Audit of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention's Research Award to the National Council on Crime and Delinquency.

摘要

The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) awards various research grants to public and private organizations. In February 2011, Crime Victims United (CVU), a crime victim advocacy group, alleged a conflict of interest existed in the OJJDPs award of a 2009 research grant to the National Council on Crime and Delinquency (NCCD). The purpose of NCCDs award was to evaluate the effectiveness of the Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative (JDAI) program developed by the Annie E. Casey Foundation (Casey Foundation). The complainant alleged NCCD had a conflict of interest because NCCD had listed the Casey Foundation as a supporter and given its president an award in 2006. The objectives of this audit were to determine whether: (1) the OJJDP award to NCCD was made fairly and appropriately; and (2) NCCD had any actual or potential conflicts of interest that may adversely affect its performance.