NCJ Number
150712
Date Published
1995
Length
362 pages
Annotation
The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (JJDP) Act of 1974, as amended, requires all Federal agencies that administer juvenile delinquency programs to submit annual development statements to the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
Abstract
These statements describe the relevant policies, programs, and practices, and outline how the agencies have implemented programs related to juvenile delinquency prevention, diversion, treatment, rehabilitation, education, training, and research, including drug and alcohol abuse programs and initiatives to improve the juvenile justice system. This compilation of juvenile delinquency development statements summarizes 278 initiatives and programs of 20 Federal agencies from fiscal year 1990 through fiscal year 1992 and represents total expenditures of $15.8 billion. 31 exhibits and 2 appendixes