Podcasts about criminal justice studies

Male domestic violence is a real thing in 2025 #live #podcast #motivation #mensmentalhealth Professor (Dr.) K. Jaishankar is currently the Founder and Principal Director and Professor of Criminology and Justice Sciences of the International Institute of Justice & Police Sciences (IIJPS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, and an Adjunct Faculty Member of the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute, Italy & University of Peace, Italy, and he teaches modules of the Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Cybercrime, Cybersecurity and International Law. He is also the Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Criminology at Saveetha School of Law, Saveetha University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Before founding the International Institute of Justice & Police Sciences in 2022, Jaishankar held several positions like Dean, Head of the Department, Syndicate Member, Professor of Criminology and Senior Assistant Professor of Criminology at two major public universities in India. He is the founder President of South Asian Society of Criminology and Victimology (SASCV) and founder Executive Director of Centre for Cyber Victim Counselling (CCVC). He was a Commonwealth Academic Fellow during 2009–2010 at the Centre for Criminal Justice Studies, School of Law, University of Leeds, United Kingdom. He is the founding father of Cyber Criminology (2007), Therapeutic Criminology (2023) and Theological Criminology (2024) (academic sub-disciplines) of Criminology and the founding father of Cyber Victimology (2015) and Political Victimology (2024). He is the proponent of the Space Transition Theory of Cyber Crimes. He is the recipient of the prestigious “National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI) - SCOPUS Young Scientist Award 2012 – Social Sciences”. He is an International Ambassador of the British Society of Criminology (BSC) and a United Nations Expert on Issues of Victims of Terrorism. He was recently ranked 16th among the Top 25 Influential Criminologists in the World during 2010-2020 by Academic Influence (an Academic Rankings Site), Texas, USA. He is ranked Number 5 (Top 3%) among 626 Law and Legal Studies Scholars in India by the AD Scientific Index. He has co-authored/edited 11 books with prestigious publishers like Sage, CRC Press, Routledge (Taylor and Francis Group) and his research papers have been published in prestigious journals such as the British Journal of Criminology, Punishment and Society, Policing, and International Criminal Justice Review. His areas of Academic Competence are Cyber Criminology/Victimology, Theological Criminology, Victimology, Crime Mapping, GIS, Policing, and Crime Prevention. Visit my website: xyspark.org

Our podcast guest today is professor Dr. K Jaishankar PhD. Professor (Dr.) K. Jaishankar is currently the Founder and Principal Director and Professor of Criminology and Justice Sciences of the International Institute of Justice & Police Sciences (IIJPS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, and an Adjunct Faculty Member of the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute, Italy & University of Peace, Italy, and he teaches modules of the Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Cybercrime, Cybersecurity and International Law. He is also the Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Criminology at Saveetha School of Law, Saveetha University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. Before founding the International Institute of Justice & Police Sciences in 2022, Jaishankar held several positions like Dean, Head of the Department, Syndicate Member, Professor of Criminology and Senior Assistant Professor of Criminology at two major public universities in India. He is the founder President of South Asian Society of Criminology and Victimology (SASCV) and founder Executive Director of Centre for Cyber Victim Counselling (CCVC). He was a Commonwealth Academic Fellow during 2009–2010 at the Centre for Criminal Justice Studies, School of Law, University of Leeds, United Kingdom. He is the founding father of Cyber Criminology (2007), Therapeutic Criminology (2023) and Theological Criminology (2024) (academic sub-disciplines) of Criminology and the founding father of Cyber Victimology (2015) and Political Victimology (2024). He is the proponent of the Space Transition Theory of Cyber Crimes. He is the recipient of the prestigious “National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI) - SCOPUS Young Scientist Award 2012 – Social Sciences”. He is an International Ambassador of the British Society of Criminology (BSC) and a United Nations Expert on Issues of Victims of Terrorism. He was recently Ranked 16th among the Top 25 Influential Criminologists in the World during 2010-2020 by Academic Influence (an Academic Rankings Site), Texas, USA. He is ranked Number 5 (Top 3%) among 626 Law and Legal Studies Scholars in India by the AD Scientific Index. He has co-authored/edited 11 books with prestigious publishers like Sage, CRC Press, Routledge (Taylor and Francis Group) and his research papers have be published in prestigious journals such as the British Journal of Criminology, Punishment and Society, Policing, and International Criminal Justice Review. His areas of Academic Competence are Cyber Criminology/Victimology, Theological Criminology, Victimology, Crime Mapping, GIS, Policing, and Crime Prevention.  Listen as host and psychotherapist Rolando talks with Dr. K about his work in the community as an advocate and criminologist for equality of gender related issues. Visit our website : xyspark.org Book a discovery call: https://bit.ly/BOOKACALL1

Key Points Discussed:Defining Ethical Hacking: Ethical hackers use their skills to identify and report vulnerabilities, often to enhance cybersecurity in various capacities, including voluntary work, bug bounty programs, or professional roles.Research Focus: Dr. Kranenbarg's studies highlight a significant overlap between positive and negative cyber behaviors, particularly among IT students, and explore how individuals transition toward ethical hacking.Ethical Hacking as a Pathway:Early positive experiences, such as reporting vulnerabilities to schools or organizations, can strongly influence individuals toward ethical hacking.Responses from organizations play a critical role—positive reinforcement encourages further ethical behavior, while negative experiences can deter individuals.Challenges in Defining Ethics:Ethical hackers themselves debate the boundaries of what constitutes ethical behavior, such as whether making vulnerabilities public is acceptable if organizations fail to act.The term "ethical hacker" is often contentious within the community.Role of Education: Schools struggle to address and guide ethical behavior among IT students effectively. Clear vulnerability disclosure policies and ethics education in IT programs are crucial.Future Research Directions: Dr. Kranenbarg plans to conduct life-history interviews with hackers to better understand their pathways and influences toward ethical behavior.About our Guest:Dr Marleen Weulen Kranenbarghttps://research.vu.nl/en/persons/marleen-weulen-kranenbarg Papers or Resources Mentioned:Weulen Kranenbarg, M. (2018). Cyber-offenders versus traditional offenders: An empirical comparison. Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. Retrieved from https://research.vu.nl/en/publications/cyber-offenders-versus-traditional-offenders-an-empirical-comparisonWeulen Kranenbarg, M., Ruiter, S., & Nieuwbeerta, P. (2018). Cyber-offending and traditional offending over the life-course: An empirical comparison. Crime & Delinquency, 64(10), 1270–1292. https://doi.org/10.1177/0011128718763134Weulen Kranenbarg, M., Holt, T. J., & van Gelder, J.-L. (2021). Contrasting cyber-dependent and traditional offenders: A comparison on criminological explanations and potential prevention methods. In J. van Gelder, H. Elffers, D. Reynald, & D. Nagin (Eds.), Routledge International Handbook of Criminology and Criminal Justice Studies (pp. 234–249). Routledge. Retrieved from https://research.vu.nl/en/publications/contrasting-cyber-dependent-and-traditional-offenders-a-comparisoWeulen Kranenbarg, M., & Noordegraaf, J. (2023). Why do young people start and continue with ethical hacking? A qualitative study on individual and social aspects in the lives of ethical hackers. Criminology & Public Policy, 22(3), 465–490. https://doi.org/10.1111/1745-9133.12640Additional Resources:Capture the Flag (CTF) events:Hack the Box - A popular online platform offering a variety of CTF challenges to test and improve cybersecurity skills.https://www.hackthebox.comNorthSec - A popular  in-person CTF competition designed for everyone excited about cybersecurity.https://nsec.ioBug Bounty Programs:HackerOne - A leading bug bounty platform connecting ethical hackers with organizations to find and fix vulnerabilities.https://www.hackerone.comBugcrowd - A platform that hosts bug bounty programs for a wide range of companies and industries.https://www.bugcrowd.com

Mary Ann Campbell is the director of the Centre for Criminal Justice Studies and Policing Research at UNB. 

Mary Ann Campbell is the director of the Centre for Criminal Justice Studies and Policing Research, at UNB.

Today, Hunter is joined once again by Lucian Dervan to discuss plea bargaining. This time, he joins to discuss what we can learn about plea bargaining from Japan's failed attempt to implement plea bargaining system.   Guests: Lucian Dervan, Professor of Law and Director of Criminal Justice Studies, Belmont College of Law, Founding Director of the Plea Bargaining Institute Resources: Link to Lucian's book on Plea Bargaining https://www.americanbar.org/products/inv/book/440099902/ Lucian's Work with Plea Bargaining Institute https://pleabargaininginstitute.com/about-pbi/founding-director/ Study on Japan and Korea https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3768687 https://news.belmont.edu/dervan-shares-research-on-plea-bargaining-with-japanese-officials/ Original Study https://scholarlycommons.law.northwestern.edu/jclc/vol103/iss1/1/       Contact Hunter Parnell:                                 Publicdefenseless@gmail.com  Instagram @PublicDefenselessPodcast Twitter                                                                 @PDefenselessPod www.publicdefenseless.com  Subscribe to the Patron www.patreon.com/PublicDefenselessPodcast  Donate on PayPal https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=5KW7WMJWEXTAJ Donate on Stripe https://donate.stripe.com/7sI01tb2v3dwaM8cMN Trying to find a specific part of an episode? Use this link to search transcripts of every episode of the show! https://app.reduct.video/o/eca54fbf9f/p/d543070e6a/share/c34e85194394723d4131/home  

GuestHumaira Masihuddin is a lawyer based in Islamabad and holds LLM in Public International Law from the University of London, LLB (shariah and law) from the International Islamic University, MA in Cultural Anthropology from University of Pittsburgh USA and an MSC in Criminal Justice Studies from University of Leicester in UK. She is a criminologist cum victimologist and and has been visiting faculty in a number of law enforcement and security training schools including, Punjab Police College Sihala, Police Training School in Islamabad, Federal Police Academy and the Federal Judicial Academy, Defence services academy. She started judicial trainings in 2006 and has since then trained Family court judges, Additional District and session judges, ATC judges and prosecutors in diverse subjects such as Therapeutic jurisprudence, guardianship and custody issues, women specific legislation Etc., She has twenty three years of experience as a trainer in the criminal justice system and has besides judges trained police officers, lawyers , prison staff and investigators She regularly imparts trainings on Theories of Criminality, Criminology of violent extremism and Terrorism, Interrogation, Victimology, Gender based violence, Policing of Vulnerable Groups and fundamental rights in the constitution of Pakistan. Diverse topics including the concept of Multiculturalism and Pluralism with special reference to Islamic teachings, Human Rights, Rights of Minorities in Islam and other topics are also taught by her on various forums as part of her social engineering project. Humaira has worked on a wide range of issues as a consultant for various organizations including enabling environment for minorities in electoral and political processes, She was Technical advisor for project Police Awam Saath Saath, assignment included sharing of media products with police , lawyers and others , research on police heroes and best practices. Sexual harassment at the work place. Procedural defects in laws related to offenses against religions, comparative study of Blasphemy laws in Pakistan, Iran, Bangladesh and India. Pluralism and treatment of minorities, Trafficking, Child sexual abuse. Street children and prevention of HIV/ AIDS.Podcast Summary:In this episode of The Hikmah Project Podcast, host Saqib Safdar warmly welcomes lawyer and scholar Humera Nasihadin to explore the life and philosophy of one of the East's greatest visionaries—Allama Muhammad Iqbal. Saqib, a long-time admirer of Iqbal's work, introduces Humera as an expert who has been studying and teaching Iqbal for over two decades. With degrees in law, anthropology, and Sharia, she brings a unique perspective to Iqbal's deep, multi-faceted thought.The conversation spans Iqbal's significant contributions to poetry, philosophy, and Islamic thought, focusing on his key concepts like Khudi (selfhood) and his deep spiritual connection to Rumi. Humera discusses how Iqbal drew inspiration from the Qur'an, blending traditional Islamic values with a forward-looking vision to meet the challenges of modernity. She explains that Iqbal's poetry is not just to be understood intellectually but felt deeply, as it touches the soul and offers universal insights.Together, Saqib and Humera recite and analyze some of Iqbal's most poignant verses, bringing out their relevance to contemporary issues like nationalism and the Palestinian cause. Humera highlights Iqbal's role as a spiritual and philosophical leader whose timeless wisdom continues to inspire generations. She also shares personal anecdotes about how Iqbal's influence extended beyond the intellectual to deeply

Today, Hunter is joined Lucian Dervan, Professor of Law and Director of Criminal Justice Studies at Belmont College and Founding Director of the Plea Bargaining Institute. For more than a decade, Lucian has been at the forefront of uncovering the troubling issues with America's plea deal driven criminal legal system. Lucian founded the Plea Bargaining Institute in order to bring together the latest and greatest research and caselaw on plea bargaining to help people challenge our plea bargaining system.     Guests: Lucian Dervan, Professor of Law and Director of Criminal Justice Studies, Belmont College of Law, Founding Director of the Plea Bargaining Institute     Resources: Plea Bargaining Institute https://pleabargaininginstitute.com/ Brady v US https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/397/742/ Lucian's Faculty Page https://www.belmont.edu/profiles/lucian-dervan/ 14 Principles of Plea Bargaining https://www.americanbar.org/groups/criminal_justice/publications/criminal-justice-magazine/2024/winter/fourteen-principles-path-forward-plea-bargaining-reform/ Plea Bargaining Study https://scholarlycommons.law.northwestern.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&context=jclc Follow Lucian https://x.com/luciandervan?lang=en       Contact Hunter Parnell:                                             Publicdefenseless@gmail.com  Instagram @PublicDefenselessPodcast Twitter                                                                 @PDefenselessPod www.publicdefenseless.com  Subscribe to the Patron www.patreon.com/PublicDefenselessPodcast  Donate on PayPal https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=5KW7WMJWEXTAJ Donate on Stripe https://donate.stripe.com/7sI01tb2v3dwaM8cMN    *Any Comments made by Myself are mine and mine alone and do not reflect the views of the Colorao Office of the State Public Defender*

Our guest is Professor Lucian Dervan, the founding Director of the Plea Bargaining Institute and a Professor of Law and Director of Criminal Justice Studies at Belmont University College of Law in Nashville, TN.  Professor Dervan is co-chair of the ABA's Criminal Justice Section Plea Bargaining Taskforce and co-author of the forthcoming book, "The Cost of Bargains: Reflections and Recommendations" from the Section's Plea Bargaining Task Force.Read the Fourteen Principles and a Path Forward for Plea Bargaining Reform, by Lucian E. Dervan hereRead the ABA CJS Plea Bargaining Task Force Report here

Mary Ann Campbell is one of the authors of the study. She's a psychology professor and director of the Centre for Criminal Justice Studies & Policing Research at the University of New Brunswick in Saint John.

A study released this week delves into the decision-making process of police officers when they arrive on the scene of a mental health call. Mary Ann Campbell is one of the authors of the study. The psychology professor and director of the Centre for Criminal Justice Studies and Policing Research at UNB Saint John speaks with Steven Webb about the findings.

About our guests:Dr. Richard Frankhttps://www.sfu.ca/criminology/about/faculty/criminology-faculty/richard-frank.htmlNoelle Warkentinhttps://www.sfu.ca/iccrc/members/memberprofiles/Noelle-Warkentin.htmlPapers or resources mentioned in this episode:Noelle Warkentin, Richard Frank, Yuxuan (Cicilia) Zhang & Naomi Zakimi (2022) Potential cyber-threats against Canada's critical infrastructure: an investigation of online discussion forums,Criminal Justice Studies, 35:3, 322-345, DOI: 10.1080/1478601X.2022.2081568Frank, R., & Mikhaylov, A. (2020). Beyond the ‘Silk Road': Assessing illicit drug marketplaces on the public web. Open Source Intelligence and Cyber Crime: Social Media Analytics, 89-111.https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-41251-7_4A. T. Zulkarnine, R. Frank, B. Monk, J. Mitchell and G. Davies, "Surfacing collaborated networks in dark web to find illicit and criminal content," 2016 IEEE Conference on Intelligence and Security Informatics (ISI), Tucson, AZ, USA, 2016, pp. 109-114, doi: 10.1109/ISI.2016.7745452.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/7745452Other:

Let me introduce my guest and his powerful story about transformation and triumph. Eric Weissman was a child living in a home marked by turbulence, trauma and aggression. Eric developed an insatiable appetite for consuming and selling drugs until addiction consumed him. He spent six years living nomadically and even on the street. Few break this cycle. He didn't just break it; Eric Weissman, PH.D.he is working to end this cycle. He is one of our country's advocates for change. An Associate Professor at the University of New Brunswick, the Research Lead for the Post Secondary Research Network, and a Board Member at the Centre for Criminal Justice Studies.  Eric is an advocate offering practical ideas for providing urgent needs to low-barrier housing.  And at the end of the interview let me introduce you to an idea. I have no empirical evidence, but I am seeing many more homeless people, reading about the growing number of Canadians living paycheck to paycheck and the growing opioid crisis. And I feel anxious about random crimes by desperate people, happening in once-safe neighbourhoods. This upward trend can't continue. I would begin by tackling homelessness. At the end of the episode, I share an idea my wife and I had to tackle this problem. I might be biased, but it also might be a big idea.  It isn't a hand-out; it involves a hand-up. Here is the problem, it is discriminatory. We want to identify the top 5% of people who live on the street with the most capability and desire to get off the street. We don't care about gender, ethnicity, religion, disability or sexuality; we care about finding the individuals who aren't addicted and willing to work hard and, in return, get access to shelter, food and, most importantly, opportunity.   Why the top 5%? We want early success, ambassadors and role models. The best counsellors in the world are people who have lived with the problems their patients are facing. Let the best of the best go back to the streets and recruit the next group of people.  Anyone with the same work ethic and desire, addicted or not, we will invite them next.   Give it a listen, let me know what you think.  

Featuring: Lucian Dervan is a Professor of Law and Director of Criminal Justice Studies at Belmont University College of Law. Lucian joins Nina and Joe to discuss international internal investigations, international white collar crime, and international criminal justice issues. As former Chair of the ABA's Criminal Justice Section, Lucian led the Section into the international space of criminal justice. Want to get involved with the Criminal Justice Section? Join us! https://www.americanbar.org/membership/join-now

Dr. Dominic Wood has been at CCCU since 1995.  He became Head of the Department of Law and Criminal Justice Studies in 2009.   He has led the development of many innovative academic programs in policing.  He was a key contributor to the Student Police Officer Handbook published by Oxford University Press (8th Edition currently at press) and has published around different political aspects of policing. He has a research interest focused on  the shifting philosophical underpinnings of policing from liberal to democratic principles. Dr. Wood helped to establish the Higher Education Forum for Learning and Development in Policing.  He is the Chair of the Higher Education Forum, which includes representatives from over 20 universities across the UK. He is a contributor to a collaborative MSc Policing program run in partnership between CCCU and the Police Academy in the Netherlands.  Dominic has participated in Skills for Justice working groups and as a member of the National Police Improvement Agency-led Higher Education Steering Group.His Ph.D. is in the field of philosophy of education.  He is a member of the British Society of Criminology and the Philosophy of Education Great Britain Society. We spoke of the ever-changing state of policing and the value of university/police partnerships.

This week's guest is Tim Neill, Mastercard's Chief Risk Officer for Real-time Payments and Applications. After studying Police and Criminal Justice Studies, Tim came to the UK twenty years ago straight out of university and was offered a consulting role at Goldman Sachs. Cutting his teeth in London's fast-paced trading environment, assessing risk, resilience and security for world-renowned banks,  Tim began specialising in the payments sector, culminating in his lead risk role at global payments provider Mastercard. Tim chats to Gareth at Mastercard's London offices about his career journey, the UK's global position in payments, the future innovation of real-time payments at a cross-border level and Mastercard's work to create a global standard for payments and how this is helping develop payment infrastructure in countries worldwide. 01:34 - Background05:12 - Tim's role at Mastercard08:02 - Getting into payments as a specialism08:47 - Significant changes in the last 8 years10:55 - Getting more countries equipped with realtime payment services 14:40 - Plans to create a global standard of payments18:31 - Kenyan M-Pesa21:02 - What is MasterCard taking forward from the pandemic? 22:40 - Will innovation suffer from reduced workplace interaction?24:27 - Outside of fintech, what is Tim most excited about? 28:27 - Life outside of work31:18 - Advice to the 21 year old Tim32:18 - Tim's inspirations 

Brandon Kooi is a professor and researcher, working at Aurora University in Ilinois.  Brandon Kooi is a professor and director of the criminal justice program at Aurora University in Aurora, Illinois. Kooi has been a private security consultant/executive, criminal investigator, law clerk, and youth crisis interventionist. He has helped to train police chiefs and executives across Wisconsin at the Wisconsin Problem-Oriented Leadership Institute for Chief Executives. His most recent research is a book focused on police leaders, entitled Seven Highly Effective Police Leaders from Routledge Publishers. He included Teddy Roosevelt, August Volmer, O.W.Wilson, Penny Harrington, Chris Magnus, Bill Bratton and Chuck Ramsey.  He also delves into the work of Herman Goldstein and George Kelling.Kooi evaluated a community anti-drug initiative called Neighbors Against Drugs, which won the Wisconsin Association for Community Policing Robert Peel Award and was a finalist for the Herman Goldstein Award for Excellence in Problem-Oriented Policing. Kooi's book, Policing Public Transportation, appears with LFB Scholarly Publishing. His research papers have been published in the Journal of Criminal Justice Education, Journal of Security Education, Journal of Applied Security Research, Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management, Police Science and Management, and Criminal Justice Studies. Kooi's research interests include community justice, victimology, environmental criminology, crime mapping, problem-solving, interviewing/interrogation, and private security. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees from Illinois State University and his doctorate in criminal justice from the School of Criminal Justice at Michigan State University. A graduate of Michigan State University, he has been active in Problem-oriented Policing and is affiliated with the Arizona State University Center for Problem-Oriented Policing.  We talked about policing, reform, leadership and the work of illustrating the work of the seven selected police chiefs.  

Your earbuds will receive Master's Degree when producer and Underground Scholar Danny Murillo unites the Hard Luck Show and California Families To Abolish Solitary Confinement  with support from Unlock The Box for a show with Gentleman Jack Morris who was in solitary confinement and was a hunger striker and Angélica Camacho, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice Studies at San Francisco State University, they feed the discussion an entree of how Inmate-led hunger strikes, family and media support changed California Solitary Confinement and how the end to hostilities led to a united movement that leveled the playing field. They share their experience, their knowledge, research and insights to show that inmates, family and the media is a powerful tool to overthrow the draconian CDC and gives more hope to more holistic future freedom for all Americans. The episode serves as a toolkit to help other states follow California's lead to end long-term solitary confinement.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-hard-luck-show/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Dr. Mariam Ann Campbell is a professor at UNBSJ and director of the Centre for Criminal Justice Studies.

Penny Babb is from the United States where she was raised an Illinois farm girl but has made her home in the Phoenix, Arizona area for over thirty years. She earned Bachelor's degrees in Criminal Justice Studies, Sociology, and African American Studies; and a Master of Educational Leadership. She became a Deputy Sheriff with the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office in Arizona where she met her husband of 34 years. Their son is also in law enforcement serving as a criminal prosecutor of gang related crimes. Penny retired in 2009 as a Deputy Sheriff Captain after twenty-five years of service in areas such as major felony investigations, patrol and detective division commander, and training commander. Three years after retiring, Penny became the Director of Law Enforcement Operations at Glendale Community College managing their police academies, advanced training for law enforcement officers, firearms classes for citizens, and dispatcher training courses. She retired again in 2020. Ten years after joining Soroptimist in 1998, Penny was elected to the Golden West Region board and became the 2016-2018 Governor overseeing 45 clubs in four states. Penny was elected to the Soroptimist International of the Americas Board of Directors for 2018-2020 and is serving on a taskforce to develop the Northern Philippines Region. She was elected as SIA President-elect for 2019-2020 and is presently the SIA President for 2020-2021 where she oversees clubs in twenty-one countries. She is passionate about Soroptimist, serving her community, volunteering at church, and experiencing different cultures. And, she is passionate about helping women achieve their dreams. Penny and her family love to travel. In the last few years, she has visited South Africa, Israel, Jordan, Japan, Germany and the Philippines.

Redemption is an important theme in the Bible and in the world. It teaches us that people can come out of tough situations and that Good News can prevail. It can make brokenness new. In this episode, Bishop Wright continues a conversation with special guest Lawrence Bell, who served 30 years and 1 day in prison.  In it, they discuss how Lawrence found and kept his faith in prison, his supporters that stood alongside him as they fought for his release, and what his life looks like now as a redeemed man of faith standing for truth and justice in a world in desperate need. Arrested at 14 years old and sentenced to life plus 50 years with a 55-year parole disqualifier, Lawrence Bell won his release in June 2020, after having served 30 years in prison. He graduated, Summa Cum Laude, Rutger's Newark with a Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice Studies in December 2020. He works as an Honorarium for Swarthmore College and the Lang Center for Human Values, lecturing on African religions in the Antebellum South as well as the History of American Penological System. In addition, he is a frequent contributor and guest lecturer for Critical Conversations – a Princeton University run social awareness forum. Lawrence is an active member of the Transformative Justice Initiative, based out of Camden, New Jersey, and a member of The New Jersey Institute for Social Justice's RACE Counsel for Change. He is committed to criminal justice reform, particularly as it relates to Adult Charged Juvenile Offenders and community empowerment.

Redemption is an important theme in the Bible and in the world. It teaches us that people can come out of tough situations and that Good News can prevail. It can make brokenness new. In this episode, Bishop Wright has a conversation with special guest Lawrence Bell, who served 30 years and 1 day in prison.  He began his sentence at the age of 14. They discuss Lawrence's life from his young years until his arrest. His is a story of neglect, darkness, and pain. What we know is that Jesus is there and is always a road from darkness into light; where brokenness is made new.  Listen in for the full conversation.Arrested at 14 years old and sentenced to life plus 50 years with a 55-year parole disqualifier, Lawrence Bell won his release in June 2020, after having served 30 years in prison. He graduated, Summa Cum Laude, Rutger's Newark with a Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice Studies in December 2020. He works as an Honorarium for Swarthmore College and the Lang Center for Human Values, lecturing on African religions in the Antebellum South as well as the History of American Penological System. In addition, he is a frequent contributor and guest lecturer for Critical Conversations – a Princeton University run social awareness forum. Lawrence is an active member of the Transformative Justice Initiative, based out of Camden, New Jersey, and a member of The New Jersey Institute for Social Justice's RACE Counsel for Change. He is committed to criminal justice reform, particularly as it relates to Adult Charged Juvenile Offenders and community empowerment.

We know you are used to us doing the question asking, but this time we are in the hot seat! And no, its not in the court room this time! We were asked to be guests on the podcast "Policing Matters' with the host Jim Dudley. Jim asked some great questions and we thought we would share our answers with you.  The Policing Matters podcast on PoliceOne.com addresses issues and topics that are centered on Public Safety and Law Enforcement. The 20-30 minute, weekly show, features experts and authorities on topics ranging from crime issues, to officer wellness, technology, and life after policing. The show host, Jim Dudley, is a retired Deputy Chief of Patrol Operations and the Investigations Bureau of the San Francisco Police Department.  After 32 years of service, he continues to serve as a member of faculty, teaching Criminal Justice Studies to the next generation of Public Safety Leaders at the San Francisco State University.  He maintains associations with the FBI National Academy Associates, IACP, PERF, the American Society of Evidence Based Policing, and others.  He has a Master's Degree in Criminology from UC Irvine, a BA in CJ Studies from SFSU and is an FBI NA Graduate. Thanks again to Jim for having us!     

Today I talked to Dilara Yarbrough about her article "Nothing About Us Without Us: Reading Protests against Oppressive Knowledge Production as Guidelines for Solidarity Research," published in the Journal of Contemporary Ethnography (2019). Dilara Yarbrough is an Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice Studies at San Francisco State University. Dilara’s research focuses on how different types of governmental responses to poverty perpetuate or interrupt racial, gender and economic inequalities. Her book manuscript Abolitionist Care describes how poverty relief services provided by and for sex workers and transgender women of colour incorporate radical harm reduction and grassroots organizing to disrupt carceral logics. In this podcast, Dilara discusses anti-oppressive approaches to the production and dissemination of knowledge, including Participatory Action and Solidarity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/sociology

Today I talked to Dilara Yarbrough about her article "Nothing About Us Without Us: Reading Protests against Oppressive Knowledge Production as Guidelines for Solidarity Research," published in the Journal of Contemporary Ethnography (2019). Dilara Yarbrough is an Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice Studies at San Francisco State University. Dilara's research focuses on how different types of governmental responses to poverty perpetuate or interrupt racial, gender and economic inequalities. Her book manuscript Abolitionist Care describes how poverty relief services provided by and for sex workers and transgender women of colour incorporate radical harm reduction and grassroots organizing to disrupt carceral logics. In this podcast, Dilara discusses anti-oppressive approaches to the production and dissemination of knowledge, including Participatory Action and Solidarity. Rachel Stuart is a sex work researcher whose primary interest is the lived experiences of sex workers.

Today I talked to Dilara Yarbrough about her article "Nothing About Us Without Us: Reading Protests against Oppressive Knowledge Production as Guidelines for Solidarity Research," published in the Journal of Contemporary Ethnography (2019). Dilara Yarbrough is an Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice Studies at San Francisco State University. Dilara’s research focuses on how different types of governmental responses to poverty perpetuate or interrupt racial, gender and economic inequalities. Her book manuscript Abolitionist Care describes how poverty relief services provided by and for sex workers and transgender women of colour incorporate radical harm reduction and grassroots organizing to disrupt carceral logics. In this podcast, Dilara discusses anti-oppressive approaches to the production and dissemination of knowledge, including Participatory Action and Solidarity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/gender-studies

Today I talked to Dilara Yarbrough about her article "Nothing About Us Without Us: Reading Protests against Oppressive Knowledge Production as Guidelines for Solidarity Research," published in the Journal of Contemporary Ethnography (2019). Dilara Yarbrough is an Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice Studies at San Francisco State University. Dilara’s research focuses on how different types of governmental responses to poverty perpetuate or interrupt racial, gender and economic inequalities. Her book manuscript Abolitionist Care describes how poverty relief services provided by and for sex workers and transgender women of colour incorporate radical harm reduction and grassroots organizing to disrupt carceral logics. In this podcast, Dilara discusses anti-oppressive approaches to the production and dissemination of knowledge, including Participatory Action and Solidarity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/anthropology

Today I talked to Dilara Yarbrough about her article "Nothing About Us Without Us: Reading Protests against Oppressive Knowledge Production as Guidelines for Solidarity Research," published in the Journal of Contemporary Ethnography (2019). Dilara Yarbrough is an Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice Studies at San Francisco State University. Dilara’s research focuses on how different types of governmental responses to poverty perpetuate or interrupt racial, gender and economic inequalities. Her book manuscript Abolitionist Care describes how poverty relief services provided by and for sex workers and transgender women of colour incorporate radical harm reduction and grassroots organizing to disrupt carceral logics. In this podcast, Dilara discusses anti-oppressive approaches to the production and dissemination of knowledge, including Participatory Action and Solidarity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

David licate- Professor of Criminal Justice Studies at University of Akron- Militia's are on the rise in the U.S.

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

Dr Sarah Lewis is the Director of Penal Reform Solutions, a unique organisation that provides consultancy, training and programmes in Growth, with consultants who have experience as practitioners, academic and people with lived experience. Dr Sarah Lewis worked within psychological interventions in Probation from 2004 before moving to the Institute of Criminal Justice Studies, where she trained Probation Officers and taught Criminology, Penology and Criminal Psychology. Dr Sarah Lewis is currently a Senior Consultant for the Council of Europe and actively promotes the need for a Growth Movement, to make prisons, correctional services and communities safe, meaningful and transformative.