Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act - Title I: Findings and Declaration of Purpose - Sets forth the purposes of this Act. Title II: Amendments to Federal Juvenile Delinquency Act - Provides that under the Federal Juvenile Delinquency Act: (1) juveniles otherwise eligible to be treated as juveniles in Federal courts shall be tried in State courts unless: (a) the State court does not have jurisdiction; or (b) the State courts do not have adequate rehabilitation and treatment services; (2) adult criminal prosecutions of juveniles age 16 and older alleged to have committed a felonious act may be commenced only if a Federal judge finds, after a hearing, that there are no reasonable prospects for rehabilitating the juvenile before he reached the age of majority; (3) juveniles shall be accorded the constitutional protections against self incrimination, unreasonable searches and seizures, and cruel and unusual punishment; (4) no juvenile may be detained or confined in any institution in which adults are incarcerated; (5) juveniles must be advised of their rights and taken before a committing magistrate immediately upon arrest; (6) no juvenile may be detained prior to adjudicati…