Civil Rights Complaints in U.S. District Courts, 1990 - 2006
This Bureau of Justice Statistics special report examines civil rights claims based on race, age, sex, or national origin involving employment, welfare, housing, voting, or other civil rights discrimination issues. It covers civil rights claims litigated in federal district courts from 1990 to 2006. (NCJ 222989)

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Presenters for Symposium Sought
Abstracts deadline: October 15, 2008
NIJ and the FBI's Laboratory Division are seeking presenters for the 2009 Trace Evidence Symposium. The Symposium will be held August 2-7, 2009, in Clearwater Beach, Florida.

Strategies for Success Newsletter
This Office of National Drug Control Policy newsletter provides up-to-date information on random student drug testing, a promising approach to helping children avoid using dangerous drugs. This issue of Strategies for Success examines statistics on schools that test students for drug use and gives the facts about methamphetamine, MDMA (ecstasy), and prescription drug abuse. (NCJ 223702)

Caretaker Satisfaction with Law Enforcement Response to Missing Children
This Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention bulletin examines satisfaction with law enforcement from the perspective of all primary caretakers who contacted police when one or more of their children experienced a qualifying episode in the Second National Incidence Studies of Missing, Abducted, Runaway, and Thrownaway Children National Household Survey of Adult Caretakers. (NCJ 217909)

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Write Block Device Test Results Available
This National Institute of Justice series of reports presents test assertions, environments, and results on various Hardware Write Block Devices and other alternatives: “Hardware Write Block Device: Tableau T8 Forensic USB Bridge (FireWire Interface)” (NCJ 223431), “Hardware Write Block Device: Tableau T8 Forensic USB Bridge (USB Interface)” (NCJ 223432), “Digital Data Acquisition Tool: EnCase 5.05f.” (NCJ 223433)

COPS Community Dispatch Newsletter Released
The September 2008 issue highlights the national crisis of property foreclosures. Articles examine the relationship between foreclosures and property crime, violent crime, and white collar crime. The feature interview is with two executives representing the recycling industry. It examines how this industry has built partnerships with local law enforcement to help combat the problem of metal theft. New COPS publications are also highlighted.

Evaluating Children's Advocacy Centers' Response to Child Sexual Abuse
This Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention bulletin describes an evaluation of the effectiveness of four prominent Children's Advocacy Centers and comparison communities in coordinating child abuse investigations and providing victim services. The Bulletin examines the role these centers play in child abuse investigations and suggests ways that the centers could improve services in the future. (NCJ 218530)

A Framework for Improving Cross-Sector Coordination for Emergency Preparedness and Response: Action Steps for Public Health, Law Enforcement, the Judiciary, and Corrections
This Bureau of Justice Assistance publication provides action steps for public health, law enforcement, judiciary, and corrections personnel to improve cross-sectoral coordination for emergency preparedness and response. These four sectors share overlapping responsibilities for the public's health and welfare, yet in general they tend to operate in isolation from one another. (NCJ 223342)

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Sexually Assaulted Children: National Estimates and Characteristics
This Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention bulletin provides information on the estimated number and characteristics of children who were sexually assaulted in the United States in 1999. This bulletin is the seventh in the Second National Incidence Studies of Missing, Abducted, Runaway, and Thrownaway Children (NISMART-2) series. Information on sexual assault was gathered from NISMART-2 interviews with victims and their families. (NCJ 214383)

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