The Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement (LCLE) is soliciting proposals to conduct an assessment study of specified aspects of disproportionate minority contact within the State Juvenile Justice System. This study is part of the states effort to comply with the requirements of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDP Act) of 1974 as amended, with special reference to the amendments of 2002 redefining the disproportionate minority contact (DMC) requirements. Compliance with the JJDP Acts requirements is a condition of the States receipt of Title II Formula Block Grant funds under the Act. This request is for the second in a series of studies assessing DMC in Louisiana. The first study focused both on the statewide issues and the major metropolitan parishes in the state: East Baton Rouge, Jefferson, Orleans, Caddo, Calcasieu, Lafayette, Rapides and Ouachita. This study will focus on the state as a whole, as well as a detailed examination of the next tier of parishes: Bossier, Webster ( Judicial District Court JDC) Livingston, Tangipahoa, St. Helena ( JDC) St. Tammany, Washington ( JDC) Lafourche ( JDC) Plaquemines ( JDC) St. Bernard ( JDC) Ascension, Assumption, St. James ( JDC) Iberia, St. Martin, St. Mary ( JDC) Terrebonne ( JDC) East Carroll, Madison, Tensas ( JDC).
