FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ??????????? ??????????? ??????????? ??????????? ??????????? ??????????? ??????????? ??????????? OJJDP
Tuesday, April 10, 2001??????????????????????????????????????? ?? 202/307-0703
PUBLICATION ADVISORY
Child Protection
Efforts Highlighted by Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
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A new bulletin from the Justice
Department?s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)
describes the many programs and initiatives of OJJDP?s Child Protection
Division, created in 2000 to address the problems of abused, neglected, missing
and exploited children, as well as children who have been exposed to domestic
or community violence.?
Keeping Children Safe: OJJDP?s
Child Protection Division
features information on programs such as the Internet Crimes Against Children
Task Force Program, the Court Appointed Special Advocate Initiative, the
Children?s Advocacy Center Program and Safe Start.? The Child Protection Division also administers funding to the
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, the Crimes Against Children
Research Center and the National Center for Children Exposed to Violence.
Publication:??????????? Keeping Children Safe: OJJDP?s Child
Protection Division
For additional information or to
obtain a copy of this publication, contact OJJDP?s Website at www.ojjdp.ncjrs.org or OJJDP?s Juvenile
Justice Clearinghouse, Box 6000, Rockville, Maryland 20857.? The toll-free number is 1-800/638-8736.
Media and Congressional staff
should contact the Office of Congressional and Public Affairs at 202/307-0703.
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