NOT FOR RELEASE -- FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY AG MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1997 (202) 616-2765 TDD (202) 514-1888 ATTORNEY GENERAL TO JOIN POLICE, PROSECUTORS AND CRIME VICTIM ADVOCATES AT ROCKVILLE SITE FOR AT-RISK JUVENILES WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In an effort to stress crime prevention as Congress continues work on juvenile justice legislation, Attorney General Janet Reno will join officials from the national crime prevention organization Fight Crime: Invest in Kids ("Fight Crime") in a roundtable discussion with at-risk youth on Wednesday, September 10, 1997. At a press conference with the Attorney General immediately following the roundtable, Fight Crime will unveil a new report detailing peak hours for juvenile crime. WHO: Attorney General Janet Reno Sanford A. Newman, President, Fight Crime: Invest in Kids Phil E. Keith, Chief, Knoxville, Tennessee Police Dept. Patrick Sullivan, Sheriff, Arapahoe County, Colorado Ralph Martin, District Attorney, Suffolk County, MA. Ellen Halbert, Former Vice-Chair, Texas Board of Criminal Justice Jean Lewis, President, National Organization of Parents of Murdered Children WHEN: 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 10, 1997 WHERE: The Other Way Day Treatment Center 401 Fleet Street, First Floor Rockville, Maryland Additionally, on Tuesday, September 9, 1997, Justice Department officials together with law enforcement leaders, crime survivors and criminologists affiliated with Fight Crime will hold a background briefing detailing their crime prevention efforts. An embargoed version of the new report on peak hours for juvenile crime will also be available. This discussion is embargoed until Wednesday, September 10, 1997 at 10:00 a.m. WHEN: 12:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 9, 1997 WHERE: Room 1627, Main Justice Building 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW NOTE: This information is for planning purposes only and may not be released or distributed. ### 97-374