ERIC Number: ED268437
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1986-Jan-1
Pages: 58
Abstractor: N/A
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Compilation of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 as Amended through September 30, 1985. Prepared for Use by the Committee on Education and Labor. House of Representatives, Ninety-Ninth Congress, Second Session.
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
This document contains a compilation reflecting amendments made to the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 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. Title I of this compilation presents findings, a declaration of purpose, and definitions. Title II looks at Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention by examining: (1) the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Office; (2) federal assistance for state and local programs; (3) the National Institute for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention; and (4) administrative 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 provisions of law 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. (NB)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Delinquency Prevention, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Runaways, State Programs
Publication Type: Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Policymakers
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor.
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention Act 1974
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