The committee chairman first reviewed the DOJ decision to eliminate juvenile justice programs and subsequent Congressional action to restore these programs to the budget. A DOJ representative described the Department's efforts to have the juvenile justice programs transferred to a Health and Human Services block grant and answered critical questions about the current funding policies. The director of the Minnesota Crime Control Planning Board summarized Minnesota's activities to combat juvenile crime and discussed the impact of the negative DOJ attitude on their projects. The effect of the funding cut for OJJDP programs on local governments was also addressed by a witness from the National Association of Counties, with attention to the importance of these grants in providing seed money for innovative projects. Professionals from an emergency foster care program in Virginia and the National Youth Work Alliance related how funding cutoffs would seriously harm successful programs and negatively affect efforts to secure additional private and public funding. The chairman concluded the hearing by reaffirming his commitment to keeping $70 million for the OJJDP in the proposed budget. Formal statements from all witnesses are included.