December 5, 2007, Washington, DC, JJDPA Hearing Held in the U.S. Senate

On Wednesday, December 5, 2007, the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary held a hearing titled “Reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: Protecting Our Children and Our Communities.”

Read Opening Statements from the Senators below:

Statement of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee
Statement of Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.), Member, Senate Judiciary Committee

Read testimony in support of reauthorization below:

Testimony of Richard Miranda

Testimony of Anne Marie Ambrose

Testimony of Deirdre Wilson Garton

Testimony of Shay Bilchik

Testimony of J. Robert Flores

Response to Questions - Anne Marie Ambrose - Part 1

Response to Questions - Anne Marie Ambrose - Part 2

Response to Questions - Deirdre Wilson Garton

Response to Questions - Shay Bilchik

Click here to view and read testimony from past congressional hearings on reauthorization of the JJDPA. Hearings were previously held by the U.S. House of Representatives on July 12, 2007 and September 18, 2007.