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Office
of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
A component of the Office of
Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justic dealing with the
juvenile justice system, juvenile delinquency, and the problem
of missing and exploited children.
- Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974. Full text of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, as amended (Public Law 93-415, 42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.) and information related to the act; through OJJDP.
Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice
and Delinquency Prevention
An independent body within
the executive branch of the federal government. It is responsible
for coordinating all federal programs related to juvenile delinquency
prevention, detention or care for unaccompanied juveniles, and
missing and exploited children.
- "Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention" by Gina E. Wood. OJJDP Fact Sheet #31, November 1995.
Other federal offices
State juvenile justice systems
- NCJJ State Juvenile Justice Profiles. Descriptive information and analysis regarding each state's juvenile justice system from the National Center for Juvenile Justice.
Juvenile justice research
- Juvenile Justice Evaluation Center (JJEC). A project of the Justice Research and Statistics Association (JRSA) to provide training, technical assistance and other resources to states to enhance their ability to evaluate juvenile justice programs.
- National Center for Juvenile Justice (NCJJ). The research division of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, NCJJ is a national nonprofit conducting independent and original research on topics related directly and indirectly to the field of juvenile justice.
National organizations
- Coalition for Juvenile Justice. National nonprofit association that champions children and promotes public safety. CJJ primarily represents 56 governor-appointed advisory groups that support the juvenile court system in the U.S. states, territories and District of Columbia.