NCJFCJ in the State of West Virginia
WEST VIRGINIA
In 2024, the NCJFCJ’s work impacted approximately 4 million families across the nation. Our publications amassed over 94,000 views, the team fulfilled over 150 requests for technical assistance, and trained over 15,000 judges, judicial officers, attorneys, and other juvenile and family-court related professionals across the nation.
A judge from West Virginia attended the Bar to Bench virtual forum focused on the importance of gaining knowledge about domestic violence, by connecting law students with judicial officers. During this forum, judges discussed how domestic violence is prominent in all their cases, whether they knew it or not, and explored the pathways within the legal profession that led them to the judiciary.
The state of West Virginia contributes juvenile court data to the National Juvenile Court Data Archive, funded by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP). This national project of the NCJFCJ provides detailed and accurate information on the activities of the nation’s juvenile courts to juvenile justice professionals, policy makers, researchers, and the public.
The landscape of juvenile justice in West Virginia is detailed through the Juvenile Justice Geography, Policy, Practice and Statistics website (JJGPS.org), a project of the NCJFCJ’s research division, the National Center for Juvenile Justice (NCJJ). JJGPS is an online resource that tracks juvenile justice reform in each state, allowing for comparisons within and across states.
