On Wednesday, December 5, 2007, the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary held a hearing titled “Reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act: Protecting Our Children and Our Communities.”
Read Opening Statements from the Senators below:[1]
- [2] Statement of Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), Chairman, Senate Judiciary Committee
- [3] Statement of Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.), Member, Senate Judiciary Committee
Read testimony in support of reauthorization below:

[4] Testimony of Richard Miranda

[5] Testimony of Anne Marie Ambrose

[6] Testimony of Deirdre Wilson Garton

[7] Testimony of Shay Bilchik

[8] Testimony of J. Robert Flores

[9] Response to Questions - Anne Marie Ambrose - Part 1

[10] Response to Questions - Anne Marie Ambrose - Part 2

[11] Response to Questions - Deirdre Wilson Garton

[12] Response to Questions - Shay Bilchik
Click [13] here to view and read testimony from past congressional hearings on reauthorization of the JJDPA. Hearings were previously held by the U.S. House of Representatives on July 12, 2007 and September 18, 2007.
[1]: http://leahy.senate.gov/press/200712/120507a.html
[2]: http://leahy.senate.gov/press/200712/120507a.html
[3]: http://feingold.senate.gov/~feingold/statements/07/12/20071205judic.htm
[4]: http://act4jj.org/media/documents//document_32.pdf
[5]: http://act4jj.org/media/documents//document_28.pdf
[6]: http://act4jj.org/media/documents//document_29.pdf
[7]: http://act4jj.org/media/documents//document_30.pdf
[8]: http://act4jj.org/media/documents//document_31.pdf
[9]: http://act4jj.org/media/documents//document_33.pdf
[10]: http://act4jj.org/media/documents//document_34.pdf
[11]: http://act4jj.org/media/documents//document_35.pdf
[12]: http://act4jj.org/media/documents//document_36.pdf
[13]: http://act4jj.org/hill_hearings.html