PUBLIC LAW 107-273—NOV. 2, 2002 116 STAT. 1871 SEC. 12203. PURPOSE. Section 102 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5602) is amended to read as follows: " PURPOSES "SEC. 102. The purposes of this title and title II are— "(1) to support State and local programs that prevent juvenile involvement in delinquent behavior; "(2) to assist State and local governments in promoting public safety by encouraging accountability for acts of juvenile delinquency; and "(3) to assist State and local governments in addressing juvenile crime through the provision of technical assistance, research, training, evaluation, and the dissemination of information on effective programs for combating juvenile delinquency.". SEC. 12204. DEFINITIONS. Section 103 of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5603) is amended— (1) in paragraph (3) by striking "to help prevent juvenile delinquency" and inserting "designed to reduce known risk factors for juvenile delinquent behavior, provides activities that build on protective factors for, and develop competencies in, juveniles to prevent, and reduce the rate of, delinquent juvenile behavior", (2) in paragraph (4) by inserting "title I of before "the Omnibus" each place it appears, (3) in paragraph (7) by striking "the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands,", (4) in paragraph (12)(B) by striking ", of any nonoffender,", (5) in paragraph (13)(B) by striking ", any nonoffender,", (6) in paragraph (14) by inserting "drug trafficking," after "assault,", (7) in paragraph (16)— (A) in subparagraph (A) by adding "and" at the end, and (B) by striking subparagraph (C), (8) in paragraph (22)— (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (i), (ii), and (iii) as subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively, and (B) by striking "and" at the end, (9) in paragraph (23) by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon, and (10) by adding at the end the following: "(24) the term 'graduated sanctions' means an accountability-based, graduated series of sanctions (including incentives, treatment, and services) applicable to juveniles within the juvenile justice system to hold such juveniles accountable for their actions and to protect communities from the effects of juvenile delinquency by providing appropriate sanctions for every act for which a juvenile is adjudicated delinquent, by inducing their law-abiding behavior, and by preventing their subsequent involvement with the juvenile justice system; "(25) the term 'contact' means the degree of interaction allowed between juvenile offenders in a secure custody status and incarcerated adults under section 31.303(d)(l)(i) of title
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