NCJ Number
164319
Journal
Juvenile Justice Digest Volume: 24 Issue: 13 Dated: (July 4, 1996) Pages: 1-5
Date Published
1996
Length
5 pages
Annotation
Proposed Federal legislation would eliminate the mandate of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 requiring the strict separation of juveniles from adults in jails.
Abstract
The enforcement of the mandate by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) has been costly for many smaller jurisdictions that have had trouble providing separate facilities for violent juvenile offenders. The Senate bill would abolish the OJJDP and establish an Office of Juvenile Accountability in the Bureau of Justice Assistance. OJA would be authorized to distribute $2.5 billion in block grants to States over a 5-year period. The House bill would also abolish OJJDP and establish the Office of Juvenile Crime Control in its place. The bills would make available $100 million for prevention programs per year; the remaining $400 million would be used for the investigation, prosecution, or detention of juvenile offenders. The funds would also be used for the collection and distribution of juvenile records, including photographs and fingerprints of juvenile offenders, to school officials and law enforcement. Source of additional information