Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA)
OJJDP FY 2023 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act Outreach and Education Subgrants Program
Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Meeting
Washington, DC
OJJDP Observes the Anniversary of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act
Join OJJDP in observing the 48th anniversary of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA) and its impact on juvenile justice.
Signed into law on September 7, 1974, the JJDPA established OJJDP to support local and state efforts to prevent delinquency and improve the juvenile justice system.
In 2018, the Juvenile Justice Reauthorization Act reauthorized and amended the JJDPA. The legislation strengthens the four...
Indiana's 2021 Title II Application
Model Programs Guide Literature Review: Racial and Ethnic Disparity in Juvenile Justice Processing
Juvenile Justice Reform Act Tribal Provisions Fact Sheet
OJJDP News @ a Glance, May/June 2019
Office of Justice Programs Awards More Than $212 Million To Support Juvenile Justice
Today, the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs (OJP) announced awards of more than $212 million to support juvenile justice. The awards will enhance state and local juvenile justice systems; provide gang prevention and intervention services; support mentoring and reentry services for youth and families; and help states comply with the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act. OJJDP and the Office for Victims of...
Redline Version Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act As Amended by the Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2018
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act Reauthorization 2018
OJJDP News @ a Glance, September/October 2019
Texas Title II Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Program
Washington State Partnership Council on Juvenile Justice (WA-PCJJ or Council)
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...