The bulk of this 2008 plan is an update of the program plan completed since submission of the original 2006 plan. The Division of Criminal and Juvenile Justice Planning (CJJP) wrote Iowa's 3-year plan update. The plan was developed and approved by Iowa's Juvenile Justice Advisory Council (JJAC). That Council assists with administration of the JJDP Act, and also provides guidance and direction to CJJP, the Governor, and the legislature regarding juvenile justice issues in Iowa. This plan contains a data presentation and analysis in its DMC section. Data were collected from the JJAC, the JJAC's Disproportionate Minority Contract (DMC) Committee, and the newly formed Governor's Youth Race and Detention Task Force (YRDTF). Seven issue areas are identified in this program plan (including the JJAC allocation and Planning and Administration funds). Noted is that issues "Two" (Mental Health), "Three" (DMC), and "Five" (Compliance/Research), will not be supported with 2008 formula grant funding, but, rather, funding support has been requested utilizing 2008 JABG dollars. Unless specifically indicated, the problem statements, goals, objectives, performance indicators and activities for those issues are unchanged for this 2007 3-year plan update. Provided in the issue area sections is a discussion of the JJAC's and CJJP's efforts for the respective issues. The formatting identifies in bold type the language in the body of the plan regarding funding for this year's (2008) update.