U.S. Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs, Innovation -  Partnerships – Safer Neighborhoods Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) Serving Children, Families and Communities OJJDP Deinstitutionalization of Status Offenders

Other Resources

This section contains useful resources for communities seeking to learn more about addressing the needs of status offenders, and complying with the DSO provision of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, as amended.  Related links supplies links to selected Web sites and publications on DSO topics. Glossary presents definitions of commonly used terms related to DSO and juvenile justice.  Training and Technical Assistance provides a link to the T&TA form that must be completed to request free training and technical assistance in implementing DSO direct services or system change strategies.FAQs gives answers to frequently asked questions concerning preventing the institutionalization of status offenders, meeting DSO requirements, and using the DSO Best Practices Database. References for all citations in the DSO Best Practices Database also are located in this section.