CJJ | Newsletter: March 2007

CJJ Conference News

- JJDPA Today: CJJ Summit on Reauthorization of the JJDPA
- CJJ Call for Summit Presentations
- CJJ Northeast Region Conference

CJJ Leadership News

- Message from Robin Jenkins, CJJ 2007 National Chair
- Message from Nancy Gannon Hornberger, CJJ Executive Director

CJJ Government Relations Alert

- Restore the Federal Juvenile Justice Budget!
- CJJ Contributes to Hill Briefings on Appropriations
- Earmarking of Juvenile Justice Monies

National Juvenile Justice Network (NJJN) News

- Virginia Amends “Once an Adult, Always an Adult” Law
- North Carolina Commission Recommends Increasing the Age of Juvenile Court Jurisdiction
- Connecticut General Assembly’s Juvenile Justice Planning and Implementation Committee Recommends Increasing the Age of Juvenile Court Jurisdiction
- Delaware Girls Initiative Underway

Resources and Information of Note

- National Prison Rape Elimination Commission Discusses Abuse in Texas Youth Commission Institutions
- Public Comment re: Adam Walsh Act
- New Report on Youth Prosecuted in Adult Criminal Court
- FSU Study Shows Strong Support for Juvenile Justice System
- Spirit of Youth Award Winner Profiled in San Francisco Chronicle
- Chapin Hall and National Conference of State Legislators Web Conference Series
- Temple Law Review Focuses on Law and Adolescence
- Justice Policy Institute Gang Fact Sheet
- Recent OJJDP Publications
- Youth Crime Prevention Conference and International Forum
- National Forum for Juvenile Justice Educators and Trainers