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OJJDP Urges System Reform During Youth Justice Action Month OJJDP is cohosting Youth Justice Action Month 2022, an opportunity to draw attention to the thousands of youth held in adult jails and prisons, and spur action to keep young people out of the adult system. Children incarcerated with adults lack age-appropriate services and are more likely to be rearrested than those detained in the juvenile justice system.  Click here to read the article.   Administrator’s Message: Taking Action To Protect Our Kids To mark Youth Justice Action Month, Administrator Liz Ryan reaffirms OJJDP’s commitment to working with its partners to reform and improve the juvenile justice system. She calls for all stakeholders to renew their focus on keeping young people out of confinement, in school, and in their communities. Click here to access the message.    Youth Play Key Role in OJJDP Efforts To Prevent and Address Bullying and Hate Crimes  OJJDP launched the Preventing Youth Hate Crimes & Identity-Based Bullying Initiative in October 2021. Focused on combating the effects of bullying and hate crimes through prevention and early intervention, the initiative relies on youth input to empower young people and inform OJJDP’s development of a prevention curriculum.  Click here to read the article.

Special Features

• OJJDP Program Promotes School-Community Collaborations To Deter Violent Crime
• OJJDP Prevention and Early Intervention Efforts Seeks to Reduce Violence by Youth and Youth Recruitment by Gangs
• Data Show Decline in Arrests of Youth for Violent Crimes
• Title II Formula Grants Program Bolsters State Efforts to Protect Youth
• Creating Safe Spaces for Tribal Youth at Risk of Running Away or Going Missing

News in Brief

• President Biden Champions Community-Based Responses to Substance Use by Youth
• Data Snapshot Highlights Decline in Arrests Involving Youth
• Celebrating 20 Years of OJJDP News @ a Glance 
• OJJDP Training Offers Tools To Promote Gang Desistance 
• The AMBER Advocate Publishes Its 50th Issue 
• Report Compares Estimates of School Crime and Safety 
• Additions to CrimeSolutions Address Youth Alcohol Use, Gender-Specific Programs 

Upcoming Events

New Publications

• Patterns of Juvenile Court Referrals of Youth Born in 2000 
• Trends in Youth Arrests for Violent Crimes

Did You Know?

More than 60 percent of system-involved youth born in 2000 received just one referral to juvenile court, according to OJJDP-funded research into the referral histories of more than 160,000 youth. Most referral histories did not involve violent or serious nonviolent offenses. Learn more in OJJDP’s Patterns of Juvenile Court Referrals of Youth Born in 2000 bulletin.

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