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Child (under 12)

Access to Counsel

Date Published
June 2004
Agencies
OJJDP
Publication Type
Legislation/Policy Analysis

SMART Office Welcomes New Director

Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Katie Sullivan (left) swears in Kendel Ehrlich as the Director of the Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking on March 16.

In March, the Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking welcomed a new Director, Kendel Ehrlich. She previously served as the Deputy Director of the White House's Office of National Drug Control Policy. In that position, Kendel specialized in external communications combatting the opioid crisis with particular emphasis on ONDCP's High-Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas and Drug-Free Communities programs.

Prior to joining the...

Supervisory Officer Checklist

Date Published
March 2020
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Instructional Material (Programmed)

Investigative Officer Checklist

Date Published
March 2020
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Instructional Material (Programmed)

Patrol First Responder Checklist

Date Published
February 2020
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Instructional Material (Programmed)

The First Three Hours

Date Published
October 2017
Agencies
OJJDP-Sponsored
Publication Type
Report (Technical Assistance), Report (Grant Sponsored), Instructional Material (Programmed), Factsheet

Children’s Advocacy Centers

Teens face in shadow

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month.  Child abuse takes place in every part of the population and takes many forms.  Children suffer from neglect, endure physical and sexual abuse, are exploited by pornographers and sex traffickers, and become collateral victims of drug abuse and other types of maltreatment every single day in America.  Fortunately, Children’s Advocacy Centers (CACs) across the nation are providing critical...