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National Council on Crime and Delinquency

Abbreviation	NCCD
Formation	1907 (1907)
Type	Nonprofit
Purpose	Social research
Region	United States
Website	Official website

National Council on Crime and Delinquency (NCCD) is an American nonprofit social research organization founded in 1907.

For well over 100 years, the National Council on Crime and Delinquency's research has informed better system responses at all points of contact.

National Council on Crime and Delinquency works to help protect children from abuse and neglect, create safe and rehabilitative justice systems for youth and adults, and address the needs of older adults and adults with disabilities. National Council on Crime and Delinquency's Children’s Research Center collaborates with jurisdictions around the world to use research to improve service delivery to children and families. National Council on Crime and Delinquency conducts qualitative and quantitative research on various issues in the child welfare, juvenile justice, education, criminal justice, and adult protective service systems. National Council on Crime and Delinquency also provides extensive training and technical assistance around these issues to a variety of stakeholders.

The NCCD annually awards media that helps make promote a more just society, called the "Media for a Just Society Awards"; this award covers the best book, film, print/online journalism, radio, television/video, and youth media produced that year.

Locations

National Council on Crime and Delinquency has offices in Oakland, California; Madison, Wisconsin; and Washington, D.C..