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and Delinquency Prevention

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.

The Council's most recent meeting, hosted by the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), was held March 3, 2006, at the White House Conference Center. The meeting included opening remarks from ONDCP Director John Walters and an overview of the Office's priorities, operations, and initiatives by John C. Horton, ONDCP's Associate Deputy Director of State and Local Affairs. The meeting also included presentations on random student drug testing by David W. Murray, Special Assistant to the Director, ONDCP, and ONDCP's Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign by the Campaign's Project Director, Laura-Ashley Overdyke.

The next Council meeting is scheduled for June 2, 2006, and will be hosted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. For meeting summaries, information about the Council's mission, and links to related resources, visit the Council's Web site at juvenilecouncil.gov.

The Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention 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. Eight expert practitioners appointed by the President, the Senate Majority Leader, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives also serve as Council members.





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