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The Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (Council) met on Friday, June 6, 2008, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, 810 Seventh Street NW., 3rd Floor Conference Room, Washington, DC.

The preliminary agenda included a presentation on the research conducted by OJJDP's Girls Study Group, a research project that addresses the factors behind female juvenile delinquency. The meeting also included a report on the Federal Council Partnership Projects and legislative and program updates. For more information on the Council meeting, please go to the Web site.

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 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. As many as nine expert practitioners appointed by the President, the Senate Majority Leader, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives also serve as Council members.