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Article: SENS. LEAHY-SPECTER-KOHL INTRODUCE JUVENILE JUSTICE REAUTHORIZATION BILL
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- June 18, 2008
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The office of Sen. Herb Kohl, D-Wis., issued the following news release:
Senior members of the Senate Judiciary Committee today introduced legislation to extend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA), which authorizes key programs designed to protect young people, keep them out of trouble, and provide necessary resources and programs to provide children with every opportunity to become productive adult members of society.
The JJDPA authorizes a series of competitive grant programs through the Department of Justice to help reduce crime among youths and recidivism in the juvenile justice system. The reauthorization legislation introduced Wednesday by Committee Chairman ...