Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act Amendments of 1977, H.R. 1137 and H.R. 6111: Hearing Before the House Committee on Education and Labor, Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity, 95th Congress, 1st Session, April 22, 1977

• NCJ Number: 150578
• Date Published: 1977
• Length: 388 pages
• Corporate Author: US Congress
• Sale Source: Superintendent of Documents, GPO; National Institute of Justice/; NCJRS Photocopy Services
• Publication Type: Legislative Hearing/Committee Report
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This document presents the text of H.R. 1137 and H.R. 6111, the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act Amendments of 1977, as well as the transcript of a House of Representatives subcommittee hearing held April 22, 1977 to consider this legislation.

Abstract

The proposed legislation would reauthorize the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974. The four major programs provided by the legislation are State formula grant programs and technical assistance, juvenile delinquency prevention and treatment programs in areas of special emphasis, the National Institute for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, and programs that coordinate and concentrate Federal efforts. Speakers included researchers, representatives of State agencies and advocacy groups, members of Congress, and others. Copies of written testimony and background materials