Community involvement (juvenile delinquency prevention)
TECHBeat, October 2018
Familial DNA Searching: Issues and Answers
Familial DNA searching is the practice of creating new investigative leads in cases where DNA evidence found at the scene of a crime strongly resembles that of an existing DNA profile but is not an exact match. Panelists will explain how the technology works, provide examples of successful convictions obtained through familial searches, and discuss the various misconceptions and concerns regarding this practice.
Gang Membership Prevention
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and NIJ collaborated on a book that focuses on promising principles for gang membership prevention. This NIJ Conference Panel discusses the risk and protective factors that influence gang membership as well as efforts to reduce such factors. Panelists also explored the direction of gang research for the future.
Brandon Bills
Reducing Crime Among Youth at Risk for Gang Involvement
An Ecological Model of Risk and Protection for Delinquency and Juvenile Justice Involvement Among Maltreated Youth: A Longitudinal Study
A Process Evaluation of the Continuum of Services Model in Virginia's Juvenile Justice System
Exposure to Violence, Trauma, and Juvenile Court Involvement: A Longitudinal Analysis of Mobile Youth and Poverty Study Data (1998-2011)
Institutional Pathways: Dynamics and Characteristics of System Service Use by Serious Adolescent Offenders
CDC Grand Rounds: Preventing Youth Violence
Data-Driven Crime Prevention: New Tools for Community Involvement and Crime Control
Cross-Site Analysis of the Bureau of Justice Assistance Comprehensive Communities Program
Legitimacy, Fear and Collective Efficacy in Crime Hot Spots: Assessing the Impacts of Broken Windows Policing Strategies on Citizen Attitudes
Improving Access to Services for Females Returning to the Community
An evaluation of re-entry services for females shows that increasing access can lead to modest improvements in key areas