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	NCJ Number:	NCJ 178916
	Title:	Enhancing Prosecutors' Ability To Combat and Prevent Juvenile Crime in Their Jurisdictions
	Series:	OJJDP Juvenile Accountability Block Grants Series
	Author(s):	Heike P. Gramckow Ph.D. ; Elena Tompkins J.D.
	Corporate Author:	Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention US Dept of Justice United States
	Date Published:	1999
	Page Count:	20
	Sale Source:	NCJRS Photocopy Services Box 6000 Rockville, MD 20849-6000 United States Juvenile Justice Clearinghouse/NCJRS P.O. Box 6000 Rockville, MD 20849 United States
	Document:	HTML PDF
	Type:	Issue overviews
	Language:	English
	Country:	United States
	Annotation:	This bulletin provides recommendations for the effective use of additional prosecutors and the use of technology to increase efficiency in the juvenile justice system.
	Abstract:	Seeking to curb crime and protect citizens by holding delinquent youth accountable for their offenses, Congress enacted the Juvenile Accountability Incentive Block Grants (JAIBG) program. This bulletin features two of the three JAIBG purpose areas that focus on enhancing the ability of prosecutors to address juvenile crime by providing funding for hiring additional prosecutors and acquiring technology, equipment, and training. The bulletin claims that how and where to use new prosecutors are questions best answered locally. However, it does discuss considerations in deploying additional prosecutors or reorganizing existing staff resources. It also examines technology to increase efficiency in the juvenile justice system, including automated case management systems, electronic communication devices, fingerprinting and other identification mechanisms, drug testing, and DNA testing. Notes, references
	Main Term(s):	Juveniles
	Index Term(s):	Federal aid ; Grants or contracts ; Criminal responsibility ; Technology ; Prosecution ; Juvenile justice system ; Accountability ; Juvenile crime control ; Local juvenile justice systems
	Note:	JAIBG Bulletin, December 1999
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