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"Crime Wave" Never Occured: Experts Say Their Warnings Helped Avert Spike in Virginia Crime Rate - The Richmond Times-Dispatch interviews juvenile justice experts about the crime wave that never materialzied. August 29, 2005 www.timesdispatch.com "Last Girls Leave Prison: State Shifts Focus - Five years after the Florida Institute for Girls was built, it is shut down, considered a mistake" Juvenile justice officials now believe imposing prisons don't work for female offenders and likely will replace the program with several smaller programs elsewhere in Florida. www.palmbeachpost.com Evaluation of G.R.E.A.T. a school-based gang prevention strategy taught to middle school students: A five-year longitudinal evaluation shows the Gang Resistance Education and Training has modest positive effects on adolescents’ attitudes and delinquency risk factors, but no effects on their involvement in gangs and actual delinquent behaviors. http://www.ncjrs.org/txtfiles/167264.txtThe Department of Justice announces the activation of its National Sex Offender Public Registry (NSOPR) Web site, which provides real-time access to public sex offender data nationwide with a single Internet search. The site allows parents and concerned citizens to search the 22 existing public state and territory sex offender registries. (BJA) Access information at:http://www.nsopr.gov The ARC (Accessing Resources for Community and Faith-Based Organizations) Initiative has added the Federal Funding Toolkit to its interactive learning resources. The toolkit helps community-based, faith-based, and nonprofit organizations effectively navigate the federal grants process. You may access it at http://arc.nttac.org/toolkit.cfm . The Advancement Project has released a new schoolhouse to jailhouse report examining zero tolerance policies, the role of law enforcement in schools, and the disproportionate impact of these practices on racial and ethnic minority students. The report is available online at: http://www.advancementproject.org. The Annie E. Casey Foundation announced the release of the 2005 KIDS COUNT Data Book and online database. Data from the 2005 KIDS COUNT Data Book are now available in their easy-to-use, powerful online database, " State Level Data Online ", which allows you to generate custom graphs, maps, ranked lists, and state-by-state profiles; or, download the entire data set as delimited text files. Pull down menus also allow you to read the book online or view the book in PDF format. Additionally, you can order a free copy of the Data Book . Graduated Sanctions: An Effective Intervention Strategy for Addressing Delinquency - Videotape/DVD: OJJDP Teleconference Videotapes, March 2005. Highlights the efforts of OJJDP and the Juvenile Sanctions Center to support and implement effective graduated sanctions strategies. DVD: NCJ 209017. Videotape: NCJ 209016. Ordering Information PUTTING VICTIMS FIRST: The Office for Victims of Crime shares your mission and has a wide range of resources to help you accomplish it. Visit the National Criminal Justice Reference Service online at http://www.ncjrs.org to register for services or call 1-800-851-3420 (TTY 1-877-712-9279) to find out more. The MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Adolescent Development and Juvenile Justice announces the publication of “Clinical Evaluations for Juveniles' Competence to Stand Trial: A Guide for Legal Professionals.” This guide is the end result of their Juvenile Competence to Stand Trial study and was developed with the assistance of judges and attorneys throughout the country. Publication Date: June 2005 Pages: 56 Size/Binding: 6" x 9" Paperbound ISBN: 1568870973 Price: $18.95 Ordering Information The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) announced the availability of the following publications: "Planning Community-Based Facilities for Violent Juvenile Offenders as Part of a System of Graduated Sanctions" (NCJ 209326) is only available online at http://www.ojjdp.ncjrs.org/publications/PubAbstract.asp?pubi=12226. "Juvenile Delinquency Guidelines: Improving Court Practice in Juvenile Delinquency Cases" (NCJ 210606) is available online at: http://www.ncjfcj.org/content/view/411/411/ BJS statistician Katrina Baum has written the report "Juvenile Victimization and Offending, 1993-2003" (NCJ-209468). An electronic version of the document can be accessed at http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/jvo03.htm "Highlights of the 2002-2003 National Youth Gang Surveys" (FS-200501) is available online at http://www.ojjdp.ncjrs.org/publications/PubAbstract.asp?pubi=12184 . "The Mathematics of Risk Classification: Changing Data into Valid Instruments for Juvenile Courts" (NCJ 209158) is available only online at http://www.ojjdp.ncjrs.org/publications/PubAbstract.asp?pubi=12183 . "Juvenile Suicides, 1991--1998" (NCJ 196978) is available online at http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/publications/PubAbstract.asp?pubi=11515 "Explanations for the Decline in Child Sexual Abuse Cases" (NCJ 199298) is available online at http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/publications/PubAbstract.asp?pubi=11458 "Sustainability Planning and Resource Development for Youth Mentoring Programs" is available online at http://www.nwrel.org/mentoring/pdf/sustainability.pdf . OJJDP's online Statistical Briefing Book offers an array of data on juveniles, including offending, victimization, and involvement in the juvenile justice system. It provides timely and reliable answers to questions frequently asked by practitioners, policymakers, and other concerned citizens. To access the Statistical Briefing Book, visit http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/ojstatbb/index.html "National Estimates of Children Missing Involuntarily or for Benign Reasons" (NCJ 206180) is available online at http://www.ojjdp.ncjrs.org/publications/PubAbstract.asp?pubi=12186 . " America 's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being 2005" (NCJ 210533) is available online at http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/publications/PubAbstract.asp?pubi=12214 . "Juvenile Arrests 2003" (NCJ 209735) is a 12-page bulletin providing a summary and analysis of national and state juvenile arrest data presented in the FBI report "Crime in the United States 2003". Available online at http://www.ojjdp.ncjrs.org/publications/PubAbstract.asp?pubi=12233. "Investigating Child Fatalities" (NCJ 209764) is one of OJJDP's series of Portable Guides to Investigating Child Abuse. This 36-page Guide was written by Bill Walsh, a former Lieutenant with the Crimes Against Children Unit of the Dallas Police Department. Available online at: http://www.ojjdp.ncjrs.org/publications/PubAbstract.asp?pubi=12234. "Juvenile Court Statistics 2000" is available online at http://ojjdp.ncjrs.org/publications/PubAbstract.asp?pubi=12208. |
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