The Defending Childhood Task Force presented its recommendations on preventing and reducing children’s exposure to violence to Attorney General Eric Holder at the
December 12 quarterly meeting of the Federal Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice. The task force was commissioned last year by Attorney General Holder as part of his Defending Childhood Initiative. NCCD provided technical assistance to the task force.

Co-chairs Joe Torre and Bob Listenbee, along with other task force members, presented and discussed the recommendations with Attorney General Holder and other members of the Council. The report of the task force contains a full complement of recommendations for practitioners, policymakers, and community members, and
emphasizes that each of us has a role to play in protecting children from exposure to violence.