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NCCD Receives New Grant

The California Cities Gang Prevention Network was recently refunded by a generous grant from The California Endowment and The California Wellness Foundation to expand on their work. Next, the Network seeks to capitalize on their success and focus their efforts on the promotion of change in the following areas...

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Prisons and the Census

February 12, 2010

The Census Bureau has taken the first step toward a more accurate way of counting prisoners. Historically the Census has considered prisoners residents of the town in which the prison is located rather than residents of the community where they lived before incarceration. Now, instead of automatically counting them in prison, most of which are located in rural areas, far form the urban centers where prisoners lived and will usually return, states will now be able to decide to not count them at all.

Welcome to NCCD’s new website!

January 14, 2010

We are pleased to announce the launch of this new website, many months in the making. NCCD is looking forward to a new spirit of interaction with the larger community through the wonders of modern technology. Making all of NCCD’s history and experience even more accessible, we combine the old with the new and look forward to a new decade.

Our Mission

The National Council on Crime and Delinquency, founded in 1907, is a nonprofit organization that promotes effective, humane, fair, and economically sound solutions to family, community, and justice problems.

NCCD conducts research, promotes reform initiatives, and seeks to work with individuals, public and private organizations, and the media to prevent and reduce crime and delinquency.