OJJDP News @ a Glance - January/February 2006

New Publications

	Building on Success
	Setting the Stage
	The Big Picture
	What Works
	AMBER Alert
	New Publications
	Funding Update
	Coordinating Council
	OJJDP Staff News
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All OJJDP publications may be viewed and downloaded at ojjdp.ncjrs.gov/publications. Print publications may also be ordered from the Juvenile Justice Clearinghouse (order online at puborder.ncjrs.gov or call 800-851-3420).

Now Available

How the Justice System Responds to Juvenile Victims: A Comprehensive Model. Part of the Crimes Against Children Series, this Bulletin introduces the concept of a juvenile victim justice system. It identifies the major elements of this system by delineating how cases move through it, reviewing each step for the child protection and criminal justice systems, and describing the interaction of the agencies and individuals involved.

2006 National Report cover

Also Available Through OJJDP . . .

Statistical Report on America's Children

America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being 2005, published by the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, is available through the publications page of OJJDP's Web site. A limited number of printed copies are available free of charge from OJJDP's Juvenile Justice Clearinghouse (request NCJ 210533).

In this biennial report to the nation, 9 contextual measures describe the changing population, family, and environmental conditions in which children live, and 25 indicators depict children's well-being in the areas of economic security, health, behavior and social environment, and education. The 2005 report also includes special features on children with asthma, childhood exposure to lead, and parental reports of emotional and behavioral difficulties in children, and a special section on family structure and the well-being of children.

OJJDP is one of 20 federal agencies collaborating to produce this report, which offers a comprehensive portrait of the nation's children in a nontechnical, user-friendly format. The Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics updates indicator data annually at childstats.gov; the detailed report alternates with an "in brief" edition.