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Delinquency and Juvenile Justice

National Report

Youth and the Juvenile Justice System: 2022 National Report: Charles Puzzanchera, Sarah Hockenberry, and Melissa Sickmund. Pittsburgh, National Center for Juvenile Justice, 2022.; The fifth edition of a comprehensive report on youth victimization, offending by youth, and the juvenile justice system.

What Works?

Model Programs Guide: The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention’s (OJJDP’s) Model Programs Guide contains information about evidence-based juvenile justice and youth prevention, intervention, and reentry programs. It identifies what works, what is promising, and what does not work. You can use keywords to find programs, or you can browse programs by topics.

Literature Reviews

Literature Review: Juvenile Reentry: Washington, DC, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 2017.

Literature Review: Interactions Between Youth and Law Enforcement: Washington, D.C., Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 2018.

Literature Review: LGBTQ Youths in the Juvenile Justice System: Washington, D.C., Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 2014.

Literature Review: Racial and Ethnic Disparity (R/ED) in Juvenile Justice Processing: Washington, DC, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency, 2022.

Full List of the Model Programs Guide Literature Reviews

Legislation

Juvenile Justice 2022 Year-End Brief: Overview of juvenile justice legislation in 2022. From the National Conference of State Legislatures.

Juvenile Justice 2021 Year-End Report

Gang Activity in New Jersey

New Jersey State Police Statewide Gang Assessment 2017: Evan Sorg. Rowen University, 2018?