Ensure compliance with the core requirement of the JJDP Act and to support and increase availabilty of prevention programs in the area of juvenile delinquency.

The Formula Grants Program is authorized under the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (JJDP) Act of 2002. The purpose of this program is to support State and local delinquency prevention and intervention efforts and juvenile justice system improvements. Program areas may include: Planning and administration; State Advisory Group allocation; compliance monitoring; juvenile justice issues for American Indian tribes; prevention of substance abuse by juveniles; prevention of serious and violent crimes by juveniles; prevention of juvenile gang involvement and illegal youth gang activities; prevention of delinquent acts and identification of youth at risk of delinquency; and improvement of juvenile justice system operations, policies, and procedures including establishing a system of graduated sanctions, treatment programs, and aftercare.

The Department of Youth Affairs (DJA) is the designated State agency to receive and administer Title II funds in Guam. In addition to Planning and Administration and State Advisory Group allocations, the DJA plans to fund the following Program Areas: (1) Afercare/Reentry; (6) Compliance Monitoring; and,(10) Disproportionate Minority Contact.

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