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Article: REP. MCCARTHY ISSUES STATEMENT ON ' THE JUVENILE JUSTICE AND DELINQUENCY PREVENTION ACT

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September 18, 2007
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The House Education & Labor Committee issued the following opening statement from a subcommittee hearing:

Below are the prepared remarks of U.S. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy (DNY), chairwoman of the House Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities, for a subcommittee hearing on "The Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

Thank you for being here today for our hearing on the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act. Today we will continue our research and education as we work towards the reauthorization of JJDPA.

As it is with elementary and secondary education, the federal government's role in juvenile justice is to create a guiding framework or incentives for the states. ...

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