research, demonstration, and evaluation functions

research, demonstration, and evaluation functions Sec. 243. The National Institute for Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention is authorized to— (1) conduct, encourage, and coordinate research and evaluation into any aspect of juvenile delinquency, particularly with regard to new programs and methods which show promise of making a contribution toward the prevention and treatment of juvenile delinquency; (2) encourage the development of demonstration projects in new, innovative techniques and methods to prevent and treat juvenile delinquency; (3) provide for the evaluation of all juvenile delinquency programs assisted under this title in order to determine the results and the effectiveness of such programs; (4) provide for the evaluation of any other Federal, State, or local juvenile delinquency program, upon the request of the Administrator; (5) prepare, in cooperation with educational institutions, Federal, State, and local agencies, and appropriate individuals and private agencies, such studies as it considers to be necessary with respect to the prevention and treatment of juvenile delinquency and related matters, including recommendations designed to promote effective prevention and treatment; (6) disseminate the results of such evaluations and research and demonstration activities particularly to persons actively working in the field of juvenile delinquency; and (7) disseminate pertinent data and studies (including a periodic journal) to individuals, agencies, and organizations concerned with the prevention and treatment of juvenile delinquency.