Mobilizing Communities to Prevent Juvenile Crime; Bulletin

摘要

If we are to prevent the juvenile crime that is tearing the social fabric of our Nation, we must invest our human resources and financial capital in both activities designed to ensure our immediate public safety and those aimed at the long-term prevention of juvenile crime. The most effective prevention initiatives are those that are locally designed, controlled, and implemented. The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) funds Community Prevention Grants under Title V of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act to help communities in 49 States, 5 territories, and the District of Columbia prevent juvenile delinquency. The grants, which require a 50-percent cash or inkind match, have stimulated additional funding in many participating communities. Mobilizing Communities To Prevent Juvenile Crime provides promising prevention approaches, summarizes the risk factors challenging youth, features effective prevention programs supported by OJJDP, and describes planning, training, and technical assistance opportunities available through OJJDPs Community Prevention Grants.