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Youth Violence

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Publications

The following resources are a sample of available materials released in recent years that capture information about youth violence. See the Publications section of our site for additional resources.

America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being
Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics, Annual Report

Indicators of School Crime and Safety
Bureau of Justice Statistics, Annual Report

The Causes and Consequences of School Violence: A Review
National Institute of Justice, February 2022

Dating Violence Reported by High School Students, 2019
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention-Sponsored, February 2022

Delinquency Cases in Juvenile Court, 2019
National Institute of Justice/Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, February 2022

Implementing Youth Violence Reduction Strategies: Findings from a Scan of Youth Gun, Group, and Gang Violence Interventions
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention-Sponsored, January 2022

Implementing Youth Violence Reduction Strategies: Findings from a Synthesis of the Literature on Gun, Group, and Gang Violence
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention-Sponsored, January 2022

A Research-Based Practice Guide to Reduce Youth Gun and Gang/Group Violence
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention-Sponsored, January 2022

Summary of Prosecution, Transfer and Registration of Juveniles Who Commit Serious Sex Offenses
Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking, January 2022

Confronting School Violence: A Synthesis of Six Decades of Research
National Institute of Justice, 2022

Preventing Youth Violence
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, September 2021

Juvenile Court Statistics, 2019
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention-Sponsored, June 2021

Juvenile Arrests, 2019
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, May 2021

Association of Firearm Access, Use, and Victimization During Adolescence With Firearm Perpetration During Adulthood in a 16-Year Longitudinal Study of Youth Involved in the Juvenile Justice System
National Institute of Justice-/Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention-Sponsored, February 2021

Youth Risk Behavior Survey Data Summary & Trends Report: 2009-2019
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, October 2020

Moving to Collective Efficacy: How Inner-City Mobility Impacts Minority and Immigrant Youth Victimization and Violence
National Institute of Justice-Sponsored, April 2020

Addressing Youth Violence and Victimization From an Environmental Perspective: A Resource Guide for Practitioners
National Institute of Justice-Sponsored, March 2020

Youth Violence and Victimization: Predicting Responses to Peer Aggression
National Institute of Justice-Sponsored, 2020

See the Publications section of our site for more.

Date Created: April 12, 2022