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The Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (Council) will hold its Winter Quarterly Meeting on December 5, 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 Council last met on September 12. The agenda included a presentation and discussion on research on boys conducted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and a report on the juvenile justice collaboration for improving substance abuse treatment. The meeting minutes are available through the Council's Web site.

For more information on the Council and to register for the Winter Quarterly Meeting please visit 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.