OJJDP at 35: Youth Today online forum and Nov. 10 Event Announcement

Youth Today has started on online forum to cover its "OJJDP at 35" event. The forum has all sorts of interesting historical information on the Juvenile Justice Act, and testimony (Shay Bilchik) and recommendations (Coalition for Juvenile Justice) on reauthorization of the act, and more! http://www.youthtodayexchange.org/ Also, here is the link to register for the event featuring the former administrators of OJJDP which should be quite interesting!!!! http://www.youthtodayexchange.org/?page_id=22 Apparently space is limited and it may fill up before the Oct. 21 registration deadline The event will be Nov. 10 at the Sumner School, 1201 17th Street NW, (at M St.), Washington, D.C.

Here is Youth Today's description of the forum:

"Nov. 10 forum featuring the former administrators of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, and so is the website. We're building a collective history of OJJDP, and we'd like you to join the conversation.
To participate visit &&Youth Today Exchange.
Each day we're posting new content: historical documents (including congressional hearing transcripts, speeches and memos), articles about each OJJDP administrator's tenure, photos, anecdotes and more. All of this to help understand what the federal juvenile justice agency set out to accomplish, how it has functioned, and where it's going.

Among the latest postings you can read now...
Two brief histories of the Juvenile Justice Act and its impact, written by congressional staffers.
The tenure of John Rector, a reformer-turned-administrator who fought with everybody.
His successor, Ira Schwartz, another reformer who aimed for calm.
A fiery speech by his successor, Alfred Regnery, about the "intellectual bankruptcy" of some juvenile justice reform.
The transcript of the difficult confirmation hearing of Administrator Robert Sweet.
Career summaries of the administrators.

Join the conversation: Use the comment feature to tell us what you know. Add a new perspective. Post a link to more information. Correct the record. Tell us if you have documents we should post. And check back often for new items."