Proc 9512ProclamationObama · DCeremonial

Proclamation 9512

National Youth Justice Awareness Month, 2016

In simple terms

President Obama proclaimed October 2016 as National Youth Justice Awareness Month, calling attention to juvenile justice reform, racial disparities in the system, and the need for rehabilitation over incarceration for youth. The proclamation highlights past administration actions but issues no new binding directives or mandates.

Record & deadlines

  1. Signed

    Signed by the President

  2. FR published

    Published in the Federal Register · 81 FR 69379

Key directives

No discrete directives extracted.

What to expect

Immediate

  • Proclamation of October 2016 as National Youth Justice Awareness Month

Near term (90d)

  • Observance period for ceremonies and community activities during October 2016

Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Document is purely commemorative with no enforceable obligations; 'call upon all Americans' is hortatory language typical of ceremonial proclamations
Proclamation 9512: National Youth Justice Awareness Month, 2016 · Executive Orders