This document presents witnesses' testimonies and prepared statements from the first of a series of Congressional hearings on the reauthorization of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act. Opening remarks are included from Representatives Dale Kildee, Augustus Hawkins, Thomas Tauke, and Thomas Sawyer. Issues are raised about the jail removal mandate, the violent and repeat offender problem, minority incarceration, the valid court order, and the distribution of funds and special emphasis grant priorities. Witnesses providing testimony include: (1) Barry Krisberg, president, National Council on Crime and Delinquency; (2) Richard Gardell, steering committee member, National Coalition of State Juvenile Justice Advisory Groups; (3) Gerald Radcliffe, chairman, Legislation and Governmental Regulations Committee, National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges; (4) Luke Quinn, chairman, Juvenile Justice Subcommittee, National Association of Counties; (5) James W. Brown, project director, Community Research Associates, Champaign, Illinois; (6) Guy Fournier, vice chair, Children and Family Council for Prevention Programs, Hyde Park, Vermont, accompanied by youth member Christopher Fleury; (7) Augustine Baca, executive director, Youth Development, Inc., Albuquerque, New Mexico; and (8) Beth Farnbach, executive director, Temple-Leap, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Prepared statements, letters, and supplemental materials are included. (NB)