All publications may be viewed and downloaded at OJJDP’s Web site. (Visit the “Publications” page at www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ojjdp for access to alphabetical and topical listings of titles, with links to content summaries and full-text files. Be sure to check the “New Releases” link for the latest news on OJJDP publishing activity.) The publications may also be ordered from the Juvenile Justice Clearinghouse (JJC) at 800–638–8736, 410–792–4358 (fax), and online at puborder.ncjrs.org.

Best Practices in Juvenile Accountability: Overview. Provides an indepth history of OJJDP‘s Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grants (JAIBG) program, reviews the developmental perspective shaping juvenile accountability, and offers case histories illustrating effective practices that promote accountability.
Bulletin. April 2003. 12 pp. NCJ 184745.

Child Delinquency: Early Intervention and Prevention. Presents valuable information on the nature of child delinquency and describes early intervention and prevention programs that effectively reduce delinquent behavior. The first issue in OJJDP’s Child Delinquency Series, this Bulletin summarizes the final report of OJJDP’s Study Group on Very Young Offenders, which draws on hundreds of studies to describe the developmental course of child delinquency and delineate key risk and protective factors. The Bulletin also identifies effective and promising prevention and intervention programs that help reduce the incidence of delinquency and offer significant cost savings to society.
Child Delinquency Series Bulletin. May 2003. 20 pp. NCJ 186162.

Prevalence and Development of Child Delinquency. Provides information on very young offenders (those between the ages of 7 and 12) who become involved with the juvenile justice system.
Child Delinquency Series Bulletin. March 2003. 8 pp. NCJ 193411.

Risk and Protective Factors of Child Delinquency. Focuses on four types of risk and protective factors—individual, family, peer, and school and community—that are essential to effective early childhood delinquency intervention.
Child Delinquency Series Bulletin. April 2003. 16 pp. NCJ 193409.

Treatment, Services, and Intervention Programs for Child Delinquents. Examines various treatments, services, and intervention programs designed to mitigate the disruptive behavior of child delinquents (offenders younger than age 13).
Child Delinquency Series Bulletin. March 2003. 16 pp. NCJ 193410.

OJJDP News @ a Glance	May/June 2003 Volume II Number 3