Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA)
Juvenile Justice Reform Act Tribal Provisions Fact Sheet
OJJDP News @ a Glance, May/June 2019
Award Condition: Civil Rights Compliance Specific to State Administering Agencies (OJP awards made during or before FY 2016)
The following requirements are specifically incorporated by reference in a number of OJP awards to States made during FY 2016 and earlier fiscal years.
Award requirement:
All State Administering Agencies (SAAs) have a responsibility to monitor their subrecipients to ensure that the subrecipients are complying with the federal civil rights laws that are applicable to recipients of federal financial assistance. In accordance with 28 C.F.R. §§...
Civil rights requirements associated with OJP awards
October 2019
This webpage is intended to give applicants for OJP awards a general overview of award requirements that relate to civil rights and nondiscrimination. These requirements will be addressed in several of the "General Conditions" for FY 2020 OJP awards. Certain OJP awards will include additional conditions related to civil rights and nondiscrimination.
45 Year Anniversary of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act
Signed into law on September 7, 1974, the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (JJDP) Act established OJJDP to support local and state efforts to prevent delinquency and improve the juvenile justice system. Video run time: 3:21 min.
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Significant Guidance Documents
- BJA State Criminal Alien Assistance Program Guidelines
- Global Standards Package Resources
- OJJDP Delinquency Prevention Program Guide 59 FR 39204 (Aug. 1, 1994)
- OJJDP Core Requirements Monitoring: Compliance with the Core Requirements of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act
- OJJDP Policy and Criteria for De Minimis Exceptions to Full Compliance with Deinstitutionalization Requirement of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act 46...
Employment Practices
A faith-based organization receiving funding directly or indirectly does not forfeit its exemption from the federal prohibition on employment discrimination based on religion. This prohibition is set forth in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (See, 28 C.F.R. Part 38.1(f) and 38.2(f)). However, the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act, Victims of Crime Act, and the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention...