To amend title II of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency and Prevention Act of 1974 to require the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to conduct a study of violence committed by or against juveniles in urban areas.

Amends the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to require the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention to conduct a study of the incidence of violence committed by or against juveniles in the District of Columbia, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, and other appropriate urban areas in the United States.

Specifies objectives of the study, including identification of characteristics and patterns of behavior of juveniles who are at risk of becoming violent or victims of homicide, determination of the accessibility and use of firearms by or against juveniles, and development of a plan to assist State and local governments to reduce homicide committed by or against juveniles.

Sets forth reporting requirements.

 
HR 4515 IH
102d CONGRESS
2d Session
 H. R. 4515
To amend title II of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency and Prevention
Act of 1974 to require the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice
and Delinquency Prevention to conduct a study of violence committed by or
against juveniles in urban areas.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 19, 1992
Mr. MARTINEZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Education and Labor
A BILL
To amend title II of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency and Prevention
Act of 1974 to require the Administrator of the Office of Juvenile Justice
and Delinquency Prevention to conduct a study of violence committed by or
against juveniles in urban areas.
  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
  States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FINDINGS.
  The Congress finds that--
  (1) violent crime has increased significantly over the past several years
  in poverty stricken urban areas;
  (2) the firearm death rate for juveniles 15 through 18 years of age
  increased by 43 percent in the period 1984 through 1988;
  (3) the death rate has more than doubled since 1984 for black individuals
  15 through 18 years of age who are victims of homicide;
  (4) the death rate for black males 15 through 18 years of age who are
  victims of homicide is more than 11 times that of white juveniles 15
  through 18 years of age;
  (5) the number of black juveniles who committed homicide rose sharply from
  181 in 1984 to 555 in 1989; and
  (6) arrests of juveniles less than 18 years of age for weapons violations
  increased by 60 percent between 1976 and 1989.
SEC. 2. STUDY AND REPORT BY THE OFFICE OF JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY
PREVENTION.
  Section 248 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974
  (42 U.S.C. 5662) is amended by adding at the end the following:
  `(d)(1) Not later than 180 days after the effective date of this subsection,
  the Administrator shall begin to conduct a study of the incidence of violence
  committed by or against juveniles in urban areas in the United States.
  `(2) Such urban areas shall include--
  `(A) the District of Columbia;
  `(B) Los Angeles, California;
  `(C) Milwaukee, Wisconsin; and
  `(D) such other cities as the Administrator determines to be appropriate.
  `(3) With respect to each urban area included in the study, the objectives
  of the study shall be--
  `(A) to identify characteristics and patterns of behavior of juveniles
  who are at risk of becoming violent or victims of homicide;
  `(B) to identify factors particularly indigenous to such area that contribute
  to violence committed by or against juveniles;
  `(C) to determine the accessibility of firearms, and the use of firearms
  by or against juveniles;
  `(D) to determine the conditions that cause any increase in violence
  committed by or against juveniles;
  `(E) to identify existing and new diversion, prevention, and control
  programs to ameliorate such conditions;
  `(F) to improve current systems to prevent and control violence by or
  against juveniles; and
  `(G) to develop a plan to assist State and local governments to establish
  viable ways to reduce homicide committed by or against juveniles.
  `(4) Not later than 3 years after the effective date of this subsection,
  the Administrator shall submit a report, to the chairman of the Committee
  on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives and the chairman
  of the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, detailing the results of
  the study addressing each objective specified in paragraph (3).'.