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GGD-84-7 1 (1983-11-16)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabnek0001 and id is 1 raw text is: UNITED STAT'S GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 ,404AL GOVIne Mer B-202245 NOVEMBER 16, 1983 The Honorable Ike F. Andrews Chairman, Subcommittee on Human Resources Committee on Education and 122849 Labor House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: The Proposed Missing Children And Serial Murder Tracking Program Is Not Eligible For Juvenile Justice And Delinquency Prevention Act Special Emphasis Funds (GAO/GGD-84-7) This letter is one of a series which will address the concerns in your April 29, 1983, request, about the manner in which the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Preven- tion is implementing the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Pre- vention Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.). In response to one of your concerns, we have reviewed the Office's proposal to fund a Missing Children and Serial Murder Tracking Pro- gram. You asked us to determine whether this proposed program is eligible for funding under the act's Special Emphasis Pre- vention and Treatment Programs authorized by Title II, part B, subpart II, and if the program meets congressional intent. To make this determination, we studied the act and its amendments and legislative history to determine what programs could be funded and what programs the Congress intended the act to fund. We also reviewed the legal opinion prepared by the Office of Justice Assistance, Research, and Statistics' General Counsel 1 on whether the proposed program was eligible for special emphasis funds. Our work was performed at the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention in Washington, D.C., and was done in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards. We have determined that the proposed program is not eligible for special emphasis funding because the Office has not demonstrated a direct connection between the program's 1The Office of Justice Assistance, Research, and Statistics' General Counsel provides legal advice to the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention pursuant to the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act. (185997)

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