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The Federal Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice (FACJJ) met recently on October 21–22, 2007, in conjunction with OJJDP's combined training. Members met in work groups to deliberate and further develop the preliminary draft of the 2008 recommendations reports.

Members also heard presentations on promising and best practices for youth rehabilitation from Washington, DC, and Wisconsin. Vincent Schiraldi, Director of the DC Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services, discussed the impact of their youth development approach to juvenile rehabilitation. Dr. Michael Caldwell reported on the Mendota Juvenile Treatment Center and the excellent results with treatment of the center's more troubled juveniles. The meeting summary and information from the meeting will be posted shortly on the committee's Web site. There, you can also find summaries of past meetings and other information about the committee and its members.