Shay Bilchik
Administrator
October 1994 - February 2000
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
U.S. Department of Justice
Vice Chair
Shay Bilchik was sworn in as OJJDP Administrator on October 11, 1994.
He previously served as associate deputy attorney general in
the Office of the Deputy Attorney General. Mr. Bilchik began
his career in 1977 as an assistant State's attorney for the 11th
Judicial Circuit of Florida in Miami. In 1979, he was promoted
to juvenile division chief and later to deputy chief assistant
for administration. He became chief assistant for administration
in 1985 and had supervisory authority over juvenile prosecution
programs, including those involving prosecution of juveniles
as adults in the criminal division. He also established and oversaw
the Child Advocacy Center, which is a multi disciplinary intake
unit for cases involving victims of child abuse. As a prosecutor,
Mr. Bilchik served as the coordinator of a number of special
programs, including the Police-Juvenile Prosecutor Liaison and
the School-Juvenile Prosecutor Liaison projects. He has lectured
extensively on juvenile justice issues and served on the faculty
of the National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges.
Mr. Bilchik has served on numerous task forces and advisory committees
dealing with juvenile delinquency and drug abuse issues. He also
was involved in drafting a number of juvenile justice and child
abuse legislative proposals in Florida. Mr. Bilchik received
a bachelor's degree and a juris doctor degree from the University
of Florida.
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