Federal Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice

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Federal Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice

• Preliminary Results from the
• 2006 Annual Request for Information
• October 23, 2006

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THE RESPONSE RATE TO THIS YEARS ANNUAL REQUEST
FOR INFORMATION INCREASED COMPARED WITH LAST YEAR.

• In 2005, 37 of 56 States and Territories
  completed the paper-based Request for
  Information.
• In 2006, 42 out of 56 States and Territories
  completed the web-based Request for Information.

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QUESTION 1Key Current and Emerging Issues
Identified by 42 States
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COMPARISON OF 2005 AND 2006 EMERGING AND CURRENT
ISSUES
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OTHER KEY CURRENT AND EMERGING ISSUES IN 2006

• Treatment and management of juvenile sex
  offenders (KY, UT)
• Legislative and administrative reform issues
  concerning existing laws on juvenile justice (GU)
• Noncompliance with Federal OJJDP core
  requirements (PR)
• Need for more community-based treatment and
  residential treatment facilities (GU, SD)
• Prevention and early intervention programming
  (SD, VT)
• Engagement of Tribes in collaborative juvenile
  justice activities and programs (SD)
• Improving the quality and availability of
  effective legal representation for juveniles (VA)
• Culturally sensitive and appropriate assessment
  instruments and practices (WI)
• Increased funding for community supervision (KS)

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QUESTION 2 2006 RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE
PRESIDENT AND TO CONGRESS
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2006 RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE PRESIDENT AND TO
CONGRESSA CLOSER LOOK AT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
FUNDING
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RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE PRESIDENT AND TO
CONGRESSCOMPARISON OF 2005 AND 2006
RECOMMENDATIONS
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QUESTION 3 2006 RECOMMENDATIONS TO OJJDP
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COMPARISON OF 2005 AND 2006 RECOMMENDATIONS TO
OJJDP
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WHAT OJJDP CAN DO TO HELP THE SAGsEvidence-base
d Programs
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WHAT OJJDP CAN DO TO HELP THE SAGsMental
Health Assessment Treatment and Substance Abuse
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WHAT OJJDP CAN DO TO HELP THE SAGsDISPROPORTION
ATE MINORITY CONTACT
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QUESTION 4TOP THREE PROBLEMS LISTED IN MOST
RECENT THREE-YEAR PLAN