Juvenile Justice

This webinar, sponsored by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, from the National Gang Center will discuss recognizing gang activity in schools.

This webinar will examine how experiences of gendered violence create pathways for girls into the juvenile justice system, with an emphasis on crossover from the child welfare system into the juvenile justice system and how girls in the child welfare system are more susceptible to sexual exploitation.

In 2016, the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention began awarding grants to states seeking to revamp their juvenile diversion policies and practices, with the goal of reducing formal system contact, improving youth outcomes, and reducing racial and ethnic disparities. In this webinar, presenters will share lessons learned from this and other juvenile diversion improvement initiatives, including:

This webinar will describe the many risks of harm (short term and long term) for children exposed to violence in their community. As rates of violent crime continue to increase in many communities across the United States, child-serving professionals across all disciplines must gain greater insight into the damaging effects of exposure to these incidents, on the children who reside there. With a focus on the emotionally damaging nature of this exposure, outcome differences by race, gender, age, and the nature and frequency of community violence exposure will be discussed.

In this webinar, presenters will explore the important role of resource parents in supporting the family recovery and reunification process. Presenters will share their experiences in engaging resource parents in critical activities, including facilitating quality and frequent family time, co-parenting with the birth parent, and providing a trauma-informed approach. Additional technical assistance resources, including a pre-recorded video presentation, team discussion guide, and “Take Action” guides will also be provided to enhance learning.

For the fifth year, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) is hosting its annual "Community Policing in Action” Photo Contest. State, local, territorial, and tribal law enforcement agencies are invited to submit a photo that showcases examples of community policing in action with other law enforcement and community stakeholders.

Register to join the Advocates for Human Potential’s (AHP) webinar “Supporting Offender Reentry Through Tablet Technology” on Wednesday, December 21 from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. ET.

This course is for street patrol officers/new detectives who need to understand the scope of the problem, recognize the types of crimes that may be encountered, respond to the scene, maintain awareness of associated evidence, use effective interview techniques, and produce documentation to further an investigation for a successful prosecution.

National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Georgia Public Defender Council are planning a two-day training program in Macon, Georgia, to target the underserved area of southwest Georgia. Public defense providers, including institutionally employed defenders and those who do public defense via court appointment, are welcome to attend. The program will have a dual track on the first day, with juvenile and adult topics, and the second day will be comprised of "crossover" topics for both adult and juvenile defenders.

Please join the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) National Training and Technical Assistance Center on Tuesday, January 26 from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. ET for a webinar on “Police/Community Trust: Local and National Perspectives.”