skip to main content
LOTERRE

LOTERRE

Search from vocabulary

Lengua del contenido

| français English
Ayuda para la búsqueda

Concept information

social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > key organizations (criminology) > Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
... > social science subjects > law > legal specialisms > education law > higher education law > key organizations (criminology) > Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

Término preferido

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention  

Definición

  • The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) was established in 1974 when Congress passed the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA). At this time, many were concerned about young status offenders being labeled and exposed to more serious criminals when incarcerated. [Source: Encyclopedia of Juvenile Justice; Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention]

Pertenece al grupo

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-FZ6C51HN-9

Descargue este concepto: