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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 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")
at a press conference on Wednesday, September 10, 1997.  At the
press conference, 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


NOTE:  This information is for planning purposes only and may not
be released or distributed.

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