Bureau of Justice Assistance

This policy brief provides information to state and local policymakers as well as education and juvenile justice leaders about how to use requirements under the Every Student Succeeds Act to improve education and workforce outcomes for youth in long-term juvenile justice facilities. 

This resource, developed by the National Reentry Resource Center, provides recommendations to help community-based organizations integrate adult mentoring into existing reentry programming.

This redesigned website features new focus areas on criminal justice, communities and research, an inquiries section for quicker responses from staff, new forms to request technical assistance, the National Gang Center blog, and OJJDP Comprehensive Gang Model tools. 

This article provides an overview of the varying types of drug courts. 

This website helps tribal justice practitioners learn about emerging and promising justice-related programs in Indian Country. 

This new website features violent crime training and technical assistance resources, including publications, national initiatives, trainings, technical assistance opportunities, and other materials identified by BJA’s National Training and Technical Assistance Center (NTTAC). ​

This training video shows children telling their own stories about how they were affected by the arrest of a parent.

The Center for Public Safety Innovation and the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America released a video featuring a panel of experts discussing trends in underage drinking. 

NGC has published a Spanish version of the Parents' Guide to Gangs.