This full-day session will be led by the lead authors of the soon-to-be-released OJJDP DMC Technical Assistance Manual (3rd edition). Participants will be exposed to ways to identify the extent of DMC, determine factors contributing to the existence of DMC, design data-based intervention strategies to address these factors, evaluate the efficacy of the adopted strategies, and monitor changes in DMC trends over time. In addition, a draft Web-based DMC data entry system will be demonstrated.

This full-day session will provide participants with practical information and resources to support effective juvenile justice and delinquency prevention programming through community-based problem assessment. The training will emphasize the importance of assessment prior to program implementation; feature models of community assessment used in three OJJDP-funded programs (Title V, Targeted Community Action Planning, and Gang Reduction Program); use case studies to provide participants with the opportunity to apply analytic skills, identify priority needs and problems, and suggest program responses; and discuss resources to assist in conducting assessments and collecting data.

This full-day training session will focus on a comprehensive set of best practices by courts, schools, prosecutors, and law enforcement to reduce truancy, divert youth from delinquency, and engage youth in school. In addition, participants will learn how to engage in active planning to create more effective policies and to inform legislation at the local, state, and federal levels, and to develop partnerships to finance these efforts.

This full-day interactive workshop will showcase the curriculum developed by OJJDP and the National Institute of Corrections, Meeting the Needs of Juvenile Female Offenders . Participants will learn to analyze their juvenile justice system and service delivery area using a female-responsive approach to effect systemic change and integrate female-responsive concepts and practices into existing programs to develop or improve programs or services appropriate for juvenile female offenders. In addition, the workshop will address juvenile female risk factors in various settings, staffing issues, and how to find and evaluate resources.