OJJDP Establishes a Youth Court Center.The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (or OJJDP) is an office of the United States Department of Justice and a component of the Office of Justice Programs. (OJJDP OJJDP Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (federal agency) ) will create a National Youth Court Center to provide training and technical assistance and serve as a clearing-house for youth court programs around the country. The $1 million center is being developed with cooperation from the U.S. departments of Education, Health and Human Services Noun 1. Health and Human Services - the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979Department of Health and Human Services, HHS , and Transportation. Youth courts offer first-time juvenile offenders the opportunity to appear before a judge, jury and a counsel of their peers. Restitution, community service, counseling or an apology to the victim(s) are sanctions that may be imposed. There are 650 youth court programs in 49 states. These courts deal primarily with nonviolent offenders. The center will be located in Lexington, Ky., at the American Probation and Parole Association's (APPA) headquarters. APPA also will provide nationwide training and technical assistance to state and local officials interested in starting youth court programs. Other partners include the American Bar Association American Bar Association (ABA), voluntary organization of lawyers admitted to the bar of any state. Founded (1878) largely through the efforts of the Connecticut Bar Association, it is devoted to improving the administration of justice, seeking uniformity of law , Phi Alpha Delta ΦAΔ (Phi Alpha Delta), or PAD, is the largest co-ed professional law fraternity in the United States of America. It was founded in 1902 and today has over 270,000 initiated members. (a fraternity for lawyers and law students) and Street Law Inc. |
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