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 106 STAT. 4982 PUBLIC LAW 102-586—NOV. 4, 1992 Public Law 102-586 102d Congress An Act Nov. 4, 1992 To amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to authorize [H.R. 5194] appropriations for fiscal years 1993, 1994, 1995, and 1996, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. FINDINGS AND DECLARATION OF PURPOSE. (a) FINDINGS. —Section 101(a) of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5601(a)) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), and (8) as paragraphs (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), and (10), respectively; (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraphs: "(2) recent trends show aii upsurge in arrests of adolescents for murder, assault, and weapon use; "(3) the small number of youth who commit the most serious and violent ofienses are becoming more violent;"; (3) in paragraph (4), as redesignated by paragraph (1), by inserting "prosecutorial and public defender offices," after "juvenile courts,"; (4) by striking "and" at the end of paragraph (9), as redesignated by paragraph (1); (5) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (10), as redesignated by paragraph (1), and inserting ";"; and (6) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: "(11) emphasis should be placed on preventing youth from entering the juvenile justice system to begin with; and "(12) the incidence of juvenile delinquency can be reduced through public recreation programs and activities designed to provide youth with social skills, enhance self esteem, and encourage the constructive use of (Uscretionary time.". (b) PURPOSE. — Section 102 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5602) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (1) by striking "delinquency" and inserting "justice and delinquency prevention"; (B) in paragraph (2) by striking "agencies, institutions, and individuals in developing and implementing juvenile delinquency programs" and inserting "nonprofit juvenile justice and delinquency prevention programs"; (C) by striking "and" at the end of paragraph (7); (D) by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (9); (E) by inserting aft«r paragraph (7) the following new paragraph: "(8) to strengthen families in which juvenile delinquency has been a problem;";

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