An act to amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to extend the authorization of appropriations for such Act, and for other purposes.

Summary

Violent Juvenile Crime Control Act of 1980 - Title I: Amendments to Title I of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 - Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to include the finding that the justice system should give additional attention to violent crimes committed by juveniles, particularly to the areas of identification, apprehension, speedy adjudication, sentencing, and rehabilitation. Repeals declarations of purpose relating to the establishment of training programs and centralized research and information services dealing with juvenile delinquency. Makes technical and conforming amendments. Title II: Amendments to Title II of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 - Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to specify that the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention shall be: (1) under the general authority of the Administrator of the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration; (2) under the direction of an Administrator with final authority over specified administrative functions. Establishes in the Office a Legal Advisor to supervise and direct the Legal Advisor Unit, with responsibility for legal policy functions. Directs the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to provide the Senate Committee on the Judiciary and the House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor with an evaluation of the Rahway Juvenile Awareness Project, the so-called "Scared-Straight" program or other similar programs. Make conforming and technical amendments. Authorizes appropriations through fiscal year 1985 for the Office, for specified institutes, councils, and committees, and for Federal assistance to State and local programs under such title. Requires that such appropriated funds not obligated by the end of each fiscal year revert to programs funded under the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act. Requires that specified maintenance-of-effort funds (19.15 percent of the total appropriation of title I of the Justice System Improvement Act of 1979) be targeted for programs aimed to curb specified violent crimes committed by juveniles, particularly to the areas of identification, apprehension, speedy adjudication, sentencing and rehabilitation. Directs the Administrator of the Office to implement such programs. Provides for specified administrative expenses of the Office. Title III: Amendments to the Runaway Youth Act - Amends title III of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to reflect the homeless (as well as runaway) youth program authority already established. Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services (formerly, the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare) to make grants for a national telephone communications system to link runaway and homeless youths with their parents and with service providers. Authorizes appropriations through fiscal year 1985 to carry out the runaway and homeless youth grants program. Makes technical and conforming amendments. Title IV: Miscellaneous Conforming Amendments - Deletes "Associate" from the title of the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention in the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, as well as in references in the Federal criminal code and in specified lists of Federal officials. Amends the Justice System Improvement Act of 1979 to conform to title II of this Act by requiring that specified maintenance-of-effort funds under such Act be targeted for programs to curb violent crimes committed by juveniles.

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• Public Law (PDF)

  Public Law · EN · 9 December 1980

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• Passed House amended

  summary · EN · 19 November 1980

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• Passed Senate amended

  summary · EN · 20 May 1980

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• Reported to Senate with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 14 May 1980

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 19 March 1980

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