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Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

United States agency

Summary

United States agency

Field	Value
agency_name	Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
type	Bureau/Office
seal	Seal of the United States Department of Justice.svg
seal_width	91px
seal_caption	Seal of the United States Department of Justice
logo	OJJDP Logo Black.svg
logo_width	160px
formed
jurisdiction	Federal government of the United States
headquarters	810 7th Street NW
Washington, D.C., United States
chief1_name	Liz Ryan
chief1_position	Administrator
parent_department	Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice
website	ojjdp.ojp.gov

Washington, D.C., United States

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 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.

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. OJJDP publishes the Juvenile Residential Facility Census Databook (JRFCDB) on even numbered years, summarizing data on youth detention.

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). OJJDP has the National Gang Center linked through the National Gang Center.

In May 2022, President Joe Biden appointed Liz Ryan as administrator.

References

[https://www.ojjdp.gov/ojstatbb/jrfcdb/ ''Juvenile Residential Facility Census Databook (JRFCDB)''], JRFC Databook, accessed 23August2018.
Institute for Intergovernmental Research (IIR) for the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). "National Gang Center™". nationalgangcenter.gov.
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. (17 May 2022). "Long-Time Youth Advocate Liz Ryan Takes the Reins at OJJDP".

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