Sec. 208. Research and evaluation; statistical analyses; information dissemination
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Section 251 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 ( 42 U.S.C. 5661 ) is amended— in subsection (a)— in paragraph (1)— in the matter proceeding subparagraph (A), by striking may and inserting shall ; in subparagraph (A), by striking plan and identify and inserting annually publish a plan to identify ; and in subparagraph (B)— by striking clause
(iii)and inserting the following: successful efforts to prevent status offenders and first-time minor offenders from subsequent involvement with the criminal justice system; ; by striking clause
(vii)and inserting the following: the prevalence and duration of behavioral health needs (including mental health, substance abuse, and co-occurring disorders) among juveniles pre-placement and post-placement when held in the custody of secure detention and corrections facilities, including an examination of the effects of confinement; ; by redesignating clauses (ix), (x), and
(xi)as clauses (xi), (xii), and (xiii), respectively; and by inserting after clause
(viii)the following: training efforts and reforms that have produced reductions in or elimination of the use of dangerous practices; methods to improve the recruitment, selection, training, and retention of professional personnel in the fields of medicine, law enforcement, the judiciary, juvenile justice, social work and child protection, education, and other relevant fields who are engaged in, or intend to work in, the field of prevention, identification, and treatment of delinquency; ; and in paragraph (4)— in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking date of enactment of this paragraph,the and inserting date of enactment of the ; Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2014 , the in subparagraph (F), by striking and at the end; in subparagraph (G), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and by adding at the end the following: a description of the best practices in discharge planning; and an assessment of living arrangements for juveniles who cannot return to the homes of the juveniles. ; in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking may and inserting shall ; and by adding at the end the following: The Administrator, in consultation with experts in the field of juvenile justice research, recidivism, and data collection, shall— establish a uniform method of data collection and technology that States shall use to evaluate data on juvenile recidivism on an annual basis; establish a common national juvenile recidivism measurement system; and make cumulative juvenile recidivism data that is collected from States available to the public. .
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