1 The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 5601 et seq. (JJDP Act).

2 OJJDP’s upcoming Bulletin Juvenile Arrests 2000 will include a detailed summary and analysis of national and State juvenile arrest data. The Bulletin will be available from the Juvenile Justice Clearinghouse. (See information on how to request publications and access other information from the Clearinghouse via telephone, fax, e-mail, and the Internet.)

3 In these States, funds were awarded to nonprofit agencies working to help the States attain compliance and regain eligibility.

4 Federally recognized Indian tribes include Alaska Native tribal governments. Under current law (Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2002), the term “Indian tribe,” “tribal,” or “tribe(s)” in Office of Justice Programs statutes means: “any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community, including Alaska Native village or regional or village corporation as defined in or established pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act . . . which is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians.”