NCJ Number
134524
Date Published
1991
Length
58 pages
Annotation
This presentation of the Federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 contains amendments made by the Fiscal Year Adjustment Act; the Crime Control Act of 1976; the Juvenile Justice Amendments of 1977 and 1980; and the Juvenile Justice, Runaway Youth, and Missing Children's Act Amendments of 1984.
Abstract
Title I of the act contains findings, a declaration of purpose, and definitions. Title II addresses juvenile justice and delinquency prevention by examining the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Office, Federal assistance for State and local programs, the National Institute for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, and administration provisions. Title III, Runaway and Homeless Youth, discusses the grants program, records, and the authorization of appropriations. Title IV, Missing Children, describes findings, duties and functions of the administrator, the advisory board, grants, criteria for grants, and authorization of appropriations. Related law provisions included in this document are the Juvenile Justice Amendments of 1980 and Chapters 319 (National Institute of Corrections) and 403 (Juvenile Delinquency) of Title 18, United States Code. (Publisher abstract modified)