Archived | Media Advisory: Department of Justice Announces Briefing on the New Survey Findings of Children's Exposure to Violence

FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY
MONDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2009
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Office of Justice Programs
Contact: Joan LaRocca
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE ANNOUNCES BRIEFING ON THE NEW SURVEY FINDINGS OF CHILDREN?S EXPOSURE TO VIOLENCE

WASHINGTON ? The Department of Justice will host the researchers from the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and the University of New Hampshire in a telephonic discussion about the OJJDP’s Children ’s Exposure to Violence: A Comprehensive National Survey, on Wednesday, October 7, at 1:00 P.M. EDT. Media interested in joining the call and reviewing an advance copy of the bulletin should e-mail a request to [email protected].

The OJJDP survey measured the past-year and life-time exposure to violence for children age 17 and younger. The major categories covered in the survey are: conventional crime, child maltreatment, victimization by peers and siblings, sexual victimization, witnessing and indirect victimization, school violence and threats, and Internet victimization.

WHO:	Jeff Slowikowski, Acting Administrator, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office of Justice Programs, Department of Justice David Finkelhor, Ph.D., Director, Crimes against Children, Research Center, University of New Hampshire Kristen Kracke, M.S.W., Safe Start Initiative Coordinator and Program Manager, OJJDP Rebecca T. Leeb, Ph.D., Epidemiologist, Division of Violence Prevention; National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
WHAT:	Telephonic Media Availability Media should e-mail [email protected] for number and pass code.
WHEN:	WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2009 1:00 P.M. EDT

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