OJJDP Summary, November 2000 - Safe From the Start: Taking Action on Children Exposed to Violence

U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Justice Programs
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

Safe From
the Start
Taking Action
on Children
Exposed to
Violence

SUMMARY

Table of Contents

John J. Wilson, Acting Administrator
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

November 2000

NCJ 182789

U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Justice Programs
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
810 Seventh Street NW.
Washington, DC 20531

Janet Reno
Attorney General

Daniel Marcus
Acting Associate Attorney General

Mary Lou Leary
Acting Assistant Attorney General

John J. Wilson
Acting Administrator
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

This document was prepared for the U.S. Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services by Wendy B. Jacobson.

Points of view or opinions expressed in this document are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of OJJDP or the U.S. Department of Justice.

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On June 22, 1999, Attorney General Janet Reno and Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna E. Shalala, with the leadership of Deputy Attorney General Eric Holder, brought together 150 practitioners and policymakers in a National Summit on preventing and reducing the negative impact of children’s exposure to violence. This blueprint for Federal, State, and local action is the product of their commitment, energy, and expertise.

This Action Plan contains information on resources available to address the issue of children’s exposure to violence, including many publications from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). All DOJ publications cited in this Action Plan are available from the National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS). Most DOJ publications may be downloaded from the NCJRS Justice Information Center Web site at www.ncjrs.org. All DOJ publications may be ordered from NCJRS by mail, phone, or fax, or online, as follows:

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When ordering by telephone or online, use the National Criminal Justice (NCJ) reference number noted at the end of the publication citation in the text of the Action Plan.

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