The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Releases New Publications.

1998 Annual Report on School Safety (NCJ 173934) provides parents, schools, and communities with an overview of the scope of school crime and describes actions schools and communities can take to address this critical issue. The report shows what measures some schools have taken to prevent or address school violence and provides parents, students, and educators with information and resources to evaluate and enhance their own school's level of safety.

Promising Strategies to Reduce Gun Violence (NCJ 173950) profiles 60 demonstrated or promising programs and strategies that address the problem of gun violence; examines the nature of the problem from a national perspective, including current trends; and discusses the process of developing a solution. The report also includes a section on resources for research, technical assistance, and education; geographical and alphabetical program indexes; and a matrix of participating agencies.

Individuals interested in obtaining free copies of these reports or obtaining a list of additional publications produced by OJJDP should contact the Juvenile Justice Clearinghouse at 800-638-8736.