TO EXTEND THE PROVISIONS OF THE JUVENILE DELINQUENCY PREVENTION AND CONTROL ACT OF 1968 HEARINGS BEFORE THE GENERAL SUBCOMMITTEE ON EDUCATION. OF THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NINETY-SECOND CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON H.R. 6247 A BILL TO EXTEND THE PROVISIONS OF THE JUVENILE 62-853 O HEARINGS HELD IN WASHINGTON, D.C., Printed for the use of the Committee on Education and Labor U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1971 ·E233 1971 b COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR EDITH GREEN, Oregon CARL D. PERKINS, Kentucky, Chairman FRANK THOMPSON, JR., New Jersey ALBERT H. QUIE, Minnesota EDWIN D. ESHLEMAN, Pennsylvania EARL B. RUTH, North Carolina PETER A. PEYSER, New York GENERAL SUBCOMMITTEE ON EDUCATION WILLIAM D. FORD, Michigan LLOYD MEEDS, Washington AUGUSTUS F. HAWKINS, California PATSY T. MINK, Hawaii SHIRLEY CHISHOLM, New York HERMAN BADILLO, New York ALPHONZO BELL, California PETER A. PEYSER, New York (II) Cohen, Jack, executive vice president, Boys Town Homes of Mary- Harris, Richard, director, Division of Justice and Crime Prevention, Keller, Ollie J., director, Division of Youth Services, Florida Depart- ment of Health and Rehabilitative Services; president, National Association of State Juvenile Delinquency Program Administra- tors; accompanied by Miss Roslyn McDonald, acting director, Division of Youth, New York; member, Executive Committee of the National Association of State Juvenile Delinquency Program Peterson, Hon. Russell W., Governor of the State of Delaware, chair- man of the National Governors' Conference Committee on Crime and Reduction and Public Safety-- Twiname, John D., administrator, Social and Rehabilitation Serv- ice; Robert J. Gemignani, commissioner, Youth Development and Delinquency Prevention Administration; Howard Cohen, deputy secretary for Legislation (Welfare); and Dr. Saleern Shah, chief, Center for Studies of Crime and Delinquency, National Institute Prepared statements, letters, supplemental material, et cetera: Gemignani, Robert J., commissioner, Youth Development and Delin- quency Prevention Administration: Federal outlays for the prevention and control of juvenile delin- Chapman, Neal W., resource developer, West Side Neighborhood Center, Inc., Portland, Maine, letter to Chairman Pucinski, dated Cohen, Jack, executive vice president, Boys' Town Homes of Mary- Harris, Richard, director, Division of Justice and Crime Prevention, King, Ruben K., commissioner, Department of Pensions and Security, State of Alabama, letter to Chairman Pucinski, dated 'une 1, 1971.. Merrick, Samuel V., director, Congressional Relations, National League of Cities, United States Conference of Mayors: Letter to Chairman Pucinski, dated April 7, 1971__ Pucinski, Hon. Roman C., a Representative in Congress from the "Annual Report of Federal Activities in Juvenile Delinquency, Analysis of, a compilation entitled_ Purpose of, an article entitled___ Youth development and delinquency prevention administration, Rector, Milton G., executive director, National Council on Crime 376 388 Rector, Milton G., executive director, National Council on Crime 49 TO EXTEND THE PROVISIONS OF THE JUVENILE DELINQUENCY PREVENTION AND CONTROL ACT OF 1968 THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1971 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, GENERAL SUBCOMMITTEE ON EDUCATION OF THE COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR, The general subcommittee met, pursuant to call, at 9:35 a.m., in room 2261, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Roman C. Pucinski (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Present: Representatives Pucinski, Green, Chisholm, Hicks, Mazzoli, Badillo, Quie, Bell, and Peyser. Staff members present: John Jennings, majority counsel; Alexandra Kisla, clerk; and Charles Radcliffe, minority counsel for education. (Text of H.R. 6247 follows:) [H.R. 6247, 92d Cong., first sess.] A BILL To extend the provisions of the Juvenile Delinquency Prevention and Control Act of 1968 for five years Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section 402 of the Juvenile Delinquency Prevention and Control Act of 1968 (Public Law 90-445) is amended by striking everything after "Welfare," and by inserting in lieu thereof "$75,000,000 for each fiscal year ending prior to July 1, 1976.”. SUMMARY OF THE JUVENILE DELINQUENCY PREVENTION AND CONTROL ACT (P.L. 90-445) PURPOSE The purpose of this Act is to provide Federal funds to assist the States and localities in improving their services dealing with the juvenile delinquency problem. This would apply to the juvenile justice and juvenile aid systems including courts, correctional facilities, police agencies and other agencies handling juveniles. The Act provides for funding of juvenile services for the diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of delinquents and for the prevention of delinquency. It also provides for comprehensive planning, development of improved techniques, information services, and technical assistance in the field of juvenile delinquency. PLANNING The Act provides Federal funds for the development of a comprehensive plan relating to State and local needs in the juvenile area. It also allows for grants to any public or non-profit private agency for the cost of planning any project or program to be funded under the provisions of Title I rehabilitation and prevention programs. In either case, the grant may not exceed 90 percent of the cost. (Title I, Part A, Sections 101 and 102) (1) |