What are juvenile justice expenditures?
Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act, which describes the JABG Program, requires that states allocate funds to localities based on a formula consisting in part of juvenile justice expenditures. The term “juvenile justice expenditures” is defined as expenditures associated with the juvenile justice system, including expenditures in connection with the 17 purpose areas and with other activities associated with prosecutorial, judicial, and corrections services.
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