Final Program Plan
OJJDP published its FY 2002 Final Program Plan in the Federal Register
on June 5, 2002. As outlined in the Plan, OJJDPs program priorities
in FY 2002 include youth reentry programs, capacity building in community-
and faith-based organizations, juvenile drug use prevention programs,
and school violence prevention programs.
In addition, the discretionary programs OJJDP administers typically address
one or more of the following goals:
- OJJDP promotes delinquency prevention and early intervention efforts
that reduce the flow of juvenile offenders into the juvenile justice
system, the numbers of serious and violent offenders, and the development
of chronic delinquent careers.
- OJJDP seeks to improve the juvenile justice system and its response
to juvenile delinquents, status offenders, and dependent, neglected,
and abused children.
- OJJDP supports corrections, detention, and community- and faith-based
alternatives that protect the public, incorporate appropriate secure
detention and corrections options, and foster the use of community-based
programs for juvenile offenders.
- OJJDP supports law enforcement, public safety, and other justice agency
efforts to prevent juvenile delinquency, intervene in the development
of chronic delinquent careers, and collaborate with the juvenile justice
system to meet the needs of dependent, neglected, and abused children.
OJJDP received 21 letters commenting on the Proposed Plan, which was
published on October 23, 2001. All comments have been considered in the
development of the Final Program Plan. The Final Program Plan, with a
complete list of FY 2002 programs, is available through OJJDPs Web
site at ojjdp.ncjrs.org/funding/funding.html.
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