Delinquency Prevention Study (language only)

Item 410 #2s

Language
Page 372, at the beginning of line 3, insert "A."
Page 372, following line 8, insert:
"B. The Department of Juvenile Justice shall prepare a report on the level of federal, state, local and other funding of current juvenile delinquency prevention programs in Virginia, and an assessment of the current state of evaluation research in juvenile delinquency prevention, both nationally and in Virginia.  The report shall include a review of the current utilization of funds provided through the Virginia Juvenile Community Crime Control Act.  Copies of the report shall be provided by September 1, 2008 to the Secretary of Public Safety and to the Chairmen of the Senate Finance and House Appropriations Committees."

Explanation
(This amendment directs the Department of Juvenile Justice to prepare a study of the effectiveness of existing juvenile delinquency prevention activities funded through the Virginia Juvenile Community Crime Control Act and other sources.)