Criminal Justice Resources: Open Access Government Resources

Here are a few additional (credible) places to find information:

• U.S. Department of Justice | Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Programs (OJJDP) | "Juvenile Justice" page
  • A sampling of publications:
  • "An Overview of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act" (pdf)
  • "Characteristics of Cases Judicially Waived from Juvenile Court to Criminal Court" (pdf)
  • "Five Things About Youth and Delinquency"
  • "Highlights from the 2022 Juvenile Residential Facility Census" (pdf)

OJJDP - REPORTS

• National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) - Virtual Library
• Bureau of Justice Statistics
  • A sampling of resources:
    • "Crimes Involving Juveniles, 1993-2022" (pdf)
    • "Just the Stats | Juveniles Incarcerated in U.S. Adult Jails and Prisons, 2002–2021" (pdf)