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34 U.S.C. § 20305 — Grants for specialized technical assistance and training programs

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34 U.S.C. § 20305 — Grants for specialized technical assistance and training programs

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**(a) In general** The Administrator shall make grants to national organizations to provide technical assistance and training to— (1) prosecutors and other attorneys and allied professionals instrumental to the criminal prosecution of child abuse cases in State or Federal courts, for the purpose of improving the quality of criminal prosecution of such cases; and (2) child abuse professionals instrumental to the protection of children, intervention in child abuse cases, and treatment of victims of child abuse, for the purpose of— (A) improving the quality of such protection, intervention, and treatment; and (B) promoting the effective delivery of the evidence-informed Children’s Advocacy Center Model and the multidisciplinary response to child abuse, including best practices in programmatic evaluation and financial oversight of Federal funding. **(b) Grantee organizations** (1) **Prosecutors** — An organization to which a grant is made for specific training and technical assistance for prosecutors under subsection (a)(1) shall be one that has— (A) a significant connection to prosecutors who handle child abuse cases in State courts, such as a membership organization or support service providers; and (B) demonstrated experience in providing training and technical assistance for prosecutors. (2) **Child abuse professionals** — An organization to which a grant is made for specific training and technical assistance for child abuse professionals under subsection (a)(2) shall be one that has— (A) a diverse portfolio of training and technical resources for the diverse professionals responding to child abuse, including a digital library to promote evidence-informed practice; and (B) demonstrated experience in providing training and technical assistance for child abuse professionals, especially law enforcement officers, child protective service workers, prosecutors, forensic interviewers, medical professionals, victim advocates, and mental health professionals. **(c) Grant criteria** (1) The Administrator shall establish the criteria to be used for evaluating applications for grants under this section, consistent with sections 11183 and 11186 of this title. (2) The grant criteria established pursuant to paragraph (1) shall require, in the case of a grant made under subsection (a)(1), that a program provide training and technical assistance that includes information regarding improved child interview techniques, thorough investigative methods, interagency coordination and effective presentation of evidence in court, including the use of alternative courtroom procedures described in this title.11 See References in Text note below.

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34 U.S.C. § 11101 — Findings

**(a)** The Congress finds the following: (1) Although the juvenile violent crime arrest rate in 1999 was the lowest in the decade, there remains a consensus that the number of crimes and the rate of offending by juveniles nationwide is still too high. (2) According to the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, allowing 1 youth to leave school for a life of crime and of drug abuse costs society $1,700,000 to $2,300,000 annually. (3) One in every 6 individuals (16.2 percent) arrested for committing violent crime in 1999 was less than 18 years of age. In 1999, juveniles accounted for 9 percent of murder arrests, 17 percent of forcible rape arrests, 25 percent of robbery arrest, 14 percent of aggravated assault arrests, and 24 percent of weapons arrests. (4) More than ½ of juvenile murder victims are killed with firearms. Of the nearly 1,800 murder victims less than 18 years of age, 17 percent of the victims less than 13 years of age were murdered with a firearm, and 81 percent of the victims 13 years of age or older were killed with a firearm. (5) Juveniles accounted for 13 percent of all drug abuse violation arrests in 1999. Between 1990 and 1999, juvenile arrests for drug abuse violations rose 132 percent. (6) Over the last 3 decades, youth gang problems have increased nationwide. In the 1970’s, 19 States reported youth gang problems. By the late 1990’s, all 50 States and the District of Columbia reported gang problems. For the same period, the number of cities reporting youth gang problems grew 843 percent, and the number of counties reporting gang problems increased more than 1,000 percent. (7) According to a national crime survey of individuals 12 years of age or older during 1999, those 12 to 19 years old are victims of violent crime at higher

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42 U.S.C. § 13003 — Transferred

### Statutory Notes #### Codification Section 13003 was editorially reclassified as [section 20305 of Title 34](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section20305&num=0&edition=prelim), Crime Control and Law Enforcement.

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34 U.S.C. § 10101 — Establishment of Office of Justice Programs

There is hereby established an Office of Justice Programs within the Department of Justice under the general authority of the Attorney General. The Office of Justice Programs (hereinafter referred to in this chapter as the “Office”) shall be headed by an Assistant Attorney General (hereinafter in this chapter referred to as the “Assistant Attorney General”) appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate.

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34 U.S.C. § 20303 — Regional children’s advocacy centers

**(a) Establishment and maintenance of regional children’s advocacy program** The Administrator shall establish and maintain a children’s advocacy program to— (1) focus attention on child victims by assisting communities in developing child-focused, community-oriented, facility-based programs designed to improve the resources available to children and families; (2) enhance coordination among community agencies and professionals involved in the intervention, prevention, prosecution, and investigation systems that respond to child abuse cases; (3) train physicians and other health care and mental health care professionals, law enforcement officers, child protective service workers, forensic interviewers, prosecutors, victim advocates, multidisciplinary team leadership, and children’s advocacy center staff, in the multidisciplinary approach to child abuse so that trained personnel will be available to provide support to community agencies and professionals involved in the intervention, prevention, prosecution, and investigation systems that respond to child abuse cases; (4) provide technical assistance, training, coordination, and organizational capacity support for State chapters; and (5) collaborate with State chapters to provide training, technical assistance, coordination, organizational capacity support, and oversight of— (A) local children’s advocacy centers; and (B) communities that want to develop local children’s advocacy centers. **(b) Activities of regional children’s advocacy program** (1) **Administrator** — The Administrator shall— (A) establish and maintain regional children’s advocacy program centers; and (B) fund existing regional centers with expertise in multidisciplinary team investigation, trauma-informed interventions, and evidence-

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34 U.S.C. § 20305 — Grants for specialized technical assist-

Page 473 TITLE 34—CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT § 20305 1 See References in Text note below. and applicable only with respect to fiscal years begin- ning on or after the first day of the first fiscal year that begins after Nov. 2, 2002, see section 12223 of Pub. L. 107–273, as amended, set out as a note under section 11101 of this title. § 20305. Grants for specialized technical assist- ance and training programs (a) In general The Administrator shall make grants to na- tional organizations to provide technical assist- ance and training to— (1) prosecutors and other attorneys and al- lied professionals instrumental to the criminal prosecution of child abuse cases in State or Federal courts, for the purpose of improving the quality of criminal prosecution of such cases; and (2) child abuse professionals instrumental to the protection of children, intervention in child abuse cases, and treatment of victims of child abuse, for the purpose of— (A) improving the quality of such protec- tion, intervention, and treatment; and (B) promoting the effective delivery of the evidence-informed Children’s Advocacy Cen- ter Model and the multidisciplinary response to child abuse, including best practices in programmatic evaluation and financial over- sight of Federal funding. (b) Grantee organizations (1) Prosecutors An organization to which a grant is made for specific training and technical assistance for prosecutors under subsection (a)(1) shall be one that has— (A) a significant connection to prosecutors who handle child abuse cases in State courts, such as a membership organization or support service providers; and (B) demonstrated experience in providing training and technical assistance for pros- ecutors. (2) Child abuse professionals An organ

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