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Block Grant Awards Announced at OJJDP's National EUDL Leadership Conference

OJJDP Administrator J. Robert Flores addressed a press conference on the opening day of the 10 th annual National Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws (EUDL) Leadership Conference, which is being held August 21-23 in Nashville, TN. Mr. Flores cited the considerable costs of underage drinking in terms of dollars and lives and added that the social, psychological, and emotional costs are “virtually incalculable.” He announced that OJJDP has awarded more than $19 million dollars in block grants in fiscal year 2008 to enforce underage drinking laws.

Bulletin Examines Transfer of Juveniles to Criminal Courts

OJJDP announces the availability of “Juvenile Transfer Laws: An Effective Deterrent to Delinquency?” In an effort to strengthen sanctions for serious juvenile crimes, most states enacted laws expanding the types of offenders and offenses eligible for transfer from juvenile courts to adult criminal courts. This bulletin provides an overview of research examining the deterrent effects of such transfers, focusing on OJJDP-funded studies. The information it provides should help inform policy decisions.

First Lady Laura Bush speaking at Helping America's Youth Conference

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SMART tracks local issues and maps community resources. OJJDP assists faith-based and community organizations serving youth. DOJ's Anti-Gang Initiative focuses on prevention and enforcement. OJJDP's National Youth Gang Center provides the latest information. OJJDP supports programs that address the commercial sexual exploitation of children.	Newsletter Highlights OJJDP Conferences The latest issue of OJJDP News @ a Glance features OJJDP's 10th annual National Enforcement of Underage Drinking Laws Leadership Conference. The issue also highlights the OJJDP/State Relations and Assistance Division National Conference and reports on OJJDP's recent National Youth Gang Symposium.	OJJDP Announces NISMART Bulletins OJJDP has released two bulletins in its National Incidence Studies of Missing, Abducted, Runaway, and Thrownaway Children (NISMART) series. Sexually Assaulted Children: National Estimates and Characteristics provides information on children sexually assaulted in 1999. Caretaker Satisfaction With Law Enforcement Response to Missing Children examines the perceptions of primary caretakers.