Keep the Heat on Congress to Pass the JJDPA this Year!
Attend a Town Hall Meeting & Speak Out for Juvenile Justice Reform. [More...]

July 7 was National Juvenile Justice Call-In Day!
Click "More" for more information and resources. [More...]

April 21, 2010: U.S. House Education & Labor Committee Holds Hearing on Reforming the Juvenile Justice System
Click "More" to see the list of witnesses, read the testimonies and view the hearing's Webcast. [More...]

March 11, 2010, U.S. House Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Girls in the Juvenile Justice System
Click "More" to see the list of witnesses, read the testimonies and view the hearing's Webcast. [More...]

Act4JJ on youtube.com
Watch Act4JJ allies from around the country discuss the importance of the JJDPA reauthorization [More...]

Former OJJDP Administrators Voice Strong Support for JJDPA Reauthorization
Read the December 9, 2009, letter forwarded by 6 former OJJDP Administrators to key Congressional leaders [More...]

Become of fan of the ACT4JJ Campaign on Facebook! [More...]

Bangor Daily News and the two U.S. Senators from Maine support the JJDPA reauthorization
Click on "More" to read the November 18, 2009, Bangor Daily editorial. [More...]

"Juvenile Justice at a Pivotal Moment"
Read the November 10, 2009, Roll Call article, by David Schmidt, CJJ’s National Chair and Ward Loyd, CJJ’s National Vice Chair. [More...]

Older announcements are listed in the archive.

Introduction

ACT 4 Juvenile Justice (ACT4JJ) is a campaign of the National Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Coalition composed of juvenile justice, child welfare and youth development organizations exploring opportunities related to the reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA), which is overdue for reauthorization. [More...]

The purpose of this site is to provide you with relevant and up-to-date information as Congress considers the reauthorization and reform of the JJDPA. Last reauthorized in 2002, the reauthorization of the JJDPA presents us with a grand opportunity to build on past progress, tackle continuing challenges and improve the JJDPA to produce better outcomes for children, youth, families and communities. ACT4JJ seeks to strengthen the federal-state partnership created by the JJDPA by ensuring states receive the federal resources needed to sustain current, and birth new, evidenced-based practices and programs to help states and local jurisdictions fulfill both the letter and the spirit of the JJDPA.

Brief description and history of the JJDPA

Established in 1974, the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA) embodies a partnership between the federal government and the U.S. states, territories and the District of Columbia to protect children and youth in the juvenile and criminal justice system, to effectively address high-risk and delinquent behavior and improve community safety. [More...]