National Center For Juvenile Justice

What National Center For Juvenile Justice does

The National Center for Juvenile Justice (NCJJ) is a private nonprofit research organization founded in 1973 and headquartered at 3700 South Water Street, Suite 200, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Operating as the research division of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ), NCJJ is the oldest juvenile justice research group in the United States. The organization conducts national and sub-national studies on youth crime, delinquency, and the juvenile justice system, producing statistical analyses, standardized methodological frameworks, and recurring policy reports. NCJJ does not sell products or services commercially; its operations are sustained by federal grants — primarily from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), with co-funding from the National Institute of Justice — supplemented by consulting services offered through its parent, NCJFCJ. Grant numbers on file include 2015-JF-FX-K003 and 2016-JF-FX-K001.

NCJJ's core technology consists of a national data platform, a suite of interactive analysis tools, and a recurring publication portfolio. The National Juvenile Court Data Archive serves as the most comprehensive repository of juvenile court case statistics in the United States. The Statistical Briefing Book, developed and maintained for OJJDP and hosted at ojjdp.gov, delivers curated answers to frequently asked policy and media questions. A family of Easy Access (EZ*) web tools — including EZAJCS for delinquency cases and EZAJCRP for residential placement — enables user-driven custom analyses of national estimates. Methodological contributions include the Juvenile Justice Model Data Project and the Fundamental Measures for Juvenile Justice (FMJJ) framework, which define standardized data elements for ten critical questions about juvenile justice systems. The publication portfolio encompasses annual Juvenile Court Statistics reports, Data Snapshots, InFOCUS policy reports, and a 2022 National Report on youth and the juvenile justice system.

NCJJ's primary customer base is public-sector and analytical: federal and state juvenile justice agencies, juvenile court judges and court administrators, and academic researchers and policymakers, with media and the general public as a secondary downstream audience served via the publicly accessible Statistical Briefing Book. The organization employs between 251 and 500 staff distributed across research, statistical methodology, data engineering, publications, and grant administration. Revenue is not publicly disclosed; the commercial model is grant-funded rather than transactional, and the primary product surface is free, public-facing data infrastructure positioned as the de facto national juvenile justice statistical reference.

Name

National Center For Juvenile Justice

Legal name

National Center for Juvenile Justice

Website

https://ncjj.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

The National Center for Juvenile Justice is a Pittsburgh-based nonprofit research organization founded in 1973 that operates the National Juvenile Court Data Archive and OJJDP's Statistical Briefing Book for federal and state juvenile justice agencies, courts, researchers, and policymakers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Juvenile Justice Research and Statistical Services

NAICS

Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (54172), Courts (92211)

akta.pro primary industry

Juvenile Justice System (Courts & Detention) (BPAIAFAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Judicial Oversight, Sentencing & Parole Boards (BPAIAFAK)

Keywords

• Juvenile justice research
• Court statistics
• Delinquency data
• Youth justice policy
• Crime analysis

Headquarters

HQ city

Pittsburgh

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

NCJJ conducts national and sub-national research on juvenile crime and delinquency and operates a suite of data analysis tools and publications, including the National Juvenile Court Data Archive, the OJJDP Statistical Briefing Book, Easy Access (EZA) online analysis tools, and the Fundamental Measures for Juvenile Justice framework. Its work delivers standardized national statistics, trend analyses, and evidence-based insights to juvenile courts, government agencies, policymakers, and researchers across all 50 states and territories.

Product overview

The National Center for Juvenile Justice operates as a research organization providing data-driven products and publications focused on juvenile justice. The core offerings include the Statistical Briefing Book (a comprehensive online resource with data analysis tools), the National Juvenile Court Data Archive, and the Fundamental Measures for Juvenile Justice interactive database. Supporting these are specialized data analysis tools (EZAJCS, EZAJCRP) enabling custom analyses of court and placement data. The product portfolio is complemented by recurring publications including annual Juvenile Court Statistics reports, Data Snapshots on current topics, and InFOCUS reports on policy initiatives. The organization also leads the Juvenile Justice Model Data Project, developing framework measures for juvenile justice systems nationwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Statistical Briefing Book An online resource developed for OJJDP providing timely and reliable statistical answers to frequently asked questions from policymakers, media, and the public, along with data analysis and dissemination tools.
• National Juvenile Court Data Archive A national data repository containing juvenile court case data used for research and analysis on delinquency and court processing.
• Easy Access to Juvenile Court Statistics (EZAJCS) Online data analysis tool enabling custom analyses of national estimates of delinquency cases and petitioned status offense cases handled in U.S. juvenile courts.
• Easy Access to the Census of Juveniles in Residential Placement (EZAJCRP) Data analysis tool for examining youth held in residential placement facilities, providing access to census data on juvenile corrections.
• Juvenile Court Statistics Reports Annual national reports presenting data on delinquency and status offense cases handled by courts with juvenile jurisdiction, including volume, demographics, offense types, and case processing trends.
• Data Snapshots One-page research briefs focusing on specific juvenile justice topics, highlighting policy-relevant findings in an accessible format.
• InFOCUS Reports Comprehensive reports on specific juvenile justice topics providing in-depth analysis and state-level initiatives.
• Fundamental Measures for Juvenile Justice Interactive database website presenting model data elements and methods for quantifying critical components of juvenile justice systems, organized around ten fundamental questions.
• Juvenile Justice Model Data Project Multi-year OJJDP-funded project developing model measures and analyses to monitor trends and assess efficiency and effectiveness of juvenile justice systems.

Quantifiable outcome

• NCJJ's data tools enable analysis of 653,800+ delinquency cases annually
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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No

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Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNCJJ is the official research division of the NCJFCJ. This organizational relationship provides NCJJ with direct access to judicial expertise and court data systems. NCJJ's email contact is [email protected] and shares the parent's social media presence.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Annie E. Casey Foundation: Major philanthropic foundation focused on child welfare and juvenile justice, frequently funding research initiatives comparable to those led by NCJJ.
• National Institute of Justice: Federal research and development agency under DOJ that funds and conducts criminal and juvenile justice research; serves as both a funding partner and overlapping research producer with NCJJ.
• RTI International: Nonprofit research institute that frequently partners with federal agencies on justice-related research and evaluation, often competing for the same federal grant funding as NCJJ.

Broad incumbents

• Urban Institute: Large nonprofit research organization conducting policy research across social and justice domains, including juvenile justice, with comparable data publication and analysis capabilities.
• Bureau of Justice Statistics: Federal statistical agency producing criminal justice data, including juvenile justice statistics that overlap with NCJJ's work; operates as a much larger, broader-scope incumbent.
• RAND Corporation: Global policy research institution with a dedicated justice policy program conducting juvenile justice research and evaluation work similar in rigor to NCJJ's.

Direct peers

• Vera Institute of Justice: Independent nonprofit research and policy organization advancing justice reform, with substantial overlap in juvenile justice research and data-driven policy work.
• Child Trends: Nonprofit research organization focused on improving outcomes for children and youth, producing data-driven research similar to NCJJ's evidence-based juvenile justice work.
• National Center for State Courts: Nonprofit court research organization producing data and analysis on state court systems, directly comparable to NCJJ's court-focused data collection and dissemination work.
• Council of State Governments Justice Center: National nonprofit providing research, policy analysis, and technical assistance to state and local justice agencies, closely overlapping NCJJ's state-focused juvenile justice research mission.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/NCJFCJ/feed
• Facebookfacebook.com/ncjfcj
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/1013226

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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