Who Should Be On the Committee?

• Legal counsel associated with the participating organizations and agencies
  
  
• Attorneys working for legal organizations in your community that are directly involved with juveniles in both the dependency and delinquency arenas, including:
  
  
  • Public defenders or other attorneys charged with representing juveniles in delinquency or dependency matters
    
    
  • Attorneys representing local child welfare agencies and employees
    
    
  • Prosecutors who charge juveniles in delinquency matters
  
  
• Those from within each agency who develop policy; this may be legal counsel or others within an administration
  
  
• Other professionals involved in law and policy regarding child welfare or juvenile justice in your community, including:
  
  
  • Public officials, including judges
  • Child advocates within the legal community
  • Academic professionals such as law professors
  • Non-legal professionals, such as administrators and line-level staff