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In this episode of the Animal Law Podcast, Mariann Sullivan welcomes back Will Lowrey, legal counsel for Animal Partisan, alongside David Rosengard, managing attorney for the Animal Legal Defense Fund‘s Criminal Justice Program. They dive into an obscure but potentially game-changing legal tool: laws in certain states that allow private citizens to obtain search warrants when they have evidence of animal…
In this episode of the Animal Law Podcast, Mariann Sullivan welcomes back Will Lowrey, legal counsel for Animal Partisan, alongside David Rosengard, managing attorney for the Animal Legal Defense Fund‘s Criminal Justice Program. They dive into an obscure but potentially game-changing legal tool: laws in certain states that allow private citizens to obtain search warrants when they have evidence of animal…
Mike Davis, Davey Hartzel and Producer Amanda are with Epic Behavioral Healthcare's Melanie Hardin, Community Outreach, and Emily Skinner, Criminal Justice Program, "This Evening"
Activist, journalist, and lawyer Anoa Changa joins to talk about her father, Black Liberation Army (BLA) member and former political prisoner Baba Masai Ehehosi, who transitioned on April 1, 2024. The conversation touches Baba Masai's lifelong commitment to Black liberation, sovereignty, freeing political prisoners, and the abolition of the prison-industrial complex. Anoa shares personal reflections on her father's impact and experiences on life and activism, as well as his influence within organizations like Critical Resistance, The Jericho Movement for Political Prisoners, and the Republic of New Afrika.Listeners will gain insight into Baba Masai's enduring dedication to justice, his role in shaping movements against political repression, and his advocacy for prisoners' rights. We talk about the examples he set in his actions, the importance of inter-generational knowledge community, and how we can continue to honor and uplift his legacy through our organizing."Masai worked for the liberation of his people for over 50 years, and held a profound presence in the multiple organizations he was in. A co-defendant of Safiyah Bukhari captured by police in 1973 as a BLA member, Masai began working with the American Friends Services Committee (AFSC) and was staff of the AFSC's Criminal Justice Program in Newark, NJ after being released from 14 years of prison in Virginia. At AFSC, Masai worked to close security housing units and end torture against imprisoned people through AFSC's Prison Watch Program. At the time of his passing, Masai was also the current Co-Minister of Information for the Provisional Government of the Republic of New Afrika, an advisory board member ofThe Jericho Movementworking on the Jericho Medical Project for both state and federal prisoners, and was supporting the Prison and Gang Program of Al-Ummah and the Imam Jamil (Al-Amin) Action Network." — Critical Resistance You can read more about Baba Masai here. You can find Anoa here.You can find the Jericho Movement for Political Prisoners here.
Host Todd VanDyke welcomes Chris McMaster from the NMU Criminal Justice Department for a discussion about the university's cold case investigation program. Copper Country Today airs throughout Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula Sunday mornings at 7:00 on WOLV 97.7 FM, 8:00 on WCCY 99.3 FM and 1400 AM, and 9:00 on WHKB 102.3 FM. The program is sponsored by the Copper Shores Community Health Foundation. Copyright © 2024, Houghton Community Broadcasting, Houghton, MI.
They are careful not to contaminate evidence or miss a clue to solve a complicated, but in this case, fictional crime. We are talking about students in the Criminal Justice Program at JATC South in Riverton. On this episode of the Supercast, hear from some Criminal Justice students who are excelling as crime scene investigators, ...continue reading "Episode 245: Students Serious About CSI at JATC South"
Jerry Clark '78 has over 35 years of law enforcement and security experience through the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS). He currently is the Chair of the Criminal Justice Department at Gannon University. On this episode of the podcast, Jerry reflects on his career and provides some of the best leadership lessons that he has learned along the way. Jerry goes on to share some of the key principles of his success such as the importance of integrity, preparation, mentorship, and more.
What can actually be done about bad actors in law enforcement? A recent law may have an impact – that's California's Senate Bill 2, also known as the Kenneth Ross Jr. Police Decertification Act which was fought for and won by a statewide coalition that included BLM Grassroots, the Anti-Police Terror Project, Alliance for Boys and Men of Color and others including the ACLU of Northern California. Joining us to discuss is Marshal Arnwine, an advocate for the Criminal Justice Program at the ACLU of Northern California. In this capacity, he helps lead and organize efforts to reform police policies for 48 Northern California counties. —- Subscribe to this podcast: https://plinkhq.com/i/1637968343?to=page Get in touch: lawanddisorder@kpfa.org Follow us on socials @LawAndDis: https://twitter.com/LawAndDis; https://www.instagram.com/lawanddis/ photo: Maxim Hopman via Unsplash The post California's Police Decertification Act w/ Marshal Arnwine appeared first on KPFA.
On September 30, 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 2 (SB 2), also known as the Kenneth Ross, Jr. Police Decertification Act of 2021, establishing a statewide system to decertify or suspend officers who have committed serious misconduct. So what constitutes police misconduct? And how is SB 2 shaping police departments? In this episode, host Craig Williams is joined by guest Marshal Arnwine, Jr., an Advocate for the Criminal Justice Program at the ACLU of Northern California. Craig and Marshal discuss SB 2, decertification due to police misconduct, transparency in police departments, and the impact on states' decertification/revocation laws. Mentioned in this Episode: Police Decertification in California: How Does it Work? Protect SB 2 Press Conference (Bradford, 2021) Coalition Opposition to SB 2 TBL: Contact Information
On September 30, 2021, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 2 (SB 2), also known as the Kenneth Ross, Jr. Police Decertification Act of 2021, establishing a statewide system to decertify or suspend officers who have committed serious misconduct. So what constitutes police misconduct? And how is SB 2 shaping police departments? In this episode, host Craig Williams is joined by guest Marshal Arnwine, Jr., an Advocate for the Criminal Justice Program at the ACLU of Northern California. Craig and Marshal discuss SB 2, decertification due to police misconduct, transparency in police departments, and the impact on states' decertification/revocation laws. Mentioned in this Episode: Police Decertification in California: How Does it Work? Protect SB 2 Press Conference (Bradford, 2021) Coalition Opposition to SB 2 TBL: Contact Information
Dr. Barber discusses the virtual reality system in which students can be put into situations and practice how to approach subjects, hands-on classroom learning, including dusting, fingerprinting and blood spatter, plus touches on the current need for applicants at law enforcement agencies, and how the program prepares students for work in all sorts of areas of criminal justice, not just as police officers.
On this episode we chat with Tassi Dalton (Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice Department Chair) and Clint Cantrell (Teaching Fellow Criminal Justice, Special Agent, Major, USAF Retired) about the Criminal Justice Department current and future plans/needs. Follow them on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BryanCollegeCriminalJustice To get give or get involved, connect with Tassi Dalton at tdalton9461@bryan.edu
Graduates of the Finlandia University Criminal Justice program are sprinkled throughout all layers of the criminal justice system, pursuing careers in federal service, safety and security, law, social work and the police force to name a few. Ahead of next week's video release of FinnU's 2022 Comparative Criminal Justice course trip to europe, in this episode Dr. Richard Gee sits down with Finlandia Fridays podcast for part one of an exciting two part series.
Former undercover DEA Agent, and author Mike Vigil discusses a new Criminal Justice Program at NMSU, Club 100, the City eliminating Bosque patrols, and what is going on in the underworld south of the border with TJ on News Radio KKOBSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Allison C. Carey is a Professor of Sociology and Chair of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Shippensburg University and director of the Master's Program in Organizational Development and Leadership. She co-authored Allies and Obstacles: Disability Activism and Parents of Children with Disabilities (Temple University Press, 2020), and authored Disability and the Sociological Imagination (Sage, 2022) and On the Margins of Citizenship: Intellectual Disability and Civil Rights in Twentieth Century America. She is co-series editor of Research in Social Science and Disability and has co-edited several volumes for that series, as well as co-editing Disability Incarcerated: Disability and Imprisonment in the United States and Canada. In 2021, she was awarded the Outstanding Career in the Sociology of Disability award from the Disability and Society section of American Sociological Association. She can be reached at accare@ship.edu. Pamela Block's Bio & Contact information Richard K. Scotch is Professor of Sociology and Public Policy at the University of Texas at Dallas. His teaching includes courses on medical sociology, social stratification, and social and health policy, while his research focuses on social policy and social movements related to disability, health, and education. He currently serves as Program Head of the Sociology and Public Health Program and the Criminology and Criminal Justice Program in the School of Economic, Political, and Policy Sciences. Dr. Scotch's most recent book, Allies and Obstacles: Disability Activism and Parents of Children with Disabilities was coauthored with Allison Carey and Pam Block and published by Temple University Press. In this episode we discuss the history of parent-led disability advocacy organizations and their relationships to and interactions with organizations led by people with disabilities. We also discussed how this history relates to current mindsets about disability, collaborative efforts between parent organizations and disabled activists, as well as tensions among these groups. If you are an educator, this will give you insight into why parents might have vastly different perspectives. If you are a parent, not only will you feel understood, but also empowered with new information. Links or Resources Mentioned Allies and Obstacles: Disability Activism and Parents of Children with Disabilities - Note: Allies and Obstacles won an Outstanding Publication Award from the Disability & Society section of the American Sociological Association and the Scholarly Achievement Award from the North Central Sociological Society. Black Disability Politics by Sami Schalk Crip Kinship: The Disability Justice & Art Activism of Sins Invalid by Shayda Kafai Just Care: The Messy Entanglements of Disability, Dependence, and Desire by Akemi Nishida United for Communication Choice Stay Connected with Diana Diana's Website Free Resource - 5 Keys to Going Beyond Awareness Beyond Awareness: Bringing Disability into Diversity in K-12 Schools & Communities - Diana's Book Ed Roberts: Champion of Disability Rights - Diana's Children's Book "Beyond Awareness" Digital Course Diana's TEDx Talk Beyond Awareness Facebook Page Diana on Instagram Beyond Awareness Tote Bag Beyond Awareness Pullover Hoodie Beyond Awareness Raglan Baseball T-Shirt Beyond Awareness Journal/Notebook Diana's Teachers Pay Teachers Store - Disability as Diversity Credits and Image Description Intro and outro music courtesy of Emmanuel Castro. Podcast cover photo by Rachel Schlesinger Photography. Podcast cover image description: Black and white photograph of Diana, a Spanish-American woman with long, wavy, brown hair. She is wearing a flowy, white blouse and smiles at camera as she leans against wooden building. Photo is colorfully framed with gold and orange rays of seeming sunshine on top half, and with solid sage green color on bottom half. Text reads "Beyond Awareness: Disability Awareness That Matters, Diana Pastora Carson, M.Ed."
In this episode of the Saint Leo 360 podcast, we feature a recording from a recent “Conversations on Success Beyond Service” virtual event held in early August. This event was hosted by Dr. Larry Braue, director of the Office of Military Affairs at Saint Leo University, along with the Saint Leo WorldWide Student Life Department. The featured guest is Mary Kate Soliva, a U.S. Army veteran who still serves in the Army Reserves. She is also a current student in Saint Leo's Doctor of Criminal Justice degree program. During this event, Soliva spoke about: Her military career and why she decided to depart as a full-time Army soldier but wanted to continue to serve in the Army Reserves The challenges for veterans of transitioning from military service to civilian life and finding their purpose after service Organizations that support veterans with their transition and help with career services Why she chose to pursue Saint Leo University's Doctor of Criminal Justice degree program and some other unique academic and leadership opportunities she is pursuing Her role as president of the Student Veterans of America (SVA) chapter at Saint Leo University and the numerous benefits of membership How the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the military and veterans Her career goals Learn More about the Doctor of Criminal Justice Program at Saint Leo University Interested in potentially pursuing a Doctor of Criminal Justice degree like Soliva is doing? Check out the DCJ – Homeland Security program page to get all the details on this unique doctoral program offered online through Saint Leo University. Learn More about Mary Kate Soliva Check out this blog article on Soliva to learn more about her background and future goals.
Throughout her career, Seema Gajwani has been working to improve criminal and juvenile justice systems across the country, running the Criminal Justice Program at the https://www.publicwelfare.org/ (Public Welfare Foundation) in Washington, D.C. before entering her current role at the https://oag.dc.gov/ (D.C. Office of the Attorney General). On this week's episode of TraumaTies, hosts Bridgette Stumpf, Executive Director at https://www.nvrdc.org/ (NVRDC), and Lindsey Silverberg, Head of Services at https://www.nvrdc.org/ (NVRDC), talk about restorative justice with Seema, who serves as Special Counsel for Juvenile Justice Reform and Chief of the Restorative Justice Program Section at the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia D.C. This episode digs deep into the practices and principles of restorative justice, the flaws of the current justice system, and how restorative justice is leading to positive, lasting change. Featured GuestName: https://onestandardofjustice.org/seema-gajwani/ (Seema Gajwani) What she does: Seema is Special Counsel for Juvenile Justice Reform and Chief of the Restorative Justice Program Section at the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia D.C. She oversees juvenile justice reform initiatives, focusing on diversion, restorative justice, and improved data collection and analysis. Prior to this, Seema ran the Criminal Justice Program at the Public Welfare Foundation in D.C., funding efforts to improve criminal and juvenile justice systems across the country. Company: https://oag.dc.gov/ (D.C. Office of the Attorney General) Episode Highlights[4:00] The roots of restorative justice: Restorative justice has a deep and ancient heritage, with principles originating from native indigenous cultures in the Americas, Western Africa, and New Zealand. [15:19] Restorative justice for all ages: Studies have shown that restorative justice is not just beneficial for younger demographics, but also for adults. [20:25] Guilt vs. shame: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psN1DORYYV0 (Brené Brown's research) explains that shame aligns with the thought “I am a bad person.” But guilt is productive because it aligns with the thought “I did a bad thing. I'm not a bad person.” However, the core of the justice system is often rooted in shame, criminalization, and isolation — which can lead to more violence. [24:34] Balancing accountability and empathy: Danielle Sered's book, https://www.amazon.com/Until-We-Reckon-Violence-Incarceration/dp/1620974797 (Until We Reckon), explains that true accountability is actually taking responsibility for your behavior — which doesn't often happen in our justice system. [32:14] The juvenile justice system: According to Seema, we've lost sight of what we're trying to accomplish through the system — to help kids learn from their mistakes. [34:07] Restorative justice is a step toward real transformation: Seema shares a story about how communication between those in a conflict eventually led to a successful restorative justice conference. Connect with the Network for Victim Recovery of DC☑️ Follow us on https://twitter.com/NVRDC (Twitter), https://www.facebook.com/NetworkforVictimRecoveryDC/ (Facebook), http://www.instagram.com/nvrdc (Instagram) & https://www.linkedin.com/company/nvrdc/ (LinkedIn). ☑️ Subscribe to TraumaTies on https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/traumaties/id1612126516 (Apple Podcasts), https://open.spotify.com/show/5PbJbBq6IIiDvA2DLPy79R?si=48ea896c4d324fde (Spotify), or https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly90cmF1bWF0aWVzLmNhcHRpdmF0ZS5mbS9yc3NmZWVk (Google Podcasts). Brought to you by Network for Victim Recovery of DC (NVRDC), TraumaTies: Untangling Societal Harm & Healing After Crime is a podcast that creates space and conversations to dissect the structural and systemic knots that keep us from addressing trauma. Rooted in a belief...
38 states in the US now have "Stand Your Ground Laws," statutes that allow anyone who believes their life to be in danger to use lethal force in an act of self-defense, removing the duty to retreat in a public space. For example, since 2005, in 57% of Florida Stand Your Ground cases there was “clear evidence that the person who claimed that Stand-Your Ground could have safely retreated to avoid the confrontation," but didn't.Yet those who get to use that Stand Your Ground defense in the US judicial system is very different from who the law is used against, a lethal disparity that is built on our nation's history of racism, the country's weak gun laws, and the rhetoric of gun lobby groups. To break down how these laws work — or rather, don't — hosts Kelly and JJ are joined by Kami Chavis, Vice Provost, Professor of Law, and Director of the Criminal Justice Program at Wake Forest Law. Mentioned in this podcast:The Dangerous Expansion of Stand-Your-Ground Laws and its Racial Implications (the Duke Center for Firearms Law)Race, Justifiable Homicide, and Stand Your Ground Laws: Analysis of FBI Supplementary Homicide Report Data (US Department of Justice)What you need to know about 'stand your ground' laws (CNN)Stand your ground laws spread after Trayvon Martin spotlight (Los Angeles Times)It Took 74 days for Suspects to be Charged in the Death of a Black Jogger (Washington Post)For more information on Brady, follow us on social media @Bradybuzz or visit our website at bradyunited.org.Full transcripts and bibliographies of this episode are available at bradyunited.org/podcast.National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255.National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233.Music provided by: David “Drumcrazie” CurbySpecial thanks to Hogan Lovells for their long-standing legal support℗&©2019 Red, Blue, and BradySupport the show (https://www.bradyunited.org/donate)
Dr. Jessica Grosholz is an Associate Professor of Criminology and the Campus Chair and Director of the Masters in Criminal Justice Program at the University of South Florida. She joins host Phil Wagner today to discuss how her work with incarcerated individuals folds into the larger diversity, equity, and inclusion conversation, the different challenges women face post-incarceration, what the best practices are for working alongside or leading post-incarcerated people, and much more. If you'd like to follow William & Mary's School of Business or learn more about the Diversity and Inclusion podcast and our programs, please visit us at www.mason.wm.edu.
Three fired Minneapolis police officers were found guilty on all counts Thursday of violating George Floyd's civil rights. Thomas Lane, J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao were on the scene of Floyd's arrest May 25, 2020, as Derek Chauvin, the senior officer on site, pressed his knee into Floyd's neck for more than nine minutes. Floyd, handcuffed and face down on the pavement, pleaded that he couldn't breathe. Thao, Kueng and Lane were accused of failing to provide medical aid to Floyd. MPR News host Angela Davis discusses the verdict, the ramifications and what comes next. Guests: Dr. Yohuru Williams is a professor of history and founding director of the Racial Justice Initiative at the University of St. Thomas Kami Chavis is a professor of law and director of the Criminal Justice Program at Wake Forest University School of Law Steven Belton is the president of the Urban League of the Twin Cities Subscribe to the MPR News with Angela Davis podcast on: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or RSS.
As we celebrate Black History Month, we honor the leadership of Black women from the Bay Area, including congresswoman Barbara Lee and Vice President Kamala Harris. Today, a historic number of Black women are serving on school boards, transit agencies, and city councils—and blazing the trail for the next generation of diverse civic leaders in this region. What's more, an impressive cohort of Bay Area Black women are running for local and statewide office in the upcoming midterm elections. Join the San Francisco Foundation and The Commonwealth Club of California to learn about the leadership journeys of Black women from the Bay Area who are either serving in or running for public office. Speakers include BART Board Director Lateefah Simon, Emeryville City Councilmember Courtney Welch, California Assembly District 20 candidate Jennifer Esteen, and Oakland mayoral candidate Allyssa Victory. NOTES This program is made possible by San Francisco Foundation's Bay Area Leads donors. SPEAKERS Jennifer Esteen California Assembly District 20 Candidate; Trustee, Alameda Health System Lateefah Simon Board Director, BART Allyssa Victory Oakland Mayoral Candidate; Staff Attorney, Criminal Justice Program, ACLU of Northern California Courtney Cecelia Welch Emeryville City Councilwoman; Director of Policy and Communications, Bay Area Community Land Trust Brandi Howard Chief of Staff, San Francisco Foundation—Moderator In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are currently hosting all of our live programming via YouTube live stream. This program was recorded via video conference on February 17th, 2022 by the Commonwealth Club of California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
As we celebrate Black History Month, we honor the leadership of Black women from the Bay Area, including congresswoman Barbara Lee and Vice President Kamala Harris. Today, a historic number of Black women are serving on school boards, transit agencies, and city councils—and blazing the trail for the next generation of diverse civic leaders in this region. What's more, an impressive cohort of Bay Area Black women are running for local and statewide office in the upcoming midterm elections. Join the San Francisco Foundation and The Commonwealth Club of California to learn about the leadership journeys of Black women from the Bay Area who are either serving in or running for public office. Speakers include BART Board Director Lateefah Simon, Emeryville City Councilmember Courtney Welch, California Assembly District 20 candidate Jennifer Esteen, and Oakland mayoral candidate Allyssa Victory. NOTES This program is made possible by San Francisco Foundation's Bay Area Leads donors. SPEAKERS Jennifer Esteen California Assembly District 20 Candidate; Trustee, Alameda Health System Lateefah Simon Board Director, BART Allyssa Victory Oakland Mayoral Candidate; Staff Attorney, Criminal Justice Program, ACLU of Northern California Courtney Cecelia Welch Emeryville City Councilwoman; Director of Policy and Communications, Bay Area Community Land Trust Brandi Howard Chief of Staff, San Francisco Foundation—Moderator In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are currently hosting all of our live programming via YouTube live stream. This program was recorded via video conference on February 17th, 2022 by the Commonwealth Club of California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Catch up on what you missed on an episode of The Richard Syrett Show. Managing Editor of Blacklock's Reporter, Tom Korski on Protesters Sue For Government Files & MPs declare National Emergency. Director of the Criminal Justice Program at Canadian Civil Liberties Association, Abby Deshman on Emergencies Act. Ruth Gaskovski gives homeschooling advice. Accidental & unofficial COVID-19 data analyst, Kelly Brown speaks about millions of eligible Canadians DONE with vaccinations. True North News Contributor & Author, Sue-Ann Levy with her article: “Legacy media lapdogs have done Trudeau proud.” Retired US Army Airborne-Ranger, infantry officer, & Author, Lt Col. Robert L. Maginnis gives the latest on Ukraine-Russia.
Alan Carter talks with Abby Deshman, Director of the Criminal Justice Program at The Canadian Civil Liberties Association with reaction to vote in the house regarding the Emergencies Act.
Abby Deshman, Director of the Criminal Justice Program, Canadian Civil Liberties Association warns normalizing emergency legislation threatens democracy.
Today's guests: Abby Deshman, Director of the Criminal Justice Program for the Canadian Civil Liberties Association John Wright, executive vice president of Maru Public Opinion Beth Potter, President and CEO of the Tourism Industry Association of Canada See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Professor Pam Metzger is joined by Professor Kami Chavis and Walter Katz to discuss barriers and solutions to police accountability, with particular attention to police culture, the power of police unions, and qualified immunity.This is the first episode in a five part series of criminal legal reform conversations that the Deason Center is holding in collaboration with the SMU Law Review. This podcast was edited and adapted from a live virtual event. Panelists:Professor Kami Chavis- Vice Provost, Professor of Law, and Director of Criminal Justice Program, Wake Forest University School of LawWalter Katz - Vice President of Criminal Justice, Arnold VenturesProfessor Pamela Metzger- Director, Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center, SMU Dedman School of Law Resources:Curbing Excessive Force: A Primer on Barriers to Police Accountability. Kami N. Chavis & Conor DegnanPolice in America: Ensuring Accountability and Mitigating Racial Bias Feat. Paul Butler. 11 Nw. J.L. & Soc. Pol'y. 385 (2017)Arnold Venture's Walter Katz on the Current State of Police Reform in America About the Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center:The Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center is a nonpartisan center for research and advocacy that combines data-driven research and compelling stories to advocate for innovative criminal justice reform.Follow us on social media:TWITTER | INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK | YOUTUBE Music Credits:Slow Motion by Bensound
In Glynn County, Georgia, the trial of three white men charged in the death of Ahmaud Arbery has selected a jury, however the makeup of that jury has raised some controversy. With eleven White members and only one Black member, the prosecution has accused the defense of eliminating qualified Black jurors from serving. In response to a motion filed by the State, presiding Judge Timothy Walmsley said, “This court has found that there appears to be intentional discrimination.” However, after hearing arguments by the defense, the judge ultimately denied the state's motion, and gave the greenlight to move forward, ruling that there were in fact valid reasons that went beyond race for why the jurors were dismissed. On Lawyer 2 Lawyer, host Craig Williams is joined by Christopher Slobogin, director of the Criminal Justice Program at Vanderbilt Law School, as they spotlight the trial in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery. Craig and Chris discuss the racial breakdown of the jury, the "intentional discrimination" in jury selection, the citizen's arrest law, and the potential impact all of this this could have on the case.
In Glynn County, Georgia, the trial of three white men charged in the death of Ahmaud Arbery has selected a jury, however the makeup of that jury has raised some controversy. With eleven White members and only one Black member, the prosecution has accused the defense of eliminating qualified Black jurors from serving. In response to a motion filed by the State, presiding Judge Timothy Walmsley said, “This court has found that there appears to be intentional discrimination.” However, after hearing arguments by the defense, the judge ultimately denied the state's motion, and gave the greenlight to move forward, ruling that there were in fact valid reasons that went beyond race for why the jurors were dismissed. On Lawyer 2 Lawyer, host Craig Williams is joined by Christopher Slobogin, director of the Criminal Justice Program at Vanderbilt Law School, as they spotlight the trial in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery. Craig and Chris discuss the racial breakdown of the jury, the "intentional discrimination" in jury selection, the citizen's arrest law, and the potential impact all of this could have on the case.
Dr. Katherine Ramsland is the Director of the Master of Arts in Criminal Justice Program at DeSales University. She writes a regular blog for Psychology Today and has published over 60 books on criminal psychology including Confession Of A Serial Killer and The Mind Of A Murderer.
Last month, Texas became the 20th state to pass legislation that says no permit is required to carry a concealed handgun. Meanwhile, gun sales are way up. They spiked in March 2020, which is largely attributed to fears surrounding the pandemic, and have remained at unprecedented levels since. Gun violence is also soaring. More than 8,600 people have died from guns in the U.S. this year. More than 260 mass shootings have been recorded in 2021 so far, and the number of people who use a gun to attempt suicide — more than 24,000 in 2019 — goes up every year. How can we hold all these facts together? Is there causation? Or just correlation? Monday, host Kerri Miller spoke with two women who study gun violence. Is there a way for guns to be available in America without the surrounding harm? Guests: Bindu Kalesan is an adjunct professor at Boston University and vice president of the Gun Violence Survivors Foundation. Kami Chavis is a professor of law, director of the Criminal Justice Program at Wake Forest University School of Law and special adviser to the Educational Fund to Stop Gun Violence. To listen to the full conversation you can use the audio player above. Subscribe to the MPR News with Kerri Miller podcast on: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify or RSS.
A new report from the Canadian Civil Liberties Association in the number of punitive fines with Covid-19 enforcement A new report assesses the number of punitive fines in Covid-19. Guest - Abby Deshman - CCLA Director of the Criminal Justice Program and co-author of the report The cost of always trying to hit your sales targets Why are businesses struggling to hit its targets? Guest - Marvin Ryder - Associate professor, Degroote School of Business, McMaster University The importance of vaccine accessibility to combat Covid-19 Stressing the importance of providing vaccine accessibility to all our communities. Guest - Kulpreet Singh - Pop up vaccine volunteer and founder of South Asian Mental Health The ‘China Rising’ podcast launches its first episode on ‘Hostage Diplomacy’ A conversation about diplomacy. Guest - Jeff Semple - Host of China Rising and Senior Correspondent for Global National Subscribe to the Charles Adler Tonight podcast to hear more: https://curiouscast.ca/podcast/135/charles-adler-tonight/. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
What is life like in a City of Flint patrol car? What will it take for Flint's crime statistics to improve? What type of training for police will reduce abuse claims and lawsuits? Dr. Jermaine Reese, who spent eighteen and a half years as a Flint Police Officer, shares his career, its highs and lows. He patrolled the Flint neighborhood in which he was raised. One of those challenges was being black and a policeman. Professor Reese discusses Black Lives Matter and its impact on policing today. He explains the effect of Flint's economic and social problems on the job of a police officer. He speaks most eloquently to what qualities growing up in Flint, Michigan imbued in him. Professor Reese shares his thoughts about the need for community policing in Flint and makes some suggestions to improve the quality of policing there. Dr. Jermaine Reese has a Phd and a Masters Degrees in Criminal Justice. He attended C.S. Mott Community College and its Criminal Justice Program. He is now a Professor at Grand Rapids Community College and is the Director of the Police Training Academy in that city. Flint hip hop Joe Ryan III and his 90 year old grandmother perform the song Flint, Michigan.
An eighteen year old is charged with the lethal stabbing of a 17 year old boy, who he believed was dating an x-girlfriend. The typical age range for a gang member is 12–24 years old. Starting with Columbine High School in 1999, the US has seen more than 230 elementary and HS school shootings. In this show, Joseph Kolb, Executive Director for the Southwest Gang Information Center and Instructor in the Criminal Justice Program at Western New Mexico University addresses the causative factors, warning signs and potential solutions for teen violence. Drawing upon his book, Teen Violence in America: How Do We Save Our Children? he invites us to understand the external realities and underlining factors of school shootings, bullying, violent media, and social media exposure. As a parent, educator, and former law officer, he offers strategies for building teen resilience, fostering empowerment, enhancing social awareness, reducing fear, boredom and overcoming obstacles.
An eighteen year old is charged with the lethal stabbing of a 17 year old boy, who he believed was dating an x-girlfriend. The typical age range for a gang member is 12–24 years old. Starting with Columbine High School in 1999, the US has seen more than 230 elementary and HS school shootings. In this show, Joseph Kolb, Executive Director for the Southwest Gang Information Center and Instructor in the Criminal Justice Program at Western New Mexico University addresses the causative factors, warning signs and potential solutions for teen violence. Drawing upon his book, Teen Violence in America: How Do We Save Our Children? he invites us to understand the external realities and underlining factors of school shootings, bullying, violent media, and social media exposure. As a parent, educator, and former law officer, he offers strategies for building teen resilience, fostering empowerment, enhancing social awareness, reducing fear, boredom and overcoming obstacles.
Marques produced this commercial about the two-year Criminal Justice program at the Dr. James A. Forrest Career and Technology Center. The program is open to sophomores, juniors and seniors in St. Mary's County Public Schools.
This week in a special True Crime Daily Podcast: Our guest is Willie "Timmy" Donald, an Indiana man wrongly convicted of robbery and murder who served more than 20 years in prison before he was exonerated. We discuss how Mr. Donald went car-shopping with family one night in 1992 and ended up in a police lineup, how police and prosecutors let the wrong man go to prison -- and what has changed since. Also joining us is Willie T. Donald's attorney, Thomas Vanes; and Dr. Nicky Jackson, coordinator of the Criminal Justice Program at Purdue University Northwest in Indiana, who is the creator and chair of the Willie T. Donald Exoneration Advisory Coalition. Criminal defense attorney Alison Triessl co-hosts with Ana Garcia. Righting the Wrong of a Wrongful Conviction - GoFundMe https://www.gofundme.com/f/righting-the-wrong-of-a-wrongful-conviction The Willie T. Donald Exoneration Advisory Coalition - Purdue University Northwest https://www.pnw.edu/college-of-humanities-education-social-sciences/exoneration-coalition/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In today's episode of The Marketplace of Ideas, Donald Kochan sits down with Chris Slobogin, the Milton R. Underwood Chair in Law and Director of the Criminal Justice Program at Vanderbilt Law School, and Affiliate Professor of Psychiatry at Vanderbilt School of Medicine, to discuss Professor Slobogin's recent monograph titled “A Primer on Risk Assessment: Instruments for Legal Decision-Makers.” To read and download the primer, click here. Chris Slobogin has authored more than 100 articles, books and chapters on topics relating to criminal law and procedure, mental health law and evidence. Named director of Vanderbilt Law School's Criminal Justice Program in 2009, Professor Slobogin is one of the five most cited criminal law and procedure law professors in the country over the past five years, according to the Leiter Report, and one of the top fifty most cited law professors overall from 2005-2015, according to Hein Online. Particularly influential has been his work on the Fourth Amendment and technology and his writing on mental disability and criminal law, appearing in books published by the University of Chicago, Harvard University and Oxford University presses and in journals such as the Chicago Law Review, Georgetown Law Journal, Northwestern Law Review, Pennsylvania Law Review, Stanford Law Review and Virginia Law Review. Professor Slobogin has served as reporter for three American Bar Association task forces (on Law Enforcement and Technology; the Insanity Defense; and Mental Disability and the Death Penalty) and as chair of both the ABA's task force charged with revising the Criminal Justice Mental Health Standards and the ABA's Florida Assessment team for the Death Penalty Moratorium Implementation Project. He is currently an Associate Reporter for the American Law Institute's Principles of Police Investigation Project. In recognition for his work in mental health law, in 2016 Professor Slobogin received both the American Board of Forensic Psychology's Distinguished Contribution Award and the American Psychology-Law Society's Distinguished Contribution of Psychology and Law Award; only a total of five law professors have received either of these awards in their thirty-year history, and none has received both awards. Before joining Vanderbilt's law faculty, Professor Slobogin held the Stephen C. O'Connell chair at the University of Florida's Fredric G. Levin College of Law. Professor Slobogin holds a secondary appointment as a professor in the Vanderbilt School of Medicine's Department of Psychiatry.
In the ongoing national conversations about policing, protest, racism, and violence, the role of guns plays an important part. And with gun purchasing, carrying, and brandishing increasingly in the news during the Covid-19 pandemic, the intersection of these issues takes on heightened importance. This online panel discussion shares insights into these issues. Panelists include Duke's own Darrell Miller, Melvin G. Shimm Professor of Law, Associate Dean for Intellectual Life, and Faculty Co-Director of the Center for Firearms Law; Kami Chavis, Associate Provost for Academic Initiatives, Professor of Law, and Director of Criminal Justice Program at Wake Forest University School of Law; Alice Ristroph, Professor of Law at Brooklyn Law School; and Stuart Schrader, Lecturer and Assistant Research Scientist in Sociology at Johns Hopkins University. View transcript: https://law.duke.edu/transcripts/Transcript-Race,-Policing,-and-Guns.pdf
The eyes of the world have been on Louisville for months, following the death of Breonna Taylor. Would the three officers involved be indicted on criminal charges? Would there be protests, and if so, how would they turn out? This week, the city — and the world — got the answer. The grand jury decided that Brett Hankison would be charged with three counts of wanton endangerment, and with the other two police officers not indicted at all, people began to march. Because Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, who served as the prosecutor in the grand jury proceeding, hasn't disclosed what he presented to the grand jury, there are still unanswered questions about the outcome. We talk about the decision and what it means, this week on “In Conversation.” Dr. Cicely Cottrell is with us — she's the director of Spalding University's Criminal Justice Program. We're also joined by Keturah Herron from the ACLU of Kentucky, and Amina Elahi from the WFPL newsroom.
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Animals have very complex and deep emotional lives that we humans are just beginning to understand. Raj Reddy, director of the Animal Law LL.M. Program at Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, OR shares some profound insights into what our animals are feeling now that we've actually been spending more time than ever with them at home during COVID. We touch on what we need to do to prepare them and ourselves for when things transition and we're not spending as much time at home as we are now. We also had the opportunity to have a fascinating conversation about the incredible work he is doing on a global level to help foster awareness, educate, and facilitate change for the protection of all animals. About Raj ReddyDr. Rajesh K. Reddy directs the Animal Law LL.M. Program at the Center for Animal Law Studies at Lewis & Clark Law School, where he teaches Animal Law Fundamentals, Animal Legal Philosophy, Comparative International Animal Law, Introduction to Animal Legal Studies, and the program’s Animal Law LL.M. Seminars.Raj also serves on Lewis & Clark’s tri-campus Committee on Diversity and Inclusion and as a campus Sexual Assault Resource Advocate. Outside of Lewis & Clark, he chairs the Animal Law Section of the Oregon State Bar and the International Issues Subcommittee of the Animal Law Committee of the American Bar Association. He currently sits on the boards of Minding Animals International, Humane Voters Oregon, and the diversity, equity, and inclusion nonprofit Encompass.Prior to joining the Center for Animal Law Studies, Raj earned his J.D. from Lewis & Clark Law School and his Ph.D. from the University of Georgia, where his dissertation scrutinized the representation of human and nonhuman animals in postcolonial literature and discourse.He has recently served as Co-Editor in Chief of the Animal Law Review and Co-Director of Lewis & Clark’s Animal Legal Defense Fund Student Chapter. He has advanced human and nonhuman animal legal efforts as part of his work for multiple nonprofits, including the Animal Legal Defense Fund’s Criminal Justice Program and the Human Rights Law Network in New Delhi, India.He is the author of the forthcoming casebook entitled International Animal Law and Policy: Cases and Materials.
On this week's The Sci-Files, your hosts Chelsie and Danny interview Kaelyn Sanders. Kaelyn is a recent graduate of The Ohio State University, where she received her Bachelor's in Criminal Justice Studies & Criminology and Sociology with a minor in Security and Intelligence. She is now an incoming Ph.D. student at Michigan State University's School of Criminal Justice Program. Her research interests are mainly in corrections, prisoner reentry, and school shootings as well as mass shootings. Kaelyn is interested in examining how we can better understand the experiences of people who are incarcerated and find ways to better prepare them for re-entry into the community while incarcerated as well as improving reentry services. In terms of school shootings and mass shootings, Kaelyn is interested in examining the culture of these events and measures we can take to prevent these instances or at least lower the number of injuries and fatalities. As a member of the 2019 SROP Cohort last summer, Kaelyn researched how different perpetrator characteristics and school characteristics influenced the likelihood of a shooting being fatal versus nonfatal. Her hope is that the findings from her research can be used to better threat assessments for potential shooters and identity what practical steps schools can take to protect their students and staff. If you're interested in talking about your MSU research on the radio or nominating a student, please email Chelsie and Danny at scifiles@impact89fm.org. You can ask questions about future episodes here. Check The Sci-Files out on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube! Resources:https://everytownresearch.orghttps://www.sandyhookpromise.org/get_educatedhttps://caps.msu.eduhttps://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/find-help/index.shtml
On this show, we discuss police misconduct, its impact on African American communities and what is being done to address this issue with LeVelle Moton, Head Basketball Coach at North Carolina Central University, and Kami Chavis, Professor of Law and Director of the Criminal Justice Program at Wake Forest University School of Law.
Defund, reform or abolish police departments — that's the growing call among US protesters. Already, the idea is taking hold, as the Minneapolis City Council pledged to dismantle its police department this week. Why is this movement gaining traction? We go to Minneapolis to find out.In this episode:A. Raphael Johnson (@ulitave), a novelist in Minneapolis, Minnesota; Kami Chavis (@ProfKamiChavis), director of the Criminal Justice Program at Wake Forest University; Simone Weichselbaum (@SimoneJWei), writer at The Marshall Project; Mohamed Shehk, communications director for Critical Resistance (@C_Resistance).For more:Mapping US police killings of Black AmericansUS Democrats in Congress propose extensive police reformsPolice forces across US promise reformConnect with The Take: Twitter (@AJTheTake), Instagram (@ajthetake) and Facebook (@TheTakePod).
This podcast is one in a series NCSL is producing to focus on how states are responding to the coronavirus pandemic. You can find links to podcasts, webinars and other resources at www.ncsl.org/coronavirus. Today our focus is on the U.S. juvenile justice system. Efforts to reform the system have been going on for the past 20 years, driven by research, court decisions and other factors. We’re going to talk about where the reform efforts stood before the pandemic, how COVID-19 has affected juvenile justice and how the health crisis may change the system down the road. Our first guest is Anne Teigen, an expert on juvenile justice with NCSL’s Criminal Justice Program. She’ll give us an overview of juvenile justice reform efforts and a rundown on actions states have taken. Our second guest is Nate Balis, director of the Juvenile Justice Strategy Group at the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Balis will discuss where spending is most effective in the juvenile justice system, how COVID-19 is affecting the system right now and what the system may look like post-pandemic. Resources The Annie E. Casey Foundation Juvenile Justice Program Coronavirus Resources for States Page Coronavirus and State Legislatures in the News NCSL Civil and Criminal Justice Program OAS Episode 96 Transcription
As protests continue in the Twin Cities over the death of George Floyd, city officials are calling for an end to violence. Floyd died Monday; his final moments were seen in a video that showed a white Minneapolis police officer with his knee on Floyd’s neck. In the video, Floyd told the officer he couldn’t breathe. His death is the latest event in the tense relationship between the Minneapolis Police Department and the city’s black community. Amid this all is a question: What needs to happen to prevent more deaths like Floyd’s and those of other black men and women who have died in police-involved incidents? MPR News host Kerri Miller spoke with former police officers and a former federal prosecutor about meaningful police reform and about building relationships between police and communities of color. Guests: Ronal Serpas is a former police officer and professor of practice, criminology and justice at Loyola University in New Orleans. Kami Chavis is a former federal prosecutor, a professor of law and director of the Criminal Justice Program at Wake Forest University School of Law. Ron Johnson the CEO and founder of Lodestone Solutions Group, retired captain for the Missouri Highway Patrol and author of “13 Days in Ferguson.”
Born in New York City, Nova Walton-Marriott is an Author, Empowerment/Career Coach and Founder of Hier Self, LLC, a multi-functional, philanthropic business dedicated to uplifting others. While growing up in Jamaica Queens, Nova envisioned herself as an educator but life made way for a career and educational path in Criminal Justice. Soon after graduating with an Associate's Degree in Paralegal Studies, Nova gave birth to her son Torey and took two years off to care for him. Eager to further her education, she applied to a Pharmacy Program at St. John's University of the desire to divert her education from Paralegal Studies. Unfortunately, the program was not a good fit and after a month of enrollment, she elected to speak with an Academic Advisor and transferred into the Criminal Justice Program. She obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree in 1998. Living in New York, a single parent and encountering difficulty breaking into the Criminal Justice field, Nova worked several jobs in retail and eventually secured a position in the healthcare field. In 2003, she relocated to Baltimore, Maryland where she continued to work administrative jobs until 2007. To read more about Nova and what she offers find her at http://www.hierself.com. Melissa can be found in her most favorite hang out spot at https://www.facebook.com/groups/Courageouswomenentrepreneurnetwork
Welcome to the first episode of Attleboro High School's Criminal Justice Program. During the Covid19 outbreak I am trying new ways to get information to the students. This podcast is the first one to do that. Today we will talk about three things. The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez, Know My Name by Channel Miller, and finally Covid 19 legal issues. Smash that subscribe button to get new episodes. Stay Safe. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Jorge Gomez, Investigations Instructor for the Criminal Justice program offered at the Wilson Talent Center on the Ingham ISD campus, joins Mary K Stucko to discuss their program, student outcomes and their partnerships with local policing agencies
Noel Garcia, instructor at the Criminal Justice program offered at the Wilson Talent Center on the Ingham ISD campus, joins Mary K Stucko to discuss their program, student outcomes and their partnerships with local policing agencies.
An eighteen year old is charged with the lethal stabbing of a 17 year old boy, who he believed was dating an x-girlfriend. The typical age range for a gang member is 12–24 years old. Starting with Columbine High School in 1999, the US has seen more than 230 elementary and HS school shootings. In this show, Joseph Kolb, Executive Director for the Southwest Gang Information Center and Instructor in the Criminal Justice Program at Western New Mexico University addresses the causative factors, warning signs and potential solutions for teen violence. Drawing upon his book, Teen Violence in America: How Do We Save Our Children? he invites us to understand the external realities and underlining factors of school shootings, bullying, violent media, and social media exposure. As a parent, educator, and former law officer, he offers strategies for building teen resilience, fostering empowerment, enhancing social awareness, reducing fear, boredom and overcoming obstacles.
An eighteen year old is charged with the lethal stabbing of a 17 year old boy, who he believed was dating an x-girlfriend. The typical age range for a gang member is 12–24 years old. Starting with Columbine High School in 1999, the US has seen more than 230 elementary and HS school shootings. In this show, Joseph Kolb, Executive Director for the Southwest Gang Information Center and Instructor in the Criminal Justice Program at Western New Mexico University addresses the causative factors, warning signs and potential solutions for teen violence. Drawing upon his book, Teen Violence in America: How Do We Save Our Children? he invites us to understand the external realities and underlining factors of school shootings, bullying, violent media, and social media exposure. As a parent, educator, and former law officer, he offers strategies for building teen resilience, fostering empowerment, enhancing social awareness, reducing fear, boredom and overcoming obstacles.
A pretrial release program helped Rogers County decrease its jail population, but the program had to shutdown after disagreements over who to release led its staff to quit.
The price of freedom Cash bail was initially conceived as a way to incentivize the accused to come to court at their appointed court dates. As the criminal legal system expanded during the tough-on-crime years, cash bail was set at amounts that low income people could not afford. Even though they had yet to be convicted of a crime, they were forced to go to jail because they could not afford bail. One way to get out is to plead guilty to a small offense so that they can go home, but that adds significant complications down the road. The cost to our society Our society pays a steep price from allowing the current cash bail system to continue as it is. American taxpayers spend 14 billion dollars each year to hold people in jail cells who have not been convicted of a crime. The collateral consequences are estimated to be as high as 140 billion dollars per year. Most disturbing is that only 2 percent of the Bail Project’s clients actually receive a jail sentence. In fact, when people are fighting their cases from a position of freedom, judges and prosecutors are willing to engage in alternatives to incarceration as sentences. A new system A new system to ensure people appear at appointed court times must come from a perspective of humanity and respect. Over a decade’s worth of data in the Bronx shows that effective court reminders do work. Further, the needs of the accused have to be addressed, such as transportation fare or emergency child care, especially for low income people. Most importantly, any new system must involve a presumption of innocence, and can no longer be a two-tier system that favors those who can afford to pay for the price of their freedom. Find out more: Robin Steinberg is the founder and CEO of The Bail Project, an unprecedented national effort to combat mass incarceration by transforming the pretrial system in the U.S. Over a 35-year career as a public defender, Robin represented thousands of low-income people in over-policed neighborhoods and founded three high-impact organizations: The Bronx Defenders, The Bronx Freedom Fund, and Still She Rises. Robin is a frequent commentator on criminal justice issues and has contributed opinion pieces to The New York Times, The Marshall Project, and USA Today. Her publications have appeared in leading law and policy journals, including NYU Review of Law & Social Change, Yale Law & Policy Review, and Harvard Journal of African-American Public Policy, and she has contributed book chapters to How Can You Represent Those People? (Palgrave 2013) and Decarcerating America (The New Press 2018). Robin is a Gilbert Foundation Senior Fellow of the Criminal Justice Program at UCLA School of Law. Follow The Bail Project on Twitter @bailproject.
Alex is joined by Abby Deshman, Director, Criminal Justice Program at Canadian Civil Liberties Association, to discuss Canada's revised laws on impaired driving that would see police demand breath samples from people in bars, restaurants, or even at home. And if you say no, you could be arrested, face a criminal record, ordered to pay a fine, and subjected to a driving suspension.
Naomi André’s innovative new book, Black Opera: History, Power, Engagement (University of Illinois Press, 2018) is an example of a concept she calls “engaged musicology.” Positioning herself within the book as a knowledgeable and ethical listener, André seeks to understand the resonances and importance of opera to today’s audiences, performers, and scholars. To do this, she focuses on seven works and two continents. André places opera in the United States in conversation with opera in South Africa, the only country in Africa that has a continuous operatic tradition from the nineteenth century until the present day. Her work in South Africa began when she traveled with renowned opera singers George Shirley and Daniel Washington to that country as part of a project through the African Studies Center at her home institution of the University of Michigan. There she found a rich operatic life that included the performance of new works, such as Winnie: The Opera by Bongani Ndodana Breen as well as new interpretations of canonical operas such as a South African reimagining of Bizet’s Carmen called U-Carmen eKhayelitsha, both of which she features in Black Opera. The other works she considers are From the Diary of Sally Hemings by William Bolcom and Sandra Seaton, Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin, along with Carmen and two American versions of that opera, Oscar Hammerstein’s Carmen Jones and the MTV production, Carmen: A Hip Hopera. André’s central concern is how the history of race relations and changing gender roles in both countries impacted the development, performance, composition, and reception of opera. To do this, she provides what she terms a “shadow history” of opera culture to help her readers understand “black operas” (that is operas by black and interracial compositional teams, about black subjects, and the issues around black opera singers) that have been hidden due to social, political, and economic reasons rather the quality of the works and performers. Nestled within the disciplines of musicology, ethnomusicology, African Studies, and cultural theory, this truly interdisciplinary monograph points to a new way to analyze music’s place in the past and the present. Naomi André is Associate Professor in the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, Women’s Studies, and the Associate Director for Faculty at the Residential College at the University of Michigan. She received her B.A. from Barnard College and M.A. and Ph.D. from Harvard University. Her research focuses on opera and issues surrounding gender, voice, and race. Her publications are on topics including Italian opera, Schoenberg, women composers, and teaching opera in prisons. Her earlier books, Voicing Gender: Castrati, Travesti, and the Second Woman in Early Nineteenth-Century Italian Opera (2006) and Blackness in Opera (2012, co-edited collection) focus on opera from the nineteenth to the mid-twentieth centuries and explore constructions of gender, race and identity. In addition to serving on the Executive Committee for the Criminal Justice Program at the American Friends Service Committee (Ann Arbor, MI), she brings her expertise on race, politics, and opera to the public through numerous appearances on public panels and symposia, and in the popular press. Kristen M. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Naomi André’s innovative new book, Black Opera: History, Power, Engagement (University of Illinois Press, 2018) is an example of a concept she calls “engaged musicology.” Positioning herself within the book as a knowledgeable and ethical listener, André seeks to understand the resonances and importance of opera to today’s audiences, performers, and scholars. To do this, she focuses on seven works and two continents. André places opera in the United States in conversation with opera in South Africa, the only country in Africa that has a continuous operatic tradition from the nineteenth century until the present day. Her work in South Africa began when she traveled with renowned opera singers George Shirley and Daniel Washington to that country as part of a project through the African Studies Center at her home institution of the University of Michigan. There she found a rich operatic life that included the performance of new works, such as Winnie: The Opera by Bongani Ndodana Breen as well as new interpretations of canonical operas such as a South African reimagining of Bizet’s Carmen called U-Carmen eKhayelitsha, both of which she features in Black Opera. The other works she considers are From the Diary of Sally Hemings by William Bolcom and Sandra Seaton, Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin, along with Carmen and two American versions of that opera, Oscar Hammerstein’s Carmen Jones and the MTV production, Carmen: A Hip Hopera. André’s central concern is how the history of race relations and changing gender roles in both countries impacted the development, performance, composition, and reception of opera. To do this, she provides what she terms a “shadow history” of opera culture to help her readers understand “black operas” (that is operas by black and interracial compositional teams, about black subjects, and the issues around black opera singers) that have been hidden due to social, political, and economic reasons rather the quality of the works and performers. Nestled within the disciplines of musicology, ethnomusicology, African Studies, and cultural theory, this truly interdisciplinary monograph points to a new way to analyze music’s place in the past and the present. Naomi André is Associate Professor in the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, Women’s Studies, and the Associate Director for Faculty at the Residential College at the University of Michigan. She received her B.A. from Barnard College and M.A. and Ph.D. from Harvard University. Her research focuses on opera and issues surrounding gender, voice, and race. Her publications are on topics including Italian opera, Schoenberg, women composers, and teaching opera in prisons. Her earlier books, Voicing Gender: Castrati, Travesti, and the Second Woman in Early Nineteenth-Century Italian Opera (2006) and Blackness in Opera (2012, co-edited collection) focus on opera from the nineteenth to the mid-twentieth centuries and explore constructions of gender, race and identity. In addition to serving on the Executive Committee for the Criminal Justice Program at the American Friends Service Committee (Ann Arbor, MI), she brings her expertise on race, politics, and opera to the public through numerous appearances on public panels and symposia, and in the popular press. Kristen M. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Naomi André’s innovative new book, Black Opera: History, Power, Engagement (University of Illinois Press, 2018) is an example of a concept she calls “engaged musicology.” Positioning herself within the book as a knowledgeable and ethical listener, André seeks to understand the resonances and importance of opera to today’s audiences, performers, and scholars. To do this, she focuses on seven works and two continents. André places opera in the United States in conversation with opera in South Africa, the only country in Africa that has a continuous operatic tradition from the nineteenth century until the present day. Her work in South Africa began when she traveled with renowned opera singers George Shirley and Daniel Washington to that country as part of a project through the African Studies Center at her home institution of the University of Michigan. There she found a rich operatic life that included the performance of new works, such as Winnie: The Opera by Bongani Ndodana Breen as well as new interpretations of canonical operas such as a South African reimagining of Bizet’s Carmen called U-Carmen eKhayelitsha, both of which she features in Black Opera. The other works she considers are From the Diary of Sally Hemings by William Bolcom and Sandra Seaton, Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin, along with Carmen and two American versions of that opera, Oscar Hammerstein’s Carmen Jones and the MTV production, Carmen: A Hip Hopera. André’s central concern is how the history of race relations and changing gender roles in both countries impacted the development, performance, composition, and reception of opera. To do this, she provides what she terms a “shadow history” of opera culture to help her readers understand “black operas” (that is operas by black and interracial compositional teams, about black subjects, and the issues around black opera singers) that have been hidden due to social, political, and economic reasons rather the quality of the works and performers. Nestled within the disciplines of musicology, ethnomusicology, African Studies, and cultural theory, this truly interdisciplinary monograph points to a new way to analyze music’s place in the past and the present. Naomi André is Associate Professor in the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, Women’s Studies, and the Associate Director for Faculty at the Residential College at the University of Michigan. She received her B.A. from Barnard College and M.A. and Ph.D. from Harvard University. Her research focuses on opera and issues surrounding gender, voice, and race. Her publications are on topics including Italian opera, Schoenberg, women composers, and teaching opera in prisons. Her earlier books, Voicing Gender: Castrati, Travesti, and the Second Woman in Early Nineteenth-Century Italian Opera (2006) and Blackness in Opera (2012, co-edited collection) focus on opera from the nineteenth to the mid-twentieth centuries and explore constructions of gender, race and identity. In addition to serving on the Executive Committee for the Criminal Justice Program at the American Friends Service Committee (Ann Arbor, MI), she brings her expertise on race, politics, and opera to the public through numerous appearances on public panels and symposia, and in the popular press. Kristen M. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Naomi André’s innovative new book, Black Opera: History, Power, Engagement (University of Illinois Press, 2018) is an example of a concept she calls “engaged musicology.” Positioning herself within the book as a knowledgeable and ethical listener, André seeks to understand the resonances and importance of opera to today’s audiences, performers, and scholars. To do this, she focuses on seven works and two continents. André places opera in the United States in conversation with opera in South Africa, the only country in Africa that has a continuous operatic tradition from the nineteenth century until the present day. Her work in South Africa began when she traveled with renowned opera singers George Shirley and Daniel Washington to that country as part of a project through the African Studies Center at her home institution of the University of Michigan. There she found a rich operatic life that included the performance of new works, such as Winnie: The Opera by Bongani Ndodana Breen as well as new interpretations of canonical operas such as a South African reimagining of Bizet’s Carmen called U-Carmen eKhayelitsha, both of which she features in Black Opera. The other works she considers are From the Diary of Sally Hemings by William Bolcom and Sandra Seaton, Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin, along with Carmen and two American versions of that opera, Oscar Hammerstein’s Carmen Jones and the MTV production, Carmen: A Hip Hopera. André’s central concern is how the history of race relations and changing gender roles in both countries impacted the development, performance, composition, and reception of opera. To do this, she provides what she terms a “shadow history” of opera culture to help her readers understand “black operas” (that is operas by black and interracial compositional teams, about black subjects, and the issues around black opera singers) that have been hidden due to social, political, and economic reasons rather the quality of the works and performers. Nestled within the disciplines of musicology, ethnomusicology, African Studies, and cultural theory, this truly interdisciplinary monograph points to a new way to analyze music’s place in the past and the present. Naomi André is Associate Professor in the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, Women’s Studies, and the Associate Director for Faculty at the Residential College at the University of Michigan. She received her B.A. from Barnard College and M.A. and Ph.D. from Harvard University. Her research focuses on opera and issues surrounding gender, voice, and race. Her publications are on topics including Italian opera, Schoenberg, women composers, and teaching opera in prisons. Her earlier books, Voicing Gender: Castrati, Travesti, and the Second Woman in Early Nineteenth-Century Italian Opera (2006) and Blackness in Opera (2012, co-edited collection) focus on opera from the nineteenth to the mid-twentieth centuries and explore constructions of gender, race and identity. In addition to serving on the Executive Committee for the Criminal Justice Program at the American Friends Service Committee (Ann Arbor, MI), she brings her expertise on race, politics, and opera to the public through numerous appearances on public panels and symposia, and in the popular press. Kristen M.
Naomi André’s innovative new book, Black Opera: History, Power, Engagement (University of Illinois Press, 2018) is an example of a concept she calls “engaged musicology.” Positioning herself within the book as a knowledgeable and ethical listener, André seeks to understand the resonances and importance of opera to today’s audiences, performers, and scholars. To do this, she focuses on seven works and two continents. André places opera in the United States in conversation with opera in South Africa, the only country in Africa that has a continuous operatic tradition from the nineteenth century until the present day. Her work in South Africa began when she traveled with renowned opera singers George Shirley and Daniel Washington to that country as part of a project through the African Studies Center at her home institution of the University of Michigan. There she found a rich operatic life that included the performance of new works, such as Winnie: The Opera by Bongani Ndodana Breen as well as new interpretations of canonical operas such as a South African reimagining of Bizet’s Carmen called U-Carmen eKhayelitsha, both of which she features in Black Opera. The other works she considers are From the Diary of Sally Hemings by William Bolcom and Sandra Seaton, Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin, along with Carmen and two American versions of that opera, Oscar Hammerstein’s Carmen Jones and the MTV production, Carmen: A Hip Hopera. André’s central concern is how the history of race relations and changing gender roles in both countries impacted the development, performance, composition, and reception of opera. To do this, she provides what she terms a “shadow history” of opera culture to help her readers understand “black operas” (that is operas by black and interracial compositional teams, about black subjects, and the issues around black opera singers) that have been hidden due to social, political, and economic reasons rather the quality of the works and performers. Nestled within the disciplines of musicology, ethnomusicology, African Studies, and cultural theory, this truly interdisciplinary monograph points to a new way to analyze music’s place in the past and the present. Naomi André is Associate Professor in the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, Women’s Studies, and the Associate Director for Faculty at the Residential College at the University of Michigan. She received her B.A. from Barnard College and M.A. and Ph.D. from Harvard University. Her research focuses on opera and issues surrounding gender, voice, and race. Her publications are on topics including Italian opera, Schoenberg, women composers, and teaching opera in prisons. Her earlier books, Voicing Gender: Castrati, Travesti, and the Second Woman in Early Nineteenth-Century Italian Opera (2006) and Blackness in Opera (2012, co-edited collection) focus on opera from the nineteenth to the mid-twentieth centuries and explore constructions of gender, race and identity. In addition to serving on the Executive Committee for the Criminal Justice Program at the American Friends Service Committee (Ann Arbor, MI), she brings her expertise on race, politics, and opera to the public through numerous appearances on public panels and symposia, and in the popular press. Kristen M. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Naomi André's innovative new book, Black Opera: History, Power, Engagement (University of Illinois Press, 2018) is an example of a concept she calls “engaged musicology.” Positioning herself within the book as a knowledgeable and ethical listener, André seeks to understand the resonances and importance of opera to today's audiences, performers, and scholars. To do this, she focuses on seven works and two continents. André places opera in the United States in conversation with opera in South Africa, the only country in Africa that has a continuous operatic tradition from the nineteenth century until the present day. Her work in South Africa began when she traveled with renowned opera singers George Shirley and Daniel Washington to that country as part of a project through the African Studies Center at her home institution of the University of Michigan. There she found a rich operatic life that included the performance of new works, such as Winnie: The Opera by Bongani Ndodana Breen as well as new interpretations of canonical operas such as a South African reimagining of Bizet's Carmen called U-Carmen eKhayelitsha, both of which she features in Black Opera. The other works she considers are From the Diary of Sally Hemings by William Bolcom and Sandra Seaton, Porgy and Bess by George Gershwin, along with Carmen and two American versions of that opera, Oscar Hammerstein's Carmen Jones and the MTV production, Carmen: A Hip Hopera. André's central concern is how the history of race relations and changing gender roles in both countries impacted the development, performance, composition, and reception of opera. To do this, she provides what she terms a “shadow history” of opera culture to help her readers understand “black operas” (that is operas by black and interracial compositional teams, about black subjects, and the issues around black opera singers) that have been hidden due to social, political, and economic reasons rather the quality of the works and performers. Nestled within the disciplines of musicology, ethnomusicology, African Studies, and cultural theory, this truly interdisciplinary monograph points to a new way to analyze music's place in the past and the present. Naomi André is Associate Professor in the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies, Women's Studies, and the Associate Director for Faculty at the Residential College at the University of Michigan. She received her B.A. from Barnard College and M.A. and Ph.D. from Harvard University. Her research focuses on opera and issues surrounding gender, voice, and race. Her publications are on topics including Italian opera, Schoenberg, women composers, and teaching opera in prisons. Her earlier books, Voicing Gender: Castrati, Travesti, and the Second Woman in Early Nineteenth-Century Italian Opera (2006) and Blackness in Opera (2012, co-edited collection) focus on opera from the nineteenth to the mid-twentieth centuries and explore constructions of gender, race and identity. In addition to serving on the Executive Committee for the Criminal Justice Program at the American Friends Service Committee (Ann Arbor, MI), she brings her expertise on race, politics, and opera to the public through numerous appearances on public panels and symposia, and in the popular press. Kristen M. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-american-studies
Recorded in October 2017 - Robin Steinberg ’82 is a leader and a pioneer in the field of indigent defense. She is the CEO of The Bail Project, a national organization modeled after The Bronx Freedom Fund, which she co-founded with David Feige in 2007. Steinberg is the founder and former executive director of The Bronx Defenders, a community-based public defender office serving low-income New Yorkers in the Bronx since 1997. She helped develop The Bronx Defenders’ model of holistic defense, a client-centered model of public defense that uses interdisciplinary teams of advocates to address both the underlying causes and collateral consequences of criminal justice involvement. She is also the director of Still She Rises, Tulsa, the first public defender office in the nation dedicated exclusively to the representation of mothers in the criminal justice system. Steinberg received her BA from UC Berkeley and JD from New York University School of Law. She is currently a senior fellow of the Criminal Justice Program at UCLA School of Law, where she works with faculty and students on bail reform initiatives and research.
Finlandia Fridays dove into the criminal justice program this week with Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice Dr. Richard Gee.“The criminal justice program at Finlandia is unique in that we we don’t do any of the stuff that you would get at a police academy or a corrections academy. Instead, what we do is focus on a skill set that is useful for a broad range of careers after graduation.” Full show notes available at finlandia.edu/fridays
Diva Tech Talk interviewed Dr. Rita Barrios, Chair for the Department of CyberSecurity and Information Systems, and Associate Professor, at the University of Detroit, Mercy (http://www.udmercy.edu/) graduating approximately 150 trained technology professionals each year. Rita said: “My Dad was always my biggest supporter.” The 7th child of 8 siblings in her “very strict” family, Rita admitted that she was “a little on the geeky side” in her high school years. She entered the Detroit College of Business, specializing in accounting, but dropped it in favor of a technology major. She got married, and gave birth to a daughter during her senior year of college. Rita’s several internships during that senior year (when her daughter was 6 months old) were at the Grand Trunk Western Railroad (gtw.railfan.net/), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Canadian National Railway (https://www.cn.ca/). After graduation, she became a full-time employee as a junior programmer. Grand Trunk’s IT department was eventually bought by Compuware (www.compuware.com). Rita was promoted from junior programmer to project manager (“a huge leap”). Her first large challenge was a two-year international EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) project among three cross-border entities, automating the manifest for U.S. Customs to enable trains to cross borders without stopping. She credited her immediate management for empowering this next career phase. “Anything we needed, they made sure we had.” The secret to the success of that project was digging into the details rather than becoming overwhelmed by the totality of the undertaking. “I took it a bite (byte) at a time!” Rita’s next step was as a Compuware contractor to Ford Credit (https://www.ford.com/finance) to maintain their legacy information systems, going from programmer to senior DBA. Rita also obtained her Masters of Science in Information Systems, Software Assurance at the University of Detroit, Mercy; then later completed her PhD in information science, with a focus on security assurance and cybersecurity at Nova Southeastern University (http://www.nova.edu/). “An opportunity came where I could move to academia,” Rita said. “ That’s how I landed at Detroit, Mercy.” Additionally, she received certifications from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg University, School of Public Health in data specialization, and a certificate in criminal justice and law enforcement from the FBI Detroit Citizens Academy. A single mom for 14 years, Rita is justifiably proud of her two children. “I have a daughter, now working on her PhD in Material Engineering. And I have a son, going into digital media and graphics arts.” Rita is also excited about her own cybersecurity field. “We teach is how to do investigations, how to do digital forensics/hacking. We partner with the Criminal Justice Program because you cannot have a crime without some digital piece to it, these days, and look at it from the criminal point of view. We also partner with the law school, talking about cyberlaw. “ Rita’s specialty has spun off into a side business. She runs an IT training and education consultancy, RitaBarr LLC (www.ritabarr.com) specializing in corporate IT training, and also partners with Mackinac Investigators on digital forensics investigations. “At some point, I would like to grow the business.” Ever-ambitious, Rita is also looking forward to moving to the “business side” of academia, at some point. Along the way, Rita said that “I have always been the only female in the room.” As an example, “I presented research at the Department of Defense to a bunch of military people, who were all guys. Coming up through IT, I was the only female, but I have never felt like the only female. I was never discriminated against.” This feeling changed though “when I went to the University.” There she experienced “over-talking, interruption, all of it. I have been told by my colleagues that I better ‘know my place, young lady, ’ ” she lamented. Rita recommended her approach to deal with this negative phenomenon. “I am very professional. I go into a very robotic mode, very stoic. I lay out the facts with no emotion. I plan to say.“ Rita’s focused leadership lessons/advice currently include: “Spend time to get to know people. Find out their strengths, and where they belong.” “Bring the best people around you; then get out of their way.” “If you think about it --- that the project’s too big --- you will not achieve what you want to achieve. So, whatever comes, just take it in.” “Stay flexible. There is nothing you can’t overcome; nothing is impossible.” And summing up: “There are no shortcuts.” For Rita, success is always about hard work. For the full blog write up, make sure to check us out on online at www.divatechtalk.com, on Twitter @divatechtalks, and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/divatechtalk. Follow our show and tell us what you like with an online review.
Two recent disputes about who are entitled to farm Blood Tribe agricultural land have ended up in Federal and Provincial Court respectively. Chief and Council of the Blood Band arguable has sole authority to decide who farm within the reserve, and on land that is “held in common” for all band members. Others argue that a more collaborative approach may better serve the Band as a whole. This panel discussion will attempt to shed light from different perspectives on the many issues involved and also touch upon to what degree relationships with previous land renters should be considered in the context of signing new agreements. Panel members: Rep. from Blood Tribe Chief and Council, Lois Frank and Eugene Fox No bio available for the representative from the Blood Tribe Chief and Council Lois V. Frank, B.Sc. M.A. Ph.D. Candidate – Gonzaga University is a member of the Blood Tribe and is completing a Ph.D. in Environmental Justice from Gonzaga University in Washington. Lois has worked as a Lecturer in the Native American Studies Dept. at the University of Lethbridge. Prior to that, she taught in the Criminal Justice Program at Lethbridge College. Lois has received many certificates for her achievements including the Alberta Jubilee Medallion from the Alberta Solicitor General and is a past Chairperson for the Blood Tribe Police Commission. In 2011, Lois received the Environmental Activist of the Year Award from the Council of Canadians and is currently a National Board member of that organization. She was recently part of a group that won a Federal Court decision regarding land occupant rights on the Blood Reserve. Eugene Fox is a fourth-generation farmer who started farming in 1960s with his father Floyd Fox on the Blood Reserve prairie land acquired from other Blood Reserve land occupants. From the 1960s until 2013, Eugene and his father developed land & engaged in farming grain products and hay production. In February 2013 Floyd Fox passed away and Eugene continued to occupy and farm the land in accordance with his father's wishes. Concurrent with farming operations, Eugene established Fox Trucking in 1982, a trucking business in which he and his father worked together until 2013. From 2004-08, Eugene Fox hauled crude oil from wells on the Blood Reserve to terminals in southern Alberta. Eugene Fox is a member of the Blood Band and the customary Many Children Clan and Many White Horses Band of Aaapaitsitapi (Weasel People), whose existence supercedes the Blood Band, a 1936 creation of the Indian Act. Moderator: Jim Byrne Date:Tuesday, June 10, 2014 Time: 7:00 – 9:00 pm Location: Room PE275, First Choice Saving Centre, University of Lethbridge Free event, free parking, everyone welcome Visit the SACPA website: http://www.sacpa.ca
Two recent disputes about who are entitled to farm Blood Tribe agricultural land have ended up in Federal and Provincial Court respectively. Chief and Council of the Blood Band arguable has sole authority to decide who farm within the reserve, and on land that is “held in common” for all band members. Others argue that a more collaborative approach may better serve the Band as a whole. This panel discussion will attempt to shed light from different perspectives on the many issues involved and also touch upon to what degree relationships with previous land renters should be considered in the context of signing new agreements. Panel members: Rep. from Blood Tribe Chief and Council, Lois Frank and Eugene Fox No bio available for the representative from the Blood Tribe Chief and Council Lois V. Frank, B.Sc. M.A. Ph.D. Candidate – Gonzaga University is a member of the Blood Tribe and is completing a Ph.D. in Environmental Justice from Gonzaga University in Washington. Lois has worked as a Lecturer in the Native American Studies Dept. at the University of Lethbridge. Prior to that, she taught in the Criminal Justice Program at Lethbridge College. Lois has received many certificates for her achievements including the Alberta Jubilee Medallion from the Alberta Solicitor General and is a past Chairperson for the Blood Tribe Police Commission. In 2011, Lois received the Environmental Activist of the Year Award from the Council of Canadians and is currently a National Board member of that organization. She was recently part of a group that won a Federal Court decision regarding land occupant rights on the Blood Reserve. Eugene Fox is a fourth-generation farmer who started farming in 1960s with his father Floyd Fox on the Blood Reserve prairie land acquired from other Blood Reserve land occupants. From the 1960s until 2013, Eugene and his father developed land & engaged in farming grain products and hay production. In February 2013 Floyd Fox passed away and Eugene continued to occupy and farm the land in accordance with his father's wishes. Concurrent with farming operations, Eugene established Fox Trucking in 1982, a trucking business in which he and his father worked together until 2013. From 2004-08, Eugene Fox hauled crude oil from wells on the Blood Reserve to terminals in southern Alberta. Eugene Fox is a member of the Blood Band and the customary Many Children Clan and Many White Horses Band of Aaapaitsitapi (Weasel People), whose existence supercedes the Blood Band, a 1936 creation of the Indian Act. Moderator: Jim Byrne Date: Tuesday, June 10, 2014 Time: 7:00 – 9:00 pm Location: Room PE275, First Choice Saving Centre, University of Lethbridge Free event, free parking, everyone welcome Visit the SACPA website: http://www.sacpa.ca
Two recent disputes about who are entitled to farm Blood Tribe agricultural land have ended up in Federal and Provincial Court respectively. Chief and Council of the Blood Band arguable has sole authority to decide who farm within the reserve, and on land that is “held in common” for all band members. Others argue that a more collaborative approach may better serve the Band as a whole. This panel discussion will attempt to shed light from different perspectives on the many issues involved and also touch upon to what degree relationships with previous land renters should be considered in the context of signing new agreements. Panel members: Rep. from Blood Tribe Chief and Council, Lois Frank and Eugene Fox No bio available for the representative from the Blood Tribe Chief and Council Lois V. Frank, B.Sc. M.A. Ph.D. Candidate – Gonzaga University is a member of the Blood Tribe and is completing a Ph.D. in Environmental Justice from Gonzaga University in Washington. Lois has worked as a Lecturer in the Native American Studies Dept. at the University of Lethbridge. Prior to that, she taught in the Criminal Justice Program at Lethbridge College. Lois has received many certificates for her achievements including the Alberta Jubilee Medallion from the Alberta Solicitor General and is a past Chairperson for the Blood Tribe Police Commission. In 2011, Lois received the Environmental Activist of the Year Award from the Council of Canadians and is currently a National Board member of that organization. She was recently part of a group that won a Federal Court decision regarding land occupant rights on the Blood Reserve. Eugene Fox is a fourth-generation farmer who started farming in 1960s with his father Floyd Fox on the Blood Reserve prairie land acquired from other Blood Reserve land occupants. From the 1960s until 2013, Eugene and his father developed land & engaged in farming grain products and hay production. In February 2013 Floyd Fox passed away and Eugene continued to occupy and farm the land in accordance with his father's wishes. Concurrent with farming operations, Eugene established Fox Trucking in 1982, a trucking business in which he and his father worked together until 2013. From 2004-08, Eugene Fox hauled crude oil from wells on the Blood Reserve to terminals in southern Alberta. Eugene Fox is a member of the Blood Band and the customary Many Children Clan and Many White Horses Band of Aaapaitsitapi (Weasel People), whose existence supercedes the Blood Band, a 1936 creation of the Indian Act. Moderator: Jim Byrne Date: Tuesday, June 10, 2014 Time: 7:00 – 9:00 pm Location: Room PE275, First Choice Saving Centre, University of Lethbridge Free event, free parking, everyone welcome Visit the SACPA website: http://www.sacpa.ca
Two recent disputes about who are entitled to farm Blood Tribe agricultural land have ended up in Federal and Provincial Court respectively. Chief and Council of the Blood Band arguable has sole authority to decide who farm within the reserve, and on land that is “held in common” for all band members. Others argue that a more collaborative approach may better serve the Band as a whole. This panel discussion will attempt to shed light from different perspectives on the many issues involved and also touch upon to what degree relationships with previous land renters should be considered in the context of signing new agreements. Panel members: Rep. from Blood Tribe Chief and Council, Lois Frank and Eugene Fox No bio available for the representative from the Blood Tribe Chief and Council Lois V. Frank, B.Sc. M.A. Ph.D. Candidate – Gonzaga University is a member of the Blood Tribe and is completing a Ph.D. in Environmental Justice from Gonzaga University in Washington. Lois has worked as a Lecturer in the Native American Studies Dept. at the University of Lethbridge. Prior to that, she taught in the Criminal Justice Program at Lethbridge College. Lois has received many certificates for her achievements including the Alberta Jubilee Medallion from the Alberta Solicitor General and is a past Chairperson for the Blood Tribe Police Commission. In 2011, Lois received the Environmental Activist of the Year Award from the Council of Canadians and is currently a National Board member of that organization. She was recently part of a group that won a Federal Court decision regarding land occupant rights on the Blood Reserve. Eugene Fox is a fourth-generation farmer who started farming in 1960s with his father Floyd Fox on the Blood Reserve prairie land acquired from other Blood Reserve land occupants. From the 1960s until 2013, Eugene and his father developed land & engaged in farming grain products and hay production. In February 2013 Floyd Fox passed away and Eugene continued to occupy and farm the land in accordance with his father's wishes. Concurrent with farming operations, Eugene established Fox Trucking in 1982, a trucking business in which he and his father worked together until 2013. From 2004-08, Eugene Fox hauled crude oil from wells on the Blood Reserve to terminals in southern Alberta. Eugene Fox is a member of the Blood Band and the customary Many Children Clan and Many White Horses Band of Aaapaitsitapi (Weasel People), whose existence supercedes the Blood Band, a 1936 creation of the Indian Act. Moderator: Jim Byrne Date:Tuesday, June 10, 2014 Time: 7:00 – 9:00 pm Location: Room PE275, First Choice Saving Centre, University of Lethbridge Free event, free parking, everyone welcome Visit the SACPA website: http://www.sacpa.ca
During the past Federal election campaign the Federal Conservatives promised a number of changes in the area of justice. During this winter's session of Parliament, that has taken the form of the "Federal Omnibus Crime Bill". The bill, which arguable was passed with imposed minimal debate, has not only been criticized by opposition parties, but also by several provinces and some non-parliamentary organizations such as the John Howard Society. But what is really in this lumped together bill? How much is minimum sentencing for many crimes likely to cost the federal and provincial governments? And is it the best way to fight crime? The speaker will explore the bill, and some of its implications for both Canada as a whole, and for the Province of Alberta. Speaker: Sheila French Sheila French is currently completing a PhD in Applied and Experimental Psychology with a focus on Criminal Justice Research. She has recently taken a Faculty position at Lethbridge College in the Criminal Justice Program. Prior to this she was a Director of Clinical Services within the Ministry of Corrections, Public Safety and Policing, Government of Saskatchewan. She has researched and published in the areas of offender rehabilitation and criminal risk prediction. Her primary research method is meta-analysis which is the quantitative synthesis of large bodies of related research.
During the past Federal election campaign the Federal Conservatives promised a number of changes in the area of justice. During this winter's session of Parliament, that has taken the form of the "Federal Omnibus Crime Bill". The bill, which arguable was passed with imposed minimal debate, has not only been criticized by opposition parties, but also by several provinces and some non-parliamentary organizations such as the John Howard Society. But what is really in this lumped together bill? How much is minimum sentencing for many crimes likely to cost the federal and provincial governments? And is it the best way to fight crime? The speaker will explore the bill, and some of its implications for both Canada as a whole, and for the Province of Alberta. Speaker: Sheila French Sheila French is currently completing a PhD in Applied and Experimental Psychology with a focus on Criminal Justice Research. She has recently taken a Faculty position at Lethbridge College in the Criminal Justice Program. Prior to this she was a Director of Clinical Services within the Ministry of Corrections, Public Safety and Policing, Government of Saskatchewan. She has researched and published in the areas of offender rehabilitation and criminal risk prediction. Her primary research method is meta-analysis which is the quantitative synthesis of large bodies of related research.
During the past Federal election campaign the Federal Conservatives promised a number of changes in the area of justice. During this winter's session of Parliament, that has taken the form of the "Federal Omnibus Crime Bill". The bill, which arguable was passed with imposed minimal debate, has not only been criticized by opposition parties, but also by several provinces and some non-parliamentary organizations such as the John Howard Society. But what is really in this lumped together bill? How much is minimum sentencing for many crimes likely to cost the federal and provincial governments? And is it the best way to fight crime? The speaker will explore the bill, and some of its implications for both Canada as a whole, and for the Province of Alberta. Speaker: Sheila French Sheila French is currently completing a PhD in Applied and Experimental Psychology with a focus on Criminal Justice Research. She has recently taken a Faculty position at Lethbridge College in the Criminal Justice Program. Prior to this she was a Director of Clinical Services within the Ministry of Corrections, Public Safety and Policing, Government of Saskatchewan. She has researched and published in the areas of offender rehabilitation and criminal risk prediction. Her primary research method is meta-analysis which is the quantitative synthesis of large bodies of related research.
Cameron L. Hyder is an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Tennessee serving in the Criminal Division and practicing before the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals and Supreme Court, Tennessee's U.S. District Courts, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit. He also serves as an Adjunct Professor with Trevecca Nazarene University in their Criminal Justice Program. Throughout his educational career, Hyder was very involved in community service and political activities. Often, he was called upon to speak on the topics of “Youth in Leadership” and “Youth in Politics.” Cameron served as Past President and Leadership Seminar Co-Chair for the Tennessee Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership Foundation, participated on the Nashville Young Leaders Council, the Williamson County Child Advocacy Center Legacy Ball Committee, 2010 Heart Gala Late Party Committee, Nashville's Top 30 under 30 committee and the 2007 and 2008 Toucan Party committee, both benefitting cystic fibrosis; and is a graduate of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's Circle of Hope program. Hyder was selected as a 2009 ROLE Model for the Eating Disorders Coalition of Tennessee's Fashion for EveryBODY event. Throughout his career, Hyder has been recognized for his devotion and work pertaining to the development of youth leadership. Currently, Cameron serves on the Board of Directors for Our Kids, Inc., where he participates on the Development Committee and works as a member of the Annual Soup Sunday Silent Auction Committee. He also serves on the Board of the Middle Tennessee Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, where he has participated in a number of events benefitting the advancement of research for Cystic Fibrosis. Additionally, Hyder recently was awarded the Teaching Excellence in Criminal Justice Award at Trevecca Nazarene University.
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The billion dollar Long Gun Registry may be safe for now after a contentious vote in the House of Commons, but debate over its usefulness rages on. A Private Member's bill to abolish it was narrowly defeated in its Third Reading in the House of Commons on Sept. 22. The legislation to abolish the long gun registry would not have affected the current Possession/Acquisition License process, which all gun owners are required to complete. Created in 1995, the registry was part of Bill C-68, which required all guns in Canada to be registered. The bill was partly influenced by a campaign for stricter gun control legislation fronted by families of the victims of the Ecole Polytechnique massacre in Montreal, where 28 people were shot by a gunman wielding a legally obtained rifle. The Canadian Association of Police Boards and the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police came out in favor of keeping the registry, as it can be useful in instances such as domestic assaults, where police can check to see if there are weapons registered to the home, or to find out if any registered firearms need to be dealt with in order for individuals to meet bail conditions. That said the speaker will evaluate the overall effectiveness of the Long Gun Registry and consider a best “bang for your buck” scenario in terms of how funds earmarked for public safety programs are being spent. Speaker: Chief Tom McKenzie Upon completing the Criminal Justice Program at Lethbridge College, Tom McKenzie joined the Lethbridge Regional Police Service (LRPS) in 1976. Working his way through the ranks and experiencing nearly all aspects of law enforcement in Lethbridge and as well serving on several provincial action committees, Tom was sworn in as Chief of LRPS January 1, 2007, after successfully competing for that position. Throughout his career, Chief McKenzie has also been involved with sports, neighborhood associations, Criminal Justice lecturer at the College and as a course designer (white collar crime) at Athabasca University, to name just a few.
The billion dollar Long Gun Registry may be safe for now after a contentious vote in the House of Commons, but debate over its usefulness rages on. A Private Member's bill to abolish it was narrowly defeated in its Third Reading in the House of Commons on Sept. 22. The legislation to abolish the long gun registry would not have affected the current Possession/Acquisition License process, which all gun owners are required to complete. Created in 1995, the registry was part of Bill C-68, which required all guns in Canada to be registered. The bill was partly influenced by a campaign for stricter gun control legislation fronted by families of the victims of the Ecole Polytechnique massacre in Montreal, where 28 people were shot by a gunman wielding a legally obtained rifle. The Canadian Association of Police Boards and the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police came out in favor of keeping the registry, as it can be useful in instances such as domestic assaults, where police can check to see if there are weapons registered to the home, or to find out if any registered firearms need to be dealt with in order for individuals to meet bail conditions. That said the speaker will evaluate the overall effectiveness of the Long Gun Registry and consider a best “bang for your buck” scenario in terms of how funds earmarked for public safety programs are being spent. Speaker: Chief Tom McKenzie Upon completing the Criminal Justice Program at Lethbridge College, Tom McKenzie joined the Lethbridge Regional Police Service (LRPS) in 1976. Working his way through the ranks and experiencing nearly all aspects of law enforcement in Lethbridge and as well serving on several provincial action committees, Tom was sworn in as Chief of LRPS January 1, 2007, after successfully competing for that position. Throughout his career, Chief McKenzie has also been involved with sports, neighborhood associations, Criminal Justice lecturer at the College and as a course designer (white collar crime) at Athabasca University, to name just a few.
The activities of gangs and organized crime were once considered a “big city” problem. Increasingly however, such gangs are now getting well established throughout our communities, urban and rural alike. Lethbridge is no exception. Economically motivated, these gangs are functioning mainly through the sale of illicit drugs. They are also involved with stolen property, the sex trade, identity theft/fraud and money counterfeit/laundering. With the evolution of computers and the internet, cyber related crime is on the rise and although not limited to gangs, we can certainly expect this kind of illegal activity to be a huge challenge for law enforcement, in years to come. What is Lethbridge Regional Police Service doing to combat gangs and organized crime? Is it working? What can we as citizens do to prevent this and other types of crime? Presenters: Chief Tom McKenzie and Sergeant Dave Maze Upon completing the Criminal Justice Program at Lethbridge College, Tom McKenzie joined the Lethbridge Regional Police Service (LRPS) in 1976. Working his way through the ranks and experiencing nearly all aspects of law enforcement in Lethbridge, as well as, serving on several provincial action committees, Tom was sworn in as Chief of LRPS January 1, 2007, after successfully competing for that position. Throughout his career Chief McKenzie, has also been involved with sports, neighborhood associations, as a Criminal Justice lecturer at the College and as a course designer (white collar crime) at Athabasca University, to name just a few. Sergeant Dave Maze joined LRPS in 1986 after completing the Criminal Justice Program at Grant McEwen College in Edmonton. Since being promoted to Sergeant in 2002, Dave has been in charge of LRPS Integrated Intelligence Unit, which he helped develop jointly with the RCMP. The Unit is an essential tool in the combat of gangs and organized crime. In his spare time, Sgt. Maze is very active in the local soccer community, instructs at Lethbridge College and is working on his University degree, majoring in Anthropology. Date: Thursday, January 17, 2008 Time: Noon - 1:30 PM Location: Ericksen's Family Restaurant (lower level of The Keg) 1715 Mayor Magrath Dr. S. Cost: $10.00 (includes lunch)
The activities of gangs and organized crime were once considered a “big city” problem. Increasingly however, such gangs are now getting well established throughout our communities, urban and rural alike. Lethbridge is no exception. Economically motivated, these gangs are functioning mainly through the sale of illicit drugs. They are also involved with stolen property, the sex trade, identity theft/fraud and money counterfeit/laundering. With the evolution of computers and the internet, cyber related crime is on the rise and although not limited to gangs, we can certainly expect this kind of illegal activity to be a huge challenge for law enforcement, in years to come. What is Lethbridge Regional Police Service doing to combat gangs and organized crime? Is it working? What can we as citizens do to prevent this and other types of crime? Presenters: Chief Tom McKenzie and Sergeant Dave Maze Upon completing the Criminal Justice Program at Lethbridge College, Tom McKenzie joined the Lethbridge Regional Police Service (LRPS) in 1976. Working his way through the ranks and experiencing nearly all aspects of law enforcement in Lethbridge, as well as, serving on several provincial action committees, Tom was sworn in as Chief of LRPS January 1, 2007, after successfully competing for that position. Throughout his career Chief McKenzie, has also been involved with sports, neighborhood associations, as a Criminal Justice lecturer at the College and as a course designer (white collar crime) at Athabasca University, to name just a few. Sergeant Dave Maze joined LRPS in 1986 after completing the Criminal Justice Program at Grant McEwen College in Edmonton. Since being promoted to Sergeant in 2002, Dave has been in charge of LRPS Integrated Intelligence Unit, which he helped develop jointly with the RCMP. The Unit is an essential tool in the combat of gangs and organized crime. In his spare time, Sgt. Maze is very active in the local soccer community, instructs at Lethbridge College and is working on his University degree, majoring in Anthropology. Date: Thursday, January 17, 2008 Time: Noon - 1:30 PM Location: Ericksen's Family Restaurant (lower level of The Keg) 1715 Mayor Magrath Dr. S. Cost: $10.00 (includes lunch)
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