2006 Child Endangerment Report

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Child Endangerment Expert Panel

John A. Bobo, Jr., J.D. Director, National Traffic Law Center, American Prosecutors Research Institute

Tilde F. Bricker Director of Victim Services, MADD Ohio Ann Dellinger, PhD. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Nick Ellinger, MBA Director of State Legislative Relations, MADD National

Wendy Hamilton President, MADD National

Ralph Hingson, Sc.D. Boston University, School of Public Health

Steve Kokensparger, J.D. Family Court Lawyer

Velma Mason, PhD. Director, Office of Alcohol & Substance Abuse Prevention, U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Office of the Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs Lieutenant Carl McDonald Wyoming Highway Patrol, Parent Victim of Child Endangerment Louanna Werchan Miller, M.S., LPC Assistant Director of Victim Services/Advocacy, MADD National

Nancy Ross, J.D. State Legislative Affairs Coordinator, MADD National

Ruth A. Shults, PhD., MPH Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Bob Shearouse, J.D. Policy Specialist (Meeting Facilitator)

Judge William Todd, Jr. Rockdale State Court

Debbie Weir, M.S.W., L.M.S.W. Director of Victim Services, MADD National

We thank Tonja Lindsey, BS, from the National Center for Statistics and Analysis of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for providing the 1997-2001 data on child passenger deaths for the Research and Statistics section of the report.

Thanks is also extended to Toni Miller, grant manager, victim services, MADD National.

This project was supported by Grant No. 2005-DD-BX-K162 awarded by the Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice. Points of view in this document are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of Justice.

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