Yale Bulletin and Calendar

May 5, 2000

Volume 28, Number 31

Talk marks opening of center
for children exposed to violence

Eric H. Holder Jr., U.S. deputy attorney general, will give the inaugural address at the dedication of the National Center for Children Exposed to Violence, which will be held at Yale on Monday, May 8.

Holder will speak on "Breaking the Cycle of Violence: The Children Exposed to Violence Initiative" at noon in Harkness Auditorium at the School of Medicine, 333 Cedar St. The address is free and open to the public.

The National Center for Children Exposed to Violence has been established by the U.S. Department of Justice at the Yale Child Study Center as part of the Children Exposed to Violence Initiative. The national center is based on the pioneering work of Yale's Child Development Community Policing Program under the leadership of Steven Marans, the Harris Assistant Professor of Child Psychoanalysis.

As deputy attorney general, Holder, the highest-ranking African American in law enforcement in the nation's history, is responsible for the day-to-day operation of the Department of Justice. He was nominated by President Clinton to the post in 1997 and confirmed unanimously by the U.S. Senate.

For the four years prior to becoming deputy attorney general, Holder served as U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, the nation's largest federal prosecutor's office. As U.S. Attorney, he created a new domestic violence unit, supported a renewed enforcement emphasis on hate crimes, developed a comprehensive strategy to improve the handling of cases involving child abuse, revitalized the assistance program for crime victims and witnesses, and developed "Operation Ceasefire," an initiative designed to reduce violent crime by getting guns out of the hands of criminals.

From 1988 to 1993, Holder served as associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia, where he presided over hundreds of criminal trials.

Holder attended Columbia College and Columbia Law School, and joined the Justice Department for the first time in 1976, serving in the Public Integrity Section, where he investigated and prosecuted official corruption.

Holder's address at Yale will highlight the dedication of the National Center for Children Exposed to Violence and its aim to enhance public and professional awareness of the effects of violence on children, and to provide training and technical assistance to community-based organizations around the country developing collaborative efforts to best respond to the needs of children and families.

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