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OJJDP Deputy Administrator Marilyn Roberts was on hand to welcome the participants and provide opening remarks at the OJJDP-sponsored Teaching Youth About the Law: National Training Institute, held March 13-15, 2006, in Philadelphia, PA. Presented by Youth for Justice, the training institute featured concurrent, interactive, and intensive small-group training tracks designed for particular professionals, including school resource officers, judges, lawyers, educators, and community leaders.

33d National Conference on Juvenile Justice

The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges held its 33d National Conference on Juvenile Justice on March 26-29, 2006, in Denver, CO. Assistant Attorney General Regina Schofield and OJJDP Administrator J. Robert Flores were among the many distinguished participants at the conference. Other special guests included Peter Carlisle, Prosecuting Attorney of the City and County of Honolulu, HI; children's book author and former Denver District Attorney Norman Early, Jr.; and Judge Stephen Rubin, President of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges.