Bills Waiting to be Passed Bill summaries and statuses in congress. Some are still floating around in congress waiting to get passed. One bill is the Juvenile Crime Control Act of 1997. This bill states that if a juvenile is alleged of committing an offense to the United States Juvenile Delinquency Act be surrendered to the state authority and be tried as an adult. This bill also authorizes a juvenile to be proceeded against as a …showed first 75 words of 403 total…

…showed last 75 words of 403 total…that teach skills and discipline. Peer mediation programs, big brother and big sister programs, programs to strengthen family units, and operating drug prevention treatment, and education programs are some of the things that are being done to keep juveniles out of trouble while they are away from schools. Establishing prevention programs for at risk juveniles are being put into action to keep most of the young from going the wrong path when they grow up.