Governor's Crime Commission
JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION ACT
Monitoring for Compliance in North Carolina
Each year North Carolina receives approximately $1.6 million in federal juvenile justice funds through the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA), which Congress enacted in 1974 and reauthorized in 2002. In order to be eligible for this funding, the state must ensure compliance with the four core requirements of the Act. These requirements are the following: Deinstitutionalization of status offenders (DSO), Removal of juveniles from adult jails and lockups (Jail removal), Separation of juveniles from adult offenders (Separation), and Reduction of Disproportionate Minority Contact (DMC). The Governor's Crime Commission is the designated state agency responsible for monitoring for compliance with the JJDPA. In order for North Carolina to receive its full allocation of funds, the state must be found to be in compliance with each of the core requirements.
JJDP Act Reporting Forms for Law Enforcement Agencies
Police Departments and Sheriff's Office Areas: Secure Juvenile Holding Log
Jail/Detention Centers: Jail Juvenile Log
JJDP Act Information for Facilities and Juvenile Justice Professionals
- JJDP Act Rules and Regulations for Sheriff and Police Departments (quick reference chart)
- Status Offenders Factsheet
- Scared Straight/Prison Preview Programs and JJDP Act Compliance Sample Policy Memo for Law Enforcement Agencies
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For more information, please contact:
North Carolina Governor’s Crime Commission
1201 Front Street, Suite 200
Raleigh , NC 27609
Telephone: (919) 733-4564 ext. 244
Fax: (919) 733-4625
Email: JDavis@ncgccd.org