OJJDP News @ a Glance - March/April 2008

News From the Coordinating Council on
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

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	Youth Gang Symposium
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The Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (Council) met on March 7, 2008. Council members heard presentations on:

Drug abuse and public health challenges among youth.
Random student drug testing. [Microsoft PowerPoint]
The National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign.
The Drug-Free Communities program. [Adobe PDF]
Prescription drug abuse [Microsoft PowerPoint] and online pharmacy threats.
Treatment for children of drug offenders and drug addicts.
OJJDP's SMART system.
Youth-related solicitations from member agencies.

Members also received updates on an OJJDP/SAMHSA interagency agreement [Rich Text File] and pending Federal legislation [Microsoft Word]. The Council's next scheduled quarterly meeting is June 6, 2008.

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

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.

It 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. As many as nine expert practitioners appointed by the President, the Senate Majority Leader, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives also serve as Council members.