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July/August 2003  
Volume II Number 4  
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New Publications

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.

Changes to OJJDP’s Juvenile Accountability Program. Highlights provisions of the new Juvenile Accountability Block Grants program.
Bulletin. June 2003. 6 pp. NCJ 200220.

Community Correlates of Rural Youth Violence. Addresses the lack of knowledge about rural youth violence by applying social disorganization theory to community correlates of youth violence in nonmetropolitan communities in Florida, Georgia, Nebraska, and South Carolina.
Bulletin. May 2003. 12 pp. NCJ 193591.

Highlights of the 2001 National Youth Gang Survey. Presents major findings from the 2001 National Youth Gang Survey, highlighting data from larger cities, suburban counties, smaller cities, and rural counties to reflect youth gang activity in the United States.
Fact Sheet. April 2003. 2 pp. FS 200301.

Juvenile Court Statistics 1998.Profiles more than 1.7 million delinquency cases handled by the juvenile courts during 1998 and examines trends in case processing since 1989.
Report. June 2003. 115 pp. NCJ 193696.

Juveniles in Court. Provides a summary of the latest statistics available on juveniles in court.
National Report Series Bulletin. June 2003. 32 pp. NCJ 195420.

OJJDP’s Tribal Youth Initiatives.Describes OJJDP’s efforts to assist tribal communities in addressing risk factors for delinquency.
Bulletin. May 2003. 8 pp. NCJ 193763.

Race as a Factor in Juvenile Arrests.Analyzes statistics from the FBI’s National Incident-Based Reporting System for evidence of racial bias in police arrests of juveniles for violent crimes.
Bulletin. April 2003. 8 pp. NCJ 189180.

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Latest Resources From OJJDP

Latest Resources From OJJDPThis new publication provides a comprehensive, easy-to-use guide to information available from OJJDP. It includes an overview of the kinds of publications and other information products OJJDP makes available, an annotated listing (arranged by topic) of all publications issued during 2001 and 2002, and a list of all titles published to date in OJJDP’s special Bulletin series.
May 2003. 56 pp. BC000115.


OJJDP News @ a Glance July/August 2003
Volume II Number 4
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