Five Things to Know About the New Juvenile Justice Act [aecf.org]

Alicia Doktor 3/1/194:00 AM

The federal bill reauthorizing and strengthening the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA) set new standards for jurisdictions to treat youth in ways appropriate for their age, to reduce discrimination and disparate outcomes for youth of color and to provide a continuum of services, support and opportunities.

Here are five changes in the new version of JJDPA practitioners should understand:

1. New standards for jurisdictions to treat youth in age-appropriate ways

Each state must submit a three-year plan to be eligible for federal funding under the law, and these plans must now demonstrate that they are guided by scientific knowledge about adolescent brain development and behavior.

[For more on this story by ANNIE E. CASEY FOUNDATION, go to https://www.aecf.org/blog/five...uvenile-justice-act/]

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