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Monthly Archives: November 2008

Girl Delinquency Resources

The recently launched Girls’ Delinquency Web page draws on OJJDP’s Girls Study Group and related resources to examine the nature and scope of girls’ delinquency and effective strategies to address it. The page features pertinent research, publications, training and technical assistance, and programs. (JustINFO)
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Sexual Exploitation of Children

A new OJJDP Web page features OJJDP Programs That Address Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children. This topical page describes relevant training and technical assistance programs, collaborative demonstration programs, and research projects supported by OJJDP to address the commercial exploitation of children and assist its victims.  (JustINFO)
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Crime Victim Services

The OVC Online Directory of Crime Victim Services features new enhancements. Visit the Directory to search nearly 11,000 programs and take advantage of downloadable search results, a subscription service to receive alerts when new programs are added, and the ability to add and search national organizations. (JustINFO)
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Law Enforcement Responses to the Mentally Ill

Improving Responses to People with Mental Illnesses: Strategies for Effective Law Enforcement Training” describes the challenges experienced by several jurisdictions that developed training for officers who encounter people with mental illnesses. The publication also presents key lessons learned, including adequately preparing trainers and identifying effective training techniques. (JustINFO)
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Community Policing Dispatch, November 2008

The November “Community Policing Dispatch” (CPD) issue features articles on how combat deployments can affect police officers returning to work, how 311 helped Minneapolis manage the Republican National Convention, and the winner of the 2008 Goldstein Award for Excellence in Problem-Oriented Policing. Also find information on new COPS publications and CPD subscriptions.  (JustINFO)
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NIMH News Items: November 12, 2008

The latest news release from the National Institute of Mental Health includes news items on research related to genomic clues to Alzheimer’s disease, cellular targets for new anti-anxiety medications, and genes related to the brain’s molecular structure. 
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Social Work Podcasts

Living Proof is the podcast series of the University at Buffalo School of Social Work. The purpose of this series is to engage practitioners and researchers in lifelong learning and to promote research to practice, practice to research. Living Proof features conversations with prominent social work professionals, interviews with cutting-edge researchers, and information on emerging [...]
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ICPSR New Releases: 11/09/2008

Below is a list of new data collection additions to the ICPSR data archive along with a list of released data collections that have been updated: New Additions 20401 Performance Measures in Prosecution and Their Application to Community Prosecution at Two Sites in the United States, 2005-2006 http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR20401   22406 Uniform Crime Reporting Program Data [...]
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NCJRS International Monthly Accession List, October 2008

This listing of new titles includes the areas of international corrections, courts, crime prevention, criminology, drugs, and victims. 
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NIMH News Items: November 5, 2008

The latest news releases from the National Institute of Mental Health summarize research studies on childhood anxiety disorders and childhood-onset schizophrenia, among other topics. 
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