OJJDP works to prevent gang involvement, girls' delinquency, and underage drinking.
OJJDP assists victims of child abduction and commercial sexual exploitation.
OJJDP supports mentoring and faith-based and community initiatives.
SMART tracks local issues and maps community resources.
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OJJDP News @ a Glance, March/April 2012
The most recent issue of OJJDP News @ a Glance features an indepth interview with Melodee Hanes, OJJDP’s Acting Administrator, and includes articles on the second annual summit of the National Forum on Youth Violence Prevention, public hearings in Miami and Detroit of the Attorney General’s National Task Force on Children Exposed to Violence, findings of an OJJDP-supported study on serious juvenile offenders, and more. 
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National Gang Center Releases Newsletter on Gang Reduction
The National Gang Center, sponsored by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and OJJDP, has released the inaugural issue of NGC Newsletter. The quarterly newsletter features articles on reducing gang involvement and crime in communities. The future issues will provide practitioners with current information about emerging gangs, gang-related trends, gang-reduction trainings, and gang-suppression strategies.  |