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The following HTML text is provided to enhance online readability. Many aspects of typography translate only awkwardly to HTML. Please use the page image as the authoritative form to ensure accuracy. ing of a complete branch of the funnel to another Justice Department entity is as complete as it is. In short, the measurement of juvenile justice is something in which the principal statistical agency of the U.S. Department of Justice should be fully engaged: Recommendation 2.2: In line with its original charge and to better document and understand the contribution of juveniles to street crime and violence, the victimization of youth, and the consequences for youth and society of their victimization and offending, BJS should develop juvenile victimization, crime, and justice statistical series suitable for describing the patterns of offending and victimization of youth, longitudinal progression of youth through the juvenile and criminal justice systems, and reentry into the community and criminal system. Taking on this responsibility would require additional resources. We hasten to add, however, that this recommendation should not be construed as saying that BJS should necessarily usurp (or “reclaim”) data collection functions from OJJDP. Like BJS, OJJDP has invested considerable time and effort in developing its relationships with its data collection providers, and upending those relationships should not be taken lightly. What we do envision through this recommendation is BJS-OJJDP collaboration on research on the full juvenile population, including, at a minimum, fuller study of juveniles processed by adult courts and correctional facilities.
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