,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #gfdd  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,july #af1 #bjbj,mr4  
,lewis introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,a ,,bill  ,to am5d title #ah1 ,unit$   
,/ates ,code1 to prohibit ! use ( risk &
 ne$s assessm5t tools 9 juv5ile         
inc>c]ation decisions1 & = o!r purposes4
  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ 
z ! ,juv5ile ,inc>c]ation ,r$uction ,act
 ( #bjbj4  #b4 ,del9qu5cy proce$+s 9    
di/rict c\rts  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,sub*apt] ,d
 ( *apt] #bbi ( "p ,,ii ( title #ah1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at
 ! end ! foll[+3  #cfcf4 ,limit$        
application to juv5iles  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,9
 ! case ( juv5iles1 ! risk & ne$s       
assessm5t sy/em develop$ "u ?is sub*apt]
 may n be us$-- 7#a7 to det]m9e :e!r a  
juv5ile may be proce$$ aga9/ z an adult 
or :e!r x is 9 ! int]e/ ( ju/ice to     
proce$ aga9/ a juv5ile z an adult "u    
section #ejcb2  7#b7 to det]m9e !       
recidivism risk ( a juv5ile *>g$ ) any  

nonviol5t (f5se1 or z ! sole factor to  
det]m9e ! recidivism risk ( a juv5ile :o
 has committ$ an act ( juv5ile del9qu5cy
 :i* if committ$ by an adult w\ld be a  
felony (f5se2  7#c7 to det]m9e :e!r a   
juv5ile is to be tak5 into cu/ody = an  
alleg$ act ( juv5ile del9qu5cy prior to 
be+ adjudicat$ del9qu5t pursuant to     
*apt] #djc2 or  7#d7 to e/abli%1 )\t    
additional evid5ce1 a juv5ile's         
eligibility = a recidivism r$uction     
program or likelihood ( b5efitt+ f a    
recidivism r$uction program4  7b7       
,limitation on use ( risk & ne$s        
assessm5t sy/em evid5ce ,9 ! case t a   
risk & ne$s assessm5t sy/em is us$ to   
det]m9e ! recidivism risk ( a juv5ile :o
 has committ$ an act ( juv5ile del9qu5cy
 :i* if committ$ by an adult w\ld be    
consid]$ a felony (f5se1 evid5ce        
e/abli%$ by ! sy/em is inadmissible z   
evid5ce to e/abli% t a juv5ile committ$ 
! act ( juv5ile del9qu5cy = :i* !       
juv5ile is be+ *>g$4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical   
am5dm5t ,! table ( sections = sub*apt]  

,d ( *apt] #bbi ( title #ah1 ,unit$     
,/ates ,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end 
! foll[+3  #cfcf4 ,limit$ application to
 juv5iles4  4