Sec. 207. RESEARCH AND EVALUATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSES; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION
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## SEC. 207 RESEARCH AND EVALUATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSES; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION Section 251 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (34 U.S.C. 11161) is amended— ####
(1)in subsection (a)— #####
(A)in paragraph (1)— ######
(i)in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking “may” and inserting “shall”; ######
(ii)in subparagraph (A), by striking “plan and identify” and inserting “annually publish a plan to identify”; and ######
(iii)in subparagraph (B)— ######
(I)by striking clause
(iii)and inserting the following: > > ### “(iii) > > successful efforts to prevent status offenders and first-time minor offenders from subsequent involvement with the juvenile justice and criminal justice systems;” > ; ######
(II)by striking clause
(vii)and inserting the following: > > ###### “(vii) > > the prevalence and duration of behavioral health needs (including mental health, substance abuse, and co-occurring disorders) among juveniles pre-placement and post-placement in the juvenile justice system, including an examination of the effects of secure detention in a correctional facility;” > ; ######
(III)by redesignating clauses (ix), (x), and
(xi)as clauses (xvi), (xvii), and (xviii), respectively; and ######
(IV)by inserting after clause
(viii)the following: > > ###### “(ix) > > training efforts and reforms that have produced reductions in or elimination of the use of dangerous practices; > > > ###### “(x) > > methods to improve the recruitment, selection, training, and retention of professional personnel who are focused on the prevention, identification, and treatment of delinquency; > > > ###### “(xi) > > methods to improve the identification and response to victims of domestic child sex trafficking within the juvenile justice system; > > > ###### “(xii) > > identifying positive outcome measures, such as attainment of employment and educational degrees, that States and units of local government should use to evaluate the success of programs aimed at reducing recidivism of youth who have come in contact with the juvenile justice system or criminal justice system; > > > ###### “(xiii) > > evaluating the impact and outcomes of the prosecution and sentencing of juveniles as adults; > > > ###### “(xiv) > > successful and cost-effective efforts by States and units of local government to reduce recidivism through policies that provide for consideration of appropriate alternative sanctions to incarceration of youth facing nonviolent charges, while ensuring that public safety is preserved;” > ; and #####
(B)in paragraph (4)— ######
(i)in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)— ######
(I)by striking “date of enactment of this paragraph, the” and inserting “date of enactment of the Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 2018, the”; and ######
(II)by inserting “in accordance with applicable confidentiality requirements” after “wards of the State”; and ######
(ii)in subparagraph (D), by inserting “and Indian Tribes” after “State”; ######
(iii)in subparagraph (F), by striking “and” at the end; ######
(iv)in subparagraph (G), by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon; and ######
(v)by adding at the end the following: > > ##### “(H) > > a description of the best practices in discharge planning; and > > > ##### “(I) > > an assessment of living arrangements for juveniles who, upon release from confinement in a State correctional facility, cannot return to the residence they occupied prior to such confinement.” > ; ####
(2)in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “may” and inserting “shall”; and ####
(3)by adding at the end the following: > > ### “(f) National Recidivism Measure > > The Administrator, in accordance with applicable confidentiality requirements and in consultation with experts in the field of juvenile justice research, recidivism, and data collection, shall— > > > #### “(1) > > establish a uniform method of data collection and technology that States may use to evaluate data on juvenile recidivism on an annual basis; > > > #### “(2) > > establish a common national juvenile recidivism measurement system; and > > > #### “(3) > > make cumulative juvenile recidivism data that is collected from States available to the public.” > .
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