1993 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act Compliance Monitoring Report

Authors

• Curtis W. N/A
• Cassie Atwell
• N. E. Schafer

Files

Description

The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA) mandates removal of status offenders and nonoffenders from secure detention and correctional facilities, sight and sound separation of juveniles and adults, and removal of juveniles from adult jails and lockups. In Alaska, no instances of a status offender held in secure detention was recorded in 1993, as compared with 485 violations in the baseline year of 1976. 16 separation violations were recorded in 1992, representing a 98% reduction from the 1976 baseline of 824 violations. 59 jail removal violations were projected, representing a 94% reduction from the 1980 baseline and an 25% increase from 1992.

Publication Date

9-13-1994

Keywords

Alaska, jails, juvenile corrections, juvenile jail monitoring, Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA)

Recommended Citation

N/A, Curtis W.; Atwell, Cassie; and Schafer, N. E., "1993 Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act Compliance Monitoring Report" (1994). Reports. 93.
https://scholarworks.alaska.edu/uaa_justice_reports/93

Handle

http://hdl.handle.net/11122/7513