CJJ | Newsletter: June 2008

CJJ Leadership News

- Message from Robin Jenkins, CJJ 2008 National Chair
- News from the CJJ Council of SAGs

CJJ Government Relations Alert

- CJJ Council of SAGs Approves Platform Position on Reauthorization of the JJDPA
- CJJ Government Relations Committee Shines at CJJ’s 2008 Annual Spring Conference
- CJJ Prepares to Initiate Phase Two of Compliance Project
- National Prison Rape Elimination Commission Seeks Comments on Draft Facilities Standards
- Senate Advances Legislation to Reauthorize the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act

CJJ Conference and Training News

- CJJ Partners With the Oregon Governor’s Summit on DMC
- CJJ Hosts 2nd Quarterly Topical Training

CJJ SAG Source™ Launches

- New Online Resource Highlights SAG Work

CJJ Region News

- Northeast Region – Upcoming Regional Conference on June 20
- Southern Region – A Report from Chair Linda Hayes

National Juvenile Justice Network (NJJN) News

- Successes from NJJN Members Across the Country
- NJJN Welcomes New Members and Partners

Resources and Information of Note

- Bob Pence, 2000 CJJ National Chair, Authors Preface in “The Hero Within”
- Coming Soon! The 2008 "KIDS COUNT Data Book"
- Campaign for Youth Justice Releases Native Youth Policy Brief
- Casey Foundation Launches JDAI Electronic Newsletter
- JLC, Missouri DYS, Project Zero (NY) and D.C. DYRS Recognized for Work
- OJJDP Publishes Report on Teenage Girls and Violence
- CHHIRJ Publishes Report on Curbing Youth Violence and Gang Affiliation
- CJCJ Releases Spring 2008 Justice Policy Journal
- CLASP Publishes Paper on Youth in Distressed Communities
- In the News
- Upcoming Conferences/Trainings