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34 U.S.C. § 10613 — Definition
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**(a) In general** Except as provided in subsection (b), in this subchapter, the term “violent offender” means a person who—
(1) is charged with or convicted of an offense that is punishable by a term of imprisonment exceeding one year, during the course of which offense or conduct—
(A) the person carried, possessed, or used a firearm or dangerous weapon;
(B) there occurred the death of or serious bodily injury to any person; or
(C) there occurred the use of force against the person of another, without regard to whether any of the circumstances described in subparagraph (A) or (B) is an element of the offense or conduct of which or for which the person is charged or convicted; or
(2) has 1 or more prior convictions for a felony crime of violence involving the use or attempted use of force against a person with the intent to cause death or serious bodily harm.
**(b) Definition for purposes of juvenile drug courts** For purposes of juvenile drug courts, the term “violent offender” means a juvenile who has been convicted of, or adjudicated delinquent for, a felony-level offense that—
(1) has as an element, the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against the person or property of another, or the possession or use of a firearm; or
(2) by its nature, involves a substantial risk that physical force against the person or property of another may be used in the course of committing the offense.
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**(a) In general** Except as provided in subsection (b), in this subchapter, the term “violent offender” means a person who—
(1) is charged with or convicted of an offense that is punishable by a term of imprisonment exceeding one year, during the course of which offense or conduct—
(A) the person carried, possessed, or used a firearm or dangerous weapon;
(B) there occurred the death of or serious bodily injury to any person; or
(C) there occurred the use of force against the person of another, without regard to whether any of the circumstances described in subparagraph (A) or (B) is an element of the offense or conduct of which or for which the person is charged or convicted; or
(2) has 1 or more prior convictions for a felony crime of violence involving the use or attempted use of force against a person with the intent to cause death or serious bodily harm.
**(b) Definition for purposes of juvenile drug courts** For purposes of juvenile drug courts, the term “violent offender” means a juvenile who has been convicted of, or adjudicated delinquent for, a felony-level offense that—
(1) has as an element, the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against the person or property of another, or the possession or use of a firearm; or
(2) by its nature, involves a substantial risk that physical force against the person or property of another may be used in the course of committing the offense.
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**(a) Best practices**
(1) **In general** — From amounts made available to carry out this section, the Attorney General may collect data and develop best practices of State corrections departments and child protection agencies relating to the communication and coordination between such State departments and agencies to ensure the safety and support of children of incarcerated parents (including those in foster care and kinship care), and the support of parent-child relationships between incarcerated (and formerly incarcerated) parents and their children, as appropriate to the health and well-being of the children.
(2) **Contents** — The best practices developed under paragraph (1) shall include information related to policies, procedures, and programs that may be used by States to address—
(A) maintenance of the parent-child bond during incarceration;
(B) parental self-improvement; and
(C) parental involvement in planning for the future and well-being of their children.
**(b) Dissemination to States** Not later than 1 year after the development of best practices described in subsection (a), the Attorney General shall disseminate to States and other relevant entities such best practices.
**(c) Sense of Congress** It is the sense of Congress that States and other relevant entities should use the best practices developed and disseminated in accordance with this section to evaluate and improve the communication and coordination between State corrections departments and child protection agencies to ensure the safety and support of children of incarcerated parents (including those in foster care and kinship care), and the support of parent-child relationships between incarcerated (and formerly incarcerated) parents and their children, as appropriate to the health
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**(a) In general** The Attorney General may make grants to States, State courts, local courts, units of local government, and Indian tribal governments, acting directly or through agreements with other public or private entities, for adult drug courts, juvenile drug courts, family drug courts, and tribal drug courts that involve—
(1) continuing judicial supervision over offenders, and other individuals under the jurisdiction of the court, with substance abuse problems, including co-occurring substance abuse and mental health problems, who are not violent offenders;
(2) coordination with the appropriate State or local prosecutor; and
(3) the integrated administration of other sanctions and services, which shall include—
(A) mandatory periodic testing for the use of controlled substances or other addictive substances during any period of supervised release or probation for each participant;
(B) substance abuse treatment for each participant;
(C) diversion, probation, or other supervised release involving the possibility of prosecution, confinement, or incarceration based on noncompliance with program requirements or failure to show satisfactory progress;
(D) offender management, and aftercare services such as relapse prevention, health care, education, vocational training, job placement, housing placement, and child care or other family support services for each participant who requires such services;
(E) payment, in whole or part, by the offender of treatment costs, to the extent practicable, such as costs for urinalysis or counseling; and
(F) payment, in whole or part, by the offender of restitution, to the extent practicable, to either a victim of the offender’s offense or to a restitution or similar victim support fund.
**(b) Limitation** Economi
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 3797u was editorially reclassified as [section 10611 of Title 34](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section10611&num=0&edition=prelim), Crime Control and Law Enforcement.
#### Study by the Government Accountability Office
Pub. L. 107–273, div. B, title II, § 2303, Nov. 2, 2002, 116 Stat. 1799, directed the Comptroller General to issue a report to Congress on the effectiveness and impact of grants authorized by part EE of title I of Pub. L. 90–351 on or before January 1, 2005.
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The Attorney General shall—
(1) issue regulations or guidelines to ensure that the programs authorized in this subchapter do not permit participation by violent offenders; and
(2) immediately suspend funding for any grant under this subchapter, pending compliance, if the Attorney General finds that violent offenders are participating in any program funded under this subchapter.
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### Statutory Notes
#### Codification
Section 3797u–2 was editorially reclassified as [section 10613 of Title 34](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title34-section10613&num=0&edition=prelim), Crime Control and Law Enforcement.
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TITLE 34—CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
§ 10612
§ 10612. Prohibition of participation by violent
offenders
The Attorney General shall—
(1) issue regulations or guidelines to ensure
that the programs authorized in this sub-
chapter do not permit participation by violent
offenders; and
(2) immediately suspend funding for any
grant under this subchapter, pending compli-
ance, if the Attorney General finds that vio-
lent offenders are participating in any pro-
gram funded under this subchapter.
(Pub. L. 90–351, title I, § 2952, as added Pub. L.
107–273, div. B, title II, § 2301(a), Nov. 2, 2002, 116
Stat. 1795.)
Editorial Notes
CODIFICATION
Section was formerly classified to section 3797u–1 of
Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare, prior to edi-
torial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
REGULATIONS
Pub. L. 110–199, title I, § 103(c), Apr. 9, 2008, 122 Stat.
668, provided that: ‘‘Not later than 90 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act [Apr. 9, 2008], the Sec-
retary [probably should be ‘‘the Attorney General’’]
shall revise any regulations or guidelines described in
section 2952 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3797u–1) [now 34 U.S.C.
10612] in accordance with the amendments made by sub-
section (a) [amending section 10613 of this title]. Such
regulations shall specify that grant amounts under
part EE of such Act [34 U.S.C. 10611 et seq.] shall be re-
duced for any drug court that does not adopt the defini-
tion of ‘violent offender’ under such part, as amended
by subsection (a) of this section, within 3 years after
such date of enactment.’’
§ 10613. Definition
(a) In general
Except as provided in subsection (b), in this
subchapter,
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