Youth Focused Policing

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The International Association of Chiefs of Police created Youth Focused Policing (YFP) as a proactive intervention strategy to enable police to intervene with youth to reduce crime, victimization, long-term health and criminal justice costs and prolonged involvement in the criminal justice system. This website contains information and resources to assist law enforcement in delivering Youth Focused Policing within their communities.

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Policing Initiative

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Pilot Cities Project

The IACP, in partnership with the Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), will deploy, in select law enforcement departments, evidence-based and best practices Youth Focused Policing strategies to reduce juvenile offending, re-offending and victimization.

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Resource Center

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Resources for Law Enforcement

The Youth Focused Policing Resource Center is a clearinghouse of information, tools and resources relating to youth crime, delinquency and victimization and promotes law enforcement engagement of youth.

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