Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974

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The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 is a landmark U.S. federal law that established national standards and funding to reform juvenile justice systems, protect youth in custody, and prevent delinquency.

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instanceOf United States federal statute
juvenile justice law
administeredBy Office of Justice Programs
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
alsoKnownAs JJDPA
amendedBy Juvenile Justice Amendments of 1977
Juvenile Justice Amendments of 1980
Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2018
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act reauthorization of 2002

Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Amendments of 1992
Juvenile Justice, Runaway, and Homeless Youth and Missing Children’s Assistance Act of 1984
conditionForFunding state compliance with deinstitutionalization of status offenders
state compliance with jail removal and sight-and-sound separation requirements
state efforts to address disproportionate minority contact
containsProvision Part E State Challenge Activities
Title II Formula Grants Program
Title V Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Programs
coreRequirement deinstitutionalization of status offenders
reduction of disproportionate minority contact in juvenile justice systems
removal of juveniles from adult jails and lockups
separation of juveniles from adult inmates in secure facilities
country United States of America
surface form: United States
createdAgency Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Federal Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
enactedBy 93rd United States Congress
focusesOn juvenile delinquency prevention programs
juveniles in secure detention
status offenders
influenced development of state juvenile justice standards across the United States
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
locatedInDocument 34 U.S.C. § 11101 et seq.
policyArea juvenile detention standards
juvenile justice
youth crime prevention
primaryGoal prevent juvenile delinquency
protect juveniles in custody
reform state and local juvenile justice systems
provides discretionary grants for juvenile delinquency prevention
formula grants to states for juvenile justice programs
publicLawNumber Public Law 93-415
reauthorizationYear 2018
reauthorizedBy Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2018
requires state advisory groups on juvenile justice
state compliance with core protections for juveniles
state plans for compliance with core protections
signedBy Gerald Ford
signingDate 1974-09-07
title Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 self-link
yearEnacted 1974

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Birch Bayh sponsorOf Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention foundedBy Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 title Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 self-link
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 amendedBy Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act reauthorization of 2002