The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) has updated the Statistical Briefing Book (SBB) Data Analysis Tools. These tools provide quick access to detailed statistics on a variety of juvenile justice topics and allow for the ability to create tables on juvenile populations, arrests, court cases, and custody populations.

The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) has released the fourth issue of its Research Report Digest. This resource captures brief descriptions of studies in a variety of criminal justice disciplines, such as criminology and forensic sciences, and evaluations of technologies that are used in the law enforcement and corrections fields. To learn more about the Research Report Digest or to access archived issues, see the NIJ Web site.

The National Juvenile Justice Evaluation Center (NJJEC) has released the inaugural issue of the "NJJEC Bulletin." A project of the Justice Research and Statistics Association funded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), NJJEC’s purpose is to improve the evaluation capacity of states, localities, and tribes and facilitate the use of evidence-based programs and practices in juvenile justice. The bulletin provides information related to juvenile justice evaluation that is of interest to state, local, and tribal juvenile justice professionals. View the inaugural issue and subscribe to receive future issues of the NJJEC Bulletin as they are released.

The National Institute of Justice (NIJ) has released findings from the October 2010 Crime Prevention Research Working Group Meeting. During the meeting, attendees discussed and identified research issues and gaps that needed to be addressed in the field of crime prevention research. Meeting participants represented both the researcher and the practitioner communities. See the NIJ site to access the findings as well as presentations from the meeting.

Sponsored by the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), Is This a Good Quality Outcome Evaluation Report?: A Guide for Practitioners is designed to introduce and explain the key concepts in outcome evaluation research in order to help practitioners distinguish between good and poor quality evaluation reports. Topics covered include: what is evaluation; the role of evaluation design; how well the evaluation is carried out; sample size appropriateness; definitions of evaluation terms; cost-benefit analysis; meta-analyses and systematic reviews; assessing the report’s quality; and an “Is This a Good Quality Evaluation Report?” checklist.

Second Responders Program (Redlands, Calif.)   
Developed to help victims of repeat incidents of family violence (including intimate partner abuse, abuse within families or households, and elder abuse), the program model enlists second responders to make home visits to try to help victims find long-term solutions to recurring abuse.

NICHD Investigative Interview Protocol   
A structured interview protocol for professionals conducting forensic interviews with suspected child sexual abuse victims.

HOMEBUILDERS   
An in-home, intensive family preservation service (IFPS) and reunification program for families with children (newborn to 17 years old) returning from or at risk of out-of-home placement.

Hamilton County (Ohio) Ignition Interlock Device Program   
The program required the installation of ignition interlock devices in motor vehicles to test the breath–alcohol level of drivers convicted of alcohol-related traffic violations. The device prohibits an alcohol-impaired driver from starting and operating the vehicle.

Breath Alcohol Ignition Interlock Device Program (Illinois)   
The program requires the installation of ignition interlock devices in motor vehicles to test the breath–alcohol level of drivers convicted of alcohol-related traffic violations. The device prohibits an alcohol-impaired driver from starting and operating the vehicle.

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