NCJ Number
194255
Date Published
2001
Length
248 pages
Annotation
This report addresses the mission and 2001 programs and activities of Washington State's Governor's Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee (GJJAC), which was established as the State's "State Advisory Group" under the Federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (JJDP) Act of 1974 for the purpose of promoting delinquency prevention and improvement in the State's juvenile justice system.
Abstract
The GJJAC is responsible for developing and implementing Washington State's annual juvenile justice plan, which sets priorities for awarding Federal and State funds, as well as for monitoring the State's compliance with the JJDP Act. This report explains how the GJJAC selects projects to fund, followed by a listing of the titles, contact information, and grant amounts for the projects funded in 2001 under the Federal Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's Title II formula grants program. Problems and programs for 2001 are then identified and described. One section of this report focuses on minority youth in Washington State's juvenile justice system. Responding to new requirements of the JJDP Act, the GJJAC sought to assess the representation of minority youth in the juvenile justice system and, where disproportions were found, to develop policies and strategies that would address the problem. Overall, relevant laws and measures, along with initiatives launched by county juvenile justice officials, have yielded significant changes in how courts administer juvenile justice and in how the State has responded to the challenges faced by minority youth. A summary of the State's Juvenile Justice Code is followed by data analysis for demographics, school enrollment, school dropout rates, youth living in poverty, adolescent pregnancies, youth employment, youth suicide, children referred to Child Protective Services, families served by Family Reconciliation Service, juvenile arrests, juvenile court filings, juveniles referred to juvenile court by disposition, juvenile detention population, population in the Juvenile Rehabilitation Administration, and juveniles in adult jails. Data are also presented on State and local programs that operate outside the formal juvenile justice system and impact delinquency reduction, control, or prevention. The report concludes with GJJAC's review of the State's compliance with the JJDP Act. 91 tables and 39 figures