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Link to issue page here: Justice, Crime and Public Safety

Goal Statement   one sentence that further defines the topic 

• To prevent young people from becoming delinquent or engaging in delinquent activities. 

Policy Options / Model Programs   specific policies or program models, grouped by type, that are profiled 

• The Missouri Model

• Omega Boys Club

• Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI)

• Homeboy Industries
• Truancy
  

U.S. Department of Justice Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Model Programs

• Court Services

• Drug Court
• Gun Court
• Mental Health Court
• Reentry Court
• Teen or Youth Court 

   

• Education

• Academic Skills Enhancement 

• After-school or Recreation

• Alternative School
• Bullying
• Classroom Curricula
• Conflict Resolution or Interpersonal Skills
• Leadership and Youth Development
• School or Classroom Environment
• Preventing Truancy

• Family Involvement 

• Family Therapy

• Parent Training
• Wraparound  or Case Management

• Health and Therapy

• Alcohol and Drug Therapy or Alcohol and Drug Education
• Cognitive Behavioral Treatment
• Residential Treatment Centers
•  Wraparound  or Case Management

   

• Housing Options

• Group Home
• Home Confinement with or without EM
• Shelter Care
• Wilderness Camps

• Jobs
• Vocational or Job Training

• Mentoring

• Leadership and Youth Development
• Mentoring

• Supervision and Prevention  

• Aftercare

• Community and Problem-Oriented Policing
• Community Awareness or Mobilization
• Correctional Facilities
• Day or Evening Reporting Center
• Diversion
• Gang Prevention
• Gender-Specific Programming
• Probation Services  
• Restorative Justice 

   

Local/State/National Information    additional information on this topic at the local, state, national, global level

• Juvenile Delinquency - USA 

• Juvenile Delinquency - New Jersey 

• Juvenile Delinquency - Trenton, NJ 

Glossary of Terms   key words or phrases that the layperson needs to know to understand this issue 

Bibliography    

• U.S. Department of Justice Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Model Programs