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Barbara Allen-Hagen retired after more than 30 years of distinguished federal service. During her tenure at OJJDP, Barbara was instrumental in the development of several groundbreaking juvenile justice programs, including the award-winning Performance-based Standards (PbS) for Youth Correction and Detention Facilities (see story in the September/October 2004 issue of News @ a Glance). Barbara was also responsible for overseeing numerous national programs and studies, including the Juvenile Justice Statistics and Systems Development Program, which produced the landmark National Reports on Juvenile Offenders and Victims and the first national study of Conditions of Confinement for youth. Through her work on projects such as the National Incidence Studies of Missing and Exploited Children (NISMART 1 and 2), the Study Group on Very Young Offenders, the Study Group on Serious and Violent Offenders, and the Girls Study Group, Barbara has played a major role in the significant gains in knowledge regarding the causes and prevention of juvenile delinquency and our understanding of the issue of missing children in the past three decades.

Peter Frievalds joined OJJDP in 1976, after spending several years working for the State of Maryland, where he helped to oversee the state's law enforcement training programs and worked in the juvenile justice system. One could almost say that Peter served at OJJDP before the Office even existed. Previous to his service in Maryland, Peter staffed the U.S. Senate's Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee, the group that recommended the creation of OJJDP in the early 1970s. At OJJDP, Peter was a proponent of the Balanced and Restorative Justice (BARJ) Program and advocated for its adoption throughout the juvenile justice system. BARJ underscores the importance of the victim (individual or community) in the justice process and requires the offender to actively pursue restoration of the victim by paying restitution, performing community service, or both.