Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

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Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Type: Executive Department Parent organization: Office of Justice Programs Top organization: Department of Justice Employees: 100 Executive: Administrator Budget: $276 million (fiscal year 2023) Address: 810 7th Street NW, Washington, DC 20531 Website: https://ojjdp.ojp.gov Creation Legislation: Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 Wikipedia: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

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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.

Services Program funding; Research; Policy development; Training and technical assistance

Regulations

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Bureau/Office Overview
Formed	1974 (1974)
Jurisdiction	Federal government of the United States
Headquarters	810 7th Street NW Washington, D.C., United States
Bureau/Office Executive	Liz Ryan, Administrator
Parent department	Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice
Website
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.

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.

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.

External links

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• Juvenile Justice Programs account on USAspending.gov