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JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION ACT - SOME GUIDES TO IMPACTING ITS IMPLEMENTATION LOCALLY

NCJ Number
34180
Author(s)
M THENNES
Date Published
1975
Length
28 pages
Annotation
CONSIDERATION OF SPECIFIC OPPORTUNITIES YOUTH SERVICES HAVE TO IMPACT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS 1974 ACT, INCLUDING EXAMPLES OF ACTIVITY UNDERWAY IN VARIOUS STATES AND SUGGESTIONS ON HOW TO PROCEED.
Abstract
COVERED ARE NOMINATIONS FOR JUVENILE JUSTICE ADVISORY GROUPS; REPRESENTATION ON THE STATE PLANNING AGENCY AND REGIONAL PLANNING UNITS; INPUT INTO THE PLANNING PROCESS; AND ONGOING MONITORING OF STATE PLANNING AGENCY ACTIVITY. APPENDED ARE STATE-BY-STATE DATA ON ACT AND LEAA FUNDING; AN EXCERPT FROM LEAA GUIDELINES ON THE COMPOSITION AND DUTIES OF STATE PLANNING AGENCIES AND REGIONAL PLANNING UNITS; AN OUTLINE OF THE INFORMATION STATE PLANNING AGENCIES ARE TO PROVIDE IN THEIR COMPREHENSIVE PLANS; THE LEAA INSTRUCTIONS TO THE STATES REGARDING THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT; AND A DISCUSSION OF ISSUES IN YOUTH PARTICIPATION ON LEAA STATE PLANNING AGENCIES.