Publications may be viewed and downloaded at OJJDP’s Web site (www.ojp.usdoj.gov/ojjdp). Print publications may also be ordered from the Juvenile Justice Clearinghouse (call 800–851–3420 or order online at puborder.ncjrs.org).

Assessing the Mental Health Status of Youth in Juvenile Justice Settings. Presents the results of a study that used the Voice DISC, a self-administered version of the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children (DISC), to screen for psychiatric disorders in youth newly admitted to juvenile correctional institutions.
Bulletin. August 2004. NCJ 202713.

Disproportionate Minority Confinement: 2002 Update. Provides a concise picture of developments in addressing disproportionate minority confinement (DMC) at the national, state, and local levels during the past 5 years.
Summary. September 2004. NCJ 201240.

Juvenile Arrests 2002. Summarizes and analyzes national and state juvenile arrest data presented in the FBI’s report Crime in the United States 2002.
Bulletin. September 2004. NCJ 204608.

Juvenile Justice Journal, Vol. IX, No. 1 (Causes and Correlates Issue). Focuses on research that assesses how and why children become delinquent.
Journal. September 2004. NCJ 203555.

Trends in the Murder of Juveniles: 1980–2000. Draws on statistics from the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program—in particular, supplementary homicide report data—to analyze trends in the murder of juveniles between 1980 and 2000.
Bulletin. September 2004. NCJ 194609.