RECOGNIZING THAT JUVENILE DELINQUENCY PROGRAMS COULD BE MORE EFFECTIVE IF THEY WERE COORDINATED, CONGRESS IN 1974 PASSED THE JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION ACT WHICH ASSIGNED RESPONSIBILITY TO THE LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE ADMINISTRATION (LEAA) TO GUIDE AND COORDINATE FEDERAL DELINQUENCY PREVENTION PROGRAMS. TO CARRY OUT THIS RESPONSIBILITY, THE ACT CREATED THE OFFICE OF JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION (OJJDP) AS PART OF LEAA. THIS REPORT PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE OPERATIONS AND GOALS OF THE OJJDP, THE NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION, AND THE COORDINATING COUNCIL ON JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION. THESE LATTER TWO ORGANIZATIONS WERE CREATED BY THE JJDP ACT TO ASSIST IN COORDINATING THE FEDERAL DELINQUENCY PREVENTION EFFORT. THE REPORT DESCRIBES VARIOUS COORDINATION ACTIVITIES THAT HAVE BEEN UNDERTAKEN, INCLUDING JOINT PROGRAMMING INITIATIVES AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF PLANS, POLICIES, AND PROCEDURES FOR THE CONCENTRATION OF FEDERAL EFFORTS. AFTER OUTLINING THE ACTIVITIES OF THE OJJDP, THE NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE, AND THE COORDINATING COUNCIL, THIS REPORT DESCRIBES THE STATEMENT OF CRITERIA THAT WAS DEVELOPED BY OJJDP WITH INPUT FROM THE COORDINATING COUNCIL AND THE NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO HELP CLASSIFY FEDERAL DELINQUENCY PROGRAMS AND TO DETERMINE WHICH PROGRAMS FALL WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF THE JJDP ACT. THE REPORT ALSO INCLUDES AN ANALYSIS OF THE EXPENDITURES AND ACTIVITIES THAT MAKE UP THE FEDERAL JUVENILE DELINQUENCY EFFORT. FINALLY THE REPORT PRESENTS AN ANALYSIS AND COMPARISON OF THE FEDERAL PLANNING REQUIREMENTS THAT STATES MUST FULFILL TO RECEIVE GRANT FUNDS FROM FEDERAL DELINQUENCY-RELATED PROGRAMS. THIS IS INTENDED TO ASSIST STATES TO COORDINATE SOME OF THESE PLANNING EFFORTS. VOLUME II OF THIS REPORT, WHICH WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT A LATER DATE, CONTAINS AN INVENTORY AND DESCRIPTION OF 144 PROGRAMS IDENTIFIED BY THE OJJDP AS RELATED TO DELINQUENCY PREVENTION AND CONTROL. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)