§5654. Technical assistance and training functions

The Administrator, acting through the National Institute for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention ¹ is authorized to-

(1) provide technical assistance and training assistance to Federal, State, and local governments and to courts, public and private agencies, institutions, and individuals in the planning, establishment, funding, operation, and evaluation of juvenile delinquency programs;

(2) develop, conduct, and provide for training programs for the training of professional, paraprofessional, and volunteer personnel, and other persons who are working with or preparing to work with juveniles, juvenile offenders (including juveniles who commit hate crimes), and their families;

(3) develop, conduct, and provide for seminars, workshops, and training programs in the latest proven effective techniques and methods of preventing and treating juvenile delinquency for law enforcement officers, juvenile judges ¹ prosecutors and defense attorneys,,² and other court personnel, probation officers, correctional personnel, and other Federal, State, and local government personnel who are engaged in work relating to juvenile delinquency;

(4) develop technical training teams to aid in the development of training programs in the States and to assist State and local agencies which work directly with juveniles and juvenile offenders; and

(5) provide technical assistance and training to assist States and units of local government to adopt the model standards issued under section 5614(b)(7) of this title.

( Pub. L. 93–415, title II, §244, Sept. 7, 1974, 88 Stat. 1127 ; Pub. L. 95–115, §5(f), Oct. 3, 1977, 91 Stat. 1057 ; Pub. L. 96–509, §19(k), Dec. 8, 1980, 94 Stat. 2765 ; Pub. L. 98–473, title II, §633, Oct. 12, 1984, 98 Stat. 2119 ; Pub. L. 100–690, title VII, §7262, Nov. 18, 1988, 102 Stat. 4442 ; Pub. L. 102–586, §2(g)(3), Nov. 4, 1992, 106 Stat. 4996 ; Pub. L. 105–277, div. A, §101(b) [title I, §129(a)(2)(D)], Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681–50 , 2681-76.)

Amendments

1998-Par. (5). Pub. L. 105–277 substituted "units of local government" for "units of general local government".

1992-Par. (2). Pub. L. 102–586, §2(g)(3)(A), inserted "(including juveniles who commit hate crimes)" after "offenders".

Par. (3). Pub. L. 102–586, §2(g)(3)(B)(i), inserted "prosecutors and defense attorneys," after "judges".

Par. (5). Pub. L. 102–586, §2(g)(3)(B)(ii), (C), (D), added par. (5).

1988-Pub. L. 100–690, §7262(1), amended section catchline generally, substituting "Technical assistance and training functions" for "Training function of Institute".

Pub. L. 100–690, §7262(2), substituted "Administrator, acting through the National Institute for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention" for "National Institute for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention".

Par. (1). Pub. L. 100–690, §7262(6), added par. (1). Former par. (1) redesignated (2).

Par. (2). Pub. L. 100–690, §7262(5), redesignated par. (1) as (2). Former par. (2) redesignated (3).

Par. (3). Pub. L. 100–690, §7262(3)–(5), redesignated par. (2) as (3), inserted "and" at end, and struck out former par. (3) which authorized the Institute to devise and conduct a training program, in accordance with the provisions of sections 5659, 5660, and 5661 of this title, of short-term instruction in the latest proven-effective methods of prevention, control, and treatment of juvenile delinquency for correctional and law enforcement personnel, teachers and special education personnel, family counselors, child welfare workers, juvenile judges and judicial personnel, probation personnel (including volunteer lay personnel), persons associated with law-related education, youth workers, and organizations with specific experience in the prevention and treatment of juvenile delinquency.

1984-Par. (1). Pub. L. 98–473, §633(1), substituted "working with or" for "or who are" and "juvenile offenders, and their families" for "and juvenile offenders".

Par. (2). Pub. L. 98–473, §633(2), substituted "workshops" for "workshop".

Par. (3). Pub. L. 98–473, §633(3), substituted "teachers and special education personnel, family counselors, child welfare workers, juvenile judges and judicial personnel, probation personnel (including volunteer lay personnel), persons associated with law-related education, youth workers, and organizations with specific experience in the prevention and treatment of juvenile delinquency" for "teachers and other educational personnel, juvenile welfare workers, juvenile judges and judicial personnel, probation officers, and other persons (including lay personnel, including persons associated with law-related education programs, youth workers, and representatives of private youth agencies and organizations) connected with the prevention and treatment of juvenile delinquency".

1980-Par. (3). Pub. L. 96–509 substituted "sections 248, 249, and 250" for "sections 249, 250, and 251" which for purposes of codification already had been translated as "sections 5659, 5660, and 5661 of this title", thereby necessitating no further change in text.

1977-Par. (3). Pub. L. 95–115 inserted provisions expanding scope of lay personnel to include persons associated with law-related education programs, etc.

Effective Date of 1988 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 100–690 effective Oct. 1, 1988, see section 7296(a) of Pub. L. 100–690, set out as a note under section 5601 of this title.

Effective Date of 1984 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 98–473 effective Oct. 12, 1984, see section 670(a) of Pub. L. 98–473, set out as a note under section 5601 of this title.

Effective Date of 1977 Amendment

Amendment by Pub. L. 95–115 effective Oct. 1, 1977, see section 263(c) of Pub. L. 93–415, as added by Pub. L. 95–115, set out as a note under section 5601 of this title.

¹ So in original. Probably should be followed by a comma.

² So in original.