Analyzing Website

One of the many websites dedicated to juvenile justice and also one of my main sources is Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention or OJJDP for short and is found at http://www.ojjdp.gov/. "OJJDP provides national leadership, coordination and resources to respond to prevent juvenile delinquency and victimization. The organization supports states and communities in their efforts to develop and implement effective and coordinated prevention and intervention programs and to improve the juvenile justice system so that it protects the public safety, holds offenders accountable, and provides treatment and rehabilitative services tailored to the needs of juveniles and their families."

This site was created by the U.S. Department of Justice and is reliable because it is a government run source. It was updated last in December 2010 so its up to date. This site is both credible and trustworthy. There is no apparent bias to this site, it gives a lot of information on all side of the juvenile court system and how it works, what happens if a child is moved into the adult system, as well as rehabilitation options if kept in the juvenile court.

The site is also both accurate and effective. The information is updated monthly if not more an keeps up with current events in many aspects of the treatment of juveniles in the court systems. From other research the information on this site correspond with that of other sources as well. It is layed out in a way that is easy to navigate and find information. The site even has publications link where you can type in what it is your searching for that then lists articles and more related to your search within the site. It is also well written and visually appealing.

People will defiantly learn from accessing this site. Information includes statistics, events, tools, news, programs and much more. These topics are explained and supported well by graphs and other credible sources. The main goal of the site is to potentially prevent young adults and children from getting involved in problems like gangs, alcoholism and drug addictions that play a major role in why juvenile crimes are committed. To stop the problem before it starts if there are less serious crimes and bad choices made less teens will be tried as adults. This site is effective in doing so by listing programs, providing important information, ways to prevent trouble as well as contact information, for both teens and parents.