Testimony of the Honorable Gerald S. Radcliffe on Reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974

• NCJ Number: 137888
• Author(s): G S Radcliffe
• Date Published: 1992
• Length: 13 pages
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/; NCJRS Photocopy Services
• Publication Format: Document
• Publication Type: Presentation
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

A representative of the National Council for Juvenile and Family Court Judges testified before the Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Justice regarding the reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974.

Abstract

The national council supports the Act's provisions that provide for separation of incarcerated adults and juveniles, encourage States to provide separate facilities for juveniles charged with criminal offenses, require the deinstitutionalization of status offenders, and maintain the constitutional authority of judges to enforce court orders. In 1980, the national council was instrumental in lobbying for an amendment to the statute to add serious and violent juvenile crime as a priority area for attention. The national council supported and worked for the initial passage of the legislation, worked closely on reauthorization bills since then, and urged the Senate to consider significantly increasing the prior level of funding.