 123668. $14.40 (U.S.), $17.20 (Canada), $24.60 (other countries). Discusses the background, methodology, and findings from the 1988 National Incidence Studies of Missing, Abducted, Runaway, and Thrownaway Children (NISMART), which provided the first reliable estimates of the incidence of five categories of missing children. Presents recommendations for future research and discusses policy implications. Missing Children: Found Facts (Juvenile Justice Bulletin). 1990. 4 pp. NCJ 130916. FREE. Describes the background, methodology, and major findings of the 1988 NISMART report. Figures in this Bulletin address the detailed criteria for each category of missing children: family abduction; nonfamily abduction; runaways and thrownaways; and lost, injured, or otherwise missing children. Obstacles to the Recovery and Return of Parentally Abducted Children (Full Report). 1993. 877 pp. NCJ 144535. $28.00 (U.S.), $33.50 (Canada), $52.50 (other countries). Presents research results identifying the legal, policy, procedural, and practical obstacles to the location, recovery, and return of parentally abducted children and includes recommendations to help overcome or reduce these obstacles. Obstacles to the Recovery and Return of Parentally Abducted Children (Research Summary). 1994. 21 pp. NCJ 143458. FREE. Outlines civil and criminal justice responses to the problem of parental abductions, including recommendations for further action by congressional and State officials, juvenile justice professionals, citizens, and other interested groups. OJJDP Annual Report on Missing Children, 1990. 1990. 102 pp. NCJ 130582. FREE. Summarizes OJJDP initiatives funded during fiscal year 1990 regarding missing and exploited children. 1989 and 1988 Annual Reports are also available. Parental Abductors: Four Interviews (Video, VHS format). 1993. 43 minutes. NCJ 147866. $12.50 (U.S.), $19.00 (Canada), $22.00 (other countries). Features interviews with four parental abductors who discuss motives for abducting their children, their experiences while in hiding, and the consequences of their actions. Portable Guides to Investigating Child Abuse. Serve as practical references to help law enforcement and social service personnel determine if a child was abused and collect evidence necessary for effective prosecution. The Portable Guides provide basic information on the most critical aspects of investigations of child abuse and neglect. The series currently includes the following seven titles: Battered Child Syndrome: Investigating Physical Abuse and Homicide. 1996. 16 pp. NCJ 161406. FREE. Contains practical information on the circumstances that point to the willful rather than the accidental injury or death of an infant or child and the specific evidence required to prove it. It places special emphasis on obtaining an expert medical examination, immediately documenting the injuries through photographs, and collecting and preserving physical evidence. Child Neglect and Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy. 1996. 16 pp. NCJ 161841. FREE. Defines the concept of parental duty and explores the interconnections between poverty and neglect. Also addresses Munchausen syndrome by proxy, a form of child abuse in which the caregiver fabricates the child's purported illness. Diagnostic Imaging of Child Abuse. 1996. 11 pp. NCJ 161235. FREE. Provides information on techniques to detect evidence of skeletal, intracranial, and other types of trauma that are often the first signs of child abuse. Also contains diagnostic recommendations regarding shaken baby syndrome. Interviewing Child Witnesses and Victims of Sexual Abuse. 1996. 24 pp. NCJ 161623. FREE. Provides practical information for law enforcement officers, child protection workers, child abuse investigators, and others who need to obtain information from children who may be victims or witnesses of child sexual abuse. Discusses basic considerations for the proper collection of information while focusing on particular techniques for interviewing children. Photodocumentation in the Investigation of Child Abuse. 1996. 14 pp. NCJ 160939. FREE. Provides valuable pointers regarding the selection and use of camera equipment, film, and photographic techniques that are most appropriate for use in cases of suspected child abuse. Recognizing When a Child's Injury or Illness Is Caused by Abuse. 1996. 23 pp. NCJ 160938. FREE. Discusses the investigator's role and responsibility in handling suspected child abuse cases. Also includes information on injuries and conditions that could be related to abuse. Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Child Sexual Abuse. 1996. 15 pp. NCJ 160940. FREE. Outlines the common symptoms of sexually transmitted diseases which, when found in young children, are often signs of sexual abuse. Presents investigative techniques that utilize the presence of a sexually transmitted disease to assist in identifying or eliminating suspects in these cases. Sexual Exploitation of Missing Children: A Research Review. 1988. 48 pp. NCJ 114273. FREE. Limited quantity available. Evaluates research findings from 1978 to 1988 about the prevalence, dynamics, and effects of sexual exploitation among missing children. Stranger Abduction Homicides of Children (Juvenile Justice Bulletin). 1989. 6 pp. NCJ 115213. FREE. Analyzes 9 years of FBI homicide data (1976 to 1984) and presents estimates of the number of children abducted and murdered in the United States each year. Using Agency Records To Find Missing Children: A Guide for Law Enforcement (Program Summary). 1996. 20 pp. NCJ 154633. FREE. Provides information and ideas designed to assist law enforcement officers in obtaining and using records from various human service providers in order to locate missing children. Both mandated and voluntary access to records from schools, medical care providers, child welfare agencies, and various shelters are discussed. ------------------------------ Restitution Juvenile Restitution Management Audit. 1989. 17 pp. NCJ 115215. FREE. Limited quantity available. Provides guidelines and checklists for managers of juvenile restitution programs to assist in examining and assessing the functions and capabilities of their programs with respect to how they meet specific goals. Liability and Legal Issues in Juvenile Restitution. 1990. 24 pp. NCJ 115405. FREE. Addresses legal concerns faced by juvenile restitution programs, community service agencies, and juvenile employers. Provides guidance for avoiding liability and ensuring that restitution programs are fair and protective for all parties. National Trends in Juvenile Restitution Programming. 1989. 12 pp. NCJ 115214. FREE. Limited quantity available. Traces trends in juvenile restitution programming from 1977 to 1986 to provide policymakers with information and guidance on program operations. Restitution Experience in Youth Employment: A Monograph and Training Guide to Jobs Components. 1989. 47 pp. NCJ 115404. FREE. Limited quantity available. Presents a model curriculum for the development of employment programs within juvenile restitution programs. Victim-Offender Mediation in the Juvenile Justice System. 1990. 16 pp. NCJ 120976. FREE. Presents survey findings showing how mediation is used in the juvenile justice system. Describes programs, examines their effectiveness, and compares mediation with other sanctions. ------------------------------ Status Offenders Runaways in Juvenile Court (Update on Statistics). 1990. 7 pp. NCJ 124881. FREE. Analyzes juvenile court runaway records by rate of referral, demographics, disposition, and use of detention. Truancy: First Step to a Lifetime of Problems (Juvenile Justice Bulletin). 1996. 7 pp. NCJ 161958. FREE. Discusses truancy as a major problem in this country, both for youth and society. Highlights seven communities whose truancy reduction programs are achieving good results through innovative approaches that involve schools, law enforcement, families, businesses, judicial and social service agencies, and community and youth service organizations. Unlocking the Doors for Status Offenders: The State of the States. 1995. 85 pp. NCJ 160803. $16.50 (U.S.), $20.00 (Canada and other countries). Commemorates the 20th anniversary of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (JJDP) Act and examines States' progress toward achieving the deinstitutionalization requirement. Provides insight into the history, current status, accomplishments, and outstanding challenges of the JJDP Act. ------------------------------ Violence and Victimization Child Development-Community Policing: Partnership in a Climate of Violence (Juvenile Justice Bulletin). 1997. 8 pp. NCJ 164380. FREE. Describes a unique collaborative program between the New Haven, Connecticut, Department of Police Service and the Child Study Center at the Yale University School of Medicine to address the psychological impact of chronic exposure to community violence on children and families. This program serves as a national model for police/mental health partnerships across the country. Conflict Resolution Education: A Guide to Implementing Programs in Schools, Youth-Serving Organizations, and Community and Juvenile Justice Settings (Program Report). 1996. 134 pp. NCJ 160935. FREE. Provides a reference tool that offers both basic information and the experience of experts to assist educators and other youth-serving professionals in building effective conflict resolution education programs. The Guide is based on a shared vision that youth of all ages can learn to deal constructively with conflict and live in civil association with one another. Conflict Resolution for Youth: Programming for Schools, Youth-Serving Organizations, and Community and Juvenile Justice Settings -- Satellite Teleconference (Video, VHS format). 1996. 150 minutes. NCJ 161416. $17.00 (U.S.), $21.00 (Canada and other countries). Presents videotaped proceedings of a teleconference held in 1996 that promotes the incorporation of conflict resolution strategies into programming for schools and other settings, provides information on the availability of training and consultation resources, and outlines various approaches to conflict resolution. Guide for Implementing the Comprehensive Strategy for Serious, Violent, and Chronic Juvenile Offenders. 1995. 255 pp. NCJ 153681. FREE. Provides communities with a framework for preventing delinquency, intervening in early delinquent behavior, and responding to serious, violent, and chronic offending. Identifies effective prevention and intervention programs and offers a blueprint for assessing their present juvenile justice system and planning new programs that respond to community needs. Guide for Implementing the Comprehensive Strategy for Serious, Violent, and Chronic Juvenile Offenders (Update on Programs). 1995. 6 pp. NCJ 153571. FREE. Serves as an introductory piece for OJJDP's framework for preventing delinquency, intervening in early delinquent behavior, and responding to serious, violent, and chronic offending. Highlights key points of the Comprehensive Strategy and summarizes the Guide's implementation components. Gun Acquisition and Possession in Selected Juvenile Samples (Research in Brief). 1993. 11 pp. NCJ 145326. FREE. Jointly sponsored by the National Institute of Justice and OJJDP. Summarizes the results of a study that investigated the numbers and types of arms owned by a group of 835 serious juvenile offenders and 758 students from schools in high-risk areas. Habitual Juvenile Offenders: Guidelines for Citizen Action and Public Responses. 1991. 94 pp. NCJ 141235. FREE. Provides information and guidelines for action that may be used by the public to obtain public policy, legislative, and political responses to the problem of habitual juvenile offenders. Includes a sample interagency agreement and sample legislation. Reducing Youth Gun Violence: An Overview of Programs and Initiatives (Program Report). 1996. 74 pp. NCJ 154303. FREE. Summarizes current Federal and State legislation to reduce youth gun violence and describes state-of-the-art prevention and intervention programs as well as Federal and local partnerships in implementing these laws and programs. Includes directories of programs, organizations, and research aimed at reducing youth gun violence. State Responses to Serious and Violent Juvenile Crime (Research Report). 1996. 61 pp. NCJ 161565. FREE. Documents and analyzes national changes in the handling of serious and violent juvenile offenders from 1992 to 1995. Implications for policy and practice are offered as considerations for lawmakers and policymakers. ------------------------------ OJJDP Fact Sheets OJJDP continues to expand its collection of Fact Sheets. OJJDP Fact Sheets are 2-page summaries that highlight key points and sources for further information on the programs and initiatives of OJJDP. They are available from OJJDP's Juvenile Justice Clearinghouse in a variety of media to support your information needs. Printed copies can be obtained through the mail , via fax-on-demand (call 800-638-8736; select option 1 for automated ordering services and option 2 for fax-on-demand instructions), or online through the publications section of OJJDP's World Wide Web page (http://www.ncjrs.org/ojjhome.htm). FS009762 Jimmy Ryce Law Enforcement Training Center Program FS009761 The Missing and Exploited Children's Program FS009760 Delays in Juvenile Court Processing of Delinquency Cases FS009759 The Juvenile Drug Court Movement FS009758 Accountability-Based Sanctions FS009757 Juvenile Court Processing of Delinquency Cases, 1985-1994 FS009756 Detention and Delinquency Cases, 1985- 1994 FS009755 Conflict Resolution FS009754 The Juvenile Delinquency Probation Caseload, 1985-1994 FS009753 Drug Offense Cases in Juvenile Court, 1985-1994 FS009752 Delinquency Cases Waived to Criminal Court, 1985-1994 FS009751 Juvenile Firesetting and Arson FS009750 Adolescent Motherhood: Implications for the Juvenile Justice System FS009749 Due Process Advocacy FS009648 Person Offenses in Juvenile Court, 1985- 1994 FS009647 Delinquency Cases in Juvenile Courts, 1994 FS009646 Delinquency Development Statements for Fiscal Year 1995 FS009645 A Guide for Implementing Teen Court Programs FS009644 The Gould-Wysinger Awards: A Tradition of Excellence FS009643 An Introduction to the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention FS009642 Balanced and Restorative Justice (BARJ) FS009641 Department of Justice Programs for Missing and Exploited Children FS009640 A Comprehensive Response to America's Youth Gang Problem FS009639 Information Sharing and the Educational Rights and Privacy Act FS009638 SafeFutures: Partnerships To Reduce Youth Violence and Delinquency FS009637 Training of Staff in Juvenile Detention and Correctional Facilities FS009636 Juvenile Boot Camps: Lessons Learned FS009635 Serious Habitual Offender Comprehensive Action Program FS009534 Parental Kidnapping FS009533 Gould-Wysinger Awards FS009532 National Center for Missing and Exploited Children FS009531 Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention FS009530 YES: Youth Environmental Service Initiative FS009529 Hate Crime FS009528 National Youth Gang Center FS009527 Juvenile Admissions to State Custody, 1993 FS009526 VOCA: Helping Victims of Child Abuse FS009525 Juveniles in Public Facilities, 1993 FS009524 Juvenile Delinquency Development Statements FS009523 Juvenile Admissions to State Custody, 1992 FS009522 The JJDP Act Mandates: Rationale and Summary FS009421 Violent Families and Youth Violence FS009420 What Works: Promising Interventions in Juvenile Justice FS009419 Juveniles and Violence: Juvenile Offending and Victimization FS009418 Delinquency Cases in Juvenile Court, 1992 FS009417 Juvenile Victimization: 1987-1992 FS009416 Are Juveniles Driving the Violent Crime Trends? FS009415 Violent Crimes Cleared by Juvenile Arrest FS009414 Juvenile Violent Crime Arrest Rates 1972- 1992 FS009413 1992 Juvenile Arrests FS009412 Gangs FS009411 Disproportionate Minority Confinement FS009410 Person Offense Cases in Juvenile Court FS009409 Delinquency Cases in Juvenile Courts, 1991 FS009408 Family Strengthening for High-Risk Youth FS009407 Meeting the Mandates FS009406 Delinquency Prevention FS009305 Children in Custody 1991: Public Facilities FS009304 Serious, Violent, and Chronic Juvenile Offenders: A Comprehensive Strategy FS009302 Children in Custody 1991: Private Facilities FS009301 Conditions of Confinement in Juvenile Detention and Correctional Facilities ------------------------------ OJJDP National Training and Technical Assistance Center The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), through a cooperative agreement with Community Research Associates (CRA), has established the National Training and Technical Assistance Center. The Center seeks to upgrade and expand the professional skills of juvenile justice and delinquency prevention practitioners and increase their capacity to reduce youth crime and improve the juvenile justice system. This mission is pursued through the operation of a resource data base and clearinghouse and the provision of training and technical assistance to State and local agencies. The Center collects and organizes OJJDP training and technical assistance resources and products through a resource data base and clearinghouse that contain a variety of information related to each OJJDP contractor and grantee, including training and technical assistance products and available services. In addition, the Center compiles and disseminates a training and technical assistance resource catalog that provides a brief overview of the organizations and a description of the programs funded by OJJDP in each fiscal year. Information, training, and/or technical assistance requests can be matched with the appropriate OJJDP resource(s) through the use of the resource data base, clearinghouse, and catalog. Other Center activities include coordinating a training and technical assistance network of leading planners, practitioners, and scholars; conducting ongoing assessments of training and technical assistance; and scheduling focus groups at national juvenile justice conferences. Anyone in the juvenile justice field can access the Center's services by calling 800-830-4031. Copies of the Resource Catalog (NCJ 164724) are available from the Juvenile Justice Clearinghouse. Use the order form at the end of this document or request copies via telephone at 800-638-8736 or e-mail at askncjrs@ncjrs.org. The Resource Catalog is also available online from OJJDP's home page at www.ncjrs.org/ojjhome.htm. Select the section on Conferences and Training and look for Other Conferences and Training Resources, which includes the Resource Catalog and a brochure about the Center. ------------------------------ OJJDP Online The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) home page has a new look. To advance its mission to provide national leadership, coordination, and juvenile delinquency prevention resources, OJJDP has redesigned its World Wide Web site (www.ncjrs.org/ojjhome.htm). Our site now offers a more efficient approach to finding useful juvenile justice information and resources. Specific components of the site include: o About OJJDP features authorizing legislation, Agency annual reports, communication from the Administrator, a subscription to and postings from our electronic newsletter JUVJUST, issues of Juvenile Justice, and contact information for our clearinghouse. o Comprehensive Strategy introduces information and resources that support OJJDP's comprehensive strategy and framework approach to addressing juvenile justice and delinquency prevention. The components of the Strategy are presented with links to key publications, resources, and referrals. o Grants and Funding presents past and current Agency funding opportunities and application kits, Federal application forms, the current Agency program plan and priorities, other available juvenile justice-related funding opportunities, and resources that track and assist with grants and proposals. o News and Resources provides juvenile justice information and resources from across the country, including contact lists for State agencies and organizations, highlights and contact information for Agency grantees, news highlights, and collaborative efforts such as the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. o Publications offers highlights and links for full-text Agency publications, including Fact Sheets, the OJJDP Publications List, OJJDP electronic resources, and other available juvenile justice-related publications. o Conferences, Training, and Technical Assistance provides highlights of upcoming Agency-sponsored conferences, including the teleconference series, information on training and technical assistance opportunities, access to OJJDP's Conference Calendar, and links to other conferences and conference calendars. o Highlights features juvenile justice news and additions to the home page. o Search supports a mechanism to search the site by key terms and phrases. We invite you to visit our new site and would welcome your comments and suggestions. Submit them to roy@ojp.usdoj.gov. ------------------------------ How To Subscribe To JUVJUST JUVJUST, an electronic mailing list, is your link to the latest juvenile justice information from OJJDP and the field. Announcements are sent out once or twice per week. Although there is no cost to participate in JUVJUST, users must have access to Internet e-mail. Please take a moment and subscribe using these three steps: o Send an e-mail message to listproc@ncjrs.org. o Leave the subject line blank. o Type subscribe juvjust your name in the body of the message. If you need technical assistance, please send an e-mail message to: askncjrs@ncjrs.org. OJJDP is interested in your feedback about JUVJUST. Please send your comments and suggestions to: earl@ojp.usdoj.gov.