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 Court Bulletin Focuses on Methamphetamine
Drug Courts: An Effective Strategy for Communities Facing Methamphetamine describes the history, mission, and success of drug courts—the primary tool for fighting meth addiction and trafficking. Drug courts combine intensive rehabilitation services with the justice system to intervene effectively with drug users by offering longer treatment periods, addressing co-occurring mental health disorders, and providing intensive community supervision and monitoring.
OJJDP Fact Sheet Highlights Gang Survey Findings
Highlights of the 2002–2003 National Youth Gang Surveys summarizes findings from the National Youth Gang Surveys for 2002 and 2003, which indicate that gangs, gang members, and gang-related homicides are concentrated in larger cities.
Guidance in Planning Community-Based Facilities
Planning Community-Based Facilities for Violent Juvenile Offenders as Part of a System of Graduated Sanctions describes how to develop small community-based or regional confinement facilities for serious, violent, and chronic juvenile offenders. Three sample programs are described.
Report to the Attorney General on Body Armor Safety Initiative
This NIJ study addresses the reliability of body armor used by law enforcement personnel and examines the future of bullet-resistant technology and testing.
 Identifying "Hot Spots" in Crime
Mapping Crime: Understanding Hot Spots explains that much of crime mapping is devoted to detecting high-crime-density areas known as hotspots. Hotspot analysis helps police identify high-crime areas, the types of crimes being committed, and the best ways to respond.
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