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 function is to coordinate federal programs related to delinquency prevention, missing and exploited children, and detention/care of unaccompanied juveniles. The Council has nine statutory members representing federal agencies and nine practitioner members representing youth-focused disciplines. The Attorney General serves as chairperson, and the OJJDP Administrator serves as vice chairperson. Council meetings are held quarterly in Washington, DC, and are open to the public. The next meeting is scheduled for July 17–18, 2003. For additional information, visit the Council’s Web site at ojjdp.ncjrs.org/council/index.html. An overview of the Council appears in the May/June 2002 issue of OJJDP News @ a Glance.

At a March 2003 planning session, the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention discussed how its recently created subcommittees can provide opportunities for progress between the Council’s quarterly meetings. The new subcommittees will help the Council assess member agencies’ existing programs and expand the use of technology (such as mapping tools) to identify service gaps and target limited resources where they are needed most. The subcommittees will focus on five areas: drugs/alcohol, education, family health, technology and research, and tribal youth.

OJJDP News @ a Glance	March/April 2003 Volume II Number 2