PRESS RELEASES  

11/19/09 Publication Advisory - Public Defender Offices, 2007 - Statistical Tables Released
The Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) released Public Defender Offices, 2007 - Statistical Tables (NCJ 228538), which examines offices that provide representation for indigent defendants through a salaried staff of full-time or part-time attorneys who are employed as direct government employees or through a public, nonprofit organization.

11/09/09 Attorney General Eric Holder Welcomes Laurie Robinson as Assistant Attorney General in Office of Justice Programs
Laurie O. Robinson was sworn in today as Assistant Attorney General in the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs (OJP).

11/06/09 Publication Advisory - Tort Bench and Jury Trial in State Courts, 2005 Released
The Department of Justice's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) released today Tort Bench and Jury Trials in State Courts, 2005 (NCJ 228129), which discusses tort cases concluded by a bench or jury trial in a national sample of jurisdictions in 2005.

10/27/09 Justice Department Honors Utah Citizens at National AMBER Alert Symposium
Mary Lou Leary, the Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs (OJP) and National AMBER Alert Coordinator, honored Kerry Hammond and Dale Zabriskie during the National AMBER Alert Symposium in Tampa, FL on Tuesday.

10/27/09 Justice Department Honors AMBER Alert Coordinator of the Year, Mark Hill
Mary Lou Leary, the Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs (OJP) and National AMBER Alert Coordinator, presented Mark Hill with the AMBER Alert Coordinator of the Year Award during the National AMBER Alert Symposium in Tampa, FL on Tuesday.

10/27/09 Justice Department Honors AMBER Alert Coordinator of the Year, Margie Quin
Mary Lou Leary, the Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs (OJP) and National AMBER Alert Coordinator, presented Margie Quin with the AMBER Alert Coordinator of the Year Award during the National AMBER Alert Symposium in Tampa, FL.

10/27/09 Justice Department Honors Colorado Police Officer with AMBER Alert Law Enforcement Leadership Award
Mary Lou Leary, the Acting Assistant Attorney General for the Department of Justice's Office of Justice Programs (OJP) and National AMBER Alert Coordinator, presented Sgt. Joe Young with the AMBER Alert Law Enforcement Leadership Award during the National AMBER Alert Symposium in Tampa, FL.

10/27/09 AMBER Alert Symposium Focuses on Families of Abducted Children and Program Developments
The sixth annual AMBER Alert Symposium, sponsored by the Justice Department, Office of Justice Programs (OJP) opened today in Tampa, FL.

 

UPDATES

November 2009 BJA and CSG Launch New Web Site to Assist Prisoner Reentry Field

November 2009 BJS will launch a new website in November 2009

February 2009 Reinvesting in Public Safety

January 2009 Remembering Amber

Volume 3, Issue 2, 2009 Justice Resource Update

SPEECHES

10/04/2009 Remarks of Mary Lou Leary, Acting Assistant Attorney General at the International Association of Chiefs of Police Indian Country Law Enforcement Section Annual Meeting

10/04/2009 Remarks of Mary Lou Leary, Acting Assistant Attorney General at the International Association of Chiefs of Police Juvenile Justice Committee Annual Meeting

10/04/2009 Remarks of Mary Lou Leary, Acting Assistant Attorney General at the Meeting of the International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training

10/03/2009 Remarks of Mary Lou Leary, Acting Assistant Attorney General at the Major Cities Chiefs Association 2009 Fall Meeting

09/30/2009 Remarks of Mary Lou Leary, Acting Assistant Attorney General at the 2009 Victims of Crime Act National Training Conference

09/09/2009 Remarks of Laurie Robinson, Acting Assistant Attorney General at the Department of Justice Convening of Philanthropic Funders

08/25/2009 Remarks of Laurie Robinson, Acting Assistant Attorney General at the Legitimacy and Community Cooperation with Law Enforcement Seminar

08/24/2009 Remarks of Laurie Robinson, Acting Assistant Attorney General at the White House Conference: Gang Violence Prevention and Crime Control – Learning from Successful Partnerships Around the Country

07/16/2009 Acting Assistant Attorney General Robinson Remarks at the Bureau of Justice Assistance National Technical Assisstance and Training Event

TESTIMONY

09/22/2009 Office of Justice Programs Senior Advisor Lynn Overmann Statement Before the United States House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security Concerning "Reauthorization of the Innocence Protection Act."

06/25/2009 Associate Attorney General Thomas J. Perrelli Statement Before the United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Hearing Entitled: "S. 797, Tribal Law and Order Act of 2009."

05/12/2009 Associate Attorney General Thomas J. Perrelli Statement Before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Hearing Entitled: "Helping State and Local Law Enforcement."

04/28/2009 Office of Justice Programs Acting Director Office for Victims of Crime Joye Frost Statement for the Record Before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Hearing Entitled: "The Victims of Crime Act: 25 Years of Protecting and Supporting Victims."

03/05/2009 Bureau of Justice Assistance Acting Director Burch Before the United States House of Representatives Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection

02/11/2009 Office of Justice Programs Acting Assistant Attorney General Robinson Statement for the Record Before the United States House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary, Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism and Homeland Security, Hearing Entitled: "Youth Violence: Trends, Myths and Solutions."

EVENTS

November 2009

Financial Management Training Seminar, Dallas, TX, November 4 - 5, 2009

Multi-Jurisdictional Training Conference, Green Bay, WI, November 4 - 6, 2009 [Tribal and Non-Tribal agencies are encouraged to attend]

American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, November 4 - 7, 2009

Youth Courts U.S.A.: Celebrating Achievements - Envisioning the Future, Lake Buena Vista, FL, November 8 - 11, 2009

Can You Predict Lethal Intimate Partner Violence? November 12 at 3:00 p.m. [free on-line webinar, registration required]

Performance Measurement Tool (PMT) Training, November 9 (Alexandria, VA) and November 17, 2009 (St. Louis, MO) [free, one-day, in-person training sessions]

6th Annual Conference of the International Bullying Prevention Association, Pittsburgh, PA, November 17 - 18, 2009

Spring and Fall 2009 OVC's Training Schedule for Victim Service Providers (Spring and Fall thru November 19, 2009)

REPORTS & PUBLICATIONS

2009 Office of Justice Programs Financial Guide

Fact Sheet: Office of Justice Programs Fiscal Year 2009 Omnibus Appropriations

Office of Justice Programs Resource Guide FY 2008

Annual Report to Congress FY 2008

Annual Report to Congress FY 2007

Annual Report to Congress FY 2006

Strategic Plan