Noncriminal Juveniles: Detentions Have Been Reduced but Better Monitoring Is Needed
GGD-91-65
Published: Apr 24, 1991. Publicly Released: Apr 24, 1991.
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Highlights
Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO reviewed states' detention of juvenile status offenders in compliance with the Department of Justice's Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's (OJJDP) grant program, focusing on: (1) the extent to which states have detained such offenders; (2) states' efforts to comply with federal goals and regulations in detaining offenders; and (3) whether the juvenile court system provided such offenders procedural protections.
Recommendations
Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected Sort descending | Recommendation | Status |
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| Department of Justice | The Attorney General should direct the Administrator, OJJDP, to concentrate its oversight on the monitoring efforts states make to ensure compliance with its regulations, particularly with respect to offenders' procedural protections. Specifically, its efforts should be directed at those states who would exceed their minimal threshold of status offenders detained in security facilities should OJJDP disallow some or all of their valid court order reported exclusions. |
Closed – Implemented
OJJDP plans audits which addressed the recommendation.
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Correctional facilitiesCourtroom proceedingsDetention facilitiesFederal aid for criminal justicestate relationsGrants to statesJuvenile delinquencyJuvenile status offendersState programsTeenagers