Juvenile Status Offenders. Addressing the Needs of Juvenile Status Offenders and Their Families (2007); Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention; Department of Justice; Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention; Producer: Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention; Keywords: usdoj.gov; The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), in conjunction with the American Bar Association’s Commission on Youth at Risk and the US Department of Health and Human Services’ Family and Youth Services Bureau, present “Addressing the Needs of Juvenile Status Offenders and Their Families.” OJJDP has released this video that features the programs, practices, and policies that have shown promise in intervening with status offenders to prevent further offending, support their families, and guide them towards a positive future. The purpose of this video is to raise awareness about the issue of juvenile status offenders and the risks they face in becoming more deeply involved in serious risk behavior, offending and the juvenile justice system; and to highlight legislative reforms, policies, programs, and practices around the country that have shown promise in effectively intervening with status offenders and their families, to reduce further offending and steer them toward a positive future. Status offenses are nondelinquent / noncriminal offenses that are considered illegal for underage persons, but not for adults. In 2004, police made …