Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA)
45 Year Anniversary of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act
September 2019
Signed into law on September 7, 1974, the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (JJDP) Act established OJJDP to support local and state efforts to prevent delinquency and improve the juvenile justice system. Video run time: 3:21 min.
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Significant Guidance Documents
- BJA State Criminal Alien Assistance Program Guidelines
- Global Standards Package Resources
- OJJDP Delinquency Prevention Program Guide 59 FR 39204 (Aug. 1, 1994)
- OJJDP Core Requirements Monitoring: Compliance with the Core Requirements of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act
- OJJDP Policy and Criteria for De Minimis Exceptions to Full Compliance with Deinstitutionalization Requirement of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act 46...
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Redline Version Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act As Amended by the Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2018
Date Published
March 2019
Publication Type
Legislation/Policy Description
Agencies
OJJDP
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act Reauthorization 2018
Date Published
December 2018
Publication Type
Legislation/Policy Description
Agencies
OJJDP
OJJDP News @ a Glance, September/October 2019
Date Published
October 2019
Series
Publication Type
Youth-Oriented Material,
Technical Assistance,
Report (Technical Assistance),
Program/Project Description
Agencies
OJJDP
An Overview of Statutory and Regulatory Requirements for Monitoring Facilities for Compliance with the Deinstitutionalization of Status Offenders, Separation, and Jail Removal Provisions of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act
Date Published
September 2019
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Reference Material,
Legislation/Policy Description,
Instructional Material (Programmed),
Administration/Management Material
Agencies
OJJDP
Disproportionate Minority Confinement: 1997 Update
Date Published
September 1998
Agencies
OJJDP
Report to Congress, 1998: Title V Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Programs; Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, as Amended in 1992 (PL 93-415; 42 U.S.C. 5601 Et Seq)
Date Published
May 1999
Publication Type
Issue Overview
Agencies
OJJDP
OJJDP News @ a Glance, September/October 2017
Date Published
October 2017
Series
Publication Type
Youth-Oriented Material,
Program/Project Description,
Online Only,
Newsletter,
News and Announcement
Agencies
OJJDP
Key Amendments to the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act Made by the Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2018
Date Published
June 2019
Publication Type
Legislation/Policy Description,
Instructional Material
Agencies
OJJDP
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention: 2017 Annual Report
Date Published
May 2019
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Report (Annual/Periodic),
Program/Project Description,
Grants and Funding
Agencies
OJJDP
OJJDP News @ a Glance, January/February 2018
Date Published
February 2018
Series
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance),
Program/Project Description,
Newsletter
Agencies
OJJDP