An overview of the activities undertaken by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), the National Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (NAC), and the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention during fiscal year 1983 is provided. Five program areas given priority by OJJDP are discussed: (1) chronic, serious juvenile offenders; (2) school crime; (3) runaway, missing, and abducted children; (4) restitution; and (5) private sector corrections. The 1983 Program Plan identifying the specific projects funded by the OJJDP also is presented. Areas of particular concern to the NAC are outlined, including coordination of the Federal effort; reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act; and redirection of the Federal effort concerning serious, chronic and violent offenders. In addition, recommendations made by the NAC to the President and the U.S. Congress concerning the Federal initiative in the area of juvenile justice and delinquency prevention are summarized. The activities of the Coordinating Council, as reflected in the interagency and cooperative agreements are discussed, and the Council's role as a coordinating mechanism is examined. Federal programs related to juvenile justice and delinquency prevention are listed, and programs which address drug and alcohol abuse are assessed. Recommendations concerning the coordination of overall policy and development of objectives and priorities for all Federal juvenile delinquency programs and activities are supplied. Eight tables are included.