Reforming Juvenile Justice

Comprehensive Community Planning for Reducing Youth Violence

NCCD and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) developed a Comprehensive Strategy for Reducing Youth Violence. The comprehensive strategy was developed after an extensive review of the research literature and of hundreds of programs nationwide. It is based on blending a strong prevention component with a system of graduated sanctions. The graduated sanctions system includes immediate sanctions for first-time and minor offenders, intermediate sanctions for repeat and more serious offenders, and secure corrections for the violent few.

NCCD developed a detailed implementation guide that jurisdictions can use to implement the comprehensive strategy in their own communities. NCCD is also available to provide training and technical assistance to sites implementing the comprehensive strategy model. NCCD staff completed training efforts in six national sites for the OJJDP’s Juvenile Intensive Supervision project and provided technical assistance to selected Florida sites for the Jessie Ball duPont Fund.