Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2014

Bill: 113-s-2999
Sponsor: Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]
Introduced: 2014-12-11 in the Senate
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Accounting and auditing
Child care and development
Child health
Congressional oversight
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Crime prevention
Crime victims
Criminal justice information and records
Detention of persons
Domestic violence and child abuse
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Executive agency funding and structure
Government studies and investigations
Hereditary and development disorders
Indian social and development programs
Judicial procedure and administration
Juvenile crime and gang violence
Law enforcement administration and funding
Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Mental health
Racial and ethnic relations
Sex offenses
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Summary:
action_date: 2014-12-11
text: 
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2014 - Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to: 
 
 
reauthorize such Act for FY2015-FY2019; 
 
 include as one of the purposes of such Act the support of a trauma-informed continuum of programs to address the needs of at-risk youth and youth who come into contact the the justice system; 
 
require states to implement plans to ensure fairness and reduce racial and ethnic disparities in the detention of juveniles; 
 
enhance requirements for separating juveniles from sight or sound contact with adult lock-ups; 
 
terminate, three years after the enactment of this Act, the authority of a court to issue an order detaining juveniles who have not been charged with adult criminal offenses (status offenders) in secure detention or correctional facilities ; 
 
require the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to report annually on policies and procedures to eliminate dangerous practices and unreasonable use of restraints in the detention of juveniles; 
 
expand requirements for state plans for juvenile justice and delinquency prevention to include community-based alternatives to the detention of juveniles in correctional facilities; 
 
provide technical assistance to states and local governments for achieving compliance with the requirements of this Act; and 
 
authorize the Administrator to make incentive grants to states and local governments to increase the use of evidence-based or promising prevention and intervention programs for juveniles who enter the criminal justice system and for the recruitment and training of professional personnel.
 
 
Amends the Incentive Grants for Local Delinquency Prevention Programs Act of 2002 to include mentoring programs in delinquency prevention grant programs.
 
Requires the Comptroller General (GAO) to conduct: (1) a comprehensive evaluation of the performance of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention; and (2) a comprehensive audit and evaluation of selected grant recipients, including a review of internal controls to prevent fraud, waste, and abuse.
 
Requires states, as a condition of receiving juvenile accountability block grants, to provide assurances of compliance with the core requirement of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 applicable to the detention and confinement of juveniles. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2014-12-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
action_date: 2014-12-11
text: Introduced in Senate