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{{Organization
|OrganizationName=Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
|OrganizationType=Executive Department
|Mission=The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention works to prevent and control delinquency, improve the juvenile justice system, and protect children from harm. It aims to address juvenile delinquency through research, program development, and support for community and state initiatives.
|ParentOrganization=Office of Justice Programs
|TopOrganization=Department of Justice
|CreationLegislation=Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974
|Employees=100
|Budget=$276 million (fiscal year 2023)
|OrganizationExecutive=Administrator
|Services=Program funding; Research; Policy development; Training and technical assistance
|HeadquartersLocation=38.8996, -77.02607
|HeadquartersAddress=810 7th Street NW, Washington, DC 20531
|Website=https://ojjdp.ojp.gov
}}
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|agency_name     = Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
|type            = Bureau/Office
|formed          = {{Start date and age|1974}}
|jurisdiction    = [[Federal government of the United States]]
|headquarters    = 810 [[7th Street (Washington, D.C.)|7th Street]] [[Northwest, Washington, D.C.|NW]]<br />[[Washington, D.C.]], United States
|coordinates     = 
|employees       = 
|budget          = 
|chief1_name     = Liz Ryan
|chief1_position = Administrator
|chief2_name     = 
|chief2_position = 
| parent_department = [[Office of Justice Programs|Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice]]
|motto = 
|website         =  [http://ojjdp.ojp.gov/ ojjdp.ojp.gov]
}}

The '''Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention''' ('''OJJDP''') is an office of the [[United States Department of Justice]] and a component of the [[Office of Justice Programs]]. The OJJDP publishes the JRFC Databook on even numbered years for information on youth detention.<ref>[https://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/jrfcdb/ ''Juvenile Residential Facility Census Databook (JRFCDB)''], JRFC Databook, accessed 23August2018.</ref>

== Programs ==
OJJDP sponsors research, program, and training initiatives; develops priorities and goals and sets policies to guide federal juvenile justice issues. OJJDP also disseminates information about juvenile justice issues and awards funds to states to support local programming nationwide through the office's five organizational components.

* [[Preventing Youth Hate Crimes & Identity-Based Bullying Initiative]]
* [[Services to Support Victims of Hate Crime and Strengthen Communities]]

== Partnership ==
The office cooperates with other federal agencies on special projects.  For example, it formed the [[National Gang Center]] along with the [[Office of Justice Programs]] (OJP) and the [[Bureau of Justice Assistance]] (BJA). The OJJDP has the [[National Youth Gang Center]] linked through the [[National Gang Center]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalgangcenter.gov/|title=National Gang Center™|author=Institute for Intergovernmental Research (IIR) for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)|work=nationalgangcenter.gov}}</ref>

== Focus ==
OJJDP, a component of the Office of Justice Programs (OJP), supports states, local communities and tribal jurisdictions in their efforts to develop and implement effective programs for juveniles. The office strives to strengthen the juvenile justice system’s efforts to protect public safety, hold offenders accountable and provide services that address the needs of youth and their families. Through its components, OJJDP sponsors research; program and training initiatives; develops priorities and goals; sets policies to guide federal juvenile justice issues; disseminates information about juvenile justice issues, and awards funds to states to support local programming.

== Related ==

== References ==
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==External links==
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* [https://www.usaspending.gov/federal_account/015-0405 Juvenile Justice Programs] account on [[USAspending.gov]]

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