Juvenile Justice

    OJJDP Webinar - ReEntry Mentoring: Conversations from the Field on Working with System-Involved Youth

    Thousands of youth are arrested each year, beginning a gateway for many into the juvenile justice system. Throughout the country, mentoring programs are providing system-involved youth with the opportunity to be connected to a mentor in their own community to stop the cycle. Join this webinar as representatives from the following organizations share how they engage system-involved youth through mentoring and how they are expanding: 

    Onsite Training - 2017 Comprehensive Gang Model Workshop

    Training on the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) Comprehensive Gang Model will be offered by the National Gang Center (NGC) on June 13–15, 2017, in Denver, Colorado. The training is free; however, all other costs will be the responsibility of the participants (e.g., travel, meals, lodging, and transportation).

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    OJJDP Webinar: Learn About New Law Enforcement Tools for Responding to Children Exposed to Violence

    April 04, 2017

    Register to join the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), and the Yale Childhood Violent Trauma Center (CVTC) for the webinar “Enhancing Police Responses to Children Exposed to Violence: A Toolkit for Law Enforcement” on Wednesday, April 5 from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. ET.

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    OJJDP Webinar - Enhancing Police Responses to Children Exposed to Violence: A Toolkit for Law Enforcement

    This webinar will discuss a new toolkit of resources to enable law enforcement officers to identify and respond to children exposed to violence and potentially traumatic events. The new toolkit, "Enhancing Police Responses to Children Exposed to Violence: A Toolkit for Law Enforcement," launches on April 4, 2017 and will be available in electronic and hardcopy. 

    Join the Justice Clearinghouse for a Webinar on Protecting Child Victims of Sex Trafficking

    March 09, 2017

    Register to join the Justice Clearinghouse for the webinar “Protecting the Victims of Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking” on Thursday, March 16 from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. ET. During this webinar, participants will learn about the components of Safe Harbor laws, which work to ensure that minors involved in domestic sex trafficking are treated as victims, not as offenders.

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    Webinar - Protecting the Victims of Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking

    Efforts to protect children identified as victims of domestic sex trafficking have gained momentum as a number of states have developed protective legislation often referred to as “Safe Harbor” laws, which aim to ensure identified youth are treated as victims not offenders. Hosted by the Justice Clearinghouse, this webinar will present statutory, policy-based, and practice-oriented approaches to improving the response to child sex trafficking victims.

    Join the Justice Research and Statistics Association for a Webinar on Institutional Review Boards and Protecting Human Subjects

    February 21, 2017

    Join the Justice Research and Statistics Association (JRSA) for the webinar, “Protecting Human Subjects and Institutional Review Boards: An Overview,” on Thursday, February 23 from 3:00 to 4:00 p.m. ET. This webinar will review the basics of institutional review boards (IRBs), including the need for them to protect human subjects and details on when to submit research protocols for review to an IRB.

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    Attend an OJJDP and Midwest Regional Children’s Advocacy Center Webinar on the Co-occurrence of Domestic Violence and Child Abuse

    February 02, 2017

    Join the Midwest Regional Children’s Advocacy Center and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) for the webinar “From an Advocate's Perspective: Domestic Violence and Child Abuse” on Thursday, February 9 from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. ET.

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    Webinar - From an Advocate's Perspective: Domestic Violence and Child Abuse

    Join the Midwest Regional Children’s Advocacy Center and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) for a webinar on the high rate of co-occurrence between child abuse and domestic violence. Participants will learn how children are used after separation by the abusive parent to continue the battering, power, and control.

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