Latest Finding from OJJDP’s Data Analysis Program

Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel

Abstract

The Data Analysis Project serves as OJJDP's statistical analysis center for responding to the research needs of OJJDP and the juvenile justice community. Each year, the project completes various reports and web-based products on a wide range of topics. These reports are based on analyses of the major juvenile justice national data sets (e.g., the Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement, the Juvenile Residential Facility Census, the National Incident-Based Reporting System, and the Uniform Crime Reporting Program). The most notable publications are the Juvenile Offenders and Victims series of reports, bulletins, and fact sheets that have become a standard in the field. The web-based products are available through the OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book, a site developed and maintained by the project, that presents the most current statistics on juvenile offenders and the juvenile justice system, as well as interactive data analysis and presentation tools that enable users to perform custom analyses of data covering a range of juvenile justice topics.

Sub Unit

• Area IX: Juvenile Crime and the Justice System / 57: Delinquency

Individual Presentations

• Services Provided to Youth in Residential Placement Facilities - Sarah Hockenberry, National Center for Juvenile Justice; Charles Puzzanchera, National Center for Juvenile Justice

• States Caught In the Act: Doing Some Things Right - Melissa Sickmund, National Center for Juvenile Justice; James C. (Buddy) Howell, National Gang Center; John J. Wilson, Comprehensive Strategies for Juvenile Justice, LLC

• Race as a Factor in Juvenile Arrests - Julie Furdella, National Center for Juvenile Justice; Charles Puzzanchera, National Center for Juvenile Justice

• Sexual Assault of Young Children - Charles Puzzanchera, National Center for Juvenile Justice

Discussant

• Benjamin Adams, Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention