NCJ Number
153588
Journal
Journal of Criminal Justice Policy Volume: 6 Issue: 2 Dated: (1991) Pages: 136-158
Date Published
1991
Length
23 pages
Annotation
This article describes some of the results of a study conducted by the Administrative Conference of the United States into the manner in which the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) administers the formula grant program established by the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974.
Abstract
Those formula grants were designed to distribute Federal financial assistance to States and local government agencies in the juvenile justice arena; however, receipt of the formula grant money was conditioned on compliance with three substantive mandates by dates specified in the Act. One of the them, the focus of this article, was the deinstitutionalization of status offenders (DSO). This analysis explores the extent to which and how the formula grant program operates in a quasi-regulatory mode, and whether Federal grant requirements have overly restricted State flexibility in achieving the statutory mandates. The authors conclude that some of the amendments to the Act demonstrate Congressional willingness to give States maximum flexibility in meeting the Act's goals. 15 notes, 20 references, and 1 figure