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1992 Juvenile Arrests
 Fact Sheet, May 1994. Provides national data on arrests of juveniles (persons under age 18) in 1992; data were taken from the FBI's Crime in the United States, 1992. 2 pages. FS 9413.
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1999 Annual Report on School Safety
 Report, May 2000. Describes the nature and extent of crime and violence on school property; the 1999 Report in this annual series reveals the measures some schools have taken to prevent and address school violence. 72 pages. NCJ 181757.
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The 8% Solution
 Fact Sheet, November 2001. Explains that the prevalence of serious juvenile delinquency could be reduced significantly by identifying and treating the eight percent of juveniles who are at risk of becoming chronic offenders when they first come in contact with the juvenile justice system. 6 pages. FS 200139.
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Access to Counsel
 Bulletin: Juvenile Justice Practice Series, June 2004. Examines access to legal counsel in the juvenile justice system. Available online only. 34 pages. NCJ 204063.
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Accountability-Based Sanctions
 Fact Sheet, March 1997. Provides information on the accountability-based sanctions requirement of the Innovative Local Law Enforcement and Community Policing program. 2 Pages. FS 9758.
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Addressing the Problem of Juvenile Bullying
 Fact Sheet, June 2001. Discusses juvenile bullying, a form of violence among children that has come under intense scrutiny amid reports that it may have been a contributing factor in recent school shootings and that it may be related to other forms of juvenile violence. 2 pages. FS 200127.
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Addressing Youth Victimization
 Bulletin: Action Plan Series, October 2001. Explains that although violent crime has decreased significantly since the publication of Combating Violence and Delinquency: The National Juvenile Justice Action Plan in 1996, too many children continue to be victims of violent crime, child abuse and neglect, and exposure to violence. 20 pages. NCJ 186667.
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Aftercare Services
 Bulletin: Juvenile Justice Practices Series, September 2003. Describes aftercare services that provide youth with comprehensive health, mental health, education, family, and vocational services upon their release from the juvenile justice system. Available online only. 31 pages. NCJ 201800.
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Allegheny County, PA: Mobilizing to Reduce Juvenile Crime
 Bulletin, June 1997. Describes the development of the communitywide collaborative process designed to reduce juvenile crime and violence in Allegheny County, documents examples of the program's achievements, and examines the reasons for the program's success. 12 pages. NCJ 165693.
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Alternatives to the Secure Detention and Confinement of Juvenile Offenders
 Bulletin: Juvenile Justice Practice Series, September 2005. Recommends developing objective, valid, and reliable tools to make placement decisions among alternative programs and expanding the existing range of alternatives for juvenile offenders. 41 pages. NCJ 208804.
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America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being 2005
 Report, July 2005. Presents statistics about children's economic security, health, behavior, social environment, and education and provides features on children with asthma, children with specified blood lead levels, and parental reports of children's emotional and behavioral difficulties. NCJ 210533.
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America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being 2003
 Report, 2003. Presents official statistics that reflect both the promises and the difficulties confronting the nation's youth; the 2003 report of this annual series includes special features on decennial census data that portrays changes in the lives of America's children from 1990 to 2000 for all states and the District of Columbia for nine indicators. 161 pages. NCJ 201255.
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America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2002
 Report, July 2002. Presents official statistics that reflect both the promises and the difficulties confronting the nation's youth; the 2002 report of this annual series includes a feature on children with at least one foreign-born parent. 143 pages. NCJ 195647.
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America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2001
 Report, July 2001. Presents official statistics that reflect both the promises and the difficulties confronting the nation's youth; the 2001 report of this annual series includes special features on asthma prevalence and youth employment. 141 pages. NCJ 188155.
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America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being 2000
 Report, July 2000. Presents official statistics that reflect both the promises and the difficulties confronting the nation's youth; the 2000 report of this annual series includes special features on kindergartners' knowledge and skills and youth participation in volunteer activities. 77 pages. NCJ 182680.
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America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being
 Report, July 1999. Presents official statistics that reflect both the promises and the difficulties confronting the nation's youth; the 1999 report of this annual series includes a special feature on children who have difficulty performing everyday activities. 79 pages. NCJ 176366.
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America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 1998
 Report, July 1998. Presents official statistics that reflect both the promises and the difficulties confronting the nation's youth; the 1998 report of this annual series presents data on six key demographic measures and two measures of safety/well-being. 123 pages. NCJ 171150.
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America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being
 Report, July 1997. The 1997 report, the first in the series of annual reports on the well-being of children, features a special indicator on child abuse. 107 pages. NCJ 165472.
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America's Children in Brief: Key National Indicators of Well-Being 2004
 Report, July 2004. Presents statistics about children's economic security, health, behavior, social environment, and education. 17 pages. NCJ 205911.
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An Assessment of Space Needs in Juvenile Detention and Correctional Facilities Report to Congress 1998
 Reports, July 1998. Assesses present and future needs for space in the nation's juvenile detention and correctional facilities. 118 pages. NCJ 188796.
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Animal Abuse and Youth Violence
 Bulletin, September 2001. Describes psychiatric, psychological, and criminal research linking animal abuse to interpersonal violence perpetrated by juveniles and adults. 16 pages. NCJ 188677.
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Annual Report on School Safety, 1998
 Report, October 1998. Describes the nature and extent of crime and violence on school property; the first Report in this annual series illustrates how some schools address school violence and provides the information and resources communities need to evaluate and enhance their schools' level of safety. 48 pages. NCJ 173934.
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School Safety: Annual Report, 2000
 Report, October 2000. Describes the nature and extent of crime and violence on school property; the 2000 Report in this annual series discusses student discipline and includes data on harassment and hate crime among students. 159 pages. NCJ 193163.
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Are Juveniles Driving the Violent Crime Trend?
 Fact Sheet, May 1994. Presents national data on Violent Crime Index offenses between 1965 and 1992 and concludes that although juveniles are not driving the violent crime trends, their responsibility for the growth in U.S. violent crime has increased. 2 pages. FS 9416.
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Arts and Performances for Prevention
 Bulletin: Youth in Action Series, January 2000. Teaches youth how to use music, drama, dance, and visual arts programs to draw attention to problems in their communities, educate others on the benefits of crime prevention, and suggest ways to prevent crime. 8 pages. NCJ 178927.
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Assessing Alcohol, Drug, and Mental Disorders in Juvenile Detainees
 Fact Sheet, January 2001. Addresses the issue that a significant percentage of youth involved in the juvenile justice system have unmet needs for mental health and substance abuse services. 2 pages. FS 200102.
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Balanced and Restorative Justice
 Videotape: Teleconference Videotape Series, June 2001. Highlights some of the key principles involved in the balanced and restorative justice model. View the broadcast on the Juvenile Justice Teleconferencing Web site. NCJ 188420.
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Balanced and Restorative Justice
 Summary, October 1994. Discusses community supervision of juvenile offenders based on the balanced approach mission and the restorative justice philosophy. 21 pages. NCJ 149727.
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Balanced and Restorative Justice Project (BARJ)
 Fact Sheet, July 1996. Explains the balanced and restorative justice model, which underscores the importance of the victim (individual or community) in the justice process and requires the offender to actively pursue restoration of the victim by paying restitution or performing community service, or both. 2 pages. FS 9642.
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Battered Child Syndrome: Investigating Physical Abuse and Homicide
 Portable Guide: Portable Guides to Investigating Child Abuse Series, December 2002; revised from August 1996. Presents practical information on the circumstances that point to the willful rather than the accidental injury or death of an infant or child, the evidence required to prove it, and the techniques for obtaining such evidence. 20 pages. NCJ 161406.
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Best Practices Guide for Broadcasters and Other Media Outlets
 AMBER Alert Guide, April 2005. Provides state, regional, and local authorities with the information necessary for developing and improving AMBER Alert initiatives and procedures. 10 pages. NCJ 208481.
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Best Practices in Juvenile Accountability: Overview
 Bulletin: Juvenile Accountability Block Grants Series, April 2003. Provides an indepth history of OJJDP's Juvenile Accountability Block Grants (JABG) Program, reviews the developmental perspective shaping juvenile accountability, and offers case histories illustrating effective practices that promote accountability. 12 pages. NCJ 184745.
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Bridging the Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Systems
 Bulletin, June 1995. Describes four programs that present opportunities for collaboration between the child welfare and juvenile justice systems. 4 pages. NCJ 152155.
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Bringing Abducted Children Home
 AMBER Alert Brochure, April 2005. Explains the origin of the AMBER Alert program, as well as the procedures followed in the event that an Alert is issued, and the goals the program strives to accomplish. 1 page. BC 000712.
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Burglary Cases in Juvenile Court, 1989-1998
 Fact Sheet, May 2002. Discusses the burglary caseload handled by juvenile courts between 1989 and 1998. 2 pages. FS 200208.
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Burn Injuries in Child Abuse
 Portable Guide: Portable Guides to Investigating Child Abuse Series, June 2001; revised from May 1997. Assists in distinguishing between burns that were intentionally inflicted on a child and burns resulting from accidental contact with hot objects. 24 pages. NCJ 162424.
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Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement Databook
 Fact Sheet, June 2000. Provides information on the Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement Databook. 2 pages. FS 200008.
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Challenging the Myths
 Bulletin: 1999 National Report Series, March 2000. Evaluates "superpredator" theory, which concluded that a new breed of violent juveniles was emerging in the early 1990s and predicted a wave of violent juvenile crime that would continue into the next decade. 8 pages. NCJ 178993.
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Characteristics of Crimes Against Juveniles
 Bulletin: Crimes Against Children Series, June 2000. Examines data from the National Incident-Based Reporting System on the characteristics of crimes committed against juveniles. 12 pages. NCJ 179034.
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Child Abuse Reported to the Police
 Bulletin: Crimes Against Children Series, May 2001. Describes the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) and its role in depicting police experiences with child abuse and reports key findings derived from NIBRS data. 8 pages. NCJ 187238.
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Child Delinquency: Early Intervention and Prevention
 Videotape: Teleconference Videotape Series, November 2000. Presents key findings of OJJDP's Study Group on Very Young Offenders, features effective and promising intervention and prevention programs, analyzes the implications of dealing with seriously disruptive children in the preschool and early elementary school years. View the broadcast on the Juvenile Justice Teleconferencing Web site. NCJ 185594.
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Child Neglect and Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy
 Portable Guide: Portable Guides to Investigating Child Abuse Series, March 2001; revised from September 1996. Defines the concept of parental duty, explores the links between poverty and neglect, describes the ways in which children are neglected and in which cases of neglect may be detected, and discusses Munchausen syndrome by proxy. This publication is not available online. 20 pages. NCJ 161841.
Child Pornography: Patterns From NIBRS
 Bulletin: Crimes Against Children Series, December 2004. Presents findings from the FBI's National Incident-Based Reporting System. 8 pages. NCJ 204911.
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Child Sexual Exploitation: Improving Investigations and Protecting Victims: A Blueprint for Action
 Guide, January 1995. Presents guidelines for collaboration among federal, state, and local agencies involved in the investigation and prosecution of child pornography and prostitution cases and in the provision of services to young victims of these crimes. 64 pages. NCJ 153527.
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Child Welfare National Data Analysis System
 Fact Sheet, November 1999. Describes the nation's first comprehensive and interactive child welfare database: the National Data Analysis System. 2 pages. FS 99120.
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Children as Victims (From Juvenile Offenders and Victims: 1999 National Report, 1999, by Howard N. Snyder and Melissa Sickmund)
 Bulletin: 1999 National Report Series, May 2000. Presents an overview of statistics on juveniles as victims of crime and maltreatment. 24 pages. NCJ 180753.
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Children in Custody 1991: Private Facilities
 Fact Sheet, April 1993. Presents the results of OJJDP's 1991 survey of privately operated juvenile detention, correction, and shelter facilities. 2 pages. FS 9302.
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Children in Custody 1991: Public Juvenile Facilities
 Fact Sheet, April 1993. Presents the results of OJJDP's 1991 survey of privately operated juvenile detention, correction, and shelter facilities. 2 pages. FS 9302.
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Children's Exposure to Violence: The Safe Start Initiative
 Fact Sheet, April 2001. Presents an overview of the Safe Start Initiative, which is designed to prevent and reduce the impact of violence on young children and their families. 2 pages. FS 200113.
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Coach's Playbook Against Drugs: Portable Guide
 Guide, 1998. Equips high school, junior high school, and middle school coaches with valuable information on why students use drugs, how drugs affect performance, and what coaches can do to keep students and players drug free. 22 pages. NCJ 173393.
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Combating Underage Drinking (Videotape Parts 1 and 2)
 Videotape: Teleconference Videotape Series, September 2000. Highlights health and social problems associated with underage drinking, shares model approaches to reduce underage drinking, and discusses federal funding opportunities and the roles of governmental and nongovernmental agencies. View the broadcast on the Juvenile Justice Teleconferencing Web site. NCJ 184175.
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Combating Underage Drinking
 Fact Sheet, February 1998. Describes OJJDP's Combating Underage Drinking program and presents national statistics that help define the problem; also provides information on two related initiatives-teen court and the Juvenile DUI Enforcement Program. 2 pages. FS 9875.
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Combating Violence and Delinquency: The National Juvenile Justice Action Plan; Report
 Report, March 1996. Provides a framework and strategy for action to address juvenile violence and victimization that face community members-including youth-and the juvenile justice system. 212 pages. NCJ 157106.
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Combating Violence and Delinquency: The National Juvenile Justice Action Plan Summary
 Summary, March 1996. Summarizes the National Juvenile Justice Action Plan, an eight-point statement of objectives and strategies designed to strengthen state and local initiatives to reduce juvenile violence and victimization, increase the capacity of the juvenile justice system to respond, and prevent delinquency. 41 pages. NCJ 157105.
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Communities Working Together
 Videotapes: Teleconference Videotape Series, June 1995. Reviews the collaborative process and provides examples of programs that communities that use the process in preventing or intervening in delinquency, violence, substance abuse and other problems. NCJ 160946.
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Community Assessment Centers: A Discussion of the Concept's Efficacy
 Unpublished paper, November 1995. Discusses the potential benefits of Community Assessment Centers, examines how OJJDP currently addresses issues of importance in intervening with at-risk and delinquent youth, and discusses how OJJDP may address the concept of Community Assessment Centers in fiscal year 1996. 19 pages. NCJ 161858.
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Community Cleanup
 Bulletin: Youth in Action Series, July 1999. Defines community cleanup projects as those that bring together volunteers to clean, repair, and improve public spaces or other areas that have been neglected, vandalized, or misused. 6 pages. NCJ 171690.
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Community Responses to Truancy: Engaging Students in School -- Teleconference Video (April 30, 2003)
 Videotape: Teleconference Videotape Series, April 2003. Reviews the collaborative process and provides examples of programs and communities that use the process in preventing or intervening in delinquecy, violence, substance abuse, and other problems. View the broadcast on the Juvenile Justice Teleconferencing Web site. NCJ 199584.
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Compendium of Programs That Work for Youth
 Fact Sheet, November 1999. Provides a synopsis of information from MORE Things That DO Make a Difference for Youth: A Compendium of Evaluations of Youth Programs and Practices, volume II, a publication of the American Youth Policy Forum. 2 pages. FS 99121.
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Comprehensive Framework for School Violence Prevention
 Videotape: Teleconference Videotape Series, October 2000. Presents a comprehensive approach to school safety that was developed by the Hamilton Fish Institute after extensive examination of and research on an array of approaches to preventing school violence and promoting school safety. NCJ 184177.
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Comprehensive Juvenile Justice in State Legislatures
 Videotape: Teleconference Videotape Series, February 1998. Focuses on the concerns and strategies of state legislators in developing effective juvenile justice policy and highlights state legislative action, research findings, and promising programs that contribute to a comprehensive juvenile justice system. View the broadcast on the Juvenile Justice Teleconferencing Web site. NCJ 169593.
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Conditions of Confinement in Juvenile Detention and Corrections
 Videotape: Teleconference Videotape Series, September 1993. Reviews the findings and recommendations of the 1993 Abt report on a nationwide study of confinement conditions in juvenile correctional facilities. View the broadcast on the Juvenile Justice Teleconferencing Website. NCJ 147531.
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Conditions of Confinement: Juvenile Detention and Corrections Facilities; Research Report
 Report, August 1994. Provides assessed conditions of confinement for juveniles throughout the nation, determines the extent to which those conditions conform to recognized national professional standards, and outlines recommendations for improvement. Because of its length, this Report was broken up into 17 separate PDF files. 370 pages. NCJ 145793.
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Conditions of Confinement in Juvenile Detention and Correctional Facilities
 Fact Sheet, April 1993. Presents the results of an OJJDP-funded nationwide investigation of conditions in secure juvenile detention and correctional facilities. 2 pages. FS 9301.
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Conflict Resolution for Youth: Programming for Schools, Youth-Serving Organizations, and Community and Juvenile Justice Settings
 Videotape: Teleconference Videotape Series, May 1996. Promotes conflict resolution strategies for schools, youth-serving organizations, and community and juvenile justice settings; discusses conflict resolution training and consultation resources; and highlights different approaches discussed in Conflict Resolution Education: A Guide to Implementing Programs in Schools, Youth-Serving Organizations, and Community and Juvenile Justice Settings. View the broadcast on the Juvenile Justice Teleconferencing Web site. NCJ 161416.
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Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
 Fact Sheet, November 1995. Presents information on the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, including responsibilities, profile of major activities, the National Juvenile Justice Action Plan and its implementation, and a list of members. 2 pages. FS 9531.
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Coordinating Council Promotes Federal Collaboration
 Fact Sheet, December 2000. Provides information on the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, which encourages federal agencies to collaborate on programs that improve juvenile justice systems, prevent juvenile delinquency, and focus on missing and exploited children. 2 pages. FS 200021.
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Costs and Benefits of Early Childhood Intervention
 Fact Sheet, February 1999. Presents an overview of a recent RAND report, Investing in Our Children: What We Know and Don't Know About the Costs and Benefits of Early Childhood Interventions. 2 pages. FS 9994.
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Counting America's Youth: Easy Access to Population Data
 Fact Sheet, October 2000. Describes Easy Access to Juvenile Populations, a new online interactive data dissemination tool that provides demographic information about U.S. juveniles. 2 pages. FS 200014.
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Counting What Counts: The Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement
 Fact Sheet, January 1998. Describes OJJDP's Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement, which collects individual information for each juvenile held in residential facilities and asks questions about the juvenile's legal status, including court of jurisdiction, adjudicatory status, and the state or county that has jurisdiction over the juvenile. 2 pages. FS 9874.
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Court Appointed Special Advocates: A Voice for Abused and Neglected Children in Court
 Bulletin, March 1997. Describes the role of Court Appointed Special Advocates, volunteers who work in conjunction with child protective services and the juvenile justice system to meet the needs of abused and neglected children for safety and for suitable, permanent homes. 4 pages. NCJ 164512.
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Creating Publications: Write To Fight Crime
 Bulletin: Youth in Action Series, April 2000. Describes how youth can create publications to help inform, persuade, and motivate their audience. 8 pages. NCJ 179000.
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Creating Safe and Drug-Free Schools: An Action Guide
 Guide, September 1996. Presents background information on school safety; action steps for schools, parents, students, and community and business groups; and information briefs on topics such as truancy, alternative education programs for expelled students, and conflict resolution. 97 pages. NCJ 163064.
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Crimes Against Children by Babysitters
 Bulletin: Crimes Against Children Series, September 2001. Presents information on the frequency and nature of crimes committed against children by babysitters. 8 pages. NCJ 189102.
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Criminal Investigation of Child Sexual Abuse
 Portable Guide: Portable Guides to Investigating Child Abuse Series, March 2001; revised from May 1997. Offers helpful suggestions for interviewing the child and other possible victims, relatives, friends, nonoffending caregivers, and suspects and provides specific questions about the child, the suspect, and their relationship. This publication is not available online. 20 pages. NCJ 162426.
Cross-Age Teaching
 Bulletin: Youth in Action Series, July 1999. Describes cross-age teaching programs for youth, in which youth share their skills and knowledge with persons either younger or older than they are. 8 pages. NCJ 171688.
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Crowding in Juvenile Detention: A Problem Solving Approach
 Videotape: Teleconference Videotape Series, April 2000. Addresses various approaches to solving the problem of crowding in juvenile detention facilities. View the broadcast on the Juvenile Justice Teleconferencing Web site. NCJ 182295.
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Cultural Explanations for Vietnamese Youth Involvement in Street Gangs-- Final Report
 Report, June 1998. Examines gang involvement among Vietnamese American youth in Westminster, CA, and provides recommendations for the development of effective community-based programs to prevent gang membership and delinquency. 97 pages. NCJ 180955.
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Curfew: An Answer to Juvenile Delinquency and Victimization?
 Bulletin, April 1996. Examines recent developments in curfew ordinances, legal issues related to curfews, how jurisdictions have responded to legal challenges, the elements of sound community-based curfew programs, and examples of curfew programs and services from seven jurisdictions. 12 pages. NCJ 159533.
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Delays in Juvenile Court Processing of Delinquency Cases
 Fact Sheet, March 1997. Presents findings from the Delays in Juvenile Justice Sanctions Project conducted by the National Center for Juvenile Justice and discusses the concerns of juvenile justice experts regarding delays in case processing. 2 pages. FS 9760.
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Delinquency Cases in Juvenile Court, 1992
 Fact Sheet, July 1994. Presents statistics related to delinquency cases processed by U.S. juvenile courts in 1992, highlighting various aspects of such cases, including gender, age, race, detention, intake, waiver, and adjudication and disposition. 2 pages. FS 9418.
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Delinquency Cases in Juvenile Courts, 1999
 Fact Sheet, September 2003. Presents statistics on delinquency cases processed by juvenile courts in 1999. Available online only. 2 pages. FS 200302.
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Delinquency Cases in Juvenile Courts, 1998
 Fact Sheet, August 2001. Presents statistics related to delinquency cases processed by U.S. juvenile courts in 1998, highlighting various aspects of such cases, including gender, age, race, detention, intake, waiver, and adjudication and disposition. 2 pages. FS 200131.
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Delinquency Cases in Juvenile Courts, 1997
 Fact Sheet, March 2000. Presents statistics related to delinquency cases processed by U.S. juvenile courts in 1997, highlighting various aspects of such cases, including gender, age, race, detention, intake, waiver, and adjudication and disposition. 2 pages. FS 200004.
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Delinquency Cases in Juvenile Courts, 1996
 Fact Sheet, May 1999. Presents statistics related to delinquency cases processed by U.S. juvenile courts in 1996, highlighting various aspects of such cases, including gender, age, race, detention, intake, waiver, and adjudication and disposition. 2 pages. FS 99109.
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Delinquency Cases in Juvenile Courts, 1995
 Fact Sheet, May 1998. Presents statistics related to delinquency cases processed by U.S. juvenile courts in 1995, highlighting various aspects of such cases, including gender, age, race, detention, intake, waiver, and adjudication and disposition. 2 pages. FS 9879.
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Delinquency Cases in Juvenile Courts, 1994
 Fact Sheet, October 1996. Presents statistics related to delinquency cases processed by U.S. juvenile courts in 1994, highlighting various aspects of such cases, including gender, age, race, detention, intake, waiver, and adjudication and disposition. 2 pages. FS 9647.
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Delinquency Cases in Juvenile Courts, 1991
 Fact Sheet, April 1994. Presents statistics related to delinquency cases processed by U.S. juvenile courts in 1991, highlighting various aspects of such cases, including gender, age, race, detention, intake, waiver, and adjudication and disposition. 2 pages. FS 9418.
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Delinquency Cases Waived to Criminal Court, 1990-1999
 Fact Sheet, September 2003. Presents estimates of the number of cases transferred from juvenile court to criminal court through the judicial waiver mechanism between 1990 and 1999. Available online only. 2 pages. FS 200304.
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Delinquency Cases Waived to Criminal Court, 1989-1998
 Fact Sheet, September 2001. Presents estimates of the number of cases transferred from juvenile court to criminal court via judicial waiver; this Fact Sheet is published annually. 2 pages. FS 200135.
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Delinquency Cases Waived to Criminal Court, 1988-1997
 Fact Sheet, March 2000. Presents estimates of the number of cases transferred from juvenile court to criminal court via judicial waiver; this Fact Sheet is published annually. 2 pages. FS 200002.
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Delinquency Cases Waived to Criminal Court, 1987-1996
 Fact Sheet, April 1999. Presents estimates of the number of cases transferred from juvenile court to criminal court via judicial waiver; this Fact Sheet is published annually. 2 pages. FS 9999.
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Delinquency Cases Waived to Criminal Court, 1985-1994
 Fact Sheet, February 1997. Presents estimates of the number of cases transferred from juvenile court to criminal court via judicial waiver; this Fact Sheet is published annually. 2 pages. FS 9752.
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Delinquency Prevention
 Fact Sheet, February 1994. Describes OJJDP's Title V Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Programs, which was established by Congress in response to the need for local, comprehensive, delinquency prevention planning and programs for youth who have had or are likely to have contact with the juvenile justice system. 2 pages. FS 9406.
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Desktop Guide to Good Juvenile Detention Practice
 Report, October 1996. Provides comprehensive information on the principles, concepts, and daily practices of juvenile detention. 237 pages. NCJ 161408.
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Detention Diversion Advocacy: An Evaluation
 Bulletin, September 1999. Provides an overview of diversion programs and evaluation findings from the Detention Diversion Advocacy Project, a disposition case advocacy program operating in San Francisco, CA, and sponsored by the Center on Juvenile and Criminal Justice. 16 pages. NCJ 171155.
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Detention in Delinquency Cases, 1990-1999
 Fact Sheet, September 2003. Presents statistics on the use of detention in delinquency caseloads handled by juvenile courts between 1990 and 1999. Available online only. 2 pages. FS 200307.
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Detention in Delinquency Cases, 1989-1998
 Fact Sheet, January 2002. Examines national trends in the number of delinquency cases involving detention, the detention population (in terms of race, age, and gender), and the use of detention by juvenile courts from 1989-1998. 2 pages. FS 200201.
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Detention in Delinquency Cases, 1988-1997
 Fact Sheet, November 2000. Examines national trends in the number of delinquency cases involving detention, the detention population (in terms of race, age, and gender), and the use of detention by juvenile courts from 1988-1997. 2 pages. FS 200017.
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Detention in Delinquency Cases, 1987-1996
 Fact Sheet, August 1999. Examines national trends in the number of delinquency cases involving detention, the detention population (in terms of race, age, and gender), and the use of detention by juvenile courts from 1987-1996. 2 pages. FS 99115.
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Developing and Administering Accountability-Based Sanctions for Juveniles
 Bulletin: Juvenile Accountability Block Grants Series, September 1999. Describes Congress's attempt, through the Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program, to encourage states to develop and administer sanctions that are accountability based. 12 pages. NCJ 177612.
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Diagnostic Imaging of Child Abuse
 Portable Guide: Portable Guides to Investigating Child Abuse Series, March 2000; revised from July 1996. Provides guidelines for the use of diagnostic imaging in medical evaluations designed to determine whether an injury is evidence of child abuse. 16 pages. NCJ 161235.
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Disproportionate Minority Confinement: A Review of the Research Literature From 1989 Through 2001
 Bulletin, 2002. Examines research found in professional academic journals and edited books from 1989 to 2001 regarding disproportionate minority confinement. Available online only. 24 pages. NCJ 198428.
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Does Your Youth Program Work?
 Bulletin: Youth in Action Series, April 2000. Helps youth get started in evaluating their youth programs. 6 pages. NCJ 179001.
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Drug Identification and Testing in the Juvenile Justice System: Summary
 Summary, May 1998. Presents findings from two projects funded by OJJDP to demonstrate innovative ways to identify and intervene with juvenile drug abusers and offers recommendations to assist juvenile justice agencies seeking to develop programs to identify, screen, and test youth for illicit drug use. 90 pages. NCJ 167889.
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Drug Offense Cases in Juvenile Court, 1986-1995
 Fact Sheet, June 1998. Presents national data on delinquency cases involving drug law violations handled in juvenile courts. 2 pages. FS 9881.
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Drug Offense Cases in Juvenile Court, 1985-1994
  Fact Sheet, February 1997. Presents national data on delinquency cases involving drug law violations handled in juvenile courts. 2 pages. FS 9753.
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Drug Offense Cases in Juvenile Courts, 1990-1999
 Fact Sheet, September 2003. Provides data on delinquency cases involving drug offenses between 1990 and 1999. Available online only. 2 pages. FS 200308.
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Drug Offense Cases in Juvenile Courts, 1989-1998
 Fact Sheet, September 2001. Presents national data on delinquency cases involving drug law violations handled in juvenile courts. 2 pages. FS 200136.
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Due Process Advocacy
 Fact Sheet, January 1997. Summarizes the findings of an American Bar Association survey of juvenile legal defense services, published in a report titled A Call for Justice: An Assessment of Access to Counsel and Quality of Representation in Delinquency Proceedings. 2 pages. FS 9749.
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Education, Disability and Juvenile Justice Teleconference Video
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