U.S. Department of Justice

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• Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

U.S. Department of Education

Education Resources Information Center (ERIC)
Sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences of the U.S. Department of Education, ERIC houses and produces an electronic database of journal and other education literature containing more than 1.1 million citations.

Especially for Parents
This page of the U.S. Department of Education's Web site features resources that parents can use to enhance their children's academic success.

Family Education Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
A federal law that protects the privacy of student education records, FERPA applies to all schools that receive funds under an applicable program of the U.S. Department of Education.

No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (Pub. L. No. 107–110)
Reauthorizing the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, No Child Left Behind provides increased accountability for states, school districts, and schools; greater choice for parents and students, particularly those attending low-performing schools; more flexibility for states and local education agencies in the use of federal education dollars; and a stronger emphasis on reading, especially for young children.

Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools
The Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools (OSDFS) administers, coordinates, and recommends policy for improving quality and excellence of drug and violence prevention programs.

Truancy: A Serious Problem for Students, Schools, and Society
This online training program is designed to enhance the understanding of truancy and provide information and resources to promote school attendance among students nationwide.

What Works Clearinghouse
Established by the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences, the What Works Clearinghouse collects, screens, and identifies studies on the effectiveness of educational interventions (e.g., programs, products, practices, and policies).

21st Century Community Learning Centers (CCLC)
A key component of the No Child Left Behind Act, the 21st CCLC program provides academic enrichment and youth development opportunities for children attending low-performing schools.

Achieve, Inc.
Created by the nation's governors and business leaders, Achieve, Inc., is a bipartisan, nonprofit organization that helps states raise academic standards, improve assessments, and strengthen accountability to prepare all young people for postsecondary education, work, and citizenship.

American Evaluation Association
This international professional association works to improve evaluation practices and methods and to increase the use of evaluations for programs, personnel, and technology.

Blueprints for Violence Prevention
Launched by the Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence, Blueprints comprises 11 model violence prevention and intervention initiatives and 18 promising programs that effectively reduce adolescent violent crime, aggression, delinquency, and substance abuse.

Boys & Girls Clubs of America
Founded in 1906, Boys & Girls Clubs of America seeks to inspire and enable all young people, especially those from disadvantaged circumstances, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible, and caring citizens.

CDC Evaluation Working Group
This Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) working group seeks to define and organize the essential elements of program evaluation, leading to the institutional changes that promote evaluation practices at the CDC and throughout the public health system.

Center for Law and Education
The Center for Law and Education works to foster school- and districtwide change to improve educational outcomes for low-income students and communities nationwide.

Center for Research on the Education of Students Placed at Risk (CRESPAR)
Established in 1994, CRESPAR's mission is to research, develop, evaluate, and disseminate replicable strategies designed to transform schooling for students who are placed at risk due to inadequate institutional factors such as poverty, ethnic minority status, and non-English-speaking backgrounds.

ChildStats
The official Web site of the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, ChildStats provides easy access to federal and state statistics and reports on children and their families, economic security, health, behavior and social environment, and education.

Education Resources Information Center (ERIC)
Sponsored by the Institute of Education Sciences of the U.S. Department of Education, ERIC houses and produces an electronic database of journal and other education literature containing more than 1.1 million citations.

Harvard Family Research Project—Family Involvement Network of Educators (FINE)
FINE is a national network that promotes strong partnerships among children's educators, families, and communities. FINE membership is free, and members receive monthly e-mails containing the latest research, toolkits, and training resources for family involvement.

International Association for Truancy and Dropout Prevention (IATDP)
IADTP, a membership organization, works to assist administrators, teachers, and parents with truancy and dropout prevention through training and the development of model programs and strategies.

Juvenile Justice Evaluation Center (JJEC)
Sponsored by OJJDP and coordinated by the Justice Research and Statistical Association, JJEC provides evaluation tools and information to help state and local program personnel evaluate juvenile justice programs and systems.

Kids Count Data Book
Kids Count, a project of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, is a national and state-by-state effort to track the well-being of children in the United States.

National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
Under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Education and the Institute of Education Sciences, NCES is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to the condition of education in the United States.

National Center for School Engagement
NCSE provides training, technical assistance, and research and evaluation on school attendance, attachment, and achievement for school districts, law enforcement agencies, courts, and state and federal agencies.

National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS)
A federally funded clearinghouse supported by the Office of Justice Programs, NCJRS provides justice and substance abuse information to support research, policy, and program development worldwide.

National Dropout Prevention Center/Network
This organization serves as a research center and resource network for practitioners, researchers, and policymakers by promoting awareness of successful programs and policies related to dropout prevention.

National Dropout Prevention Center/Network Library
This site provides access to a searchable database of abstracts and citations for journal articles and papers focusing on school success and dropout prevention.

National Dropout Prevention Center/Network Model Programs
Sponsored by the National Dropout Prevention Center, this database lists hundreds of dropout prevention programs nationwide.

National Training & Technical Assistance Center (NTTAC)
Funded by OJJDP, NTTAC provides national leadership, coordination, training and technical assistance, and resources that respond to the needs of the juvenile justice field.

National Truancy Prevention Association (NTPA)
NTPA helps communities develop, support, and sustain effective truancy prevention practices by providing leadership and encouraging collaborative practices.

National Youth Court Center (NYCC)
NYCC serves as an information clearinghouse for youth court programs across the nation, providing training and technical assistance and creating resource materials on the development and enhancement of youth court programs.

National Youth Gang Center (NYGC)
Sponsored by OJJDP, NYGC provides a coordinated response to America's gang problem by helping policymakers, practitioners, and researchers develop and implement effective gang prevention, intervention, and suppression strategies.

OJJDP Model Programs Guide
This online portal to scientifically tested and proven programs profiles more than 175 prevention and intervention programs and helps communities identify those that best suit their needs.

OJJDP Publications
This section of the OJJDP Web site offers a complete list of OJJDP publications, with links to HTML and PDF formats, and features a publications search.

OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book
The Statistical Briefing Book, part of the OJJDP Web site, provides online access to information about juvenile crime, victimization, and youth involved in the juvenile justice system.

Online Evaluation Resource Library (OERL)
Funded by the National Science Foundation, OERL supports the continuous improvement of project evaluations by housing a large collection of evaluation reports, tools, and instruments from past and current project evaluations and by creating guidelines for improving evaluation practices.

Operation Graduation
This Web site contains a range of resources for youth to help them stay in school, such as homework assistance and referrals to crisis organizations and community groups.

Prevention Pathways
Sponsored by the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, Prevention Pathways provides information on substance abuse prevention programs, program implementation, evaluation, technical assistance, and online courses.

Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative
A collaborative initiative from OJJDP, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and the U.S. Department of Education, Safe Schools/Healthy Students provides funds to schools and communities to enhance school- and community-based services, to strengthen healthy child development, and to prevent and reduce violence and substance abuse among youth.

Strengthening America's Families: Effective Family Programs for Prevention of Delinquency
This site lists the results of a search undertaken by OJJDP and SAMHSA in 1999 to identify best practices in family strengthening programs.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Model Programs
This directory features SAMHSA model programs that have been tested in communities, schools, and workplaces nationwide and have been proven to prevent or reduce substance abuse and other high-risk behaviors.

Truancy Listserv
Sponsored by the National Center for School Engagement, the listserv provides a forum for juvenile justice, education, and human services professionals to discuss issues regarding out-of-school youth and truancy.

Truancy Program Registry
Sponsored by the National Center for School Engagement, the registry contains a comprehensive database of truancy reduction contacts and programs nationwide.

Truancy Reduction Demonstration Program
As part of a cooperative effort among OJJDP, the Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools (U.S. Department of Education), and the Community Capacity Development Office, program sites were selected to implement truancy reduction programs incorporating the following components: community collaboration, public awareness efforts, a continuum of services for families, and successful system reform.