Juvenile Justice Amendments of 1977
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The Juvenile Justice Amendments of 1977 were U.S. federal legislative changes that strengthened and expanded the nation’s juvenile justice and delinquency prevention framework, refining protections and programs for youth within the existing 1974 act.
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| Juvenile Justice Amendments of 1977 canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States federal law
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amendment to legislation ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
juvenile delinquency prevention programs
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juvenile justice system ⓘ |
| buildsOn | Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| expands | scope of federal juvenile delinquency prevention efforts ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
federal support for state and local juvenile justice programs
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prevention of juvenile delinquency ⓘ youth in contact with the justice system ⓘ |
| hasTopic |
federal–state relations in juvenile justice
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juvenile rights ⓘ youth rehabilitation and services ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
criminal justice
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juvenile justice ⓘ youth policy ⓘ |
| legalForm | statute ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| partOf | United States federal juvenile justice framework ⓘ |
| predicate | amended the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 ⓘ |
| purpose |
to expand protections for youth in the juvenile justice system
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to refine and improve programs created under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 ⓘ to strengthen the national framework for juvenile justice and delinquency prevention ⓘ |
| refines | programmatic requirements for states receiving juvenile justice funds ⓘ |
| regulates |
conditions for federal assistance to state juvenile justice systems
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federal juvenile justice and delinquency prevention grants ⓘ |
| strengthens |
federal oversight of juvenile justice programs
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protections for juveniles in custody ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1970s ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974
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Juvenile Justice Amendments of 1977
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