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JJDPA Reauthorization 2009:
An Update
DMC Action Network Annual Meeting
May 15, 2009
Background
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JJDPA authorizes federal funds to go to the states
for juvenile justice.
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Expectation that states comply with core requirements
and write plans for delinquency prevention and
intervention, including “addressing” DMC.
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OJJDP has reporting, oversight and technical
assistance responsibilities.
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Each state has an advisory group to guide plans
and decide how to allocate funds.
Core Protections
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Jail Removal
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Juveniles should not be placed in adult jails
 Applies pre and post-trial
“Sight and Sound” Separation
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Applies to juveniles who are temporarily
placed in adult jails
Must be separated from adult inmates by
“sight and sound”
Core Protections, cont.
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De-institutionalization
of status offenders (DSO)
Status offenders cannot be locked up
unless they violate a valid court order
Disproportionate Minority Contact (DMC)
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States must “address” problem of
over-representation
JJDPA History
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First passed 1974
JJDPA last reauthorized 2002, without major
substantive changes, but changed
“Disproportionate Minority Confinement” to
“Disproportionate Minority Contact”.
Last substantive reauthorization 1992, which
was when DMC became a core protection.
Much research and programmatic progress
since then, so JJDPA is due for an update.
Senate Activity 2008
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Summer 2008: S. 3155 passed by Senate
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Judiciary Committee.
Bill as passed included substantial developments:
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Extending jail removal and sight and sound
separation protections to youth charged as adults;
 Phase-out of Valid Court Order loophole
allowing incarceration of status offenders;
 More detail about DMC reduction;
 Added improving conditions of confinement to
data collection, OJJDP’s TA, and state plan; and
 Incentive grants – mental health and best practices
No further activity in 110th Congress.
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Senate Activity 2009
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New bill S. 678, the Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2009.
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Introduced March 2009.
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Much like S. 3155 as amended, with technical tweaks.
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Markup and vote expected in Senate Judiciary in June.
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No comprehensive bill yet in House.
DMC Core Requirement:
Incorporates What We Know Works
Implement policy, practice, and system improvement
strategies by:
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Establishing coordinating bodies of jj stakeholders
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Identifying and analyzing key decision points
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Developing and implementing data collection and
analysis
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Developing and implementing work plans with
measurable objectives
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Publicly reporting efforts
DMC Action Network
Model for DMC Reduction
Engage
Stakeholders
in Governing
Body
Map
Decision
Points
Gather and
Analyze
Data:
Quantitative
&
Qualitative
Focus on Key
Decision
Points where
Measurable
Change Can
Occur
Fashion
Remedies
Implement
Change
Evaluate
Whether
Goals are
Met
Other Advances Relevant to DMC
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States can plan and use formula funding for
alternatives to incarceration.
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Incentive grants have opportunities to increase
evidence-based programming.
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Mental health screening, assessment, and service
provision enhancements can divert youth who need
those services so they receive them outside the
juvenile justice system.
More information:
www.act4jj.org
or:
Dana Shoenberg, Senior Staff Attorney
Center for Children’s Law and Policy
Phone: (202) 637-0377 ext.107
Email:
[email protected]