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Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

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Website
  
www.ojjdp.gov

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

Jurisdiction
  
Federal government of the United States

Headquarters
  
810 7th Street NW Washington, D.C., United States

Bureau/Office executive
  
Eileen M. Garry (acting), Administrator

Parent department
  
Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice

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.

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.

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.

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.

In January 2017, with the administration change, Eileen M. Garry took over as acting administrator from Robert Listenbee, who had been sworn into office on March 25, 2013.

References

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Wikipedia