7/17/09 -- NCJFCJ passed several resolutions during the 72nd Annual Conference held July 12-15, 2009 in Chicago, including:

• Regarding the Adoption of Policy Statements and Practices Recommended in A Judicial Guide to Child Safety in Custody Cases;
• Regarding the American Bar Association’s Judicial Excellence in Child Abuse and Neglect Proceedings: Principles and Standards for Court Organization, Judicial Selection and Assignment, Judicial Administration, and Judicial Education; and
• Regarding the Reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974

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