This Bulletin was produced by the National Crime
Prevention Council as part of the National Citizens’ Crime Prevention
Campaign under a cooperative agreement with the Bureau of Justice
Assistance (BJA), Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice.
The National Crime Prevention Council is a nonprofit organization
that conducts demonstration and youth-based programs, produces publications
and training materials on a variety of subjects, and manages the day-to-day
activities of the National Citizens’ Crime Prevention Campaign.
Points of view or opinions expressed in this document
are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official
position or policies of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention, BJA, or the U.S. Department of Justice.
The National Youth Network, founded and managed
by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, consists
of diverse youth leaders from across the Nation who are sponsored
by youth-serving organizations. The goal of the Network is to recognize
and build upon the power and importance of youth leadership by uniting
young people and adults, through communication and action, to enable
youth organizations and nonaffiliated youth to have a positive, formidable
impact in our communities and throughout our Nation.
The Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Prevention is a component of the Office of Justice Programs, which
also includes the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the Bureau of Justice
Statistics, the National Institute of Justice, and the Office for
Victims of Crime.
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