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September 2009
Highlights of the Month
- 35th Anniversary of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act (JJDPA)
- New CJJ Report on JJDPA Compliance: A Pivotal Moment
CJJ Government Relations Alert
- New Government Relations Updates on CJJ Web Site
- CJJ Formally Opposes Juvenile Life Without Parole (JLWOP)
- U.S. House Holds Hearing on Youth PROMISE Act
- Sentencing Project Recommends New Priorities to the U.S. Sentencing Committee
CJJ Committee and Regional News
- Southern Regional Conference: Save the Date
- CJJ Youth Committee Update
- Rhode Island State Advisory Group (SAG) Celebrated
Resources and Information of Note
Detention Reform News
- JDAI Holds National Conference
- JDAI Releases Landmark Report
- CJJ National Chair, David Schmidt, a “JDAI Newsmaker”
Former Juvenile Offenders as Advocates
- Incarcerated Juvenile Turned Advocate
- CJJ Spring 2009 Conference Keynote Speaker Publishes his Book, A Question of Freedom
New Books and Reports
- New Book: Blueprint for Change
- Effects of Violence on Child Witnesses and Child Victims: New Report
Upcoming Events
- Lights On Afterschool
In the News
- Locking Up Fewer Children
- Early Intervention / JJDPA
- Mental Health Treatment in Juvenile Prison?
- Should Lawyers be there when Kids are Questioned?
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