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Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA)

Juvenile Justice Reform Act Tribal Provisions Fact Sheet

NCJ Number
254703
Date Published
July 2019
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
Publication Type
Youth-Oriented Material, Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Legislation/Policy Description, Instructional Material

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...