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A number of training opportunities and annual conferences are coming up for professionals in the juvenile justice and child protection fields. Be sure to register early to reserve your space.

The 20th Annual Crimes Against Children Conference will be held in Dallas, TX, August 11–14. The 4-day conference provides information on current methods to professionals responsible for combating the many and varied forms of crimes against children. Attendees will be from governmental or nonprofit agencies in the fields of law enforcement, prosecution, child protective services, social work, children's advocacy, therapy, and medicine who work directly with child victims of crime. FBI Director Robert S. Mueller, III, will give the keynote address. Session topics will include methods for interviewing victims, digital forensic imaging, an overview of sexual exploitation investigations, victim case studies, courtroom testimony methodologies, online harassment, and recovering from sexual abuse/exploitation. To register for the conference, please visit the conference Web site.

The 2008 Project Safe Childhood National Conference will be held in Columbus, OH, September 23–26. This third annual training conference will offer sessions and networking opportunities to those in the child protection field. Attendees will include members of all Project Safe Childhood task forces, including U.S. Attorneys, local and State law enforcement officers, and Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force members. The training sessions will focus on how to increase collaboration and cooperation among law enforcement agencies and Federal prosecutors on child pornography cases, forensics methods, and the legal and technical aspects of childhood exploitation cases, among other topics. Registration is free, and approximately 1,500 participants are expected to attend. For more information and to register for the conference, please visit the conference Web site.

The American Society of Criminology will host its 60th annual meeting November 12–15 in St. Louis, MO. Juvenile justice topics to be discussed at this conference include gender differences in the characteristics and risk factors of delinquent youth; Hispanics in the juvenile justice system; race, communities, and juvenile justice; and the juvenile reentry process. Conference participants will include practitioners, professionals, researchers, and policymakers from a variety of justice disciplines. Registration is available through the conference Web site.