Summary: Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2008 - Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to: (1) revise the definition of "contact" in such Act to include any sight or sound interaction between a juvenile in custody and an adult inmate; (2) expand eligibility for participation in grant programs under such Act to certain individuals and organizations with an interest in the juvenile justice system ("juvenile justice stakeholders"); (3) require state plans under such Act to provide for increased protections for juveniles in custody, provide for culturally and linguistically appropriate services to juveniles at risk, and establish policies and strategies to identify and reduce racial and ethnic disparities among youths in the juvenile justice system; (4) require the inclusion on state juvenile delinquency prevention advisory boards of individuals with experience and competence in addressing the needs of girls or in implementing gender responsive services; and (5) require the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to assess and report on the effectiveness of treating juveniles as adults for purposes of criminal prosecutions. Amends the Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Programs Act of 2002 to require the inclusion of gender specific services in the incentive grant program for juvenile delinquency prevention.

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Summary: First Step Forward Act of 2007 - Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to: (1) require information on the number of juveniles (under age 21) released from prison and their living arrangements upon release in the annual report of the Administrator of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Office; (2) require states seeking juvenile justice grants to adopt procedures to assure the availability of post-release programs and services for juvenile offenders; and (3) require research and evaluation on outcomes for juvenile offenders who have been released from custody and reintegrated into communities. Directs the Attorney General to: (1) award grants to states to establish programs to identify juveniles likely to be released before attaining age 21 and to help such juveniles attain self-sufficiency; (2) develop outcome measures to assess the performance of states in operating juvenile offender reentry programs and track services provided to such offenders; and (3) conduct evaluations of state juvenile offender reentry programs. Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to continue health care benefits for juvenile offenders after release from incarceration.

step forward act amends juvenile justice delinquency_prevention act require information number juveniles age released prison living arrangements release annual report administrator juvenile justice delinquency_prevention office require states seeking juvenile justice grants adopt procedures assure availability post release programs services juvenile offenders require research evaluation outcomes juvenile offenders released custody communities directs attorney general award grants states establish programs identify juveniles likely released attaining age help juveniles attain self sufficiency develop outcome measures assess performance states operating juvenile offender reentry programs track services provided offenders conduct evaluations state juvenile offender reentry programs amends title xix medicaid social_security_act continue health_care benefits juvenile offenders release incarceration


Summary: Enhancing the Effective Prosecution of Child Pornography Act of 2008 - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) include child pornography activities and the production of such pornography for importation into the United States as predicate crimes for money laundering prosecutions; and (2) define "possess" with respect to crimes of child sexual exploitation and child pornography to include accessing by computer visual depictions of child pornography with the intent to view.

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Summary: Reconnecting Homeless Youth Act of 2008 - (Sec. 3) Amends the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to revise requirements for services provided under grants from the Secretary of Health and Human Services for centers for runaway and homeless youth and their families. Limits the length of stay in such a center to 21 days. Increases grant minimum allotments from $100,000 to $200,000 for states and from $45,000 to $70,000 for the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Prohibits the allotted amounts for a state for FY2009-FY2010 from being less than the allotted amount for FY2008. Requires the plan proposed by grant applicants for a runaway and homeless youth center to include an adequate emergency preparedness and management plan. (Sec. 4) Revises requirements for transitional living programs. Specifies that shelter and services may be provided by grant, agreement, or contract (currently, directly or indirectly) to homeless youth. Increases the maximum length of continuous stay in such programs from 540 days to 635 days, if a youth would benefit to an usual extent from additional time in the program. Requires a transitional living program also to develop an adequate emergency preparedness and management plan. (Sec. 5) Requires the Secretary to give priority (currently, special consideration) to grant applicants for specified research, evaluation, demonstration, and service projects regarding runaway youth and homeless youth. Requires the Secretary to give special consideration to proposed projects relating to: (1) behavior (currently, mental) health care for runaway and homeless youth; (2) access to educational and workforce programs to achieve outcomes such as decreasing secondary school dropout rates, increasing rates of attaining a secondary school diploma (or equivalent), or increasing placement and retention in postsecondary education or advanced workforce training programs; and (3) programs, including innovative programs, that assist youth in obtaining and maintaining safe and stable housing (which may include programs with supportive services that continue after the youth completes the remainder of the programs). Requires the Secretary to ensure that selected grant applicants: (1) represent diverse U.S. geographic regions; and (2) carry out projects that serve diverse populations of runaway or homeless youth. (Sec. 6) Requires the Secretary to report periodically to specified congressional committees and the public: (1) estimates of the incidence and prevalence of runaway and homeless individuals between 13 to 26 years of age; and (2) an assessment of such individual's characteristics. (Sec. 7) Requires the Secretary to give priority to public and, as under current law, nonprofit private agencies for sexual abuse prevention programs. (Sec. 8) Requires the Secretary to establish performance standards for grant recipients. (Sec. 9) Directs the Comptroller General to study and report to specified congressional committees on the processes for making grants under the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act. (Sec. 10) Redefines "homeless youth" to cover an individual seeking shelter in a runaway and homeless center who is less than a maximum age higher than 18, if the center is located in a state or locality with a child or youth-serving-facility licensure law or regulation that permits a higher maximum age. Allows a homeless youth to participate in a transitional living program up to age 22, as of the expiration of the maximum stay permitted, if the individual commences such stay before attaining age 22. Defines "runaway youth" as an individual under age 18 who absents himself or herself from home or place of legal residence without the permission of parents or legal guardians. (Sec. 13) Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2013.

homeless youth act sec amends runaway homeless youth act revise requirements services provided grants secretary health_and_human_services centers runaway homeless youth families limits length stay center days increases grant minimum allotments states virgin_islands guam american_samoa commonwealth_of_the_northern_mariana_islands prohibits allotted amounts state fy2009 fy2010 allotted fy2008 requires plan proposed grant applicants runaway homeless youth center include adequate emergency preparedness management plan sec revises requirements transitional living programs specifies shelter services provided grant agreement contract currently directly indirectly homeless youth increases maximum length continuous stay programs days days youth benefit usual extent additional time program requires transitional living program develop adequate emergency preparedness management plan sec requires secretary priority currently special consideration grant applicants specified research evaluation demonstration service projects runaway youth homeless youth requires secretary special consideration proposed projects relating behavior currently mental health_care runaway homeless youth access educational workforce programs achieve outcomes decreasing secondary school dropout rates increasing rates attaining secondary school diploma equivalent increasing placement retention postsecondary education advanced workforce training programs programs including innovative_programs assist youth obtaining maintaining safe stable housing include programs supportive services continue youth completes remainder programs requires secretary ensure selected grant applicants represent diverse geographic regions carry projects serve diverse populations runaway homeless youth sec requires secretary report periodically specified congressional committees public estimates incidence prevalence runaway homeless individuals years age assessment individual characteristics sec requires secretary priority public current law nonprofit private agencies sexual abuse prevention programs sec requires secretary establish performance standards grant recipients sec directs comptroller_general study report specified congressional committees processes making grants runaway homeless youth act sec redefines homeless youth cover individual seeking shelter runaway homeless center maximum age higher center located state locality child youth serving facility licensure law regulation permits higher maximum age allows homeless youth participate transitional living program age expiration maximum stay permitted individual commences stay attaining age defines runaway youth individual age home place legal residence permission parents legal guardians sec authorizes appropriations fy2009 fy2013


Summary: Establishes the Commission on Federal Criminal and Juvenile Justice Assistance Programs to study methods to help revitalize and strengthen Department of Justice (DOJ) justice assistance programs.

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Summary: Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2008 - Title I: Findings and Declaration of Purpose - (Sec. 102) Adds as a purpose of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (JJDPA) the support of a continuum of programs (including delinquency prevention, intervention, mental health and substance abuse treatment, and aftercare) to address the needs of at-risk youth and youth who come into contact with the justice system.(Sec. 103) Adds and amends definitions under JJDPA. Defines "core requirements" as certain requirements relating to the protection of juveniles against placement in adult prison facilities and the treatment of juveniles equitably on the basis of gender, race, family income, and disability. Defines "evidence based" as a program or practice that is demonstrated to be effective and that: (1) is based on a clearly articulated and empirically supported theory; (2) has measurable outcomes; and (3) has been scientifically tested.Title II: Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention - (Sec. 201) Revises the date on which the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention must issue the annual plan for coordinating federal juvenile justice efforts. (Sec. 202) Revises and increases the membership of the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to include mental health professionals. Requires the Coordinating Council to report to Congress on its recommendations for coordinating federal juvenile delinquency programs and to publish such report on the websites of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Coordinating Council.(Sec. 203) Adds elements required for the Administrator's annual report, including: (1) data on the confinement and release of juveniles from custody and on status offenders (juveniles arrested for offenses that would not be criminal if committed by adults); (2) a description of the criteria used to determine what JJDPA programs qualify as evidence-based and promising programs; (3) a comprehensive list of those programs the Administrator has determined meet such criteria; (4) a description of funding provided to Indian tribes; and (5) an analysis and evaluation of compliance by and payments to grant recipients.(Sec. 204) Increases the allocation of funds for technical assistance to states under JJDPA. Requires allocations of funds under the Act to be based upon the most recent census data. Authorizes the reallocation of funds withheld from states due to noncompliance with core requirements into improvement grants for assisting states in achieving compliance with core requirements.Requires the Administrator to impose conditions for awarding grants based upon compliance with core requirements and to provide technical assistance to states for achieving compliance. (Sec. 205) Requires states to post their juvenile delinquency prevention plans on a publicly available website within 30 days of final approval.Revises membership requirements for state juvenile delinquency prevention advisory groups to include volunteers who work with youth of color. Requires such advisory groups to use grant funds to: (1) provide training and technical assistance to state and local agencies for juvenile delinquency prevention activities; and (2) expand access to court-appointed legal counsel for representation of juveniles.Revises requirements for state juvenile delinquency prevention plans to: (1) promote compliance with core requirements; (2) provide alternatives to secure detention for juveniles; (3) reduce the number of juveniles placed in secure detention and adult corrections facilities; (4) engage family members in the design and delivery of juvenile delinquency prevention and treatment services; (5) provide for the use of community-based services to address the needs of at-risk youth; (6) provide for the sharing of records by juvenile justice and child welfare agencies for abused and neglected youth; (7) address mental health and substance abuse screening, assessment, referral, and treatment for juveniles in the juvenile justice system; and (8) provide for expanded access to court-appointed counsel for juveniles in the juvenile justice system.Requires the Administrator to: (1) make determinations as to whether states are in compliance with core requirements; and (2) provide technical assistance to state advisory groups. Modifies provisions relating to the detention of juveniles awaiting trial in adult criminal court to require placement in a juvenile facility unless a judge determines that it is in the interest of justice for a juvenile to be held in an adult facility. Prohibits the detention of a juvenile in an adult facility for more than 180 days unless the court determines in writing that there is good cause for further detention. Sets forth additional criteria for identifying and reducing racial and ethnic disparities among youth in the juvenile justice system.Modifies requirements for the detention of status offenders to prohibit placement of such juveniles in secure detention unless it is deemed in their best interest.Expands procedural requirements relating to reentry services for juveniles to require: (1) written case plans for each juvenile; (2) a description of living arrangements after discharge and post-release services; and (3) court review of such reentry plans and services.Permits the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to take punitive action in the current fiscal year against states that fail to comply with a core requirement (current law provides for such punitive action in a subsequent fiscal year).Requires states that are found to be out of compliance with core requirements to submit a report to the Administrator detailing the reasons for noncompliance and a plan to regain compliance. Requires such report to be posted on a publicly available website. (Sec. 206) Includes as grant purposes under JJDPA: (1) truancy prevention and reduction activities; and (2) partnership projects between states and research institutions to improve the recruitment and retention of professional personnel in fields related to juvenile delinquency prevention.(Sec. 207) Eliminates the requirement that Indian tribes applying for a grant under JJDPA provide evidence of performing law enforcement functions.(Sec. 208) Makes mandatory the requirement for the Administrator to report on the purposes and goals of programs funded under JJDPA (currently discretionary). Requires the Administrator to: (1) conduct research on the prevalence and duration of behavioral health needs among juveniles held in secure detention or in adult correctional facilities; (2) provide a description of the best practices in discharge planning for juveniles and an assessment of living arrangements for juveniles who cannot return to their homes; (3) develop a national juvenile recidivism measure; (4) assess the effectiveness of treating juveniles as adults in criminal court; and (5) publish a report on the outcomes for juveniles who have reintegrated into the community.(Sec. 209) Requires the Administrator to: (1) develop and issue standards of practice for attorneys representing children in the juvenile justice system; and (2) provide training and technical assistance for local and state juvenile detention and corrections personnel to improve conditions of juvenile confinement.(Sec. 210) Authorizes the Administrator to make incentive grants to state and local governments for juvenile justice and prevention programs. Permits grant funds to be used to: (1) increase the use of evidence-based or promising prevention and intervention programs; (2) improve the recruitment, selection, training, and retention of professional personnel; and (3) establish partnerships between state and local juvenile justice agencies and mental health authorities to enhance mental health and substance abuse services for juveniles.(Sec. 211) Authorizes appropriations for FY2009-FY2013 for: (1) juvenile justice and delinquency prevention programs; and (2) incentive grants for state and local juvenile justice and delinquency prevention programs. Title III: Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Programs - (Sec. 301) Defines "mentoring" for purposes of the local delinquency prevention incentive grant program as matching one adult with one or more (not to exceed four) youths for the purpose of providing guidance, support, and encouragement, where the adult and youths meet regularly for not less than four hours each month for not less than a nine-month period.(Sec. 302) Adds mentoring programs as a grant purpose for delinquency prevention programs. (Sec. 303) Authorizes appropriations for the delinquency prevention incentive grant program for FY2009-FY2013.

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requires coordinating council report congress recommendations coordinating federal juvenile delinquency programs publish report websites department_of_justice doj coordinating adds elements required administrator annual report including data confinement release juveniles custody status offenders juveniles arrested offenses criminal committed adults description criteria determine programs qualify evidence based promising programs comprehensive list programs administrator determined meet criteria description funding provided indian tribes analysis evaluation compliance payments grant increases allocation funds technical assistance states requires allocations funds act based recent census data authorizes reallocation funds withheld states noncompliance core requirements improvement grants assisting states achieving compliance core requirements requires administrator impose conditions awarding grants based compliance core requirements provide technical assistance states achieving compliance sec requires states post juvenile delinquency_prevention plans publicly available website days final approval revises membership requirements state juvenile delinquency_prevention advisory groups include volunteers work youth color requires advisory groups use grant funds provide training technical assistance state local agencies juvenile delinquency_prevention activities expand access court appointed legal counsel representation juveniles revises requirements state juvenile delinquency_prevention plans promote compliance core requirements provide alternatives secure detention juveniles reduce number juveniles placed secure detention adult corrections facilities engage family members design delivery juvenile delinquency_prevention treatment services provide use community based services address needs risk youth provide sharing records juvenile justice child welfare agencies abused neglected youth address mental health substance abuse screening assessment referral treatment 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delinquency_prevention punitive action current fiscal year states fail comply core requirement current law provides punitive action subsequent fiscal states found compliance core requirements submit report administrator detailing reasons noncompliance plan compliance requires report posted publicly available website sec includes grant purposes truancy prevention reduction activities partnership projects states research institutions improve recruitment retention professional personnel fields related juvenile delinquency eliminates requirement indian tribes applying grant provide evidence performing law enforcement makes mandatory requirement administrator report purposes goals programs funded currently discretionary requires administrator conduct research prevalence duration behavioral health needs juveniles held secure detention adult correctional facilities provide description best practices discharge planning juveniles assessment living arrangements juveniles return homes develop national juvenile recidivism measure assess effectiveness treating juveniles adults criminal court publish report outcomes juveniles requires administrator develop issue standards practice attorneys representing children juvenile justice system provide training technical assistance local state juvenile detention corrections personnel improve conditions juvenile authorizes administrator incentive grants state local governments juvenile justice prevention programs permits grant funds increase use evidence based promising prevention intervention programs improve recruitment selection training retention professional personnel establish partnerships state local juvenile justice agencies mental health authorities enhance mental health substance abuse services authorizes appropriations fy2009 fy2013 juvenile justice delinquency_prevention programs incentive grants state local juvenile justice delinquency_prevention programs title iii incentive grants local delinquency_prevention programs sec 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Summary: Support 21 Act of 2009 - Requires the Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, to establish a program under which at least two campaigns in support of enforcement of the minimum legal drinking age will be implemented per year for each of 2010 through 2014 to: (1) educate the public about the public health and safety benefits and basis for age-21 minimum legal drinking age laws; and (2) build public and parental support for, and cooperation with, enforcement of such laws. Authorizes the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (Administrator) to make supplemental grants to eligible entities to implement strategies to: (1) work with local pediatric health care providers to increase alcohol education, screening, and intervention provided to patients and persons under age 21; (2) give such providers access to the community sectors involved in collaborating on the implementation of comprehensive, community wide programs, strategies, and services to reduce underage alcohol use and abuse; (3) provide science-based alcohol information and education to caregivers of children and young adults through relevant community sectors; and (4) undertake activities to support the national campaigns. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (Secretary), acting through the Administrator, to make grants to professional pediatric medical organizations to increase effective practices to reduce the prevalence of alcohol use among individuals under the age of 21. Requires the Secretary to establish within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) a focus on underage drinking prevention, including activities for: (1) expanding and disseminating research on strategies for reducing underage drinking; and (2) public health and state-level surveillance of underage drinking. Requires the National Academy of Sciences to review and report to Congress on research regarding the influence of drinking alcohol on the development of the adolescent brain and the public policy implications.

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Summary: Youth Prison Reduction through Opportunities, Monitoring, Intervention, Support, and Education Act or the Youth PROMISE Act - Title I: Federal Coordination of Local and Tribal Juvenile Justice Information and Efforts - (Sec. 101) Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to establish a PROMISE Advisory Panel to assist the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention in: (1) assessing successful evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention carried out by PROMISE Coordinating Councils established by this Act; and (2) developing performance standards to be used to evaluate programs and activities carried out with grants under this Act. Requires such Panel to provide the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention with a list of individuals who have experience in administering or evaluating practices that serve at-risk youth. Requires the PROMISE Advisory Panel, within 18 months after enactment of this Act and annually thereafter, to prepare a report on its assessment and submit such report to Congress, the President, the Attorney General, and the chief executive and chief law enforcement officer of each state, local government, and Indian tribe. Authorizes appropriations for the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention for FY2010-FY2014. (Sec. 102) Directs the Administrator to award grants, on a competitive basis, to organizations for: (1) collecting and analyzing data related to the existing juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention needs and resources in each designated geographic area; and (2) using such data to compile a list of areas that are in need of resources and rank such areas in descending order by the amount of need for resources to carry out juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention. Authorizes appropriations. Title II: Promise Grants - Subtitle A: PROMISE Assessment and Planning Grants - (Sec. 201) Authorizes the Administrator to award grants to local governments and Indian tribes to assist PROMISE Coordinating Councils with planning and assessing evidence-based and promising practices relating to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention. Requires PROMISE Coordinating Councils to develop a PROMISE Plan based on such assessments. Limits such grants to a one year term and a maximum dollar amount of $300,000. (Sec. 202) Establishes eligibility requirements for PROMISE Coordinating Councils. (Sec. 203) Requires PROMISE Coordinating Councils to conduct an objective strengths and needs assessment of the resources of the community for which they were established and to identify the unmet needs of youth in the community with respect to evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention. (Sec. 204) Sets forth the components which a PROMISE Plan must contain. (Sec. 205) Authorizes appropriations for this subtitle and for the geographic assessment of resource allocation. Subtitle B: PROMISE Implementation Grants - (Sec. 211) Authorizes the Administrator to award grants to local governments and Indian tribes to assist PROMISE Coordinating Councils with implementing PROMISE Plans. Limits such grants to a four-year term and a maximum dollar amount of $10 million for each year of the grant period. (Sec. 212) Sets forth eligibility requirements for a PROMISE implementation grant. (Sec. 213) Requires PROMISE implementation grants to be awarded on a competitive basis. Directs the Administrator to ensure that grants are awarded in areas with the highest concentration of at-risk youth. (Sec. 214) Sets forth reporting requirements for local governments and Indian tribes receiving PROMISE implementation grants. (Sec. 215) Authorizes appropriations for FY2010-FY2014. Subtitle C: General PROMISE Grant Provisions - (Sec. 221) Requires local governments and Indian tribes to use grants only to supplement, and not supplant, the funds that are available to address the needs of youth in the community with respect to practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention. (Sec. 222) Directs the Administrator to: (1) establish and utilize a transparent, reliable, and valid system for evaluating applications for PROMISE Assessment and Planning grants and for PROMISE Implementation grants; and (2) provide for an evaluation of grant programs and activities carried out under this title. Sets forth criteria for such evaluation. Title III: Promise Research Centers - (Sec. 301) Directs the Administrator to award a grant to a nonprofit organization with expertise in operating or evaluating effective, evidence-based practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention or intervention to develop a National Research Center for Proven Juvenile Justice Practices. Authorizes appropriations for FY2010-FY2014. (Sec. 302) Directs the Administrator to award grants to institutions of higher education to serve as regional research partners with PROMISE Coordinating Councils. Authorizes appropriations for FY2010-FY2012. Title IV: Youth-Oriented Policing Services - (Sec. 403) Requires the Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services to award grants to state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies: (1) to hire law enforcement officers as youth-oriented police to work collaboratively with PROMISE Coordinating Councils, other community-based organizations, and youth at high risk of becoming involved in delinquent activities; and (2) for training and capacity-building of law enforcement agencies relating to youth-oriented policing practices and efforts. Limits the term of any such grant to four years and the maximum grant dollar amount to $2 million. (Sec. 404) Requires the Director to award a grant, on a competitive basis, to an eligible organization to establish a Center for Youth-oriented Policing to: (1) develop a model youth-oriented policing service program; (2) support the adoption of new technologies related to the prioritization of risks related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activities, the safety of juveniles in custody, and the prevention of gun violence; (3) develop, compile, and disseminate to youth-oriented police information about evidence based and promising practices and information about the "stop snitching" culture and tactics to counter such culture. Directs the Center to establish a Youth-oriented Policing Services Advisory Board to develop an annual work plan for the Center. (Sec. 405) Authorizes appropriations for FY2010-FY2014 for the Center for Youth-oriented Policing. Title V: Enhanced Federal Support of Local Law Enforcement - Subtitle A: Comprehensive Gang Prevention and Relief - Mynisha's Law - (Sec. 502) Authorizes local governments and Indian tribes to submit an application to the Administrator for designation as a Comprehensive Gang Prevention and Relief Area (Area). Directs the Administrator to establish criteria for reviewing an application and for evaluating and selecting areas for designation. (Sec. 503) Directs the Administrator to establish an Interagency Gang Prevention Task Force to coordinate federal assistance to Comprehensive Gang Prevention and Relief Areas. Requires the Task Force to: (1) coordinate the activities of the federal government to create a comprehensive gang prevention response; (2) prioritize the needs of Areas for funding under specified federal statutes and programs, including the Head Start Act and the Job Corps program; and (3) report to Congress and the Administrator on the funding needs and programmatic outcomes for each Area. (Sec. 504) Authorizes appropriations. Subtitle B: Community and Police Collaboration - (Sec. 511) Authorizes the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to make grants to local governments and Indian tribes with a PROMISE Coordinating Counsel to develop community-based programs that provide crime prevention, research, and intervention services that are designed to prevent violence and gang involvement by youthful offenders and at-risk youth. Limits a grant amount to a maximum of $1 million. Authorizes appropriations for FY2010-FY2014. Subtitle C: City Youth Violence Recovery - (Sec. 521) Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to prevent or alleviate the effects of youth violence in urban communities by providing violence-prevention education, mentoring, counseling, and mental health services to children and adolescents in such communities. Authorizes appropriations for FY2010-FY2014. Title VI: Precaution Act - Prevention Resources for Eliminating Criminal Activity Using Tailored Interventions in Our Neighborhoods Act of 2009 or the PRECAUTION Act of 2009 - ( Sec. 604) Establishes the National Commission on Public Safety Through Crime and Delinquency Prevention to study and report to specified federal and state officials on the effectiveness of certain crime and delinquency prevention and intervention strategies. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 605) Authorizes the Director of the National Institute of Justice to make three-year grants to public and private entities to fund the implementation and evaluation of innovative crime or delinquency prevention or intervention strategies. Authorizes appropriations. Title VII: Additional Improvements to Juvenile Justice - (Sec. 701) Amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to: (1) expand victim protection programs to include juvenile witnesses; and (2) authorize appropriations for such programs for FY2010-FY2014. (Sec. 702) Increases the number of sites receiving grants under the Mentoring Initiative for System-Involved Youth Program. Authorizes appropriations for such Program for FY2010-FY2014. (Sec. 703) Requires the United States Sentencing Commission to study and report to Congress on the appropriateness of sentences for minors in the federal system. Requires such study to: (1) incorporate the most recent research and expertise in the field of adolescent brain development and culpability; (2) evaluate the toll of juvenile crime, particularly violent juvenile crime, on communities; (3) consider the appropriateness of life sentences without possibility of parole for minors; and (4) evaluate issues of recidivism by juveniles. (Sec. 704) Authorizes the Attorney General, in collaboration with professional sports leagues and players, to establish a youth initiative to end youth violence and other youth crime. Requires the Attorney General to study and report to Congress on the potential for reducing youth violence and other youth crimes though such collaborations.

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appropriations office_of_juvenile_justice delinquency_prevention fy2010 fy2014 sec directs administrator award grants competitive basis organizations collecting analyzing data related existing juvenile delinquency criminal street gang activity prevention intervention needs resources designated geographic area data compile list areas need resources rank areas descending order need resources carry juvenile delinquency criminal street gang activity prevention intervention authorizes appropriations title promise grants subtitle promise assessment planning grants sec authorizes administrator award grants local governments indian tribes assist promise coordinating councils planning assessing evidence based promising practices relating juvenile delinquency criminal street gang activity prevention intervention requires promise coordinating councils develop promise plan based assessments limits grants year term maximum dollar sec establishes eligibility requirements promise coordinating councils sec requires promise coordinating councils conduct objective strengths needs assessment resources community established identify unmet needs youth community respect evidence based promising practices related juvenile delinquency criminal street gang activity prevention intervention sec sets forth components promise plan contain sec authorizes appropriations subtitle geographic assessment resource allocation subtitle promise implementation grants sec authorizes administrator award grants local governments indian tribes assist promise coordinating councils implementing promise plans limits grants year term maximum dollar million year grant period sec sets forth eligibility requirements promise implementation grant sec requires promise implementation grants awarded competitive basis directs administrator ensure grants awarded areas highest concentration risk youth sec sets forth reporting requirements local governments indian tribes receiving promise implementation grants sec authorizes appropriations fy2010 fy2014 subtitle general promise grant provisions sec requires local governments indian tribes use grants supplement supplant funds available address needs youth community respect practices related juvenile delinquency criminal street gang activity prevention intervention sec directs administrator establish utilize transparent reliable valid system evaluating applications promise assessment planning grants promise implementation grants provide evaluation grant programs activities carried title sets forth criteria evaluation title iii promise research centers sec directs administrator award grant nonprofit organization expertise operating evaluating effective evidence based practices related juvenile delinquency criminal street gang activity prevention intervention develop national research_center proven juvenile justice practices authorizes appropriations fy2010 fy2014 sec directs administrator award grants institutions higher education serve regional research partners promise coordinating councils authorizes appropriations fy2010 fy2012 title youth oriented policing services sec requires director office_of_community_oriented_policing_services award grants state local tribal law enforcement agencies hire law enforcement officers youth oriented police work collaboratively promise coordinating councils community based organizations youth high risk involved delinquent activities training capacity building law enforcement agencies relating youth oriented policing practices efforts limits term grant years maximum grant dollar million sec requires director award grant competitive basis eligible organization establish center youth oriented policing develop model youth oriented policing service program support adoption new technologies related prioritization risks related juvenile delinquency criminal street gang activities safety juveniles custody prevention gun violence develop compile disseminate youth oriented police information evidence based promising practices information stop culture tactics counter culture directs center establish youth oriented policing services advisory_board develop annual work plan center sec authorizes appropriations fy2010 fy2014 center youth oriented policing title enhanced federal support local law enforcement subtitle comprehensive gang prevention relief law sec authorizes local governments indian tribes submit application administrator designation comprehensive gang prevention relief area area directs administrator establish criteria reviewing application evaluating selecting areas designation sec directs administrator establish interagency_gang_prevention_task_force coordinate federal assistance comprehensive gang prevention relief areas requires task_force coordinate activities federal_government create comprehensive gang prevention response prioritize needs areas funding specified federal statutes programs including head_start act job_corps program report congress administrator funding needs programmatic outcomes area sec authorizes appropriations subtitle community police collaboration sec authorizes office_of_community_oriented_policing_services department_of_justice doj grants local governments indian tribes promise coordinating counsel develop community based programs provide crime prevention research intervention services designed prevent violence gang involvement offenders risk youth limits grant maximum million authorizes appropriations fy2010 fy2014 subtitle city youth violence recovery sec authorizes attorney general award grants prevent alleviate effects youth violence urban communities providing violence prevention education mentoring counseling mental health services children adolescents communities authorizes appropriations fy2010 fy2014 title act prevention resources eliminating criminal activity tailored interventions neighborhoods_act act sec establishes national_commission public safety crime delinquency_prevention study report specified federal state officials effectiveness certain crime delinquency_prevention intervention strategies authorizes appropriations sec authorizes director national_institute_of_justice year grants public private entities fund implementation evaluation innovative crime delinquency_prevention intervention strategies authorizes appropriations title vii additional improvements juvenile justice sec amends violent_crime_control_and_law_enforcement_act expand victim protection programs include juvenile witnesses authorize appropriations programs fy2010 fy2014 sec increases number sites receiving grants mentoring initiative system involved youth program authorizes appropriations program fy2010 fy2014 sec requires united_states_sentencing_commission study report congress appropriateness sentences minors federal system requires study incorporate recent research expertise field adolescent brain development evaluate toll juvenile crime particularly violent juvenile crime communities consider appropriateness life sentences possibility parole minors evaluate issues recidivism juveniles sec authorizes attorney general collaboration professional sports leagues establish youth initiative end youth violence youth crime requires attorney general study report congress potential reducing youth violence youth crimes collaborations


Summary: Child Protection Improvements Act of 2010 - Amends the National Child Protection Act of 1993 to direct the Attorney General to: (1) establish policies and procedures for streamlining the process of obtaining nationwide criminal history background checks and for facilitating widespread access to such background checks by public or private child-serving organizations; (2) establish a criminal history review program to provide reliable and accurate information on the criminal history of an individual who has or seeks to have unsupervised access to a child and who is employed by, volunteers with, or seeks to be employed by or volunteer with, a child-serving organization or who owns or operates, or seeks to own or operate, a child-serving organization (covered individual); (3) conduct an annual assessment of state agencies to determine whether such agencies operate programs to ensure that a wide range of child-serving organizations have affordable and timely access to nationwide criminal history background checks; (4) compile demographic and other data on the implementation of this Act; and (5) submit reports to Congress on the programs and procedures established under this Act and on the data compiled under this Act. Requires the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to: (1) conduct, upon the request of the Attorney General or a background check designee, a nationwide criminal history background check; (2) provide criminal history records; and (3) investigate and resolve challenges to the accuracy and completeness of criminal history records. Authorizes appropriations for FY2011-FY2014. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that fees collected by the Attorney General or the background check designee should be sufficient to carry out their duties under this Act and to help support the criminal history review program. Limits the liability of entities participating in the background check system established by this Act resulting from a failure to conduct criminal background checks or to take adverse action against a covered individual after receiving a criminal history report. Imposes restrictions on the disclosure of fingerprints, criminal history records, or information in such records. Requires the Attorney General to promulgate regulations to enforce such disclosure restrictions and to destroy fingerprints and criminal history records after any transaction based upon such fingerprints or records is completed. Amends the PROTECT Act to provide for an extension of the Child Safety Pilot Program.

child protection improvements act amends national child protection act direct attorney general establish policies procedures streamlining process obtaining nationwide criminal history background checks facilitating widespread access background checks public private child serving organizations establish criminal history review program provide reliable accurate information criminal history individual seeks unsupervised access child employed volunteers seeks employed volunteer child serving organization owns operates seeks operate child serving organization covered individual conduct annual assessment state agencies determine agencies operate programs ensure wide range child serving organizations affordable timely access nationwide criminal history background checks compile demographic data implementation act submit reports congress programs procedures established act data compiled act requires federal_bureau_of_investigation fbi conduct request attorney general background check designee nationwide criminal history background check provide criminal history records investigate resolve challenges accuracy completeness criminal history records authorizes appropriations fy2011 fy2014 expresses sense house_of_representatives fees collected attorney general background check designee sufficient carry duties act help support criminal history review program limits liability entities participating background check system established act resulting failure conduct criminal background checks adverse action covered individual receiving criminal history report imposes restrictions disclosure fingerprints criminal history records information records requires attorney general promulgate regulations enforce disclosure restrictions destroy fingerprints criminal history records transaction based fingerprints records completed amends protect act provide extension child_safety_pilot_program


Summary: Juvenile Accountability Block Grants Program Reauthorization Act of 2010 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend through FY2014 the authorization of appropriations for the juvenile accountability block grant program.

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Summary: Community Oriented Policing Services and Key Investments in Developmental Services Act of 2009 or the COPS and KIDS Act of 2009 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to increase and extend the authorization of appropriations for the community oriented policing services (COPS) grant program through FY2014. Renames the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 as the Key Investments in Developmental Services Act (KIDS Act). Authorizes appropriations for FY2010-FY2015 for KIDS Act grant programs. Expresses the sense of Congress that the yearly appropriations for the COPS grant program should be equal to the yearly appropriations for juvenile prevention and intervention programs under the KIDS Act.

community oriented policing services key investments developmental services act cops kids act amends omnibus_crime_control_and_safe_streets_act increase extend authorization appropriations community oriented policing services cops grant program fy2014 renames juvenile justice delinquency_prevention act key investments developmental services act kids act authorizes appropriations fy2010 fy2015 kids act grant programs expresses sense congress yearly appropriations cops grant program equal yearly appropriations juvenile prevention intervention programs kids act


Summary: Juvenile Justice Improvement Act of 2009 - Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to: (1) revise and add definitions under such Act relating to the treatment of juveniles held in custody while awaiting trial for criminal offenses; (2) require state plans under such Act to separate juveniles from the adult prison population, monitor for and eliminate the use of dangerous practices, unnecessary isolation, unnecessary room time, and unreasonable restraint for holding juveniles in custody, and provide training of prison staff on techniques for effective behavior management of juvenile offenders; (3) provide incentive grants to states to adopt programs for the mental health treatment needs of juveniles in custody and for the placement of such juveniles in the least restrictive detention or correctional settings; and (4) prohibit the placement of juveniles who have not been charged with adult criminal offenses in secure detention or correctional facilities.

juvenile justice improvement act amends juvenile justice delinquency_prevention act revise add definitions act relating treatment juveniles held custody awaiting trial criminal offenses require state plans act separate juveniles adult prison population monitor eliminate use dangerous practices unnecessary isolation unnecessary room time unreasonable restraint holding juveniles custody provide training prison staff techniques effective behavior management juvenile offenders provide incentive grants states adopt programs mental health treatment needs juveniles custody placement juveniles restrictive detention correctional settings prohibit placement juveniles charged adult criminal offenses secure detention correctional facilities


Summary: Megan Meier Cyberbullying Prevention Act - Amends the federal criminal code to impose criminal penalties on anyone who transmits in interstate or foreign commerce a communication intended to coerce, intimidate, harass, or cause substantial emotional distress to another person, using electronic means to support severe, repeated, and hostile behavior.

megan cyberbullying prevention act_-_amends federal criminal code impose criminal penalties transmits interstate foreign commerce communication intended coerce intimidate cause substantial emotional distress person electronic means support severe repeated hostile behavior


Summary: Promoting Alternatives to Truancy and Incarceration by Encouraging New and Comprehensive Efforts (PATIENCE) Act of 2009 - Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to require the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention of the Department of Justice (DOJ) to set aside at least 5% of funding under such Act for incentive grants to states. Requires states receiving such grants to: (1) support evidence-based or promising programs that address the mental health treatment needs of juveniles; (2) support reforms that protect juveniles while incarcerated; and (3) demonstrate improvement in public safety and rehabilitation of delinquent and at-risk youth.

promoting alternatives truancy incarceration encouraging new comprehensive efforts act amends juvenile justice delinquency_prevention act require administrator office_of_juvenile_justice delinquency_prevention department_of_justice doj set aside funding act incentive grants states requires states receiving grants support evidence based promising programs address mental health treatment needs juveniles support reforms protect juveniles incarcerated demonstrate improvement public safety rehabilitation delinquent risk youth


Summary: Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2010 - Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (Act) to reauthorize juvenile delinquency prevention programs through FY2015. Requires the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to include in the annual report of the Office information on juveniles held in state and local secure detention and correctional facilities, including pregnant juveniles, the number of status offenders (e.g., runaways and truants), and criteria for evidence-based programs for juvenile delinquency prevention. Expands requirements for state plans under the Act to require: (1) statewide compliance with the core requirement of the Act for protection of incarcerated juveniles; (2) alternatives to detention for juveniles in need of mental health or substance abuse treatment; (3) programs to improve the recruitment, selection, training, and retention of professionals working in juvenile delinquency prevention programs; (4) the identification of racial and ethnic disparities among juveniles in the juvenile justice system; and (5) the development of policies, procedures, and training to eliminate the use of dangerous practices, unreasonable restraints, and unreasonable isolation, including by developing effective behavior management techniques. Eliminates as a requirement under the Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Block Grant Program evidence that Indian tribe grant applicants perform law enforcement functions. Authorizes the Administrator to make incentive grants to state and local governments for juvenile delinquency prevention programs, including evidence based programs for the prevention and reduction of juvenile delinquency, personnel recruitment and training, and mental health and substance abuse screening and treatment. Includes mentoring programs as a permissible grant purpose under the Incentive Grant Program for Local Delinquency Prevention. Reauthorizes such grant program through FY2015. Prevention Resources for Eliminating Criminal Activity Using Tailored Interventions in Our Neighborhoods Act of 2010 or the PRECAUTION Act - Establishes the National Commission on Public Safety Through Crime Prevention to: (1) carry out a comprehensive study of the effectiveness of certain crime and delinquency prevention and intervention strategies; and (2) make initial and final public reports on such strategies to specified federal and state officials. Directs the Comptroller General to conduct by October 1, 2010, a comprehensive analysis and evaluation of: (1) the performance of the Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency and Prevention, its functions, programs, and grants; and (2) a sampling of grantees that receive federal funds from such Office, including a review of internal controls to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse of funds.

juvenile justice delinquency_prevention reauthorization act amends juvenile justice delinquency_prevention act act reauthorize juvenile delinquency_prevention programs fy2015 requires administrator office_of_juvenile_justice delinquency_prevention include annual report office information juveniles held state local secure detention correctional facilities including pregnant juveniles number status offenders criteria evidence based programs juvenile delinquency_prevention expands requirements state plans act require statewide compliance core requirement act protection incarcerated juveniles alternatives detention juveniles need mental health substance abuse treatment programs improve recruitment selection training retention professionals working juvenile delinquency_prevention programs identification racial ethnic disparities juveniles juvenile justice system development policies procedures training eliminate use dangerous practices unreasonable unreasonable isolation including developing effective behavior management techniques eliminates requirement juvenile delinquency_prevention block grant program evidence indian tribe grant applicants perform law enforcement functions authorizes administrator incentive grants state local governments juvenile delinquency_prevention programs including evidence based programs prevention reduction juvenile delinquency personnel recruitment training mental health substance abuse screening treatment includes mentoring programs permissible grant purpose incentive grant program local delinquency_prevention reauthorizes grant program fy2015 prevention resources eliminating criminal activity tailored interventions neighborhoods_act act establishes national_commission public safety crime prevention carry comprehensive study effectiveness certain crime delinquency_prevention intervention strategies initial final public reports strategies specified federal state officials directs comptroller_general conduct october comprehensive analysis evaluation performance office_of_juvenile_justice delinquency prevention functions programs grants sampling grantees receive federal funds office including review internal controls prevent fraud waste abuse funds


Summary: Family Justice Act of 2010 - Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to authorize the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to award grants to family-oriented nonprofit organizations to establish panels to monitor juvenile detention and correction facilities to provide detained youth and their family members an opportunity to participate in the development of policies, procedures, and practices that will improve outcomes for youth and promote rehabilitation and transition back into the community. Sets forth requirements for grant applications and for uses of grant funds.

family justice act amends juvenile justice delinquency_prevention act authorize administrator office_of_juvenile_justice delinquency_prevention award grants family oriented nonprofit organizations establish panels monitor juvenile detention correction facilities provide detained youth family members opportunity participate development policies procedures practices improve outcomes youth promote rehabilitation transition community sets forth requirements grant applications uses grant funds


Summary: Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act of 2010 - Amends the Omnnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to: (1)  allow the use of juvenile accountability block grants for bullying prevention and intervention programs; (2) require the Attorney General to establish voluntary guidelines for use by states and local governments in developing such programs; and (3) authorize appropriations for FY2011-FY2015 for the juvenile accountability block grant program.

bullying prevention intervention act amends crime control safe streets act allow use juvenile accountability block grants bullying prevention intervention programs require attorney general establish voluntary guidelines use states local governments developing programs authorize appropriations fy2011 fy2015 juvenile accountability block grant program


Summary: Youth Prison Reduction through Opportunities, Mentoring, Intervention, Support, and Education Act or the Youth PROMISE Act - Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to establish a PROMISE Advisory Panel to assist the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention in: (1) assessing and developing standards and evidence-based practices to prevent juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity; and (2) collecting data in designated geographic areas to assess the needs and existing resources for juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention.Authorizes the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to award grants to local governments and Indian tribes to: (1) plan and assess evidence-based and promising practices for juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention, especially for at-risk youth; and (2) implement PROMISE plans, developed by local PROMISE Coordinating Councils (PCCs), for coordinating and supporting the delivery of juvenile delinquency and gang prevention and intervention programs in local communities. Establishes a National Research Center for Proven Juvenile Justice Practices to provide PCCs and the public with current research and other information about evidence-based practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang prevention and intervention. Directs the Administrator to award grants to: (1) allow institutions of higher education to serve as regional research partners with PCCs; and (2) hire and train law enforcement officers as youth-oriented police to work with PCCs, other community-based organizations, and high-risk youth. Establishes a Center for Youth-Oriented Policing. Mynisha's Law - Authorizes any local or tribal government or a group of counties to submit an application to the Attorney General for designation as a High Intensity Gang Activity Area.City Youth Violence Recovery Act - Authorizes the Attorney General to award grants to partnerships comprising state mental health authorities and local or private entities to prevent or alleviate the effects of youth violence in urban communities with a high or increasing incidence of such violence. Prevention Resources for Eliminating Criminal Activity Using Tailored Interventions in Our Neighborhoods Act of 2009 or the PRECAUTION Act - Establishes the National Commission on Public Safety Through Crime Prevention to: (1) carry out a comprehensive study of the effectiveness of certain crime and delinquency prevention and intervention strategies: and (2) make initial and final reports on such strategies to specified federal and state officials. Authorizes the Director of the National Institute of Justice to make three-year grants to public and private entities for the implementation and evaluation of innovative crime or delinquency prevention or intervention strategies.Amends the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to authorize grants for the creation and expansion of state, local, and tribal juvenile witness and victim protection grants.

youth prison reduction opportunities mentoring intervention support education act youth promise act_-_amends juvenile justice delinquency_prevention act establish promise advisory_panel assist office_of_juvenile_justice delinquency_prevention assessing developing standards evidence based practices prevent juvenile delinquency criminal street gang activity collecting data designated geographic areas assess needs existing resources juvenile delinquency criminal street gang activity prevention intervention authorizes administrator office_of_juvenile_justice delinquency_prevention award grants local governments indian tribes plan assess evidence based promising practices juvenile delinquency criminal street gang activity prevention intervention especially risk youth implement promise plans developed local promise coordinating councils coordinating supporting delivery juvenile delinquency gang prevention intervention programs local communities establishes national research_center proven juvenile justice practices provide public current research information evidence based practices related juvenile delinquency criminal street gang prevention intervention directs administrator award grants allow institutions higher education serve regional research partners hire train law enforcement officers youth oriented police work community based organizations high risk youth establishes center youth oriented policing law authorizes local tribal government group counties submit application attorney general designation high intensity gang activity area city youth violence recovery act_-_authorizes attorney general award grants partnerships comprising state mental health authorities local private entities prevent alleviate effects youth violence urban communities high increasing incidence violence prevention resources eliminating criminal activity tailored interventions neighborhoods_act act establishes national_commission public safety crime prevention carry comprehensive study effectiveness certain crime delinquency_prevention intervention strategies initial final reports strategies specified federal state officials authorizes director national_institute_of_justice year grants public private entities implementation evaluation innovative crime delinquency_prevention intervention strategies amends violent_crime_control_and_law_enforcement_act authorize grants creation expansion state local tribal juvenile witness victim protection grants


Summary: Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2009 - Title I: Findings and Declaration of Purpose - (Sec. 102) Adds as a purpose of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (JJDPA) the support of a continuum of programs (including delinquency prevention, intervention, mental health and substance abuse treatment, and aftercare programs) to address the needs of at-risk youth and youth who come into contact with the justice system. (Sec. 103) Adds and amends definitions under JJDPA. Defines "core requirements" as certain requirements relating to the protection of juveniles against placement in adult prison facilities and the treatment of juveniles equitably on the basis of gender, race, family income, and disability. Defines "evidence based" as a program or practice that is demonstrated to be effective and that: (1) is based on a clearly articulated and empirically supported theory, (2) has measurable outcomes, and (3) has been scientifically tested. Title II: Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention - (Sec. 201) Extends until July 2, 2010, the date on which the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention must revise and publish the annual plan for coordinating federal juvenile justice efforts. (Sec. 202) Revises and increases the membership of the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to include mental health professionals. Requires the Council to report to Congress on its recommendations for coordinating federal juvenile delinquency programs and to publish such report on the websites of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Council. (Sec. 203) Adds elements required for the Administrator's annual report, including: (1) data on the confinement and release of juveniles from custody and on status offenders (juveniles arrested for offenses that would not be criminal if committed by adults), (2) the number of pregnant juveniles in custody, (3) a description of the criteria used to determine what JJDPA programs qualify as evidence-based and promising programs, (4) a comprehensive list of those programs the Administrator has determined meet such criteria, (5) a description of funding provided to Indian tribes, and (6) an analysis and evaluation of compliance by and payments to grant recipients. (Sec. 204) Increases the allocation of funds for technical assistance to states under JJDPA. Requires allocations of funds under the Act to be based upon the most recent census data. Authorizes the reallocation of funds withheld from states due to noncompliance with core requirements into improvement grants for assisting states in achieving compliance with such requirements. Requires the Administrator to impose conditions for awarding grants based upon compliance with such requirements and to provide technical assistance to states for achieving compliance. (Sec. 205) Requires states to post their juvenile delinquency prevention plans on a publicly available website within 30 days of final approval. Revises membership requirements for state juvenile delinquency prevention advisory groups to include volunteers who work with youth of color. Requires such advisory groups to use grant funds to: (1) provide training and technical assistance to state and local agencies for juvenile delinquency prevention activities, and (2) expand access to court-appointed legal counsel for representation of juveniles. Revises requirements for state juvenile delinquency prevention plans to: (1) promote compliance with core requirements; (2) provide alternatives to secure detention for juveniles; (3) reduce the number of juveniles placed in secure detention and adult corrections facilities; (4) engage family members in the design and delivery of juvenile delinquency prevention and treatment services; (5) provide for the use of community-based services to address the needs of at-risk youth; (6) provide for the sharing of records by juvenile justice and child welfare agencies for abused and neglected youth; (7) address mental health and substance abuse screening, assessment, referral, and treatment for juveniles in the juvenile justice system; (8) provide for expanded access to court-appointed counsel for juveniles in the juvenile justice system; and (9) require that juveniles awaiting trial as adults not have sight and sound contact with adult inmates. Requires the Administrator to: (1) make determinations as to whether states are in compliance with core requirements, and (2) provide technical assistance to state advisory groups. Modifies provisions relating to the detention of juveniles awaiting trial in adult criminal court to require placement in a juvenile facility unless a judge determines that it is in the interest of justice for a juvenile to be held in an adult facility. Prohibits the detention of a juvenile in an adult facility or sight and sound contact by such juvenile with adult inmates for more than 180 days unless the court determines in writing that there is good cause for further detention or the juvenile waives this limitation. Sets forth additional criteria for identifying and reducing racial and ethnic disparities among youth in the juvenile justice system. Modifies requirements for the detention of status offenders to prohibit placement of such juveniles in secure detention unless it is deemed in their best interest. Expands procedural requirements relating to reentry services for juveniles to require: (1) written case plans for each juvenile, (2) a description of living arrangements after discharge and post-release services, and (3) court review of such reentry plans and services. Permits the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to take punitive action in the current fiscal year against states that fail to comply with a core requirement (current law provides for such punitive action in a subsequent fiscal year). Requires states that are found to be out of compliance with core requirements to submit a report to the Administrator detailing the reasons for noncompliance and a plan to regain compliance. Requires such report to be posted on a publicly available website. (Sec. 206) Includes as grant purposes under JJDPA: (1) truancy prevention and reduction activities, and (2) partnership projects between states and research institutions to improve the recruitment and retention of professional personnel in fields related to juvenile delinquency prevention. (Sec. 207) Eliminates the requirement that Indian tribes applying for a grant under JJDPA provide evidence of performing law enforcement functions. (Sec. 208) Requires the Administrator to annually provide a written and publicly available plan to identify (current law authorizes the Administrator to plan and identify) the purposes and goals of programs funded under JJDPA. Requires the Administrator to: (1) conduct research on the prevalence and duration of behavioral health needs among juveniles held in secure detention or in adult correctional facilities, (2) provide a description of the best practices in discharge planning for juveniles and an assessment of living arrangements for juveniles who cannot return to their homes, (3) develop a national juvenile recidivism measure, (4) assess the effectiveness of treating juveniles as adults in criminal court, (5) publish a report on the outcomes for juveniles who have reintegrated into the community, and (6) conduct a study of disabilities in the juvenile justice population. (Sec. 209) Requires the Administrator to: (1) develop and issue standards of practice for attorneys representing children in the juvenile justice system, and (2) provide training and technical assistance for local and state juvenile detention and corrections personnel to improve conditions of juvenile confinement. (Sec. 210) Authorizes the Administrator to make grants and to enter into contracts with qualified youth and family serving organizations. (Sec. 211) Authorizes the Administrator to make incentive grants to state and local governments for juvenile justice and prevention programs. Permits grant funds to be used to: (1) increase the use of evidence-based or promising prevention and intervention programs; (2) improve the recruitment, selection, training, and retention of professional personnel; and (3) establish partnerships between state and local juvenile justice agencies and mental health authorities to enhance mental health and substance abuse services for juveniles (Sec. 212) Authorizes appropriations for FY2011-FY2015 for: (1) juvenile justice and delinquency prevention programs, and (2) incentive grants for state and local juvenile justice and delinquency prevention programs. (Sec. 214) Amends the federal criminal code to authorize pretrial services for juveniles awaiting trial who are not detained. Title III: Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Programs - (Sec. 301) Amends the Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Programs Act of 2002 to define"mentoring" for purposes of the local delinquency prevention incentive grant program as matching one adult with one or more (not to exceed four) youths for the purpose of providing guidance, support, and encouragement, where the adult and youths meet regularly for not less than four hours each month for not less than a nine-month period. (Sec. 302) Adds mentoring programs as a grant purpose for delinquency prevention programs. (Sec. 303) Authorizes appropriations for the delinquency prevention incentive grant program for FY2011-FY2015. Title IV: Precaution Act - Prevention Resources for Eliminating Criminal Activity Using Tailored Interventions in Our Neighborhoods Act of 2009 or the PRECAUTION Act - (Sec. 404) Establishes the National Commission on Public Safety Through Crime Prevention to: (1) carry out a comprehensive study of the effectiveness of certain crime and delinquency prevention and intervention strategies based on specified criteria, and (2) make initial and final reports on such strategies to specified federal and state officials. Authorizes appropriations. Exempts such Commission from application of the Federal Advisory Committee Act. (Sec. 405) Authorizes the Director of the National Institute of Justice to make three-year grants to public and private entities for the implementation and evaluation of innovative crime or delinquency prevention or intervention strategies. Authorizes appropriations. (Sec. 406) Allots appropriations from the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund to the Attorney General for five fiscal years to carry out this title. Title V: Miscellaneous Provisions - Requires the Comptroller General to: (1) conduct a comprehensive analysis and evaluation of the performance of the Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency and Prevention, its functions, programs, and grants, and a comprehensive audit and evaluation of selected grantees that receive funds from grants administered by the Office, by October 1, 2010; and (2) report to Congress on such analysis and audit by October 1, 2011.

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include mental health professionals requires council report congress recommendations coordinating federal juvenile delinquency programs publish report websites department_of_justice doj council sec adds elements required administrator annual report including data confinement release juveniles custody status offenders juveniles arrested offenses criminal committed adults number pregnant juveniles custody description criteria determine programs qualify evidence based promising programs comprehensive list programs administrator determined meet criteria description funding provided indian tribes analysis evaluation compliance payments grant recipients sec increases allocation funds technical assistance states requires allocations funds act based recent census data authorizes reallocation funds withheld states noncompliance core requirements improvement grants assisting states achieving compliance requirements requires administrator impose conditions awarding grants based compliance requirements provide technical assistance states achieving compliance sec requires states post juvenile delinquency_prevention plans publicly available website days final approval revises membership requirements state juvenile delinquency_prevention advisory groups include volunteers work youth color requires advisory groups use grant funds provide training technical assistance state local agencies juvenile delinquency_prevention activities expand access court appointed legal counsel representation juveniles revises requirements state juvenile delinquency_prevention plans promote compliance core requirements provide alternatives secure detention juveniles reduce number juveniles placed secure detention adult corrections facilities engage family members design delivery juvenile delinquency_prevention treatment services provide use community based services address needs risk youth provide sharing records juvenile justice child welfare agencies abused neglected youth address mental health substance abuse screening assessment referral treatment juveniles juvenile justice system provide expanded access court appointed counsel juveniles juvenile justice system require juveniles awaiting trial adults sight sound contact adult inmates requires administrator determinations states compliance core requirements provide technical assistance state advisory groups modifies provisions relating detention juveniles awaiting trial adult criminal court require placement juvenile facility judge determines interest justice juvenile held adult facility prohibits detention juvenile adult facility sight sound contact juvenile adult inmates days court determines writing good cause detention juvenile waives limitation sets forth additional criteria identifying reducing racial ethnic disparities youth juvenile justice system modifies requirements detention status offenders prohibit placement juveniles secure detention deemed best interest expands procedural requirements relating reentry services juveniles require written case plans juvenile description living arrangements discharge post release services court review reentry plans services permits office_of_juvenile_justice delinquency_prevention punitive action current fiscal year states fail comply core requirement current law provides punitive action subsequent fiscal year requires states found compliance core requirements submit report administrator detailing reasons noncompliance plan compliance requires report posted publicly available website sec includes grant purposes truancy prevention reduction activities partnership projects states research institutions improve recruitment retention professional personnel fields related juvenile delinquency_prevention sec eliminates requirement indian tribes applying grant provide evidence performing law enforcement functions sec requires administrator annually provide written publicly available plan identify current law authorizes administrator plan identify purposes goals programs funded requires administrator conduct research prevalence duration behavioral health needs juveniles held secure detention adult correctional facilities provide description best practices discharge planning juveniles assessment living arrangements juveniles return homes develop national juvenile recidivism measure assess effectiveness treating juveniles adults criminal court publish report outcomes juveniles community conduct study disabilities juvenile justice population sec requires administrator develop issue standards practice attorneys representing children juvenile justice system provide training technical assistance local state juvenile detention corrections personnel improve conditions juvenile confinement sec authorizes administrator grants enter contracts qualified youth family serving organizations sec authorizes administrator incentive grants state local governments juvenile justice prevention programs permits grant funds increase use evidence based promising prevention intervention programs improve recruitment selection training retention professional personnel establish partnerships state local juvenile justice agencies mental health authorities enhance mental health substance abuse services juveniles sec authorizes appropriations fy2011 fy2015 juvenile justice delinquency_prevention programs incentive grants state local juvenile justice delinquency_prevention programs sec amends federal criminal code authorize pretrial services juveniles awaiting trial detained title iii incentive grants local delinquency_prevention programs sec amends incentive grants local delinquency_prevention programs act purposes local delinquency_prevention incentive grant program matching adult exceed youths purpose providing guidance support encouragement adult youths meet regularly hours month month period sec adds mentoring programs grant purpose delinquency_prevention programs sec authorizes appropriations delinquency_prevention incentive grant program fy2011 fy2015 title act prevention resources eliminating criminal activity tailored interventions neighborhoods_act act sec establishes national_commission public safety crime prevention carry comprehensive study effectiveness certain crime delinquency_prevention intervention strategies based specified criteria initial final reports strategies specified federal state officials authorizes appropriations exempts commission application federal_advisory_committee_act sec authorizes director national_institute_of_justice year grants public private entities implementation evaluation innovative crime delinquency_prevention intervention strategies authorizes appropriations sec allots appropriations department_of_justice assets forfeiture fund attorney general fiscal years carry title title miscellaneous provisions requires comptroller_general conduct comprehensive analysis evaluation performance office_of_juvenile_justice delinquency prevention functions programs grants comprehensive audit evaluation 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Summary: Juvenile Accountability Block Grants Program Reauthorization Act of 2009 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend through FY2014 the authorization of appropriations for the juvenile accountability block grant program.


Summary: Bullying Prevention and Intervention Act of 2011 - Amends the Omnnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to: (1)  allow the use of juvenile accountability block grants for bullying prevention and intervention programs; (2) require the Attorney General to establish voluntary guidelines for use by states and local governments in developing such programs; and (3) authorize appropriations for FY2012-FY2016 for the juvenile accountability block grant program.

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Summary: Stop Abuse for Every Teen Act or SAFE Teen Act - Amends title IV of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to include dating violence prevention among the drug and violence prevention efforts funded under the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities program. Authorizes local educational agencies (LEAs) to use program funds for peer support groups that provide an emotionally safe and confidential setting for youth to learn and practice healthy relationship skills under the supervision of school personnel or community organizations specializing in domestic and sexual violence prevention. Allows perpetrators of dating violence to participate in such groups, but not in the same groups as victims of such violence. Authorizes the Secretary of Education to use program funds to: (1) develop and disseminate innovative and high-quality healthy relationship skill-building programs as a way to reduce unhealthy or abusive teen relationships; and (2) disseminate information on dating violence education and prevention, and data on the incidence of dating violence in the school environment and relevant behavioral indicators of exposure to violence. Directs the Secretary to collect and publicly disseminate among individuals aged 11-19 data on the incidence of dating violence, sexual violence, emotional abuse, and relevant behavioral indicators of exposure to such types of violence. Requires states to provide technical assistance to LEAs and schools in their efforts to prevent and appropriately respond to incidents of dating violence. Directs the Secretary to establish the Innovation Fund to replicate, refine, and test model strategies and projects to prevent and respond to dating violence for youth.

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Summary: Youth Prison Reduction through Opportunities, Mentoring, Intervention, Support, and Education Act or the Youth Promise Act - Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to establish a PROMISE Advisory Panel to assist the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention in: (1) assessing and developing standards and evidence-based practices to prevent juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity, and (2) collecting data in designated geographic areas to assess the needs and existing resources for juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention. Authorizes the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to award grants to local governments and Indian tribes to: (1) plan and assess evidence-based and promising practices for juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention, especially for at-risk youth; and (2) implement PROMISE plans, developed by local PROMISE Coordinating Councils (PCCs), for coordinating and supporting the delivery of juvenile delinquency and gang prevention and intervention programs in local communities. Establishes a National Research Center for Proven Juvenile Justice Practices to provide PCCs and the public with research and other information about evidence-based practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang prevention and intervention. Directs the Administrator to award grants to institutions of higher education to serve as regional research partners with PCCs that are located in the same geographic region as the educational institution.

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