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Juvenile
Justice and Delinquenty Prevention (JJDP)
The
Juvenile Accountability
Block Grants (JABG) program*
is administered by the Division of Youth Services, Juvenile Justice
Delinquency and Prevention Unit. Through the JABG program, funds are
provided as block grants to local units of government for programs
promoting greater accountability in the juvenile justice system. Local
and tribal governments can then apply to the Division of Youth
Services for funds to support local accountability programs.
The
Formula Grants Program
supports local delinquency prevention and intervention efforts and
juvenile justice system improvements. Through this program Division of
Youth Services and the Arkansas Coalition for Juvenile Justice
provides funds directly to local agencies/ organizations to help them
implement comprehensive prevention and intervention programs. The
Formula Grants Program is authorized under the JJDP Act of 2002 (42
U.S.C. 5601 et seq.).
The
Title V Community Prevention
Grants Program - established in the 1992 reauthorization
of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (JJDP) Act of 1974
- is a Federal grants program to fund collaborative, community-based
delinquency prevention efforts. The Community Prevention Grants
Program integrates six fundamental principles - comprehensive and
multidisciplinary approaches, research foundation for planning,
community control and decision- making, leveraging of resources and
systems, evaluation to monitor program progress and effectiveness, and
a long-term perspective - that combine to form a strategic approach to
reducing juvenile delinquency. The program provides communities with
funding and a guiding framework for developing and implementing
comprehensive juvenile delinquency prevention plans. The 3-year
prevention plans are designed to reduce risk factors associated with
juvenile delinquency and decrease the incidence of juvenile problem
behavior.
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