National Institute for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Law and Legal Definition
National Institute for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention is a U.S. federal agency. It was created pursuant to the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974. The institute aims to encourage, coordinate, and conduct research and evaluation of juvenile justice and delinquency prevention activities. It acts as a clearinghouse and information center for collecting, disseminating, publishing, and distributing information on juvenile delinquency to public and private agencies, institutions, justice system agencies.
Additionally, the institute conducts national training programs of juvenile related issues, and provides technical assistance and training to federal, state, and local governments, courts, corrections, law enforcement, probation, public and private agencies, institutions, and individuals, in the planning, establishment, funding, operation, or evaluation of juvenile delinquency programs.
Legal Definition list
- National Instant Criminal Background Check System [NICS]
- National Information Exchange Model
- National Industrial Recovery Act
- National Indian Organization
- National Indian Gaming Commission [NIGC]
- National Institute for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
- National Institute of Aging
- National Institute Of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- National Institute of Corrections (NIC)
- National Institute of Food and Agriculture
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