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July 8 - JDCAP Training Committee meeting at the Chester County Youth Center.

Employment Opportunities

The Council of State Governments Justice Center is seeking to fill an immediate opening for a Juvenile Justice Policy Analyst position in the NYC office (candidates for the Bethesda, MD office will also be considered). This is an exciting opportunity to provide technical assistance and policy recommendations to reform juvenile justice systems across the country.

Interested applicants can contact Josh Weber at jweber@csg.org.

Policy Analyst Job Description

Additional Information

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Releases Report on Reducing Youth Violence

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released "Preventing Youth Violence: Opportunities for Action." This report provides information, evidence-based strategies, and action steps to help community leaders and members, public health professionals, families, and young people reduce or prevent youth violence.

Resources:

View or download the full report and its companion guide "Taking Action to Prevent Youth Violence."

Webinar To Discuss School Justice Collaboration Program Grant Opportunities

On July 1, 2014, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. ET, OJJDP will present the Webinar "School Justice Collaboration Program." During this Webinar, OJJDP staff will discuss the fiscal year 2014 School Justice Collaboration Program: Keeping Kids in School and Out of Court funding opportunities. Representatives from the U.S. Departments of Education and Health and Human Services will speak about the related School Climate Transformation Grant Program and the Project AWARE grant program.

National Academies Release Victim and Support Services Guide about Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Trafficking of Children

The Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council have released a guide for victim and support service providers summarizing their report "Confronting Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking of Minors in the United States." The OJJDP-sponsored report examines current approaches addressing commercial sexual exploitation and sex trafficking of children. The guide highlights information relevant for providers of victim and support services and includes key terms, risk factors, emerging service strategies, challenges of providing services, and recommendations for preventing, identifying, and responding to these crimes.

OJJDP Announces New Smart on Juvenile Justice Funding Opportunities

OJJDP is promoting reform through the adoption of evidence-based practices and a developmentally appropriate approach to juvenile justice. OJJDP is aware of the growing body of research on effective community-based approaches to juvenile crime and the limited impact that secure placement has on reducing juvenile offending and recidivism. OJJDP has incorporated this research into the development of a Smart on Juvenile Justice strategy that focuses on implementing juvenile justice reforms to maximize cost savings and strategically reinvesting the savings while supporting statewide system change. OJJDP has announced the following fiscal year 2014 funding opportunities as part of its Smart on Juvenile Justice strategy:

• Smart on Juvenile Justice: Juvenile Prosecution Curriculum Development, Training, and Technical Assistance Program. The awardee will develop and operate a national center to provide technical support and training, publications and resources, and policy development and leadership opportunities to the juvenile prosecution bar. Applications are due July 14, 2014.

• Smart on Juvenile Justice: Technical Assistance to End Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Juvenile Justice System. This project will offer education, training and technical assistance, and other information resources to state, local, and tribal governments on promising systemic and programmatic techniques to address disproportionate minority contact and eliminate racial and ethnic disparities in the juvenile justice system. Applications are due July 14, 2014.

• Smart on Juvenile Justice: A Comprehensive Strategy to Juvenile Justice Reform. OJJDP will make an award to an organization/partnership of organizations to provide intensive, targeted training and technical assistance to Hawaii, Kentucky, and Georgia to ensure that they successfully implement their juvenile justice reforms. Applications are due July 16, 2014. 

IACP Launches Online Training Series on Juvenile Interviewing and Interrogation

The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), in collaboration with OJJDP, has released a free, online training series on effective juvenile interviewing and interrogation techniques. This introductory-level series is targeted to law enforcement and legally authorized juvenile justice professionals who interview and/or interrogate youth. Courses include analyzing juvenile behavior, developing rapport with youth, juvenile interviewing techniques, and juvenile interrogation techniques.

This online series was developed under IACP's Improving Law Enforcement Responses to Youth Training and Technical Assistance Program, funded through OJJDP, and is based on the IACP/OJJDP classroom training "Introduction to Juvenile Interview and Interrogation Techniques."