Public Law 93-415

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Public Law 93-415 is the federal statute that established the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, creating a national framework for improving juvenile justice systems and reducing youth crime in the United States.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Public Law
United States federal statute
administeredBy Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention NERFINISHED
United States Department of Justice NERFINISHED
aimsTo improve juvenile justice systems in the United States
protect juveniles in the justice system
reduce juvenile delinquency
codifiedIn Title 34 of the United States Code NERFINISHED
containsCoreRequirement addressing disproportionate minority confinement
deinstitutionalization of status offenders
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
createdAct Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act NERFINISHED
dateEnacted September 7, 1974
enactedBy 93rd United States Congress NERFINISHED
establishes Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention NERFINISHED
National Advisory Committee for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention NERFINISHED
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention NERFINISHED
focusesOn prevention of youth crime
rehabilitation of juvenile offenders
funds state and local juvenile justice programs
hasComponent Title III—Runaway Youth Programs
Title II—Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention NERFINISHED
Title IV—General and Administrative Provisions NERFINISHED
Title I—Findings and Declaration of Purpose NERFINISHED
hasLongTermImpactOn juvenile detention practices in the United States
treatment of status offenders in the United States
hasShortTitle Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 NERFINISHED
influenced state juvenile justice legislation
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
policyArea criminal justice policy
social welfare policy
youth policy
previouslyCodifiedIn Title 42 of the United States Code NERFINISHED
provides discretionary grants for innovative juvenile justice programs
formula grants to states for juvenile justice programs
publicLawNumber 93-415
requires state plans for juvenile justice and delinquency prevention
requiresComplianceFor eligibility for federal juvenile justice funds
signedBy Gerald R. Ford NERFINISHED
statutesAtLargeCitation 88 Stat. 1109
subjectMatter juvenile delinquency prevention
juvenile justice
youth crime reduction
title An Act to provide for the development of national, State, and local programs to prevent juvenile delinquency, to improve the juvenile justice system, and for other purposes NERFINISHED
typeOfLegislation grant-in-aid statute
yearEnacted 1974

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