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Addressing the Problem of Juvenile Bullying
Fact Sheet, June 2001. Discusses juvenile bullying, a form of violence among children that has come under intense scrutiny amid reports that it may have been a contributing factor in recent school shootings and that it may be related to other forms of juvenile violence. 2 pages. FS 200127.
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Bullying in Schools: An Overview
Bulletin, December 2011. Examines the connection between different types and frequencies of bullying, truancy, and student achievement, and whether students’ engagement in school mediates these factors. 12 pages. NCJ 234205
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Combating Fear and Restoring Safety in Schools
Bulletin: Youth Out of the Education Mainstream Series, April 1998. Focuses on the national effort to reach young people who are absent or truant from school because of school-related fear and intimidation. 16 pages. NCJ 167888.
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OJJDP Annual Report 2010
Report, December 2012. Describes OJJDP’s activities and accomplishments during fiscal year 2010. The report details OJJDP’s activities to reduce children’s exposure to violence, intervene in and prevent girls’ delinquency, address youth gangs, support mentoring activities, facilitate reentry efforts, prevent bullying, enforce underage drinking laws, improve conditions for tribal youth, enhance emergency planning, strengthen the juvenile justice system, enhance public safety and law enforcement, and fight child exploitation. The report concludes with an overview of the agency’s information dissemination activities. 120 pages. NCJ 237051
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OJJDP News @ a Glance, January/February 2010
Newsletter: OJJDP News @ a Glance, January/February 2010. Features a media event held by Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington in partnership with the Office of Justice Programs celebrating National Mentoring Month. The issue also includes features on the recent activities and achievements of the AMBER Alert program; the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention’s approval of a 2010 workplan and identification of key areas of focus for the future; and updates to OJJDP’s online resources for preventing gang violence. Available online only. NCJ 229132.
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OJJDP News @ a Glance, July/August 2010
Newsletter: OJJDP News @ a Glance, July/August 2010. Reports on OJJDP's "green" detention and reentry programs for tribal youth. The issue also includes special features on the recent National Institute of Justice Conference on evidence-based practices to prevent and intervene in delinquency; the U.S. Department of Justice's Tribal Youth Summit; and recent OJJDP trainings to assist law enforcement and child protection professionals from Mexico and the United States in more effectively responding to cross-border abductions. Available online only. NCJ 230815.
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OJJDP News @ a Glance, November/December 2011
Newsletter, November/December 2011. OJJDP's bimonthly newsletter presents notices of agency activities, recent publications, funding opportunities, and upcoming events. NCJ 236316
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OJJDP News @ a Glance, September/October 2010
Newsletter: OJJDP News @ a Glance, September/Octber 2010. Reports on the Attorney General's Defending Childhood initiative. The issue also includes special features on the September meeting of the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention; arts programs that help at-risk and delinquent youth replace destructive behavior with positive activities and interests; and the Office of Justice Programs' SMART Office, which supports the nation's efforts to register and monitor sex offenders. Available online only. NCJ 232007.
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OJJDP News @ a Glance, July/August 2012
Newsletter, July/August 2012. This issue of OJJDP’s bimonthly newsletter presents notices of agency activities, recent publications, funding opportunities, and upcoming events. This issue's lead story offers highlights of the U.S. Department of Justice’s 2012 National Intertribal Youth Summit. The issue also includes special features on the Supreme Court ban on mandatory life without parole for juveniles convicted of homicide; the Defending Childhood Task Force’s congressional briefing; and the third Federal Partners in Bullying Prevention Summit and Stop Bullying Video Challenge; and more. NCJ 238982
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OJJDP News @ a Glance, March/April 2011
Newsletter, March/April, 2011. The issue includes special features on Child Abuse Prevention Month, the National Girls Institute's launch of listening sessions nationwide, and OJJDP's National Conference in October 2011. NCJ 234084
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Polyvictimization: Children's Exposure to Multiple Types of Violence, Crime, and Abuse
Bulletin: National Survey of Children's Exposure to Violence series, October 2011. Presents the findings of the National Survey of Children's Exposure to Violence (NatSCEV) regarding children’s direct exposure to multiple types of violence, crime, and abuse, also known as polyvictimization. 12 pages. NCJ 235504.
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School Safety: Annual Report, 2000
Report, October 2000. Describes the nature and extent of crime and violence on school property; the 2000 Report in this annual series discusses student discipline and includes data on harassment and hate crime among students. 159 pages. NCJ 193163.
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Violence by Teenage Girls: Trends and Context
Bulletin: Girls Study Group Series, May 2008. Examines the involvement of girls in violent activity (including whether such activity has increased relative to the increase for boys) and the contexts in which girls engage in
violent behavior. Available online only. 24 pages. NCJ 218905.
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