FIRST ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION - FEDERAL JUVENILE DELINQUENCY PROGRAMS, V 2

• NCJ Number: 35893
• Author(s): ANON
• Date Published: 1976
• Length: 151 pages
• Corporate Author: US Dept of Justice
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Publication Type: Program/Project Evaluation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

THESE APPENDICES TO THE FIRST ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION CONTAIN BUDGET AND PROGRAM INFORMATION ON 117 PROGRAMS RELATED TO JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION.

Abstract

RESPONDING TO THE GROWING PROBLEM OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY, CONGRESS ENACTED THE JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION ACT OF 1974. THIS ACT CREATED, FOR THE FIRST TIME, A UNIFIED NATIONAL PROGRAM TO DEAL WITH JUVENILE DELINQUENCY PREVENTION AND CONTROL. THE ACT SET IN MOTION A MAJOR FEDERAL PROGRAM TO BE ADMINISTERED BY THE LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION (LEAA). THE JUVENILE JUSTICE ACT CREATED WITHIN LEAA THE OFFICE OF JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION, AND WITHIN THAT OFFICE, A RESEARCH, EVALUATION, AND INFORMATION ARM CALLED THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION. THE ACT ALSO REQUIRED THAT THIS OFFICE PREPARE A DETAILED STATEMENT OF CRITERIA DEVELOPED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR FOR IDENTIFYING THE CHARACTERISTICS OF JUVENILE DELINQUENCY, JUVENILE DELINQUENCY PREVENTION, DIVERSION OF YOUTHS FROM THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, AND THE TRAINING, TREATMENT, AND REHABILITATION OF JUVENILE DELINQUENTS. IN RESPONSE TO THIS MANDATE, THE FIRST ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION OF FEDERAL JUVENILE DELINQUENCY PROGRAMS WAS PUBLISHED. THE FIRST VOLUME OF THIS REPORT (NCJ-32758) CONTAINS A DESCRIPTION OF THE CREATION AND ACTIVITIES OF THE OFFICE OF JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION AND AN ANALYSIS OF THE FEDERAL ROLE IN DELINQUENCY PREVENTION. THIS SECOND VOLUME CONTAINS THE APPENDICES OF THE FIRST ANALYSIS AND EVALUATION. THE FIRST APPENDIX DETAILS THE BUDGETS FOR PROGRAMS RELATED TO JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION FOR FISCAL YEARS 1973 TO 1976. A DESCRIPTION OF THE DATA BASIS FOR THE BUDGET ANALYSIS IS INCLUDED IN THE SECOND APPENDIX. THE FINAL APPENDIX CONTAINS SUMMARY INFORMATION ON 117 FEDERAL PROGRAMS THAT HAVE A BEARING ON JUVENILE DELINQUENCY CONTROL OR JUVENILE JUSTICE. THE INFORMATION INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING: PROGRAM NAME, OBJECTIVES, ACCOMPLISHMENTS, THE PROGRAM'S RELATIONSHIP TO JUVENILE DELINQUENCY, PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION, OPERATIONAL DATES, FUNDING LEVEL, AND TYPE OF ASSISTANCE. SUMMARY INFORMATION ON EACH PROGRAM'S ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS, APPLICATIONS AND AWARD PROCESS, ASSISTANCE CONSIDERATIONS, AND POST ASSISTANCE REQUIREMENTS IS PROVIDED AS WELL. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)