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The Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention is an independent body within the executive branch of the Federal Government. The Council's primary functions are to coordinate Federal juvenile delinquency prevention programs, Federal programs and activities that detain or care for unaccompanied juveniles, and Federal programs relating to missing and exploited children.

The last Council meeting was held November 30, 2006, at the Stamp Student Union, University of Maryland. Council members heard and discussed a presentation on the National Maternal and Child Health Center on Child Death Review. After the public meeting, Council members and agency staff attended a 2-day planning session designed to identify priority outcomes for the next 12 to 24 months, the sets of activities that the Council intends to undertake in fulfillment of those outcomes, and associated measures of performance. The next Council meeting is scheduled for Friday, March 2, 2007.

For meeting summaries, information about the Council's mission, and links to related resources, visit the Council's Web site at juvenilecouncil.gov.

The Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention is chaired by the Attorney General and includes the Administrator of OJJDP (vice chairperson); the Secretaries of Labor, Education, Health and Human Services, and Housing and Urban Development; the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security; the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy; and the Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and Community Service. Eight expert practitioners appointed by the President, the Senate Majority Leader, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives also serve as Council members.