Following are articles published by the National Institute of Justice
Five Things About Youth and Delinquency
These five findings provide insights into the nature, scope, and context of youth and delinquency.
Five Things About Juvenile Delinquency Intervention and Treatment
Pathways to Desistance From Crime Among Juveniles and Adults: Applications to Criminal Justice Policy and Practice
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Mentoring Programs for Youth: A Promising Intervention for Delinquency Prevention
To realize the full potential of youth mentoring programs, it is critical to advance research on program effectiveness and population-level impact.
What Do the Data Reveal About Violence in Schools?
A review of the most commonly cited sources of school safety data indicates that although crime and violence in schools have generally been decreasing for some time, multiple-victim homicide incidents have been increasing.
Teen Cyberbullying Content Assessed in the Context of Social Networks
Adults trying to curb cyberbullying of teens need to understand what it is and how it works in teens’ social networks; research on the content and context of cyberaggression may help build solutions.
Implementing a School Tip Line? New Research Provides a Blueprint
Tip lines make possible confidential reporting of threats and problems and may benefit schools beset by safety and crime threats. More studies are needed on their effectiveness, but a new tip line toolkit instructs schools on how they work.
Using Technology to Prevent Violence in Schools
A National Survey Shines a Light on the Nature and Scope of Teen Dating Violence
Understanding Cyberbullying: Developing an Evidence-Based Definition
Building Healthy Teen Relationships: An Evaluation of a Dating Violence Prevention Program with Middle School Students
Preventing dating violence is a concern for school administrators across the nation. One challenging aspect of school prevention programs is that most only target high school students even though dating violence begins in middle school.