Resources

This brief document defines the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, describes how it works and why we need it, and examines its impact on the U.S. juvenile justice system. 

This white paper focuses on programming for youth ages 17 and older residing in secure custody settings. The purpose is to provide the audience with program-related resources for working with these youth and introduce potential funding resources for age-appropriate…

Juvenile justice leaders, facility administrators, and staff are responsible for the proper and safe supervision of youth, establishing clear rules and expectations that are fairly and consistently enforced, offering programs and services that meet youths’ needs, and…

Research shows that the Youth Justice System needs robust, engaging, and effective education systems that allow youth who are adjudicated to be and feel successful in their educational pursuits. There is growing evidence that experiencing significant educational…

This toolkit was authored by CCAS Consultant Kyla Woods, in collaboration with fellow members of the Youth Leaders in Action (YLA) Committee of Washington D.C.'s Juvenile Justice Advisory Group. We would like to extend a deep thank you to the YLA for allowing us to…

Youth MOVE National, under the OJJDP-funded Center for Coordinated Assistance to States at American Institutes for Research (AIR), offers the Toolkit for Implementing Authentic Youth Engagement Strategies Within State Advisory Groups, to aid SAGs in engaging youth…

The Federal Cross-System Briefs were developed by CCAS to help Title II grantees foster collaborative efforts between various government agencies and other relevant stakeholders, and leverage federal funding to meet the intersectional needs of youth and families.…

In collaboration with the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) and the Coalition for Juvenile Justice (CJJ),  CCAS is pleased to share a new resource entitled “State Advisory Groups (SAGs) Capacity Building Toolkit.”   This valuable resource…

Goal of This Checklist To help service providers determine whether they are on track with adopting each hallmark of the Developmental Approach, which strives to focus on helping youth avoid formal legal involvement unless necessary to ensure accountability or…

Goal of This Checklist To help service providers determine whether they are on track with adopting each hallmark of the Developmental Approach, which strives to focus on helping youth avoid formal legal involvement unless necessary to ensure accountability or…

Goal of This Checklist To help service providers determine whether they are on track with adopting each hallmark of the Developmental Approach, which strives to focus on helping youth avoid formal legal involvement unless necessary to ensure accountability or…

Goal of This Checklist To help service providers determine whether they are on track with adopting each hallmark of the Developmental Approach, which strives to focus on helping youth avoid formal legal involvement unless necessary to ensure accountability or…

Goal of This Checklist To help service providers determine whether they are on track with adopting each hallmark of the Developmental Approach, which strives to focus on helping youth avoid formal legal involvement unless necessary to ensure accountability or…

Goal of This Checklist To help service providers determine whether they are on track with adopting each hallmark of the Developmental Approach, which strives to focus on helping youth avoid formal legal involvement unless necessary to ensure accountability or…

Goal of This Checklist To help service providers determine whether they are on track with adopting each hallmark of the Developmental Approach, which strives to focus on helping youth avoid formal legal involvement unless necessary to ensure accountability or…

On behalf of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), we are excited to share with you the release of the Developmental Approach Checklist Series. These resources are based upon the findings of Reforming Juvenile Justice: A Developmental…

There are six foundational roles created to ensure Entity Users have the authority and ability to carry out specific requirements and tasks within JustGrants. 

CrimeSolutions is a central resource to help practitioners and policymakers understand what works in justice-related programs and practices. Its purpose is to assist in practical decision making and program implementation by gathering information on justice-related…

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention’s (OJJDP’s) Model Programs Guide (MPG) contains information about evidence-based juvenile justice and youth prevention, intervention, and reentry programs.

The official website of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. 

Guidance for state juvenile detention and correctional facilities related to COVID-19.

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention created the Redline Version of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act as Amended by the Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2018 to allow readers to quickly track the amendments to the statute. The…

This fact sheet describes the major components of the JJRA, including the effective application dates, definition of terms, annual reporting requirements, state allocations, state plan requirements, and the distribution of funds not allocated due to state…

The purpose of this document is to assist states in monitoring and achieving compliance with the core requirements specified in the Formula Grants Program authorized under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA) (34 U.S.C. §§ 11131-11133). Should…

The toolkit provides examples, templates, and tools that may be used to improve current practices and, ultimately, to select and retain qualified staff. This toolkit was prepared by the Council of Juvenile Correctional Administrators (CJCA) with support from the…