§10410 Definitions

Summary

Defines key words used in this subchapter. It says who counts as a unit of local government, what a "specially qualified unit" is, which places count as a State, who is a juvenile, what juvenile justice spending includes, and what "part 1 violent crimes" are. A unit of local government is a county, township, city, or similar local area as identified by the Secretary of Commerce for statistical purposes; it also includes law‑enforcement or judicial districts set up under state law that can make their own budgets and raise money; and it includes the District of Columbia and tribal or Alaska Native village governments that carry out major government duties. A specially qualified unit is a local government that may get funds only under section 10404(e). State means any U.S. State, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the territories (the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands); those four territories are treated together as one "partial State," and for section 10404(a) each territory’s share of the partial States’ allocation is based on its population. Juvenile means a person 17 years old or younger. Juvenile justice expenditures are spending tied to the juvenile justice system, including the activities listed in section 10401(b) and other prosecution, court, and corrections activities as reported to the Census Bureau for the fiscal year before the fiscal year for which a determination is made under this subchapter. Part 1 violent crimes are murder and nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and aggravated assault as reported to the FBI for the Uniform Crime Reports.