prevent involvement in, or to divert further in-
volvement in, juvenile delinquency or criminal 
street gang activity. 
(b) RESULTS TO THE NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTER 
FOR PROVEN JUVENILE JUSTICE PRACTICES.—The Admin-
istrator shall provide the results of the evaluation under 
subsection (a) to the National Research Center for Proven 
Juvenile Justice Practices established under section 301. 
TITLE III—PROMISE RESEARCH 
CENTERS 
SEC. 301. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NATIONAL RESEARCH 
CENTER FOR PROVEN JUVENILE JUSTICE 
PRACTICES. 
(a) CENTER ESTABLISHED.—Subject to the avail-
ability of appropriations, the Administrator shall award 
a grant to a nonprofit organization with a national reputa-
tion for expertise in operating or evaluating effective, evi-
dence-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. Such Center shall— 
(1) collaborate with institutions of higher edu-
cation as regional partners to create a best practices 
juvenile justice information-sharing network to sup-
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port the programs and activities carried out with 
grants under title II of this Act; 
(2) collect, and disseminate to PROMISE Co-
ordinating Councils, research and other information 
about evidence-based and promising practices related 
to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang ac-
tivity prevention and intervention to inform the ef-
forts of PROMISE Coordinating Councils and re-
gional research partners and to support the programs 
and activities carried out with grants under title II 
of this Act; 
(3) increase the public’s knowledge and under-
standing of effective juvenile justice practices to pre-
vent crime and delinquency and reduce recidivism; 
and 
(4) develop, manage, and regularly update an 
Internet website to disseminate proven practices for 
successful juvenile delinquency prevention and inter-
vention. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$5,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2010 through 2014. 
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SEC. 302. GRANTS FOR REGIONAL RESEARCH PROVEN 
PRACTICES PARTNERSHIPS. 
(a) GRANT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Adminis-
trator shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, 
establish a grant program to award grants to institutions 
of higher education to serve as regional research partners 
with PROMISE Coordinating Councils that are located in 
the same geographic region as an institution, in collabora-
tion with the National Research Center for Proven Juvenile 
Justice Practices authorized under section 301. Regional re-
search partners shall provide research support to such 
PROMISE Coordinating Councils, including— 
(1) assistance with preparing PROMISE grant 
applications under title II, including collection of 
baseline data for such applications; 
(2) assistance with the needs and strengths as-
sessments conducted under section 203; and 
(3) provision of support services to PROMISE 
grant recipients for data collection and analysis to 
assess progress under the PROMISE grant. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$20,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 2010 through 2012. 
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TITLE IV—YOUTH–ORIENTED 
POLICING SERVICES 
SEC. 401. PURPOSE. 
The purpose of this title is to prevent involvement by 
youth in, and to divert youth from further involvement in, 
juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity by 
providing funding for youth-oriented community-based law 
enforcement, through coordination with PROMISE Coordi-
nating Councils and other community-based organizations, 
to carry out evidence-based and promising practices related 
to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity 
prevention and intervention that are aimed at reducing— 
(1) the number of youth who are victims of 
crime; 
(2) the number of youth who lack proper edu-
cation and community-based resources, training, and 
support; 
(3) self-destructive behaviors in youth; 
(4) juvenile delinquency; 
(5) criminal street gang activity; and 
(6) the ‘‘stop snitching’’ culture pervasive among 
youth. 
SEC. 402. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
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(1) YOUTH-ORIENTED POLICING SERVICE.—The 
term ‘‘youth-oriented policing service’’ means a stra-
tegic effort by a State, local, or tribal law enforcement 
agency to— 
(A) provide evidence-based and promising 
practices related to juvenile delinquency and 
criminal street gang activity prevention and 
intervention; and 
(B) use strategies based on the SARA 
model, in collaboration with community-based 
public and private organizations, to reduce— 
(i) the number of youth who are vic-
tims of crime; and 
(ii) the risks of juvenile delinquency 
and criminal street gang activity. 
(2) SARA MODEL.—The term ‘‘SARA model’’ 
means a problem-solving technique used to organize 
approaches to recurring problems, which requires ac-
tion with respect to a problem that includes scanning, 
analysis, response, and assessment. 
SEC. 403. GRANTS TO STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIBAL LAW EN-
FORCEMENT AGENCIES TO HIRE AND TRAIN 
YOUTH-ORIENTED POLICING OFFICERS. 
(a) HIRING GRANTS AUTHORIZED.—Subject to the 
availability of appropriations, the Director of the Office of 
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Community Oriented Policing Services shall award grants 
to State, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies— 
(1) to hire law enforcement officers as youth-ori-
ented police to work collaboratively with PROMISE 
Coordinating Councils, other community-based orga-
nizations, and youth at high risk of becoming in-
volved in delinquent activities to reduce such risks 
through specialized training related to— 
(A) youth development; 
(B) investigation of offenses committed by 
youth; and 
(C) the effectiveness of evidence-based and 
promising practices related to juvenile delin-
quency and criminal street gang activity preven-
tion and intervention, as compared to the effec-
tiveness of traditional law enforcement ap-
proaches, when dealing with youth; and 
(2) for training and capacity-building of law en-
forcement agencies related to youth-oriented policing 
practices and efforts, including— 
(A) carrying out youth-oriented commu-
nity-based policing activities including system-
atic needs and strengths assessment, coordina-
tion, technology deployment, technical assistance, 
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and problem solving techniques (such as strate-
gies based on the SARA model); and 
(B) working with PROMISE Coordinating 
Councils to develop effective initiatives and prac-
tices that promote healthy youth development 
and prevent involvement by youth in, or divert 
further youth involvement in, juvenile delin-
quency and criminal street gang activity. 
(b) DURATION.—A grant awarded to a law enforce-
ment agency under this section shall be for a 4-year period. 
(c) MAXIMUM GRANT AMOUNT.—A grant awarded to 
a law enforcement agency under this section shall not exceed 
$2,000,000. 
(d) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under this section, 
the Director of the Office of Community Oriented Policing 
Services shall give priority to law enforcement agencies that 
serve designated geographic areas that are ranked highest 
in the rankings of such areas determined under section 102, 
and shall consider whether a law enforcement agency serves 
a community for which a PROMISE Coordinating Council 
was established. 
SEC. 404. ESTABLISHMENT OF CENTER FOR YOUTH-ORI-
ENTED POLICING. 
(a) GRANT TO ESTABLISH CENTER FOR YOUTH-ORI-
ENTED POLICING.—Subject to the availability of appro-
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priations, the Director of the Office of Community Oriented 
Policing Services shall 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 serv-
ices training program to train representatives from 
State, regional, and local law enforcement training 
academies to provide youth-oriented policing services 
training to law enforcement officers, which shall— 
(A) be based on evidence-based and prom-
ising practices related to juvenile delinquency 
and criminal street gang activity prevention and 
intervention; and 
(B) include training related to specialized 
police services for preventing youth at who are 
involved in, or who are at high risk of becoming 
involved in, juvenile delinquency or criminal 
street gang activity; 
(2) support the adoption of new technologies re-
lated to— 
(A) the prioritization of risks related to ju-
venile delinquency and criminal street gang ac-
tivity; 
(B) the safety of juveniles in custody; and 
(C) the prevention of gun violence; 
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(3) develop, compile, and disseminate to youth- 
oriented police information about evidence-based and 
promising practices that are best practices for Youth- 
oriented Policing Services for preventing and reduc-
ing involvement of youth in juvenile delinquency and 
criminal street gang activity; and 
(4) develop, compile, and disseminate to youth- 
oriented police— 
(A) information about the ‘‘stop snitching’’ 
culture pervasive in many communities in the 
United States; and 
(B) tactics to counter such culture. 
(b) ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATION.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘eligible organization’’ means a nonprofit organiza-
tion that has demonstrated— 
(1) experience in providing training, advice, and 
support to law enforcement agencies; 
(2) commitment to helping youth avoid delin-
quency, crime, and involvement with the juvenile and 
criminal justice systems; 
(3) experience in providing law-abiding alter-
native life styles to youth who are participating in 
delinquency and criminal street gang activity, or who 
are involved with the juvenile or criminal justice sys-
tems; and 
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(4) ability and commitment to work in partner-
ship with community-based organizations that pro-
vide services to reduce juvenile delinquency and 
criminal street gang activity. 
(c) YOPS ADVISORY BOARD.— 
(1) BOARD
ESTABLISHED.—The Center for 
Youth-oriented Policing established pursuant to sub-
section (a) shall establish a Youth-oriented Policing 
Services Advisory Board to develop an annual work 
plan for the Center (in accordance with the conditions 
and requirements of the grant provided under this 
section). Such Board shall meet at least once each cal-
endar quarter to consider reports of the Center’s ac-
tivities (including progress made toward accom-
plishing such work plan), and to approve continu-
ation of or amendment to such work plan. 
(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The membership of the 
Youth-oriented Policing Services Advisory Board 
shall— 
(A) be composed of— 
(i) an appointee of the chief executive 
of the Center for Youth-oriented Policing, 
who shall serve in an ex-officio capacity; 
(ii) an appointee of the PROMISE Ad-
visory Panel established pursuant to section 
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(2) MEETINGS.—The Commission shall meet at 
the call of the chairperson. The initial meeting of the 
Commission shall take place not later than 30 days 
after the date on which all the members of the Com-
mission have been appointed. 
(3) QUORUM.—A majority of the members of the 
Commission shall constitute a quorum to conduct 
business, and the Commission may establish a lesser 
quorum for conducting hearings scheduled by the 
Commission. 
(4) RULES.—The Commission may establish by 
majority vote any other rules for the conduct of Com-
mission business, if such rules are not inconsistent 
with this title or other applicable law. 
(d) PUBLIC HEARINGS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall hold 
public hearings. The Commission may hold such hear-
ings, sit and act at such times and places, take such 
testimony, and receive such evidence as the Commis-
sion considers advisable to carry out its duties under 
this section. 
(2) FOCUS
OF
HEARINGS.—The Commission 
shall hold at least 3 separate public hearings, each of 
which shall focus on 1 of the subcategories. 
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