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All OJJDP publications may be viewed and downloaded at the publications section of the OJJDP Web site. Print publications also may be ordered online from the National Criminal Justice Reference Service Web site.
Now Available Sexually Assaulted Children: National Estimates and Characteristics (NISMART-2 Bulletin)
To order a printed copy, go to the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS) Web site. Search "NCJ 214383." Caretaker Satisfaction With Law Enforcement Response to Missing Children (NISMART-2 Bulletin)
To order a printed copy, go to NCJRS Web site. Search "NCJ 217909." Coming Soon Girls Study Group: Charting the Way to Delinquency Prevention for Girls
New Online Evaluating Children's Advocacy Centers' Response to Child Sexual Abuse
Other Resources America's Children in Brief: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2008
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The Bulletin provides information on the estimated number and characteristics of children who were sexually assaulted in the United States in 1999, according to the Second National Incidence Studies of Missing, Abducted, Runaway, and Thrownaway Children (NISMART-2) interviews with victims and their families. The estimates are derived from two components of NISMART-2: the National Household Survey of Adult Caretakers and the National Household Survey of Youth. These surveys were conducted during 1999 and reflect a 12-month period. 
The Bulletin examines satisfaction with law enforcement from the perspective of all primary caretakers who contacted police when one or more of their children experienced a qualifying episode in the NISMART-2 National Household Survey of Adult Caretakers. Qualifying episodes include children with police contact who were abducted, ran away, or were thrown away, and children who were missing involuntarily or for benign reasons. 
This Bulletin provides an overview of the Girls Study Group (GSG), a research project convened by OJJDP to determine why arrest rates for girls increased more (or decreased less) than arrests of boys for most types of offenses. OJJDP will release a series of Bulletins examining issues such as patterns of offending among adolescents and how they differ for girls and boys; risk and protective factors associated with delinquency, including gender differences; and the causes and correlates of girls’ delinquency. One title, Violence by Teenage Girls: Trends and Context, was released in May and is available 
This Bulletin describes the findings of a study by researchers at the University of New Hampshire's Crimes Against Children Research Center that evaluated the effectiveness of the Children's Advocacy Center (CAC) model in four prominent CACs and nearby comparison communities. Findings demonstrated the important role these centers can play in advancing child abuse investigations; the study also suggested ways in which the model could be improved in the future. The first CAC was established in 1986 to create a sensitive environment for child abuse interviews, provide victims and their families with medical and child protection services, and coordinate abuse investigations. The model has gained in popularity over the past 20 years. As of 2006, the National Children's Alliance had certified more than 600 centers.
Each year since 1997, the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics has published a report on the well-being of children and families, and OJJDP contributes to its content each year. The indicators and background measures in this report represent large segments of the population and are measured regularly so that they can be updated and show trends over time. The indicators are organized into seven sections, each focusing on a domain relevant to children's lives: Family and Social Environment, Economic Circumstances, Health Care, Physical Environment and Safety, Behavior, Education, and Health. The Forum fosters coordination and integration among 22 Federal agencies that produce or use statistical data on children and families.