This page is a compilation of legacy documents related to the juvenile justice-related issues, the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA) of 1974, amendments to the JJDPA, congressional debates, and congressional hearings and reports.
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Historical Resources 1960s-1970s
- U.S. House Hearing - Before Rules Committee on H.R. 6111, the Juvenile.Justice and Delinquency Prevention Amendments of 1977 - May 18, 1977
- Congressional Record - House - November 14, 1974 - House Debates JJDPA
- Congressional Record - Senate - August 21, 1974 - Senate Debates JJDPA
- Congressional Record - Senate - August 19, 1974 - Senate Debates JJDPA
- Congressional Record - Senate - July 31, 1974 - Senate Debates JJDPA
- Congressional Record - Senate - July 25, 1974 - Senate Debates JJDPA
- Congressional Record - House - July 1, 1974 - House Debates JJDPA
- Congressional Record - House - June 12, 1974 - House Debates JJDPA
- U.S. House Hearing Subcommittee on Human Resources - Oversight Hearing on the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act - March 20, 1979
- U.S. House Hearing Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity - Oversight Hearing on the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act - June 27, 1978
- U.S. House Hearings Judiciary Committee - Subcommittee to Investigate Juvenile Delinquency - Implementation of JJDPA - September and October, 1977
- U.S. House Hearings Before the Rules Committee on JJDPA Amendments of 1977 (H.R. 6111), Rules To Establish a Select Committee on Population (H.R. 70) - May 18, 1977
- U.S. Senate Hearing Before Judiciary Committee Subcommittee to Investigate Juvenile Delinquency - Extension of the JJDPA of 1974 (S. 1021 and S. 1218) - April 27, 1977
- U.S. House Hearing Before Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity to Direct the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice to Organize and Convene a National Conference on Learning Disabilities(H.R. 1137); To Amend the JJDPA of 1974(H.R. 6111) - April 22, 1977
- U.S. House Hearing Before Subcommittee on Equal Opportunities - Oversight Hearing on the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act - Relationship Between Youth Employment and Juvenile Delinquency - Nov. 17, 1976
- U.S. House Hearing Subcommittee on Equal Opportunities - Oversight Hearing on the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act - June 29, 1976
- U.S. Senate Hearings Before Subcommittee to Investigate Juvenile Delinquency - Implementation of the JJDPA in Maryland 1976 - June 22 and 24, 1976
- U.S. Senate Hearing Before the Ad Hoc Subcommittee of Judiciary - Nomination of Milton L. Luger to be Assistant Administrator of the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA) - Oct. 30, 1975
- U.S. House Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Elementary, Secondary and Vocational Education - Safety and Violence in Elementary and Secondary Schools - June 18 and 19, 1975
- U.S. Senate Hearings Before the Subcommittee to Investigate Juvenile Delinquency - Assessment of Implementation of JJDPA - April 29, 1975
- U.S. House Hearings Before the Select Committee on Crime - Street Crime in America - April & May, 1974
- U.S. Senate Hearings Before the Subcommittee to Investigate Juvenile Delinquency - Investigation of the Detention and Jailing of Juveniles - September 1973
- U.S. Senate Hearings Before Committee Subcommittee to Investigate Juvenile Delinquency - JJDPA (S. 3148 & S. 821) - May-June 1972; Feb, March & June 1973
- Public Law 95-115 95th Congress - To Amend the JJDPA of 1974 - October 3, 1977
- Public Law 93-415 - Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 - September 7, 1974
- Public Law 93-415 - Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (GPO) - September 7, 1974
- Public Law 93-83 - 1973 Amendment to Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 - Crime Control Act of 1973 - August 6, 1973
- Public Law 92-381 - Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Act of 1972 - August 14, 1972
- Public Law 92-31 - Juvenile Delinquency Prevention and Control Act Amendments of 1971 - June 30, 1971
- Public Law 91-642 92th Congress - 1971 Amendment to Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 - December 31, 1970
- Public Law 90-351 90th Congress - Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968
- Public Law 88-368 88th Congress - Amend the Juvenile Delinquency and Youth Offense Control Act of 1961 - July 9, 1964
- Public Law 87-274 - Juvenile Delinquency and Youth Offenses Control Act of 1961 - September 22, 1961
- U.S. House Conference Report No. 95-542 - Juvenile Justice Amendments of 1977 - July 27, 1977
- U.S. Senate Conference Report No. 95-368 - Juvenile Justice Amendments of 1977 - July 27, 1977
- U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Report S. 1021 - Juvenile Justice Amendments of 1977 - May 14, 1977
- U.S. House Report No. 95-313 Committee on Education and Labor - Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Amendments of 1977 (H.R. 6111) - May 13, 1977
- U.S. Senate Report Subcommittee to Investigate Juvenile Delinquency - Juvenile Delinquency Annual Report 1976 - February 11, 1977
- U.S. House Conference Committee Report No. 93-1298 - JJDPA of 1974 (S. 821) - August 19, 1974
- U.S. Senate Conference Report No. 93-1103 - JJDPA of 1974 (S. 821) - August 16, 1974
- U.S. Senate Report No. 93-1011 Judiciary Committee - Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (S. 821) - July 16, 1974
- U.S. House Report No. 93-1135 Committee on Education and Labor (H.R. 15276) - JJDPA of 1974 - June 21, 1974
- U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Report - JJDPA of 1974 (S. 821) - June 16, 1974
- Public Law 93-415 - Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 - Presidential Statement, Related Reports - Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
- U.S. President's Committee on Juvenile Delinquency and Crime - Report to the President 1962
- U.S. Senate Report Subcommittee to Investigate Juvenile Delinquency - Juvenile Delinquency (S.R. 56) - December 19, 1974
- Institution Education Services, Inc. Prison Law Monitor - Children in Custody: Our Continuing National Scandal by John M. Rector - Vol. 2, No. 1 - June 1979
- Congressional Record - House - Sen. Birch Bayh Congratulates John M. Rector on Nomination and Confirmation as Administrator of OJJDP - July 28, 1977
- Memorandum to Judge Bell from John Rector - Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention - January 6, 1977
- White House Memo - President Jimmy Carter to John Rector - H.R. 6111, the Juvenile Justice Amendments of 1977 - Oct. 25, 1977
- James T. Clark Letter - to Attorney General Griffin Bell - for John Rector - Feb. 3, 1977
- 2 Juvenile Justice articles - John Rector - Milwaukee Sentinel, Omaha World Herald articles - 1977
- Juvenile Justice News Articles - 1976-1979
- U.S. Senate Hearing Ad Hoc Subcommittee of Judiciary - Nomination of Milton L. Luger - Oct. 30, 1975
- Memorandum to Sen. Bayh from John Rector - Juvenile Delinquency Issues and Activities for 1975
- Federal Register - May 13, 1961, Vol. 26, No. 92 - Executive Order 10940 Establishing the President's Committee on Juvenile Delinquency and Youth Crime
- John Rector: from Kern with Savvy - newspaper article by Pete DeArmond
Historical Resources 1980s-1990s
- Congressional Record - House - September 15, 1998 (H.R. 1818)
- Congressional Record - House - September 25, 1992
- Congressional Record - House - August 3, 1992
- Congressional Record - Senate - September 25, 1984
- Congressional Record - Senate - November 20, 1980 - Senate Debates JJDPA
- Congressional Record - Senate - November 19, 1980 - Senate Debates JJDPA
- Congressional Record - Senate - May 20, 1980 - Senate Debates JJDPA
- U.S. Senate Hearing Subcommittee on Juvenile Justice - Reauthorization of the JJDPA (S.2792) - July 2, 1992
- U.S. House Hearing Subcommittee on Juvenile Justice - Hearing on Reauthorization of the JJDPA - Focus on Early Intervention & Prevention Strategies - April 29, 1992
- U.S. House Hearing Subcommittee on Human Resources - Hearings on Reauthorization of the JJDPA - April 7, 1992
- U.S. House Hearings Subcommittee on Human Resources - Hearings on Reauthorization of the JJDPA - Services for Girls in Juvenile Justice System - March 16 & 30, 1992
- U.S. House Hearing Subcommittee on Human Resources - Hearings on Reauthorization of the JJDPA - March 9, 1992
- U.S. Senate Hearing Subcommittee on Juvenile Justice - Youth Violence and Gangs - November 26, 1991
- U.S. House Hearing Subcommittee on Human Resources - Hearing on Reauthorization of the JJDPA - September 27, 1991
- U.S. House Hearing Subcommittee on Juvenile Justice - Minority Overrepresentation in the Juvenile Justice System - June 25, 1991
- U.S. House Hearing Subcommittee on Juvenile Justice - Hearing on Implementation of the JJDPA - Examine Prevention & Treatment Strategies for Status Offenders - May 22, 1991
- U.S. House Hearing Subcommittee on Human Resources - Hearing to Reauthorize the JJDPA (H.R. 1801)- February 18, 1988
- U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing - Reauthorization JJDPA of 1974 (S. 2434, S. 2441, S. 2442) - March 27, 28, 1980
- U.S. House Hearing Subcommittee on Human Resources - Juvenile Justice Amendments of 1980 (H.R. 6704) - March 19, 1980
- U.S. Senate Hearings - Subcommittee to Investigate Juvenile Delinquency - Serious Youth Crime - April 10, 12, 1978
- Public Law 105-119 105th Congress - Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act 1998 - November 26, 1997
- Public Law 104-208 104th Congress - Omnibus Consolidations Appropriations Act - September 30, 1996
- Public Law 102-586 102th Congress - Amendment to the JJDPA - November 4, 1992
- Public Law 100-690 100th Congress - Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 - November 18, 1988
- Public Law 98-473 98th Congress - 1984 Amendment to the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 - October 12, 1984
- U.S. House Joint Resolution 648 - October 4, 1984
- Reauthorization of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 - Juvenile Justice Amendments of 1980 - Public Law 96-509 96th Congress - December 8, 1980
- U.S. House Report No. 105-155 Amendments to JJDPA - HR 1818 Juvenile Crime Control and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1997 - June 26, 1997
- U.S. Senate Report No. 104-369 Amendments to JJDPA - S 1952 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1996 - September 16, 1996
- U.S. House Report No. 104-783 Amendments to JJDPA - HR 3876 Juvenile Crime Control and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1996 - September 12, 1996
- U.S. Senate Report No. 102-393 Judiciary Committee - S 2792 Amend and Authorization Appropriations for JJDPA - September 8, 1992
- U.S. House Report No. 102-756 Committee on Education and Labor - HR 5194 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Amendments of 1992 - July 29, 1992
- U.S. House Report No. 98-1159 Conference Committee - House Joint Resolution 648 - October 10, 1984
- U.S. Senate Report Subcommittee on the Constitution - An Investigation By Children of the Inappropriate Incarceration of Children - October 1980
- U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Report S. 2441 - Juvenile Justice Amendments of 1980 - May 14, 1980
- U.S. House Report No. 96-946 Committee on Education and Labor - HR 6704 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Amendments of 1980 - May 13, 1980
- Juvenile Justice: Before and After the Onset of Delinquency - 1980
Current Resources 2000-2024
- Blog: The history of the 1974 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act
- 2018 Interview from Author of Book on Sen. Birch Bayh
- John Rector - Title IX - ODU Women's Studies Class - April 14, 2016
- John Rector - Letter from Youth Today - Dec. 2, 2009
- John Rector - OJJDP @ 35: A Juvenile Justice Conversation - Youth Today - Nov. 10, 2009
- Rector Era; An Architect of the Act Finds Trouble at the Office - Youth Today Exchange - Oct. 20, 2009
- John M. Rector - NCSL Presentation - Dec. 14, 2000
- John Rector - Two Articles - Recipient of 2003 John W. Dargavel Medal & Notes from Capitol Hill A Champion for Pharmacy
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