Hearing on the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act

Hearing on the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Education and Labor. Subcommittee on Human Resources
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Total Pages: 96
Release: 1992
Genre: Law
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Testimony given at a hearing on the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act which is scheduled to expire in September 1992 is presented in this document. An opening statement by Representative Matthew G. Martinez, Chairman of the Subcommittee on Human Resources of the Committee on Education and Labor, discusses the vulnerability of youth. Testimony and prepared statements or materials from these individuals are included: (1) Chris Baca, Youth Development, Inc., Albuquerque, New Mexico; (2) Jim Brown, Community Research Associates, Champaign, Illinois; (3) Betty A. Downes, Chair, New Mexico Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee, Santa Fe, New Mexico; (4) Alice King, Former Chair, New Mexico Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee, Santa Fe, New Mexico; (5) Orlando Martinez, Associate Director, Family and Children Services, Department of Institutions, Denver, Colorado; (6) Vicki Neiberg, National Coalition of State Juvenile Justice Advisory Groups, Lansing, Michigan; (7) Dennis Noonan, Our Town, Tucson, Arizona; (8) Dan Prince, Chief of Planning, Division of Children and Families, Department of Human Resources, State of Nevada, Carson City, Nevada; and (9) Robert E. Shepherd, Jr., Chair, Reauthorization Committee, National Coalition of State Juvenile Justice Advisory Groups, Richmond, Virginia. (ABL)