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resource guides—and public
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NIJ and OJJDP Release Joint Publications

View the following bulletins from the Transitions Study Group Series.
- Delays in Youth Justice
- Young Offenders: What Happens and What Should Happen

Resources Available on Youth
Violence | NCJRS

National Youth Violence Prevention Week The Youth Violence Special Feature focuses on the prevention of and response to violence among youths.

Access OVC.gov On The Go From Your Mobile Device | OVC

Connect anywhere, anytime, to OVC.gov. Navigate OVC.gov on your Android, Apple, or Blackberry device while you are out and about. Now you can access the same great resources for crime victims, service providers, and community leaders that were once only available using your home or office computer.

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Infographic Resource Addresses Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Trafficking of Minors | OJJDP

The Institute of Medicine and the National Research Council released an infographic focusing on highlights of their OJJDP-funded report "Confronting Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Sex Trafficking of Minors in the United States."

Funding Opportunities

Violent Gang and Gun Crime Reduction Program (Project Safe Neighborhoods) (BJA)
Application deadline: May 12, 2014
Postconviction Testing of DNA Evidence to Exonerate the Innocent (NIJ)
Application deadline: May 13, 2014
Research and Evaluation on Trafficking in Persons (NIJ)
Application deadline: June 2, 2014
National Criminal Justice Technology Information Resource Center (NIJ)
Application deadline: June 16, 2014
National Law Enforcement Corrections and Technology Center (NLECTC) System Small, Rural, Tribal and Border (SRTB) Regional Center (NIJ)
Application deadline: June 16, 2014

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month | NCJRS

National Child Abuse Prevention Month Access NCJRS’s Child Abuse Special Feature for links to topical publications and resources.

Briefing Papers on Disparities in School Discipline | OJJDP

The Discipline Disparities Research-to-Practice Collaborative has released a series of briefing papers that will inform policymakers about disparities in school discipline policies based on race/ethnicity, gender, disability, and sexual orientation.