Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)

Keywords: Best Practices; Data Collection; Juvenile Justice; Policy; Research; Training

The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (“LGBT”) Subcommittee of the Federal Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice (“FACJJ”) was formed to recommend innovative ideas and strategies to the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) to advance juvenile justice reform for LGBQ/GNCT youth. The recommendations focus on actions that the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (“OJJDP”) can take to support state and local juvenile justice reform through federal action and by providing a roadmap for how a model juvenile justice system would address the needs of LGBQ/GNCT youth. They are grouped into four broad categories for ease of reference: 1) Policy and Program Development; 2) Training and Technical Assistance; 3) Data Collection and Research; and 4) Federal LGBT Juvenile Justice Coordination. [Summary adapted from resource.]

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Recommendations of the LGBT Subcommittee: Advancing the Reform Process for LGBQ/GNCT Youth in the Juvenile Justice System