JJDPA Core Requirements
Did You Know? The JJDPA Ensures Youth Are Kept Out of Adult Jails and Are Separated From Incarcerated Adults
Today in Juvenile Justice: Administrator Update, July 24, 2024
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OJJDP FY24 Nonparticipating States: Texas and Wyoming
OJJDP FY 2022 and 2023 Nonparticipating States: Connecticut (2022), Nebraska (2022), Texas (2022 and 2023), Wyoming (2022 and 2023)
OJJDP Announces New Job Openings
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Priorities
State Relations and Assistance Division Performance Measures Review FY 2020 and Forward Awards
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Model Programs Guide Literature Review: Racial and Ethnic Disparity in Juvenile Justice Processing
OJJDP News @ a Glance, November/December 2021
Redline Version Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act As Amended by the Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2018
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act Reauthorization 2018
Legislation
Authorizing Legislation
Congress enacted the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (JJDP) Act (Pub. L. No. 93-415, 42 U.S.C. § 5601 et seq.) in 1974. This landmark legislation established OJJDP to support local and state efforts to prevent delinquency and improve juvenile justice systems.
In November 2002, Congress reauthorized the JJDP Act. The reauthorization (the 21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act, Pub. L. No...