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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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