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A Conservative View of Justice Reform-Pat Nolan

CSOSA — Tue, 07 Jun 2016 17:11:18 GMT

DC Public Safety Radio won the 2015 awards for best podcast and best audio from the National Association of Government Communicators.

DC Public Safety Radio and Television won the Government Customer Service Community of Practice (Cgov) 2014 Overall Excellence and Best Use of technology Awards. See conta.cc/1qiBV74 . We also won the award for Best Teamwork for 2015.

DC Public Safety Television won two top awards for public affairs television in 2015 from DCTV and three additional first-place awards in 2014.

Welcome to “DC Public Safety” – Radio and television shows, blog and transcripts on crime, criminal offenders, and the criminal justice system.

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We discussed the conservative view of change within the criminal justice system with Pat Nolan. Nolan is the Director of the American Conservative Union Foundation’s Center for Criminal Justice Reform. Launched in 2014, The Center will inform and mobilize public support for criminal justice reforms based on conservative principles.

Nolan is a leading voice on criminal justice reform, highlighting the skyrocketing costs of prison, fiscal responsibility in the criminal justice system and reforms for non-violent offenders. He moderated a prominent panel on prison reform, featuring Texas Gov. Rick Perry that received widespread media attention. He is a leader of the Right on Crime project— a national movement of conservative leaders supporting reforms to the criminal justice system.

Pat Nolan served for 15 years in the California State Assembly, four of those as the Assembly Republican Leader. He was a leader on crime issues, particularly on behalf of victims’ rights, was one of the original sponsors of the Victims’ Bill of Rights (Proposition 15), and was awarded the “Victims Advocate Award” by Parents of Murdered Children.

Nolan was prosecuted for a campaign contribution which turned out to be part of an FBI sting. He pleaded guilty to one count of racketeering and served 29 months in federal custody.

Nolan is the author of When Prisoners Return, which describes the important role of the Church in helping prisoners get back on their feet after they are released. He is a frequent expert witness at Congressional hearings on important issues such as prison work programs, juvenile justice, prison safety, offender reintegration and religious freedom. He has lectured at many judicial conferences and legal conventions. He has coauthored articles for the Notre Dame Law School Journal of Law, Ethics and Public Policy and the Regent Law School Law Review.

The website for the American Conservative Union Foundation’s Center for Criminal Justice Reform is at http://acufoundation.conservative.org/center-for-criminal-justice-reform/.

Special Announcements:

A top priority for the Department of Justice is to invest in scientific research to ensure that the Department is both tough and smart on crime. The Office of Justice Programs’ CrimeSolutions.gov website shapes rigorous research into a central, reliable, and credible resource to inform practitioners and policy makers about what works in criminal justice.

A new website lists and evaluates prisoner re-entry programs nationwide. Launched by the Urban Institute, the Council of State Governments, and the John Jay College of Criminal Justice Prisoner Reentry Institute, the “What Works Clearinghouse” can be seen at http://nationalreentryresourcecenter.org/what_works.

The National Reentry Resource Center is a project of the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, US Department of Justice. Please see the Center’s website at http://www.nationalreentryresourcecenter.org/. Please see “Federal Interagency Reentry Council Launches Website, Releases Myth-Buster Series” on the front page of the site (see announcements). CSOSA is a member of the Council. Several requesters have asked for national research on reentry.

The Office of Justice Program’s National Institute of Justice reentry research portfolio supports the evaluation of innovative reentry programs. To access these studies and NIJ’s entire reentry research portfolio visit www.nij.gov/nij/topics/corrections/reentry/welcome.htm .

The Office of Violence Against Women offers stalking response tips for corrections, prosecutors, judges, law enforcement, victims and victim advocates. They are posted on OVW’s website at www.ovw.usdoj.gov .

The National Institute of Corrections Information Center is one of the largest repositories for corrections research and information in the country. See www.nicic.gov/Library.

Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency:

We welcome your comments or suggestions at leonard.sipes@csosa.gov.

The website for the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency is http://www.csosa.gov/.

The program is hosted by Leonard Sipes. The producer is Timothy Barns.

Comments offered on “DC Public Safety” television and radio programs are the opinions of participants and do not necessarily represent the policies of CSOSA or other government agencies.

The post A Conservative View of Justice Reform-Pat Nolan first appeared on DC Public Safety (Audio).

Pretrial Reform-National Institute of Corrections

CSOSA — Wed, 01 Jun 2016 17:50:21 GMT

DC Public Safety Radio won the 2015 awards for best podcast and best audio from the National Association of Government Communicators.

DC Public Safety Television won two top awards for public affairs television in 2015 from DCTV and three additional first-place awards in 2014.

Welcome to “DC Public Safety” – Radio and television shows, blog and transcripts on crime, criminal offenders, and the criminal justice system.

For FY 2013 through FY 2015, we recorded 218,700 unique visitors, 633,000 visits and 1,924,300 page views (excluding robot searches).

This is radio show 278.

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The topic is pretrial reform in the United States. Our guests were Lori Evielle, Correctional Program Specialist, National Institute of Corrections, and Jim Sawyer, Executive Director, National Association of Pretrial Service Agencies.

The website for the National Institute of Corrections is http://www.nicic.gov.

The website for the National Association of Pretrial Service Agencies is http://www.napsa.org.

Special Announcements:

The National Institute of Corrections Information Center is one of the largest repositories for corrections research and information in the country. See www.nicic.gov/Library.

Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency:

We welcome your comments or suggestions at leonard.sipes@csosa.gov.

The website for the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency is http://www.csosa.gov/.

The program is hosted by Leonard Sipes. The producer is Timothy Barns.

Comments offered on “DC Public Safety” television and radio programs are the opinions of participants and do not necessarily represent the policies of CSOSA or other government agencies.

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Veteran’s Treatment Courts-NIC-Event on May 17

CSOSA — Thu, 12 May 2016 17:35:34 GMT

National Institute of Corrections Event on Veteran’s Courts on May 17. New Publication Available

http://community.nicic.gov/blogs/nic/archive/2016/05/05/register-today-nic-publication-release-webinar-quot-veterans-treatment-courts-a-second-chance-for-vets-who-have-lost-their-way-quot.aspx

Sentencing alternatives for veterans? There are dozens of specialized courts across the country that employ therapeutic programs to help keep veterans out of jail. “Veterans Treatment Courts: A Second Chance for Vets Who Have Lost Their Way” is a new publication that tells the story of these veterans and the judges, veterans advocates, and treatment professionals who are fighting to ensure a second chance for vets who find themselves caught up in the criminal justice system.

The publication was produced in partnership by the National Institute of Corrections (NIC), a division of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, and the Veterans Health Council of Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA). The report is based on a series of interviews and personal observations of the judges, veterans, and veterans advocates who have been intimately involved in the founding and operation of veterans treatment courts. In this book, they relay how veterans treatment courts are “the right thing to do” for justice-involved veterans who commit certain crimes associated with the lingering legacy of their wartime experiences.

Court staff and graduates of veterans treatment court programs describe, in often exquisite detail, what their roles are and how they have come to embrace the concept that these courts, which use a carrot-and-stick approach to rehabilitate rather than overtly punish veteran defendants, represent what one veteran in Buffalo, New York, a key player in the creation of the first of these courts in the nation, has called “the most profound change in the attitude of our criminal justice system towards veterans in the history of this country.”

Objectives

Introduce NIC’s new publication “Veterans Treatment Courts: A Second Chance for Vets Who Have Lost Their Way”

Describe the inception of veteran’s treatment courts and their focus;

Highlight successes and challenges of veteran’s treatment courts; and

Hear a veteran’s personal story of the impact of veteran’s treatment court on their life

This publication was authored by Bernard Edelman, Deputy Director for Policy and Government Affairs, VVA; and consultant Dr. Tom Berger, Executive Director of VVA’s Veterans Health Council.

Radio Show

DC Public Safety Radio won the 2015 awards for best podcast and best audio from the National Association of Government Communicators.

DC Public Safety Television won two top awards for public affairs television in 2015 from DCTV and three additional first-place awards in 2014.

Welcome to “DC Public Safety” – Radio and television shows, blog and transcripts on crime, criminal offenders, and the criminal justice system.

For FY 2013 through FY 2015, we recorded 218,700 unique visitors, 633,000 visits and 1,924,300 page views (excluding robot searches).

This is radio show 277.

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Current Radio Program:

We interviewed Bernie Edelman, Deputy Director for Policy and Government Affairs for Vietnam Veterans of America and Stephen Amos, Chief of the Jails Division at the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) along with Greg Crawford, Correctional Program Specialist at NIC about Veteran Treatment Courts. Please see the link at the beginning of this announcement for information about how to register for the May 17, 2016 live event for the release of “Veterans Treatment Courts: A Second Chance for Vets Who Have Lost Their Way.”

In this podcast, the guests discussed the value of these courts; saving worthy lives, restoring families, and saving taxpayer dollars. A Second Chance illuminates an evolving facet of the criminal justice system and highlights innovative practices in these diversionary programs across the country. Using “A Second Chance” as a platform for all NIC veteran-specific initiatives, our guests also discussed the critical importance of continuity of care in jails and intent to expand veterans initiatives across this continuum.

To learn more about veterans initiatives at NIC, please visit the veterans web page of the National Institute of Corrections: http://www.nicic.gov/veterans.

Special Announcements:

The National Institute of Corrections Information Center is one of the largest repositories for corrections research and information in the country. See www.nicic.gov/Library.

Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency:

We welcome your comments or suggestions at leonard.sipes@csosa.gov.

The website for the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency is http://www.csosa.gov/.

The program is hosted by Leonard Sipes. The producer is Timothy Barns.

Comments offered on “DC Public Safety” television and radio programs are the opinions of participants and do not necessarily represent the policies of CSOSA or other government agencies.

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Reentry from Prison-An Offender’s Story

CSOSA — Fri, 29 Apr 2016 20:00:00 GMT

DC Public Safety Radio won the 2015 awards for best podcast and best audio from the National Association of Government Communicators.

DC Public Safety Television won two top awards for public affairs television in 2015 from DCTV and three additional first-place awards in 2014.

Welcome to “DC Public Safety” – Radio and television shows, blog and transcripts on crime, criminal offenders, and the criminal justice system.

For FY 2013 through FY 2015, we recorded 218,700 unique visitors, 633,000 visits and 1,924,300 page views (excluding robot searches).

This is radio show 276.

The portal site for “DC Public Safety” is http://media.csosa.gov

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Current Radio Program:

We interviewed Jeffery Porter, who was released from prison in November of 2015. He is currently under the supervision of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA) in Washington, D.C. CSOSA produces “DC Public Safety” radio and television.

Mr. Porter tells his story about multiple contacts with the criminal justice system, and his views on incarceration and offender reentry.

Also interviewed was Trina Stewart, Intergovernmental and Community Affairs Specialist for the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency. Trina interacted with Mr. Porter and was instrumental in arranging the interview.

The website for the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency is http://www.csosa.gov.

Special Announcements:

The National Institute of Corrections Information Center is one of the largest repositories for corrections research and information in the country. See www.nicic.gov/Library.

Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency:

We welcome your comments or suggestions at leonard.sipes@csosa.gov.

The website for the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency is http://www.csosa.gov/.

The program is hosted by Leonard Sipes. The producer is Timothy Barns.

Comments offered on “DC Public Safety” television and radio programs are the opinions of participants and do not necessarily represent the policies of CSOSA or other government agencies.

The post Reentry from Prison-An Offender’s Story first appeared on DC Public Safety (Audio).

Social Media and Emergency Operations-Virtual Operations Support Team

CSOSA — Thu, 21 Apr 2016 21:06:23 GMT

DC Public Safety Radio won the 2015 awards for best podcast and best audio from the National Association of Government Communicators.

DC Public Safety Radio and Television won the Government Customer Service Community of Practice (Cgov) 2014 Overall Excellence and Best Use of technology Awards. See conta.cc/1qiBV74 .

DC Public Safety Television won two top awards for public affairs television in 2015 from DCTV and three additional first-place awards in 2014

Welcome to “DC Public Safety” – Radio and television shows, blog and transcripts on crime, criminal offenders, and the criminal justice system.

For FY 2013 through FY 2015, we recorded 218,700 unique visitors, 633,000 visits and 1,924,300 page views (excluding robot searches).

This is radio show 275.

The portal site for “DC Public Safety” is http://media.csosa.gov

Subscribe to “DC Public Safety” through iTunes.

Current Radio Program:

We interviewed Micki Trost, Strategic Communications Director, and Sara Spaulding, Communications Specialist, for the Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management regarding Colorado’s implementation of a Virtual Operations Support Team (VOST).

A basic premise of emergency media operations is the understanding that there may be millions of social media messages created during an emergency. It’s understood that the volume of messages, calls for assistance, erroneous information, or malicious websites could hamper the provision of vital information, or impede analysis, correct messaging or recovery.

A Virtual Operations Support Team is composed of vetted and trained social media specialists who analyze and report critical information regarding an emergency to spokespeople at an emergency media command center. VOST members can be in-state, or reside throughout the United States or the world.

The podcast explores the implementation of a VOST in Colorado.

The website for the Colorado Division of Homeland Security is http://www.coemergency.com.

The website for national/international VOST network is http://vosg.us/.

Special Announcements:

The National Institute of Corrections Information Center is one of the largest repositories for corrections research and information in the country. See www.nicic.gov/Library.

Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency:

We welcome your comments or suggestions at leonard.sipes@csosa.gov.

The website for the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency is http://www.csosa.gov/.

The program is hosted by Leonard Sipes. The producer is Timothy Barns.

Comments offered on “DC Public Safety” television and radio programs are the opinions of participants and do not necessarily represent the policies of CSOSA or other government agencies.

The post Social Media and Emergency Operations-Virtual Operations Support Team first appeared on DC Public Safety (Audio).

Reforming Federal Corrections-Audio Podcast

CSOSA — Thu, 14 Apr 2016 14:48:49 GMT

DC Public Safety Radio won the 2015 awards for best podcast and best audio from the National Association of Government Communicators.

DC Public Safety Radio and Television won the Government Customer Service Community of Practice (Cgov) 2014 Overall Excellence and Best Use of technology Awards. See conta.cc/1qiBV74 .

DC Public Safety Television won two top awards for public affairs television in 2015 from DCTV and three additional first-place awards in 2014

Welcome to “DC Public Safety” – Radio and television shows, blog and transcripts on crime, criminal offenders, and the criminal justice system.

For FY 2013 through FY 2015, we recorded 218,700 unique visitors, 633,000 visits and 1,924,300 page views (excluding robot searches).

This is radio show 274.

The portal site for “DC Public Safety” is http://media.csosa.gov

Subscribe to “DC Public Safety” through iTunes.

Current Radio Program:

We interviewed Pennslyvania Secretary of Corrections John E. Wetzel, who was a member of The Charles Colson Task Force on Federal Corrections. Created by Congress, this nine-person, bipartisan, blue-ribbon task force was mandated to examine challenges in the federal corrections system and develop practical, data-driven policy responses.

The website for the task force is at http://colsontaskforce.org/.

The final report titled, Transforming Prisons, Restoring Lives is available at .

Information on Secretary Witzel is available at http://www.cor.pa.gov/Pages/Secretary-BIO-page.aspx#.Vw6zeZMrLok.

The website for the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections is at http://www.cor.pa.gov/.

Special Announcements:

The National Institute of Corrections Information Center is one of the largest repositories for corrections research and information in the country. See www.nicic.gov/Library.

Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency:

We welcome your comments or suggestions at leonard.sipes@csosa.gov.

The website for the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency is http://www.csosa.gov/.

The program is hosted by Leonard Sipes. The producer is Timothy Barns.

Comments offered on “DC Public Safety” television and radio programs are the opinions of participants and do not necessarily represent the policies of CSOSA or other government agencies.

The post Reforming Federal Corrections-Audio Podcast first appeared on DC Public Safety (Audio).

Reducing Violence in America

CSOSA — Thu, 07 Apr 2016 20:39:59 GMT

DC Public Safety Radio won the 2015 awards for best podcast and best audio from the National Association of Government Communicators.

DC Public Safety Radio and Television won the Government Customer Service Community of Practice (Cgov) 2014 Overall Excellence and Best Use of technology Awards. See conta.cc/1qiBV74 .

DC Public Safety Television won two top awards for public affairs television in 2015 from DCTV and three additional first-place awards in 2014

Welcome to “DC Public Safety” – Radio and television shows, blog and transcripts on crime, criminal offenders, and the criminal justice system.

For FY 2013 through FY 2015, we recorded 218,700 unique visitors, 633,000 visits and 1,924,300 page views (excluding robot searches).

This is radio show 273.

The portal site for “DC Public Safety” is http://media.csosa.gov

Subscribe to “DC Public Safety” through iTunes.

Current Radio Program:

We interviewed Thomas Abt about reducing violence. Thomas Abt is a Senior Research Fellow and Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy. Both in the United States and globally, Thomas teaches, studies, and writes on the use of evidence-informed approaches to reducing gun, gang, and youth violence, among other topics.

Before joining Harvard, Thomas served as Deputy Secretary for Public Safety to Governor Andrew Cuomo in New York, where he led the development of New York’s GIVE (Gun-Involved Violence Elimination) Initiative, which employs evidence-informed, data-driven approaches to reduce violence. Before New York, Thomas served as Chief of Staff to the Office of Justice Programs at the US Department of Justice, where he played a lead role in establishing the National Forum on Youth Violence Prevention, a network of federal agencies and local communities working together to reduce youth and gang violence.

The cited USAID report on crime in Central America is at: https://www.usaid.gov/sites/default/files/USAID-2016-What-Works-in-Reducing-Community-Violence-Final-Report.pdf.

Tom’s Harvard bio is at http://growthlab.cid.harvard.edu/people/thomas-abt

Connect with Tom via Twitter at https://twitter.com/Abt_Thomas

Special Announcements:

The National Institute of Corrections Information Center is one of the largest repositories for corrections research and information in the country. See www.nicic.gov/Library.

Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency:

We welcome your comments or suggestions at leonard.sipes@csosa.gov.

The website for the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency is http://www.csosa.gov/.

The program is hosted by Leonard Sipes. The producer is Timothy Barns.

Comments offered on “DC Public Safety” television and radio programs are the opinions of participants and do not necessarily represent the policies of CSOSA or other government agencies.

The post Reducing Violence in America first appeared on DC Public Safety (Audio).

The Challenges of Crime Reporting-The Marshall Project

CSOSA — Thu, 31 Mar 2016 20:00:22 GMT

DC Public Safety Radio won the 2015 awards for best podcast and best audio from the National Association of Government Communicators.

DC Public Safety Radio and Television won the Government Customer Service Community of Practice (Cgov) 2014 Overall Excellence and Best Use of technology Awards. See conta.cc/1qiBV74 .

DC Public Safety Television won two top awards for public affairs television in 2015 from DCTV and three additional first-place awards in 2014

Welcome to “DC Public Safety” – Radio and television shows, blog and transcripts on crime, criminal offenders, and the criminal justice system.

For FY 2013 through FY 2015, we recorded 218,700 unique visitors, 633,000 visits and 1,924,300 page views (excluding robot searches).

This is radio show 272.

The portal site for “DC Public Safety” is http://media.csosa.gov

Subscribe to “DC Public Safety” through iTunes.

Current Radio Program:

We interviewed Tom Meagher, Deputy Managing Editor for The Marshall Project about the challenges of crime reporting.

From the website: “The Marshall Project is a nonprofit news organization that focuses on the American criminal justice system. Our mission is to create and sustain a sense of urgency about criminal justice in America. We aim at all times for accuracy, fairness, and impartiality. Our repertoire includes deep investigative projects, narratives and profiles that put a human face on criminal justice, explanatory and contextual pieces, along with guest commentary and voices from inside the system. And we partner with a diverse array of media organizations to amplify our message.”

The Marshall Project is @MarshallProj on Twitter and Tom’s personal handle is @ultracasual.

The website for The Marshall Project is https://www.themarshallproject.org/.

Special Announcements:

The National Institute of Corrections Information Center is one of the largest repositories for corrections research and information in the country. See www.nicic.gov/Library.

Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency:

We welcome your comments or suggestions at leonard.sipes@csosa.gov.

The website for the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency is http://www.csosa.gov/.

The program is hosted by Leonard Sipes. The producer is Timothy Barns.

Comments offered on “DC Public Safety” television and radio programs are the opinions of participants and do not necessarily represent the policies of CSOSA or other government agencies.

The post The Challenges of Crime Reporting-The Marshall Project first appeared on DC Public Safety (Audio).

Successful Reentry Through Employment

leonard.sipes@csosa.gov (Leonard Sipes) — Mon, 28 Mar 2016 20:08:22 GMT

The topic for the 36th TV show produced by the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency is, “Successful Reentry through Employment.”

Employment is vital to the reentry process. We also acknowledge that there is reluctance for some employers to hire CSOSA clients. The question is; what can be done to entice more employers to consider people on supervision?

The challenge for CSOSA is to inform the community of VOTEE (CSOSA’s employment and education unit), our dedication to employer satisfaction, and the fact that we have clients who are skilled, trustworthy and reliable.

The program explores why employers hire people under supervision and the benefits to themselves and society.

Host:

The host is Nancy M. Ware, Director, Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency

Participant-first segment:

Deborah A. Carroll, Director of the D.C. Department of Employment Services

Participants-second segment:

Marianne Ali, Director of Training, DC Central Kitchen

Omar McIntosh, CEO, Perennial Construction

Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency:

See http://media.csosa.gov for the main page for DC Public Safety Television and Radio.

See transcript at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/2016/03/successful-reentry-employment-transcript/

DC Public Safety Radio won the 2015 awards for best podcast and best audio from the National Association of Government Communicators.

DC Public Safety Radio and Television won the Government Customer Service Community of Practice (Cgov) 2014 Overall Excellence and Best Use of Technology Awards.

DC Public Safety Television won two top awards for public affairs television in 2015 from DCTV and three additional first-place awards in 2014

For FY 2013 through FY 2015, we recorded 218,700 unique visitors, 633,000 visits and 1,924,300 page views (excluding robot searches).

We welcome your comments or suggestions at leonard.sipes@csosa.gov

The post Successful Reentry Through Employment first appeared on DC Public Safety (Video).

Cure Violence

CSOSA — Thu, 24 Mar 2016 16:09:04 GMT

DC Public Safety Radio won the 2015 awards for best podcast and best audio from the National Association of Government Communicators.

DC Public Safety Radio and Television won the Government Customer Service Community of Practice (Cgov) 2014 Overall Excellence and Best Use of technology Awards. See conta.cc/1qiBV74 .

DC Public Safety Television won two top awards for public affairs television in 2015 from DCTV and three additional first-place awards in 2014

Welcome to “DC Public Safety” – Radio and television shows, blog and transcripts on crime, criminal offenders, and the criminal justice system.

For FY 2013 through FY 2015, we recorded 218,700 unique visitors, 633,000 visits and 1,924,300 page views (excluding robot searches).

This is radio show 271.

The portal site for “DC Public Safety” is http://media.csosa.gov

Subscribe to “DC Public Safety” through iTunes.

Current Radio Program:

We interviewed Shannon Cosgrove, Director of Health Policy, from Cure Violence regarding violence prevention initiatives in cities throughout the United States.

Cure Violence uses a health approach to prevent violence in 64 communities in 25 cities in 8 countries and on 4 continents. The model has been evaluated by several prestigious universities and institutions including Northwestern University, Johns Hopkins University, Temple University and the Center for Court Innovations and John Jay College. The research revealed significant success through reductions in homicides and shootings of up to 73%.

The model has been evaluated by several prestigious universities and institutions including Northwestern University, Johns Hopkins University, Temple University, the Center for Court Innovations and John Jay College. The research revealed significant success through reductions in homicides and shootings of up to 73%.

For information regarding the evaluations, please visit: http://cureviolence.org/results/scientific-evaluations/

For more information on the model, please visit: http://cureviolence.org/the-model/implementation/

Cure Violence has been featured by many nationally recognized entities including CNN and the Washington Post. See the published articles here http://www.cnn.com/2015/10/05/health/gupta-stopping-violence/ and https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/10/02/why-violence-is-contagious-and-should-be-treated-like-a-disease/.

Special Announcements:

The National Institute of Corrections Information Center is one of the largest repositories for corrections research and information in the country. See www.nicic.gov/Library.

Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency:

We welcome your comments or suggestions at leonard.sipes@csosa.gov.

The website for the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency is http://www.csosa.gov/.

The program is hosted by Leonard Sipes. The producer is Timothy Barns.

Comments offered on “DC Public Safety” television and radio programs are the opinions of participants and do not necessarily represent the policies of CSOSA or other government agencies.

The post Cure Violence first appeared on DC Public Safety (Audio).

Parole in America-The Marshall Project

CSOSA — Wed, 09 Mar 2016 18:11:18 GMT

DC Public Safety Radio won the 2015 awards for best podcast and best audio from the National Association of Government Communicators.

DC Public Safety Radio and Television won the Government Customer Service Community of Practice (Cgov) 2014 Overall Excellence and Best Use of technology Awards. See conta.cc/1qiBV74 .

DC Public Safety Television won two top awards for public affairs television in 2015 from DCTV and three additional first-place awards in 2014

Welcome to “DC Public Safety” – Radio and television shows, blog and transcripts on crime, criminal offenders, and the criminal justice system.

For FY 2013 through FY 2015, we recorded 218,700 unique visitors, 633,000 visits and 1,924,300 page views (excluding robot searches).

This is radio show 270.

The portal site for “DC Public Safety” is http://media.csosa.gov

Subscribe to “DC Public Safety” through iTunes.

See transcript at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/2016/03/parole-in-america/

Current Radio Program:

The program examines parole in America with Beth Schwartzapfel, staff writer for The Marshall Project, who wrote, “Life Without Parole” at https://www.themarshallproject.org/2015/07/10/life-without-parole. “Life Without Parole” is a probing examination of parole in the United States, providing past and current understandings as to use and challenges. Some suggest that parole should be part of discussions as to reforming the American correctional system.

From the Marshall Project, “The Marshall Project is a nonprofit news organization that focuses on the American criminal justice system. Our mission is to create and sustain a sense of urgency about criminal justice in America. We aim at all times for accuracy, fairness, and impartiality. Our repertoire includes deep investigative projects, narratives and profiles that put a human face on criminal justice, explanatory and contextual pieces, along with guest commentary and voices from inside the system. And we partner with a diverse array of media organizations to amplify our message.”

The website for The Marshall Project is https://www.themarshallproject.org/.

Special Announcements:

The National Institute of Corrections Information Center is one of the largest repositories for corrections research and information in the country. See www.nicic.gov/Library.

Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency:

We welcome your comments or suggestions at leonard.sipes@csosa.gov.

The website for the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency is http://www.csosa.gov/.

The program is hosted by Leonard Sipes. The producer is Timothy Barns.

Comments offered on “DC Public Safety” television and radio programs are the opinions of participants and do not necessarily represent the policies of CSOSA or other government agencies.

The post Parole in America-The Marshall Project first appeared on DC Public Safety (Audio).

Tablets and Corrections

CSOSA — Thu, 03 Mar 2016 20:26:38 GMT

DC Public Safety Radio won the 2015 awards for best podcast and best audio from the National Association of Government Communicators.

DC Public Safety Radio and Television won the Government Customer Service Community of Practice (Cgov) 2014 Overall Excellence and Best Use of technology Awards. See conta.cc/1qiBV74 .

DC Public Safety Television won two top awards for public affairs television in 2015 from DCTV and three additional first-place awards in 2014

Welcome to “DC Public Safety” – Radio and television shows, blog and transcripts on crime, criminal offenders, and the criminal justice system.

For FY 2013 through FY 2015, we recorded 218,700 unique visitors, 633,000 visits and 1,924,300 page views (excluding robot searches).

This is radio show 269.

The portal site for “DC Public Safety” is http://media.csosa.gov

Subscribe to “DC Public Safety” through iTunes.

See transcript at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/2016/03/tablets-corrections-transcript/

Current Radio Program:

Today’s program focuses on tablets in corrections. Tablets are seen by many in criminal justice to be a unique and affordable method of delivering educational, vocational and substance abuse services through recorded or live programs. They are also seen as a device for frequent communications with family and other prosocial members of society. Some in corrections cite cost and security concerns as reasons to proceed cautiously.

To examine these issues, we interviewed Randy Kearse and Chenault.

Randy Kearse is founder of Reentry Strategies, a multimedia company that creates innovative content to help incarcerated and formerly incarcerated men and women successfully transition from prison, back to their family, community, and society. He’s executive producer of the film series, Beyond Prison Probation and Parole. His website is at http://www.randykearse.co/reentry-strategist/.

Chenault Taylor is the Director of Public Relations at Edovo, a Chicago-based social enterprise. Edovo is committed to improving outcomes for those in jail and prison during incarceration, and after release, through secure tablet technology that enables self-driven, incentive-based education and rehabilitation. The website for Edovo is https://edovo.com/.

Special Announcements:

The National Institute of Corrections Information Center is one of the largest repositories for corrections research and information in the country. See www.nicic.gov/Library.

Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency:

We welcome your comments or suggestions at leonard.sipes@csosa.gov.

The website for the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency is http://www.csosa.gov/.

The program is hosted by Leonard Sipes. The producer is Timothy Barns.

Comments offered on “DC Public Safety” television and radio programs are the opinions of participants and do not necessarily represent the policies of CSOSA or other government agencies.

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Successful Parole and Probation Practices

leonard.sipes@csosa.gov (Leonard Sipes) — Thu, 25 Feb 2016 21:48:30 GMT

The topic for the 35th TV show produced by the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency and the Office of Cable Television is “Successful Parole and Probation Practices.”

The program interviewed four directors of state parole and probation agencies to discuss best practices as it applies their state or counterparts nationally.

See transcripts at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/2016/02/successful-parole-and-probation-practices/.

The host is Nancy M. Ware, Director, Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency.

Participants-first segment:

Anmarie Aylward, Assistant Secretary, Community Corrections Division, Washington State Department of Correction

Reginald (Reggie) Hines, Deputy Director, Community Corrections, Oklahoma Department of Correction

Participants-second segment:

Anne Precythe, Director, Adult Community Corrections, North Carolina Department of Public Safety

Gerald Washington, Regional Operations Chief, Western Region, Virginia Department of Corrections

Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency:

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DC Public Safety Television won two top awards for public affairs television in 2015 from DCTV and three additional first-place awards in 2014

For FY 2013 through FY 2015, we recorded 218,700 unique visitors, 633,000 visits and 1,924,300 page views (excluding robot searches).

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“This is Criminal” An interview With Phoebe Judge and Lauren Spohrer

CSOSA — Thu, 25 Feb 2016 18:55:44 GMT

DC Public Safety Radio won the 2015 awards for best podcast and best audio from the National Association of Government Communicators.

DC Public Safety Radio and Television won the Government Customer Service Community of Practice (Cgov) 2014 Overall Excellence and Best Use of technology Awards. See conta.cc/1qiBV74 .

DC Public Safety Television won two top awards for public affairs television in 2015 from DCTV and three additional first-place awards in 2014

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This is radio show 268.

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See transcript at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/2016/03/this-is-criminal-an-interview-with-phoebe-judge-and-lauren-spohrer/

“This is Criminal” is a popular, deep-diving, intimate podcast that takes listeners into the thoughts and actions of people caught up in the criminal justice system. Counterfeiters, book thieves, a serial killer, tourists who raid petrified forests for wood, a mother and daughter corner, and the role of animals in crime are all topics for the podcast.

We interviewed co-creators Phoebe Judge and Lauren Spohrer.

From the Huffington Post: “To be human is to sort things into categories: right and wrong, good and bad, guilty and innocent. “Criminal,” a podcast from Radiotopia and PRX, reminds listeners with every episode that the truth is many shades blurrier than that.”

“I hope what we do is put forth an interesting story in as unbiased a way as possible and allow the listener to decide what they think,” she added.

“Sitting at the Venn diagram overlap of public radio listeners and “Law & Order” fans, the podcast, in so few words, is about crime. It’s doesn’t rest on the unedited voyeurism of the televised “Cops,” nor does it offer the clear resolution of a fictional courtroom drama like “The Practice.” Instead, “Criminal” covers the human aspect of the many roles — perpetrator, victim, enforcer, witness — that surround a wrongdoing.”

See the full article at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/criminal-podcast-true-crime-phoebe-judge_us_56afd185e4b0b8d7c230436f.

The website for, “This is Criminal” is available at http://thisiscriminal.com/.

Special Announcements:

The National Institute of Corrections Information Center is one of the largest repositories for corrections research and information in the country. See www.nicic.gov/Library.

Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency:

We welcome your comments or suggestions at leonard.sipes@csosa.gov.

The website for the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency is http://www.csosa.gov/.

The program is hosted by Leonard Sipes. The producer is Timothy Barns.

Comments offered on “DC Public Safety” television and radio programs are the opinions of participants and do not necessarily represent the policies of CSOSA or other government agencies.

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Change and Juvenile Justice

CSOSA — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 21:14:59 GMT

DC Public Safety Radio won the 2015 awards for best podcast and best audio from the National Association of Government Communicators.

DC Public Safety Radio and Television won the Government Customer Service Community of Practice (Cgov) 2014 Overall Excellence and Best Use of technology Awards. See conta.cc/1qiBV74 .

DC Public Safety Television won two top awards for public affairs television in 2015 from DCTV and three additional first-place awards in 2014

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For FY 2013 through FY 2015, we recorded 218,700 unique visitors, 633,000 visits and 1,924,300 page views (excluding robot searches).

This is radio show 267.

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See the transcript at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/2016/03/juvenile-justice-crime/

Current Radio Program:

There has been significant change in juvenile justice policies and trends throughout the last decade. To summarize and explain this transition, we interviewed Jake Horowitz, the policy director for the Public Safety Performance Project at The Pew Charitable Trusts. Jake oversees Pew’s work to advance data-driven, fiscally sound policies and practices in the criminal and juvenile sentencing and corrections systems that protect public safety, hold offenders accountable, and control costs.

A growing body of research demonstrates that for many juvenile offenders, lengthy out-of-home placements in secure corrections or other residential facilities fail to produce better outcomes than alternative sanctions. In certain instances, they can be counterproductive. Seeking to reduce recidivism and achieve better returns on their juvenile justice spending, several states have recently enacted laws that limit which youth can be committed to these facilities and moderates the length of time they can spend there. These changes prioritize the use of costly facilities and intensive programming for serious offenders who present a higher risk of reoffending, while supporting effective community-based programs for others.

Before joining Pew, Jake worked at the National Institute of Justice (U.S. Department of Justice), in the U.S. House of Representatives, and at Eckerd Youth Alternatives. Jake graduated from Reed College and Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government

Some of the data and policy options (see underlined links) discussed includes:

The big picture trends in juvenile crime and commitment rates;

What does the research say about the impact of juvenile commitment on recidivism?

States taking action (Georgia, Kentucky, Hawaii);

The promising models (aligning fiscal incentives,);

Key stakeholders on these policies including judges and prosecuting attorneys;

What does the public want when it comes to juvenile justice reform?

See Pew’s website at http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/collections/2014/11/juvenile-justice-research

Special Announcements:

The National Institute of Corrections Information Center is one of the largest repositories for corrections research and information in the country. See www.nicic.gov/Library.

Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency:

We welcome your comments or suggestions at leonard.sipes@csosa.gov.

The website for the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency is http://www.csosa.gov/.

The program is hosted by Leonard Sipes. The producer is Timothy Barns.

Comments offered on “DC Public Safety” television and radio programs are the opinions of participants and do not necessarily represent the policies of CSOSA or other government agencies.

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Mental Health and Recovery in Criminal Justice

leonard.sipes@csosa.gov (Leonard Sipes) — Fri, 05 Feb 2016 16:27:59 GMT

The topic for the 32nd. television show produced by the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA) and the Office of Cable Television is “Mental Health and Recovery.”

The program provides an overview of mental health issues within the criminal justice system from experts from the D.C. Department of Behavioral Health, University Legal Services plus interviews with two CSOSA administrators/experts. The program addresses conditions in D.C. and throughout the country.

What are the lessons learned from research and application? What should society understand about mental health and recovery within the criminal justice system? What will lead to greater support of programs and resources for successful reentry?

Transcript available at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/2016/02/mental-health-and-recovery/

The host is Nancy M. Ware, Director, Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency.

Participants-first segment:

Stephen T. Baron, Director, D.C. Department of Behavioral Health

Tammy Seltzer, Director, Jail and Prison Advocacy Project, University Legal Services Protection and Advocacy Program for the District of Columbia.

Participants-second segment:

Thomas Williams, Associate Director, Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency

Ubax Hussen, Social Worker, Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency

Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency:

Welcome to “DC Public Safety” – Radio and television shows, blog and transcripts on crime, criminal offenders, and the criminal justice system.

DC Public Safety Radio won the 2015 awards for best podcast and best audio from the National Association of Government Communicators.

DC Public Safety Radio and Television won the Government Customer Service Community of Practice (Cgov) 2014 Overall Excellence and Best Use of technology Awards. See conta.cc/1qiBV74 .

DC Public Safety Television won two top awards for public affairs television in 2015 from DCTV and three additional first-place awards in 2014

For FY 2013 through FY 2015, we recorded 218,700 unique visitors, 633,000 visits and 1,924,300 page views (excluding robot searches).

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The Justice Experience of Black Men and Boys: A Congressional Perspective

leonard.sipes@csosa.gov (Leonard Sipes) — Thu, 04 Feb 2016 22:43:59 GMT

The topic for the 33rd TV show produced by the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency is, “The Justice Experience of Black Men and Boys: A Congressional Perspective.”

The program provides an overview by two members of the US House of Representatives as to programs (or lack of programs) to assist black men and boys with the skills, education, mentoring, support and knowledge to successfully participate in society.

The show discussed: The Congressional Caucus on Black Men and Boys; the current state of the art as to adult and juvenile incarceration; the criminal justice system and disparity, the Second Chance Act; My Brother’s Keeper; mandatory minimum sentences; society’s support of reentry programs and the Administration’s efforts to address prison reentry beyond the programs mentioned above.

Transcript available at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/2016/02/the-justice-experience-of-black-men-and-boys/

The host is Nancy M. Ware, Director, Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency.

Participants:

The Honorable Eleanor Holmes Norton

The Honorable Danny K. Davis

Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency:

Welcome to “DC Public Safety” – Radio and television shows, blog and transcripts on crime, criminal offenders, and the criminal justice system.

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DC Public Safety Radio and Television won the Government Customer Service Community of Practice (Cgov) 2014 Overall Excellence and Best Use of technology Awards. See conta.cc/1qiBV74 .

DC Public Safety Television won two top awards for public affairs television in 2015 from DCTV and three additional first-place awards in 2014

For FY 2013 through FY 2015, we recorded 218,700 unique visitors, 633,000 visits and 1,924,300 page views (excluding robot searches).

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Predicting Criminal Behavior Through Risk Instruments

CSOSA — Thu, 14 Jan 2016 20:27:02 GMT

DC Public Safety Radio won the 2015 awards for best podcast and best audio from the National Association of Government Communicators.

DC Public Safety Radio and Television won the Government Customer Service Community of Practice (Cgov) 2014 Overall Excellence and Best Use of technology Awards. See conta.cc/1qiBV74 .

DC Public Safety Television won two top awards for public affairs television in 2015 from DCTV and three additional first-place awards in 2014

Welcome to “DC Public Safety” – Radio and television shows, blog and transcripts on crime, criminal offenders, and the criminal justice system.

For FY 2013 through FY 2015, we recorded 218,700 unique visitors, 633,000 visits and 1,924,300 page views (excluding robot searches).

This is radio show 266.

The portal site for “DC Public Safety” is http://media.csosa.gov

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See the transcript at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/2016/03/predicting-criminal-risk-and-behavior/

Current Radio Program:

Predicting risk of criminal offending through risk instruments is integral to our understanding of change in the criminal justice system.

We interviewed Mason Burley, Senior Research Associate for the Washington State Institute for Public Policy (WSIPP), and Zachary Hamilton, Assistant Professor, Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology, and Director of the Washington State Institute for Criminal Justice, Washington State University.

We discussed a new report from WSIPP and the larger policy implications of risk instruments. The title of the report is, “Assessing the Risk of Criminal Offense for Washington’s Involuntary Treatment and Forensic Commitment Populations,” which included an assessment of a risk instrument for mental health and convicted populations.

The report is available at http://www.wsipp.wa.gov/ReportFile/1618/Wsipp_Assessing-the-Risk-of-Criminal-Offense-for-Washingtons-Involuntary-Treatment-and-Forensic-Commitment-Populations_Report.pdf.

The website for the Washington State Institute for Public Policy (WSIPP) is http://www.wsipp.wa.gov.

The website for the Washington State Institute for Criminal Justice Research at WSU is https://wsicj.wsu.edu/.

Special Announcements:

The National Institute of Corrections Information Center is one of the largest repositories for corrections research and information in the country. See www.nicic.gov/Library.

Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency:

We welcome your comments or suggestions at leonard.sipes@csosa.gov.

The website for the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency is http://www.csosa.gov/.

The program is hosted by Leonard Sipes. The producer is Timothy Barns.

Comments offered on “DC Public Safety” television and radio programs are the opinions of participants and do not necessarily represent the policies of CSOSA or other government agencies.

The post Predicting Criminal Behavior Through Risk Instruments first appeared on DC Public Safety (Audio).

Pretrial in America

CSOSA — Thu, 10 Dec 2015 20:35:04 GMT

DC Public Safety Radio won the 2015 awards for best podcast and best audio from the National Association of Government Communicators.

DC Public Safety Radio and Television won the Government Customer Service Community of Practice (Cgov) 2014 Overall Excellence and Best Use of technology Awards. See conta.cc/1qiBV74 .

DC Public Safety Television won two top awards for public affairs television in 2015 from DCTV and three additional awards in 2014

Welcome to “DC Public Safety” – Radio and television shows, blog and transcripts on crime, criminal offenders, and the criminal justice system.

For FY 2013 through FY 2015, we recorded 218,700 unique visitors, 633,000 visits and 1,924,300 page views (excluding robot searches).

This is radio show 265.

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See transcript at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/2016/03/pretrial-pretrial-services/

Current Radio Program:

We interviewed Clifford T. Keenan, the Director of the Pretrial Services Agency for the District of Columbia. Cliff is a nationally known expert on pretrial operations.

The Pretrial Services Agency for the District of Columbia (PSA) has served the Nation’s Capital for more than 45 years with the same important mission: to promote pretrial justice and enhance community safety while honoring the presumption of innocence and each defendant’s right to pretrial release under the least restrictive conditions.

Washington DC is unique in that it is one of the very few jurisdictions that does not use money as a condition of pretrial release. There is no commercial surety taking place, so there are no bail bondsmen operating in DC. There are no persons being detained at the city’s jail because they do not have the money to post “bail,” unlike most other jurisdictions around the country.

PSA is very proud of what the agency has accomplished in nearly half a century of operation, particularly through the development of innovative programs and technologies that distinguish PSA as a leader in the pretrial field. Some of our innovation highlights include:

Being among the first criminal justice agencies in the nation to develop an automated criminal history database;
Being the first pretrial program to introduce on-site drug testing of defendants;
Introducing a state-of-the art paperless barcoding system for drug testing results, which laid the foundation for a comprehensive electronic system that allows judicial officers to access drug test results and detailed chronological records of defendants’ progress in supervision and treatment;
Launching the D.C. Superior Court Drug Intervention Program – better known as Drug Court – in partnership with the Court and U.S. Attorney’s Office, to provide intensive treatment and graduated sanctions for all defendants in need of substance use disorder treatment;
Collaborating with the D.C. Superior Court to establish one of the first mental health community courts in the United States and to be the first jurisdiction to expand its community courts across the entire city.

The website for PSA is http://www.psa.gov.

Special Announcements:

The National Institute of Corrections Information Center is one of the largest repositories for corrections research and information in the country. See www.nicic.gov/Library.

Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency:

We welcome your comments or suggestions at leonard.sipes@csosa.gov.

The website for the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency is http://www.csosa.gov/.

The program is hosted by Leonard Sipes. The producer is Timothy Barns.

Comments offered on “DC Public Safety” television and radio programs are the opinions of participants and do not necessarily represent the policies of CSOSA or other government agencies.

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Fundamental Change in Criminal Justice-Pew Public Safety

CSOSA — Thu, 03 Dec 2015 17:03:35 GMT

DC Public Safety Radio won the 2015 awards for best podcast and best audio from the National Association of Government Communicators.

DC Public Safety Radio and Television won the Government Customer Service Community of Practice (Cgov) 2014 Overall Excellence and Best Use of technology Awards. See conta.cc/1qiBV74 .

DC Public Safety Television won three top awards for public affairs television in 2014 from CTV and DCTV.

Welcome to “DC Public Safety” – Radio and television shows, blog and transcripts on crime, criminal offenders, and the criminal justice system.

For FY 2013 through FY 2015, we recorded 218,700 unique visitors, 633,000 visits and 1,924,300 page views (excluding robot searches).

This is radio show 264.

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See the transcript at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/2016/03/fundamental-change-within-criminal-justice-system/

Current Radio Program:

The Pew Public Safety Performance Project of the Pew Charitable Trusts is a leading proponent of fundamental change within the criminal justice system. Adam Gelb is the Director and today’s guest. Pew, along with the US Department of Justice and allied agencies, are working together with states to analyze how they process criminal offenders and how alternatives can be used that protect public safety and improve efficiencies.

From their website:

Why Public Safety Policy Matters

America’s prison population skyrocketed over the past few decades, largely as a result of state laws and policies that placed more offenders behind bars and kept them there longer. But proven strategies are available that offer a better public safety return on taxpayer dollars. PSPP and our partners have worked directly with more than a dozen states to help them develop research-based sentencing and corrections policies and practices that slow the growth of prison costs while reducing reoffense rates, and keeping communities safer.

How We Conduct Our Work

The project supports efforts in select states that want better results from their sentencing and corrections systems. Along with partners, we diagnose the factors driving prison growth in those states and provide policy audits to identify options for reform, drawing on solid research, promising approaches, and best practices in other states. The project also helps state officials, practitioners, and others across the country share state-of-the-art knowledge and ideas through policy forums; public opinion surveys; multi-state meetings; national, regional, and state-level convenings; and online information about what works. Read our FAQ.

The website for the Pew Public Safety Performance Project of the Pew Charitable Trusts is http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/projects/public-safety-performance-project.

Special Announcements:

The National Institute of Corrections Information Center is one of the largest repositories for corrections research and information in the country. See www.nicic.gov/Library.

Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency:

We welcome your comments or suggestions at leonard.sipes@csosa.gov.

The website for the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency is http://www.csosa.gov/.

The program is hosted by Leonard Sipes. The producer is Timothy Barns.

Comments offered on “DC Public Safety” television and radio programs are the opinions of participants and do not necessarily represent the policies of CSOSA or other government agencies.

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The Growth of Veterans Treatment Courts

CSOSA — Tue, 10 Nov 2015 21:38:32 GMT

DC Public Safety Radio won the 2015 awards for best podcast and best audio from the National Association of Government Communicators.

DC Public Safety Radio and Television won the Government Customer Service Community of Practice (Cgov) 2014 Overall Excellence and Best Use of technology Awards. See conta.cc/1qiBV74 .

DC Public Safety Television won three top awards for public affairs television in 2014 from CTV and DCTV.

Welcome to “DC Public Safety” – Radio and television shows, blog and transcripts on crime, criminal offenders, and the criminal justice system.

For FY 2013 through FY 2015, we recorded 218,700 unique visitors, 633,000 visits and 1,924,300 page views (excluding robot searches).

This is radio show 263.

The portal site for “DC Public Safety” is http://media.csosa.gov

Subscribe to “DC Public Safety” through iTunes.

See transcript at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/2016/03/veteran-treatment-courts/

Current Radio Program:

Veterans Treatment Courts are one of the fastest growing criminal justice programs in the United States. Since 9/11, more than 2.5 million Americans have served our country in uniform. Many of them have deployed several times. And many of these men and women in uniform are coming home and struggling not only with the physical wounds of war, but also its “invisible” wounds: post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury.

Since the inception of the first Veterans Treatment Court by Judge Robert Russell in Buffalo, NY in 2008, there are now more than 300 veterans treatment courts across the country. These courts account for veterans’ military service and provide diversion and treatment alternatives specific to their needs.

The development of a screening tool specific to veterans is now underway through partnership between the National Institute of Corrections (NIC), the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) and the Center for Court Innovation (CCI). The assessment tool factors in the latest research on trauma and will support an accompanying case planning protocol. This Veterans Treatment Court Enhancement Initiative is a three-year project that will include implementing the tool and protocol in two pilot sites. The pilot site solicitation opportunity will be released in November 2015.

Our guests include Director of Treatment Court Programs at CCI, Aaron Arnold; Associate Deputy Director for BJA, Ruby Qazilbash; and Correctional Program Specialist from NIC, Greg Crawford.

The websites for NIC, BJA and CCI:

National Institute of Corrections: http://nicic.gov/ or link to NIC broadcast on veterans:

Veterans Treatment Courts: A Second Chance for Vets Who Have Lost Their Way http://nicic.gov/library/029869

Bureau of Justice Assistance: https://www.bja.gov/

Center for Court Innovation: http://www.courtinnovation.org/

Special Announcements:

The National Institute of Corrections Information Center is one of the largest repositories for corrections research and information in the country. See www.nicic.gov/Library.

Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency:

We welcome your comments or suggestions at leonard.sipes@csosa.gov.

The website for the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency is http://www.csosa.gov/.

The program is hosted by Leonard Sipes. The producer is Timothy Barns.

Comments offered on “DC Public Safety” television and radio programs are the opinions of participants and do not necessarily represent the policies of CSOSA or other government agencies.

The post The Growth of Veterans Treatment Courts first appeared on DC Public Safety (Audio).

The Amazing Life of Sidney Davis

CSOSA — Mon, 09 Nov 2015 21:04:38 GMT

DC Public Safety Radio won the 2015 awards for best podcast and best audio from the National Association of Government Communicators.

DC Public Safety Radio and Television won the Government Customer Service Community of Practice (Cgov) 2014 Overall Excellence and Best Use of technology Awards. See conta.cc/1qiBV74 .

DC Public Safety Television won three top awards for public affairs television in 2014 from CTV and DCTV.

Welcome to “DC Public Safety” – Radio and television shows, blog and transcripts on crime, criminal offenders, and the criminal justice system.

For FY 2013 through FY 2015, we recorded 218,700 unique visitors, 633,000 visits and 1,924,300 page views (excluding robot searches).

This is radio show 261.

The portal site for “DC Public Safety” is http://media.csosa.gov

Subscribe to “DC Public Safety” through iTunes.

See transcript at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/2016/03/amazing-life-sidney-davis/

Current Radio Program:

Sidney Davis is a former offender who is now a leader within the reentry and larger community in Washington, D.C. He is employed as a bus driver; he is running for election as president for his local transit union.

Sidney’s transformation has been chronicled by a variety of media sources, including the Washington Post. Columnist Courtland Milloy in 2013 wrote: “While riding a Metrobus recently, I watched the driver help a blind man find a seat, then help him off the bus, wave oncoming traffic to a halt and escort him — arm in arm — to the other side of the street.

It was a common courtesy made remarkable because the driver was Sidney Davis, whom I’d first met in 1981 when he was an inmate at the Lorton Correctional Complex. He was nine years into a 20-years-to-life sentence for murder.

“God granted me freedom so I could help others,” said Davis, 66, after returning to the bus.

Once considered “incorrigible,” Davis had held the Lorton record for the most time spent in solitary confinement. Then, to the disbelief of many, he declared himself a “born-again Christian” and started an annual prison prayer breakfast and other self-help programs for inmates, ” see https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/ex-convict-and-metro-bus-driver-sidney-davis-looks-to-give-something-back-to-dc-community/2013/03/05/6d2567ac-85ea-11e2-9d71-f0feafdd1394_story.html.

The radio program provides an overview as to the transformation of Sidney Davis.

Special Announcements:

The National Institute of Corrections Information Center is one of the largest repositories for corrections research and information in the country. See www.nicic.gov/Library.

Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency:

We welcome your comments or suggestions at leonard.sipes@csosa.gov.

The website for the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency is http://www.csosa.gov/.

The program is hosted by Leonard Sipes. The producer is Timothy Barns.

Comments offered on “DC Public Safety” television and radio programs are the opinions of participants and do not necessarily represent the policies of CSOSA or other government agencies.

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Families and Offender Reentry-The Urban Institute

CSOSA — Wed, 04 Nov 2015 18:02:00 GMT

DC Public Safety Radio won the 2015 awards for best podcast and best audio from the National Association of Government Communicators.

DC Public Safety Radio and Television won the Government Customer Service Community of Practice (Cgov) 2014 Overall Excellence and Best Use of technology Awards. See conta.cc/1qiBV74 .

DC Public Safety Television won three top awards for public affairs television in 2014 from CTV and DCTV.

Welcome to “DC Public Safety” – Radio and television shows, blog and transcripts on crime, criminal offenders, and the criminal justice system.

For FY 2013 through FY 2015, we recorded 218,700 unique visitors, 633,000 visits and 1,924,300 page views (excluding robot searches).

This is radio show 261.

The portal site for “DC Public Safety” is http://media.csosa.gov

Subscribe to “DC Public Safety” through iTunes.

See transcript at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/2016/03/families-and-reentry/

Current Radio Program:

Families (and supportive others) are key components for successful offender reentry. Jocelyn Fontaine is a senior research associate in the Justice Policy Center at the Urban Institute, where her research portfolio is focused primarily on evaluating innovative community-based crime reduction and reentry initiatives targeted to vulnerable populations. In particular, she has directed several multisite reentry evaluations, including four supportive housing reentry projects, see http://www.urban.org/search?search_api_views_fulltext=jocelyn%20fontain.

The website for The Urban Institute is http://www.urban.org/.

See a television show on the topic produced by the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/video/2015/09/family-reunification-reentry/.

Special Announcements:

The National Institute of Corrections Information Center is one of the largest repositories for corrections research and information in the country. See www.nicic.gov/Library.

Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency:

We welcome your comments or suggestions at leonard.sipes@csosa.gov.

The website for the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency is http://www.csosa.gov/.

The program is hosted by Leonard Sipes. The producer is Timothy Barns.

Comments offered on “DC Public Safety” television and radio programs are the opinions of participants and do not necessarily represent the policies of CSOSA or other government agencies.

The post Families and Offender Reentry-The Urban Institute first appeared on DC Public Safety (Audio).

Prison Reentry From A Former Offender’s Perspective

CSOSA — Wed, 28 Oct 2015 18:15:31 GMT

DC Public Safety Radio won the 2015 awards for best podcast and best audio from the National Association of Government Communicators.

DC Public Safety Radio and Television won the Government Customer Service Community of Practice (Cgov) 2014 Overall Excellence and Best Use of technology Awards. See conta.cc/1qiBV74 .

DC Public Safety Television won three top awards for public affairs television in 2014 from CTV and DCTV.

Welcome to “DC Public Safety” – Radio and television shows, blog and transcripts on crime, criminal offenders, and the criminal justice system.

We received 230,000 visits in 2014.

Page views range from 653,000 to 1.4 million a year.

This is radio show 260.

The portal site for “DC Public Safety” is http://media.csosa.gov

Subscribe to “DC Public Safety” through iTunes.

See transcript at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/2016/03/prison-reentry-former-offenders-perspective-lamont-carey/

Current Radio Program:

Lamont Carey is not only the CEO/President of LaCarey Enterprises, he is an internationally known spoken-word artist, motivational speaker, and author. He has directed stage plays and film projects, as well as, cast artists on shows, such as; HBO’s THE WIRE, Def Poetry Jam and more.

Lamont is a former offender who served time in prison who uses his past experience to help people in the criminal justice system. He speaks eloquently and passionately about change within the justice system.

Read more about Lamont at http://media.wix.com/ugd/162e8b_599584fc7cc947689d483ce2bed0035a.pdf. His website is http://www.lacareyenterprises.com/.

Special Announcements:

The National Institute of Corrections Information Center is one of the largest repositories for corrections research and information in the country. See www.nicic.gov/Library.

Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency:

We welcome your comments or suggestions at leonard.sipes@csosa.gov.

The website for the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency is http://www.csosa.gov/.

The program is hosted by Leonard Sipes. The producer is Timothy Barns.

Comments offered on “DC Public Safety” television and radio programs are the opinions of participants and do not necessarily represent the policies of CSOSA or other government agencies.

The post Prison Reentry From A Former Offender’s Perspective first appeared on DC Public Safety (Audio).

Synthetic Drug Testing in Washington, D.C.

CSOSA — Thu, 08 Oct 2015 20:42:20 GMT

DC Public Safety Radio won the 2015 awards for best podcast and best audio from the National Association of Government Communicators.

DC Public Safety Radio and Television won the Government Customer Service Community of Practice (Cgov) 2014 Overall Excellence and Best Use of technology Awards. See conta.cc/1qiBV74 .

DC Public Safety Television won three top awards for public affairs television in 2014 from CTV and DCTV.

Welcome to “DC Public Safety” – Radio and television shows, blog and transcripts on crime, criminal offenders, and the criminal justice system.

We received 230,000 visits in 2014.

Page views range from 653,000 to 1.4 million a year.

This is radio show 259.

The portal site for “DC Public Safety” is http://media.csosa.gov

Subscribe to “DC Public Safety” through iTunes.

Transcript available at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/2016/03/synthetic-drug-testing-washington-d-c/

Current Radio Program:

There is a new synthetic drug testing capacity in the nation’s capital; approximately 25,000 samples each month are collected from those arrested, people on pretrial and parole and probation supervision. All samples will be tested for synthetic drugs by the Pretrial Services Agency for the District of Columbia (PSA-a federal, executive branch agency).

Interviewed were Leslie Cooper, Deputy Director of the Pretrial Services Agency for the District of Columbia and Jerome Robinson, Director of Forensic Research for PSA.

The website for PSA is http://www.psa.gov .

The Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency offered a television show on synthetic drugs in 2014, please see http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/video/2014/04/synthetic-drugs-dc-public-safety-television/.

Special Announcements:

The National Institute of Corrections Information Center is one of the largest repositories for corrections research and information in the country. See www.nicic.gov/Library.

Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency:

We welcome your comments or suggestions at leonard.sipes@csosa.gov.

The website for the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency is http://www.csosa.gov/.

The program is hosted by Leonard Sipes. The producer is Timothy Barns.

Comments offered on “DC Public Safety” television and radio programs are the opinions of participants and do not necessarily represent the policies of CSOSA or other government agencies.

The post Synthetic Drug Testing in Washington, D.C. first appeared on DC Public Safety (Audio).

Parole and Probation Officer Stress

CSOSA — Fri, 02 Oct 2015 16:29:10 GMT

DC Public Safety Radio won the 2015 awards for best podcast and best audio from the National Association of Government Communicators.

DC Public Safety Radio and Television won the Government Customer Service Community of Practice (Cgov) 2014 Overall Excellence and Best Use of technology Awards. See conta.cc/1qiBV74 .

DC Public Safety Television won three top awards for public affairs television in 2014 from CTV and DCTV.

Welcome to “DC Public Safety” – Radio and television shows, blog and transcripts on crime, criminal offenders, and the criminal justice system.

We received 230,000 visits in 2014.

Page views range from 653,000 to 1.4 million a year.

This is radio show 258.

The portal site for “DC Public Safety” is http://media.csosa.gov

Subscribe to “DC Public Safety” through iTunes.

See transcript at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/2016/06/parole-probation-officer-stress/

Current Radio Program:

Parole and Probation Officer Stress focuses on the joys and difficulties of being a parole and probation agent (what we call Community Supervision Officers in Washington, D.C.). Reasons for stress and solutions were examined.

Lorenzo Hopkins, Supervisory Community Supervision Officer for the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA) was interviewed. Lorenzo has over twenty years of experience in community corrections. He presented a seminar on the topic at the American Probation and Parole Association conference in Los Angeles.

The website for CSOSA is http://media.csosa.gov.

Special Announcements:

The National Institute of Corrections Information Center is one of the largest repositories for corrections research and information in the country. See www.nicic.gov/Library.

Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency:

We welcome your comments or suggestions at leonard.sipes@csosa.gov.

The website for the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency is http://www.csosa.gov/.

The program is hosted by Leonard Sipes. The producer is Timothy Barns.

Comments offered on “DC Public Safety” television and radio programs are the opinions of participants and do not necessarily represent the policies of CSOSA or other government agencies.

The post Parole and Probation Officer Stress first appeared on DC Public Safety (Audio).

The Challenge of Parole and Probation

CSOSA — Thu, 17 Sep 2015 21:01:01 GMT

DC Public Safety Radio won the 2015 awards for best podcast and best audio from the National Association of Government Communicators.

DC Public Safety Radio and Television won the Government Customer Service Community of Practice (Cgov) 2014 Overall Excellence and Best Use of technology Awards. See conta.cc/1qiBV74 .

DC Public Safety Television won three top awards for public affairs television in 2014 from CTV and DCTV.

Welcome to “DC Public Safety” – Radio and television shows, blog and transcripts on crime, criminal offenders, and the criminal justice system.

We received 230,000 visits in 2014.

Page views range from 653,000 to 1.4 million a year.

This is radio show 257.

The portal site for “DC Public Safety” is http://media.csosa.gov

Subscribe to “DC Public Safety” through iTunes.

See transcript at http://The Challenge of Parole and Probation

Current Radio Program:

The Challenge of Parole and Probation from an Officer’s Perspective focuses on the joys and difficulties of being a parole and probation agent (what we call Community Supervision Officers in Washington, D.C.).

Interviewed were David Mauldin and Keith Cromer, Community Supervision Officers for the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA).

The website for CSOSA is http://media.csosa.gov.

Special Announcements:

The National Institute of Corrections Information Center is one of the largest repositories for corrections research and information in the country. See www.nicic.gov/Library.

Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency:

We welcome your comments or suggestions at leonard.sipes@csosa.gov.

The website for the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency is http://www.csosa.gov/.

The program is hosted by Leonard Sipes. The producer is Timothy Barns.

Comments offered on “DC Public Safety” television and radio programs are the opinions of participants and do not necessarily represent the policies of CSOSA or other government agencies.

The post The Challenge of Parole and Probation first appeared on DC Public Safety (Audio).

Family Reunification and Reentry

leonard.sipes@csosa.gov (Leonard Sipes) — Fri, 11 Sep 2015 14:24:46 GMT

The topic for the 31th. TV show produced by the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA) and the Office of Cable Television is “Family Reunification and Reeentry.” The criminological community is increasingly focusing on family reunification as a method of reducing recidivism or return to prison.

The program provides an overview of programs to assist families and those incarcerated (or on community supervision) to reconnect and unify. Research strongly indicates that sustained and supportive contact with prosocial influencers and family members are crucial to individuals doing well upon return from incarceration.

The host is Leonard Sipes.

Participants-first segment:

Brenda Donald, Director, D.C. Department of Child and Family Services

Dr. Sheryl Brisset-Chapman, Director, National Center for Children and Families

Participants-second segment:

Tony Lewis, CSOSA Vocational Development Specialist, child of an incarcerated parent and community activist.

Vida Anderson, Board Chair, ScholarChips,

Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency:

We welcome your comments or suggestions at mailto:leonard.sipes@csosa.gov .

The website for the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency is http://www.csosa.gov . The social media site is http://media.csosa.gov .

Television and radio programs are produced by Leonard Sipes and Timothy Barnes.

Comments offered on “DC Public Safety” television and radio programs are the opinions of participants and do not necessarily represent the policies of CSOSA or other government agencies.

The post Family Reunification and Reentry first appeared on DC Public Safety (Video).

Reentry From a Former Offender’s Perspective-Randy Kearse

CSOSA — Fri, 07 Aug 2015 16:26:42 GMT

DC Public Safety Radio won the 2015 awards for best podcast and best audio from the National Association of Government Communicators.

DC Public Safety Radio and Television won the Government Customer Service Community of Practice (Cgov) 2014 Overall Excellence and Best Use of technology Awards. See conta.cc/1qiBV74 .

DC Public Safety Television won three top awards for public affairs television in 2014 from CTV and DCTV.

Welcome to “DC Public Safety” – Radio and television shows, blog and transcripts on crime, criminal offenders, and the criminal justice system.

We received 230,000 visits in 2014.

Page views range from 653,000 to 1.4 million a year.

This is radio show 256.

The portal site for “DC Public Safety” is http://media.csosa.gov

Subscribe to “DC Public Safety” through iTunes.

See transcript at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/2016/06/reentry-former-offenders-perspective/

Current Radio Program:

After 33 years under some form of correctional supervision (jail, prison, parole, or probation ) former offender Randy Kearse addresses prison reentry from his unique perspective. Kearse is the author of multiple books, a public speaker and a self-proclaimed reentry strategist. He is finally free of any correctional obligations as of August 10, 2015; the release date for this podcast. He was interviewed via Skype from Brooklyn, NY.

From his website addressing his new book, “The Changin Your Game Plan Strategy is an innovative reading, rethinking, and readiness approach to successful prison reentry. It is not based on prison reentry theory or based on a set of thoughtless ideas developed by a nameless official tucked away in a comfortable office somewhere, who doesn’t have a clue what the day to day struggles are for someone who is not only getting out of prison physically, but, someone who has to breakout of the mental prison he or she has been living in (for some almost half their life). This powerful, yet practical approach to change, doing time and preparing for the future is based on the critically acclaimed book, Chnagin’ Your Game Plan: How I used incarceration a stepping stone to SUCCESS….. After spending close to 30 years incarcerated in some shape, fashion or form, Mr. Kearse has created a blueprint for anyone serious about never returning to prison.”

Randy’s website is at http://www.reentrystrategies.com/.

Special Announcements:

The National Institute of Corrections Information Center is one of the largest repositories for corrections research and information in the country. See www.nicic.gov/Library.

Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency:

We welcome your comments or suggestions at leonard.sipes@csosa.gov.

The website for the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency is http://www.csosa.gov/.

The program is hosted by Leonard Sipes. The producer is Timothy Barns.

Comments offered on “DC Public Safety” television and radio programs are the opinions of participants and do not necessarily represent the policies of CSOSA or other government agencies.

The post Reentry From a Former Offender’s Perspective-Randy Kearse first appeared on DC Public Safety (Audio).

Can Social Impact Bonds Reinvent Government?-The Urban Institute

CSOSA — Thu, 30 Jul 2015 20:21:30 GMT

DC Public Safety Radio won the 2015 awards for best podcast and best audio from the National Association of Government Communicators.

DC Public Safety Radio and Television won the Government Customer Service Community of Practice (Cgov) 2014 Overall Excellence and Best Use of technology Awards. See conta.cc/1qiBV74 .

DC Public Safety Television won three top awards for public affairs television in 2014 from CTV and DCTV.

Welcome to “DC Public Safety” – Radio and television shows, blog and transcripts on crime, criminal offenders, and the criminal justice system.

We received 230,000 visits in 2014.

Page views range from 653,000 to 1.4 million a year.

This is radio show 255.

The portal site for “DC Public Safety” is http://media.csosa.gov

Subscribe to “DC Public Safety” through iTunes.

See transcript at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/2016/06/social-impact-bonds/

Current Radio Program:

John Roman is a Senior Fellow at the Justice Policy Center of the Urban Institute. John addresses the lessons of social impact bonds and more importantly, their impact on criminal justice policy and the delivery of services to underserved populations.

From John’s article in the Huffington Post: “Results from the first generation of social impact bonds (also known as pay for success deals) are starting to come in. Today, the field has learned the results of the evaluation of the first social impact bond transaction in the United States.”

“The investment by Goldman Sachs and Bloomberg Philanthropies in a program to serve young men at the Rikers Island jail — the main processing and housing facility in New York City — did not show a sufficiently positive effect to warrant the continuation of this intervention. The program will terminate at the end of August.”

“While the results seem to be a defeat for this approach, we see them as a partial victory for this disruptive innovation. Here’s why: The goal of pay for success deals is to encourage private investors to fund proven social programs by providing upfront support to programs that seek to improve long-term outcomes for those in need. If the programs are successful, governments pay the investors back; if they are not, then the investors absorb the cost, and governments pay nothing.”

It’s possible that the most important part of the discussion is the process where the private sector and government join forces to provide services and the implications joint operations imply. John suggests that this model could a fundemental point of change for criminal justice and government operations and deserves discussion and consideration.

Background: http://www.forbes.com/sites/jonhartley/2014/09/15/social-impact-bonds-are-going-mainstream/

The project: http://www.mdrc.org/news/announcement/mdrc-statement-vera-institute-s-study-adolescent-behavioral-learning-experience

John’s article in the Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-roman-phd/putting-evidence-first-le_b_7738994.html

Special Announcements:

The National Institute of Corrections Information Center is one of the largest repositories for corrections research and information in the country. See www.nicic.gov/Library.

Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency:

We welcome your comments or suggestions at leonard.sipes@csosa.gov.

The website for the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency is http://www.csosa.gov/.

The program is hosted by Leonard Sipes. The producer is Timothy Barns.

Comments offered on “DC Public Safety” television and radio programs are the opinions of participants and do not necessarily represent the policies of CSOSA or other government agencies.

The post Can Social Impact Bonds Reinvent Government?-The Urban Institute first appeared on DC Public Safety (Audio).

Parole and Probation Officers and Their Contributions to Public Safety

CSOSA — Thu, 23 Jul 2015 15:40:01 GMT

DC Public Safety Radio won the 2015 awards for best podcast and best audio from the National Association of Government Communicators.

DC Public Safety Radio and Television won the Government Customer Service Community of Practice (Cgov) 2014 Overall Excellence and Best Use of technology Awards. See conta.cc/1qiBV74 .

DC Public Safety Television won three top awards for public affairs television in 2014 from CTV and DCTV.

Welcome to “DC Public Safety” – Radio and television shows, blog and transcripts on crime, criminal offenders, and the criminal justice system.

We received 230,000 visits in 2014.

Page views range from 653,000 to 1.4 million a year.

This is radio show 254.

The portal site for “DC Public Safety” is http://media.csosa.gov

Subscribe to “DC Public Safety” through iTunes.

See transcript at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/2016/06/parole-probation-officers-contributions-public-safety/

Current Radio Program:

The American Probation and Parole Association offers, “Pretrial, Probation and Parole Supervision Week” every July. To promote the event and to provide insight as to the contributions of parole and probation agents (known as Community Supervision Officers in Washington, D.C.) we interviewed three guests from the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA), Kaitlin Forsha, Supervisory Community Supervision Officer, and Community Supervision Officers Jasmine Saint-Jean and Jaime Thompson.

Community Supervision and Pretrial Services Officers within the District of Columbia are highly educated, well-trained and responsible for high rates of successful supervision completions. All CSOSA and Pretrial Officers work hard to protect the public through advanced, evidenced based supervision and treatment endeavors. Through our employees, both agencies are recognized for their accomplishments and national reputations as leaders within the community supervision field.

The website for the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency is http://www.csosa.gov. The website for the Pretrial Services Agency for the District of Columbia is http://www.psa.gov. The website for the American Probation and Parole Association is http://www.appa-net.org.

CSOSA and Pretrial embrace the motto of the American Probation and Parole Association, “A Force for Positive Change.”

Special Announcements:

The National Institute of Corrections Information Center is one of the largest repositories for corrections research and information in the country. See www.nicic.gov/Library.

Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency:

We welcome your comments or suggestions at leonard.sipes@csosa.gov.

The website for the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency is http://www.csosa.gov/.

The program is hosted by Leonard Sipes. The producer is Timothy Barns.

Comments offered on “DC Public Safety” television and radio programs are the opinions of participants and do not necessarily represent the policies of CSOSA or other government agencies.

The post Parole and Probation Officers and Their Contributions to Public Safety first appeared on DC Public Safety (Audio).

Social Media During Emergencies-Craig Silverman-BuzzFeed

CSOSA — Wed, 15 Jul 2015 16:32:34 GMT

DC Public Safety Radio won the 2015 awards for best podcast and best audio from the National Association of Government Communicators.

DC Public Safety Radio and Television won the Government Customer Service Community of Practice (Cgov) 2014 Overall Excellence and Best Use of technology Awards. See conta.cc/1qiBV74 .

DC Public Safety Television won three top awards for public affairs television in 2014 from CTV and DCTV.

Welcome to “DC Public Safety” – Radio and television shows, blog and transcripts on crime, criminal offenders, and the criminal justice system.

We received 230,000 visits in 2014.

Page views range from 653,000 to 1.4 million a year.

This is radio show 253.

The portal site for “DC Public Safety” is http://media.csosa.gov

Subscribe to “DC Public Safety” through iTunes.

Se the transcript at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/2016/06/correcting-bad-information-social-media-during-emergencies-craig-silvermen/

Current Radio Program:

We interviewed Craig Silverman, founding editor of BuzzFeed Canada who authored, “Lies, Damn Lies and Viral Content-How News Websites Spread (and Debunk) Online Rumors, Unverified Claims and Misinformation.”

The document, while aimed at the media, has equal relevancy for government and nonprofit spokespeople and emergency management agencies. Does government have the ability to correct bad information on the internet, especially during disaster situations when information, misinformation and rumors are flowing quickly?

“Lies, Damn Lies and Viral Content” is available at http://towcenter.org/research/lies-damn-lies-and-viral-content/.

Craig mentioned a variety of publications and tools including, “The Verification Handbook for Investigative Reporting,” available at http://verificationhandbook.com/book2/.

“The Verification Handbook” is available at http://verificationhandbook.com/.

BuzzFeed Canada is at http://www.buzzfeed.com/tag/canada.

Craig Silverman is available at https://twitter.com/CraigSilverman.

Special Announcements:

The National Institute of Corrections Information Center is one of the largest repositories for corrections research and information in the country. See www.nicic.gov/Library.

Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency:

We welcome your comments or suggestions at leonard.sipes@csosa.gov.

The website for the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency is http://www.csosa.gov/.

The program is hosted by Leonard Sipes. The producer is Timothy Barns.

Comments offered on “DC Public Safety” television and radio programs are the opinions of participants and do not necessarily represent the policies of CSOSA or other government agencies.

The post Social Media During Emergencies-Craig Silverman-BuzzFeed first appeared on DC Public Safety (Audio).

Crime Victims-Funding-Disability and Police Cameras-NOVA

CSOSA — Wed, 01 Jul 2015 17:12:11 GMT

DC Public Safety Radio won the 2015 awards for best podcast and best audio from the National Association of Government Communicators.

DC Public Safety Radio and Television won the Government Customer Service Community of Practice (Cgov) 2014 Overall Excellence and Best Use of technology Awards. See conta.cc/1qiBV74 .

DC Public Safety Television won three top awards for public affairs television in 2014 from CTV and DCTV.

Welcome to “DC Public Safety” – Radio and television shows, blog and transcripts on crime, criminal offenders, and the criminal justice system.

We received 230,000 visits in 2014.

Page views range from 653,000 to 1.4 million a year.

This is radio show 252.

The portal site for “DC Public Safety” is http://media.csosa.gov

Subscribe to “DC Public Safety” through iTunes.

The transcript is available at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/2016/06/victim-assistance-will-marling/

Current Radio Program:

Will Marling, Executive Director for the National Organization for Victim Assistance addresses the quadrupling of funds available for victims through the Victims of Crime Act (http://www.ovc.gov/about/victimsfund.html)-new research from the Bureau of Justice Statistics indicating that people with disabilities have twice the rate of violent crime when compared to people without disabilities ( http://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/capd0913st_sum.pdf )-and the use of body cameras by police, what are the implications for victims?

The website for the National Organization for Victim Assistance is http://trynova.org.

Special Announcements:

The National Institute of Corrections Information Center is one of the largest repositories for corrections research and information in the country. See www.nicic.gov/Library.

Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency:

We welcome your comments or suggestions at leonard.sipes@csosa.gov.

The website for the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency is http://www.csosa.gov/.

The program is hosted by Leonard Sipes. The producer is Timothy Barns.

Comments offered on “DC Public Safety” television and radio programs are the opinions of participants and do not necessarily represent the policies of CSOSA or other government agencies.

The post Crime Victims-Funding-Disability and Police Cameras-NOVA first appeared on DC Public Safety (Audio).

Pretrial-Probation and Parole Supervision Week in D.C.

CSOSA — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 16:48:07 GMT

DC Public Safety Radio won the 2015 awards for best podcast and best audio from the National Association of Government Communicators.

DC Public Safety Radio and Television won the Government Customer Service Community of Practice (Cgov) 2014 Overall Excellence and Best Use of technology Awards. See conta.cc/1qiBV74 .

DC Public Safety Television won three top awards for public affairs television in 2014 from CTV and DCTV.

Welcome to “DC Public Safety” – Radio and television shows, blog and transcripts on crime, criminal offenders, and the criminal justice system.

We received 230,000 visits in 2014.

Page views range from 653,000 to 1.4 million a year.

This is radio show 251.

The portal site for “DC Public Safety” is http://media.csosa.gov

Subscribe to “DC Public Safety” through iTunes.

See the transcript at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/2016/06/parole-probation-supervision-week/

Current Radio Program:

The American Probation and Parole Association offers, “Pretrial, Probation and Parole Supervision Week” every July. To promote the event and to provide insight as to the contributions of parole and probation agents (known as Community Supervision Officers in Washington, D.C.) we interviewed three guests, Thomas Williams, Associate Director of Community Supervision Services for the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA), Yolanda Bertha, Deputy Associate Director of Community Supervision Services for CSOSA and Catherine Terry-Cusor, Associate Director of Operations of the Pretrial Services Agency of the District of Columbia.

CSOSA and Pretrial embrace the motto of the American Probation and Parole Association, “A Force for Positive Change.”

Special Announcements:

The National Institute of Corrections Information Center is one of the largest repositories for corrections research and information in the country. See www.nicic.gov/Library.

Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency:

We welcome your comments or suggestions at leonard.sipes@csosa.gov.

The website for the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency is http://www.csosa.gov/.

The program is hosted by Leonard Sipes. The producer is Timothy Barns.

Comments offered on “DC Public Safety” television and radio programs are the opinions of participants and do not necessarily represent the policies of CSOSA or other government agencies.

The post Pretrial-Probation and Parole Supervision Week in D.C. first appeared on DC Public Safety (Audio).

Violence Reduction in America-Thomas Abt

CSOSA — Thu, 11 Jun 2015 21:29:18 GMT

DC Public Safety Radio won the 2015 awards for best podcast and best audio from the National Association of Government Communicators.

DC Public Safety Radio and Television won the Government Customer Service Community of Practice (Cgov) 2014 Overall Excellence and Best Use of technology Awards. See conta.cc/1qiBV74 .

DC Public Safety Television won three top awards for public affairs television in 2014 from CTV and DCTV.

Welcome to “DC Public Safety” – Radio and television shows, blog and transcripts on crime, criminal offenders, and the criminal justice system.

We received 230,000 visits in 2014.

Page views range from 653,000 to 1.4 million a year.

This is radio show 250.

The portal site for “DC Public Safety” is http://media.csosa.gov

Subscribe to “DC Public Safety” through iTunes.

See the transcript at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/2016/04/violence-reduction-america/

Current Radio Program:

Thomas Abt is a Senior Research Fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government, where he teaches, studies, and consults on the use of evidence-based approaches to violence reduction, among other topics. Previously, he served as Deputy Secretary for Public Safety to Governor Andrew Cuomo in New York and as Chief of Staff to the Office of Justice Programs in the U.S. Department of Justice.

The podcast addresses violence reduction. Abt believes that violence in America can best be understood and reduced by focusing on specific people and places, rather than an overbroad approach to an entire community. He also emphasizes legitimacy and procedural justice in order to promote community collaboration and interagency cooperation. Abt draws from his experiences in New York State and the U.S. Department of Justice, and has authored, among other publications, “Integrating Evidence to Stop Shootings: New York’s GIVE (Gun-Involved Violence Elimination) Initiative,” discussing New York’s approach to reduce gun violence and providing guidance to similar initiatives.

Special Announcements:

The National Institute of Corrections Information Center is one of the largest repositories for corrections research and information in the country. See www.nicic.gov/Library.

Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency:

We welcome your comments or suggestions at leonard.sipes@csosa.gov.

The website for the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency is http://www.csosa.gov/.

The program is hosted by Leonard Sipes. The producer is Timothy Barns.

Comments offered on “DC Public Safety” television and radio programs are the opinions of participants and do not necessarily represent the policies of CSOSA or other government agencies.

The post Violence Reduction in America-Thomas Abt first appeared on DC Public Safety (Audio).

Successful Reentry from Prison – DC Public Safety Television

leonard.sipes@csosa.gov (Leonard Sipes) — Tue, 09 Dec 2014 18:07:00 GMT

The topic for the 30th TV show produced by the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency and the Office of Cable Television is “Successful Reentry from Prison.”

The program provides an overview of the lives of four people who have successfully reentered society after spending time in prison. What are the lessons learned? What should society understand about their experiences that will lead to greater support of programs and resources for successful reentry?

The host is Nancy M. Ware, Director, Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency.

Participants-first segment:
•Eddie Ellis, Activist
•Lashonia Etheridge-Bey of the Mayor’s Office on Returning Citizen’s Affairs

Participants-second segment:
•Lamont Carey, President/CEO, LaCarey Enterprises, LLC
•Petrina Williams, Chief Operating Officer, Clean & Sober Streets

Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency:

We welcome your comments or suggestions at mailto:leonard.sipes@csosa.gov .

The website for the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency is http://www.csosa.gov . The social media site is http://media.csosa.gov .

Television and radio programs are produced by Leonard Sipes and Timothy Barnes.

Comments offered on “DC Public Safety” television and radio programs are the opinions of participants and do not necessarily represent the policies of CSOSA or other government agencies.

The post Successful Reentry from Prison – DC Public Safety Television first appeared on DC Public Safety (Video).

Comcast Interview with CSOSA Director Nancy Ware

leonard.sipes@csosa.gov (Leonard Sipes) — Fri, 14 Nov 2014 21:30:29 GMT

Welcome to DC Public Safety – Podcasts on crime, criminal offenders and the criminal justice system.

Comcast Newsmakers interviewed Nancy Ware, the Director of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA).

Please see http://media.csosa.gov for a full list of CSOSA radio and television shows. See the main CSOSA website at http://www.csosa.gov .

The transcript is available at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/2014/11/comcast-interview-nancy-ware/ .

Director Nancy M. Ware serves as the Agency Director of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia (CSOSA). In that capacity she leads the agency’s 800 federal employees in providing community supervision for over 12,000 adults on probation, parole, and supervised release in the District of Columbia.

Nancy Ware has over three decades experience in the management and administration of juvenile and adult criminal justice programs on the local, state and national level.

Prior to assuming leadership of CSOSA, Ms. Ware guided the Agency’s compliance with the Government Performance and Results Modernization Act of 2010 (GPRA), focusing on strategic planning and performance measurement.

Her organizational experience includes serving as the first Executive Director of the DC Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC), where for eight years she developed the infrastructure to promote collaboration between the District of Columbia government and the executive and judicial branches of the federal government on critical public safety issues.

One of Ms. Ware’s proudest accomplishments at the CJCC was the development of the technical capability to support criminal justice information sharing among CJCC member agencies. Ms. Ware’s other professional experience includes serving as Director of Technical Assistance and Training for the Department of Justice’s Weed and Seed Program and as Director of National Programs for the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs. Early in her career she also served as Executive Director of the Rainbow Coalition, Executive Director of the Citizenship Education Fund and Executive Director of the District of Columbia Mayor’s Youth Initiatives Office.

Nancy Ware is a native Washingtonian who has devoted her professional career to public service and has spent the last several years working to ensure that the nation’s capital remains safe for residents, workers and visitors, and that juveniles and adults who have become involved in the criminal justice system are provided opportunities to contribute and thrive.

Ms. Ware holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree from Howard University.

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Synthetic Drugs – DC Public Safety Television

leonard.sipes@csosa.gov (Leonard Sipes) — Fri, 25 Apr 2014 17:32:51 GMT

The topic for the twenty-ninth TV show produced by the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA) and the Office of Cable Television is “Synthetic Drugs.”

Television Program:

The program provides an overview of efforts to address synthetic drugs in Washington, D.C. and throughout the country.

Participants-first segment:

Adrienne Poteat, Deputy Director, Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency

Ryan R. Springer, MPH, Deputy Director, Addiction Prevention and Recovery Administration

Participants-second segment:

Jonathon Fox and Anthony Pickett, two individuals supervised by the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency.

Transcript available at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/2015/04/synthetic-drugs-dc-public-safety-television/

Special Announcements:

A top priority for Attorney General Eric Holder’s Department of Justice is to invest in scientific research to ensure that the Department is both tough and smart on crime. The Office of Justice Programs’ CrimeSolutions.gov website shapes rigorous research into a central, reliable, and credible resource to inform practitioners and policy makers about what works in criminal justice.

Several requesters have asked for national research on reentry. The Office of Justice Program’s National Institute of Justice reentry research portfolio supports the evaluation of innovative reentry programs. To access these studies and NIJ’s entire reentry research portfolio visit www.nij.gov/nij/topics/corrections/reentry/welcome.htm .

Correctional Social Media:

The Pew Center on the State’s Public Safety Performance Project offers a video on research to reduce recidivism as well as brief but powerful overviews of reentry and sentencing research. See http://www.pewstates.org/projects/public-safety-performance-project-328068 .

The U.S. DOJ Center for Faith-Based & Neighborhood Partnerships held two successful webinars on Faith and Community Based approaches to Reentry and Responsible Fatherhood Initiatives. Click the links below to watch/listen to these informative webinars.

Faith and Community Based Approaches to Responsible Fatherhood and its Impact on Delinquency Prevention, seehttps://bjatraining.org/media/webinar/faith-and-community-based-approaches-responsible-fatherhood-and-its-impact-delinquency
A Look at Faith & Community-Based Approaches to Offender Reentry, see httpshttps://bjatraining.org/media/webinar/look-faith-community-based-approaches-offender-reentry

The Louisiana Department of Corrections/Division of Probation and Parole is offering radio shows on offender reentry. Please visit their website at http://www.doc.la.gov/pages/reentry-initiatives/reentry-radio/.

The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services offers podcasts at http://www.criminaljustice.ny.gov/pio/podcasts.html.

The Minnesota Department of Corrections offers a YouTube channel at http://m.youtube.com/user/minnesotadoc .

The Facebook page for the Rhode Island Department of Corrections is https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rhode-Island-Department-of-Corrections/400377866663063 .

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Facebook Page is http://www.facebook.com/cacorrections.

The Twitter page is http://twitter.com/cacorrections .

Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency:

We welcome your comments or suggestions at mailto:leonard.sipes@csosa.gov .

The website for the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency ishttp://www.csosa.gov . The social media site is http://media.csosa.gov

Television and radio programs are hosted by Leonard Sipes. The producer is Timothy Barnes.

Comments offered on “DC Public Safety” television and radio programs are the opinions of participants and do not necessarily represent the policies of CSOSA or other government agencies.

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Youthful Offenders – DC Public Safety Television

leonard.sipes@csosa.gov (Leonard Sipes) — Fri, 21 Feb 2014 16:57:11 GMT

The topic for the twenty-eighth TV show produced by the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA) and the Office of Cable Television is “CSOSA’s Young Adult Offender Program.”

Television Program:

The program provides an overview of CSOSA’s young adult efforts based on national best practice standards. The program will discuss:

The findings of national best practice research.
How CSOSA chooses youthful high risk adult offenders based on risk instruments with a focus on violence, weapons, sex offenses, drug use and previous violations while under community supervision.
CSOSA efforts to focus on the treatment of young adults.
CSOSA efforts to focus on the supervision of young adults.

Participants-first segment:

Jim Cosby, Community Services Division Chief, National Institute of Corrections
Lisa Rawlings PhD, Special Assistant to the Director, Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency

Participants-second segment:

Stephanie Thompson, Community Supervision Officer, Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency
Christopher Barno, Treatment Specialist, Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency

Special Announcements:

Correctional Social Media:

Faith and Community Based Approaches to Responsible Fatherhood and its Impact on Delinquency Prevention, seehttps://bjatraining.org/media/webinar/faith-and-community-based-approaches-responsible-fatherhood-and-its-impact-delinquency
A Look at Faith & Community-Based Approaches to Offender Reentry, see httpshttps://bjatraining.org/media/webinar/look-faith-community-based-approaches-offender-reentry

The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services offers podcasts at http://www.criminaljustice.ny.gov/pio/podcasts.html.

The Minnesota Department of Corrections offers a YouTube channel at http://m.youtube.com/user/minnesotadoc .

The Facebook page for the Rhode Island Department of Corrections is https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rhode-Island-Department-of-Corrections/400377866663063 .

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Facebook Page is http://www.facebook.com/cacorrections.

The Twitter page is http://twitter.com/cacorrections .

Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency:

We welcome your comments or suggestions at mailto:leonard.sipes@csosa.gov .

The website for the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency ishttp://www.csosa.gov . The social media site is http://media.csosa.gov

Television and radio programs are hosted by Leonard Sipes. The producer is Timothy Barnes.

Comments offered on “DC Public Safety” television and radio programs are the opinions of participants and do not necessarily represent the policies of CSOSA or other government agencies.

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Coordinating Justice-CJCC-DC Public Safety Television

leonard.sipes@csosa.gov (Leonard Sipes) — Tue, 20 Aug 2013 20:21:23 GMT

The topic for the twenty-sixth TV show produced by the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency and the Office of Cable Television is “Coordinating Justice-The District of Columbia Criminal Justice Coordinating Council.”

The program provides an overview of cooperative efforts of federal and local criminal justice and government agencies and how they interact to protect public safety in the nation’s capital.

Television Program:

As an independent agency, the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council (CJCC) for the District of Columbia is dedicated to continually improving the administration of criminal justice in the city.

The mission of the CJCC is to serve as the forum for identifying issues and their solutions, proposing actions and facilitating cooperation that will improve public safety and the related criminal and juvenile justice services for District of Columbia residents, visitors, victims and offenders.

The Goals for the Program are:

Discuss systemic changes across the District’s juvenile and criminal justice systems through shared commitment and collaboration.

Evaluate and promote continuous improvements within the juvenile and criminal justice agencies in the District of Columbia.

Address communication among criminal juvenile and criminal justice agencies to eliminate duplication and maximize available resources

Participants-First segment:

Nancy Ware, Director, Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency
Mannone A. Butler, Executive Director, Criminal Justice Coordinating Council

Participants-Second segment:

Paul A. Quander, Jr., Deputy Mayor, Public Safety and Justice
Mannone A. Butler, Executive Director, Criminal Justice Coordinating Council

Transcript available at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/2015/04/coordinating-justice-cjcc-dc-public-safety-television/

Special Announcements:

Correctional Social Media:

Faith and Community Based Approaches to Responsible Fatherhood and its Impact on Delinquency Prevention, seehttps://bjatraining.org/media/webinar/faith-and-community-based-approaches-responsible-fatherhood-and-its-impact-delinquency
A Look at Faith & Community-Based Approaches to Offender Reentry, see httpshttps://bjatraining.org/media/webinar/look-faith-community-based-approaches-offender-reentry

The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services offers podcasts at http://www.criminaljustice.ny.gov/pio/podcasts.html.

The Minnesota Department of Corrections offers a YouTube channel at http://m.youtube.com/user/minnesotadoc .

The Facebook page for the Rhode Island Department of Corrections is https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rhode-Island-Department-of-Corrections/400377866663063 .

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Facebook Page is http://www.facebook.com/cacorrections.

The Twitter page is http://twitter.com/cacorrections .

Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency:

We welcome your comments or suggestions at mailto:leonard.sipes@csosa.gov .

The website for the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency ishttp://www.csosa.gov . The social media site is http://media.csosa.gov .

Television and radio programs are hosted by Leonard Sipes. The producer is Timothy Barnes.

Comments offered on “DC Public Safety” television and radio programs are the opinions of participants and do not necessarily represent the policies of CSOSA or other government agencies.

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Corrections Monitoring and Reentry-DC Corrections Information Council-DC Public Safety Television

leonard.sipes@csosa.gov (Leonard Sipes) — Fri, 21 Jun 2013 20:23:56 GMT

The topic for the twenty-fifth television show produced by the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency is “Corrections Monitoring and Reentry.” The program is a combined effort of the D.C. Corrections Information Council and the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency.

The portal site for “DC Public Safety” television, radio, blog and transcripts is http://media.csosa.gov.

Transcript available at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/2013/06/corrections-monitoring-and-re-entry-dc-public-safety-television/

Current Television Program:

The program provides an overview of the DC Corrections Information Council: It:

Discusses the formation and history of the CIC.
Addresses the legislative mandate of the CIC.
Discusses outreach and interaction with the D.C. community about the work of the CIC and D.C. residents who are incarcerated in the Federal Bureau of Prisons and the D.C Department of Corrections DOC.

Participants-first segment:

Michelle R. Bonner, Esq., Chair, CIC
Rev. Samuel Whittaker, Board Member, CIC

Participants-second segment:

Cara Compani, Esq., Program Analyst, CIC
Courtney Stewart, Chairman, The Reentry Network for Returning Citizens

Special Announcements:

Correctional Social Media:

Faith and Community Based Approaches to Responsible Fatherhood and its Impact on Delinquency Prevention, seehttps://bjatraining.org/media/webinar/faith-and-community-based-approaches-responsible-fatherhood-and-its-impact-delinquency
A Look at Faith & Community-Based Approaches to Offender Reentry, seehttps://bjatraining.org/media/webinar/look-faith-community-based-approaches-offender-reentry

The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services offers podcasts at http://www.criminaljustice.ny.gov/pio/podcasts.html.

The Minnesota Department of Corrections offers a YouTube channel at http://m.youtube.com/user/minnesotadoc .

The Facebook page for the Rhode Island Department of Corrections ishttps://www.facebook.com/pages/Rhode-Island-Department-of-Corrections/400377866663063 .

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Facebook Page is http://www.facebook.com/cacorrections.

The Twitter page is http://twitter.com/cacorrections .

Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency:

We welcome your comments or suggestions at mailto:leonard.sipes@csosa.gov .

The website for the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency ishttp://www.csosa.gov . The social media site is http://media.csosa.gov .

Television and radio programs are hosted by Leonard Sipes. The producer is Timothy Barnes.

Comments offered on “DC Public Safety” television and radio programs are the opinions of participants and do not necessarily represent the policies of CSOSA or other government agencies.

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Supervision and Treatment of Sex Offenders-DC Public Safety Television

leonard.sipes@csosa.gov (Leonard Sipes) — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 16:47:15 GMT

The topic for the twenty-fourth television show produced by the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency is “Supervision and Treatment of Sex Offenders.”

The program is a combined effort of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA) and the Office of Justice Programs, US Department of Justice.

The portal site for “DC Public Safety” television, radio, blog and transcripts is http://media.csosa.gov.

Transcript available at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/2013/03/supervision-and-treatment-of-sex-offenders-dc-public-safety-television/.

Current Television Program:

The program provides an overview of sex offender supervision and treatment strategies from a national and local perspective.

CSOSA adheres to state-of-the-art and evidence-based practices to both protect public safety and provide treatment strategies stabilizing the offender’s time in the community.

Participants-First segment:

Thomas Williams, Associate Director, Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency

Scott Matson, Senior Policy Advisor, U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs

Participants-Second segment:

Dr. Celena Gates, Director of Treatment, Sex Offender Program, Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency

Thomas Williams, Associate Director Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency

Special Announcements:

Correctional Social Media:

Faith and Community Based Approaches to Responsible Fatherhood and its Impact on Delinquency Prevention, see https://bjatraining.org/media/webinar/faith-and-community-based-approaches-responsible-fatherhood-and-its-impact-delinquency
A Look at Faith & Community-Based Approaches to Offender Reentry, see https://bjatraining.org/media/webinar/look-faith-community-based-approaches-offender-reentry

The Louisiana Department of Corrections/Division of Probation and Parole is offering radio shows on offender reentry. Please visit their website athttp://doc.la.gov/pages/reentry-initiatives/reentry-radio/ .

The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services offers podcasts at http://www.criminaljustice.ny.gov/pio/podcasts.html.

The Minnesota Department of Corrections offers a YouTube channel at http://m.youtube.com/user/minnesotadoc .

The Facebook page for the Rhode Island Department of Corrections is https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rhode-Island-Department-of-Corrections/400377866663063 .

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Facebook Page is http://www.facebook.com/cacorrections.

The Twitter page is http://twitter.com/cacorrections .

Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency:

We welcome your comments or suggestions at mailto:leonard.sipes@csosa.gov .

The website for the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency is http://www.csosa.gov . The social media site is http://media.csosa.gov .

Television and radio programs are hosted by Leonard Sipes. The producer is Timothy Barnes.

Comments offered on “DC Public Safety” television and radio programs are the opinions of participants and do not necessarily represent the policies of CSOSA or other government agencies.

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Police-Parole and Probation Cooperative Efforts-DC Public Safety Television

leonard.sipes@csosa.gov (Leonard Sipes) — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 16:33:26 GMT

The topic for the twenty-third television show produced by the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency is “Police-Parole and Probation Cooperative Efforts.”

The program is a combined effort of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency, D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department and the US Marshal’s Service.

The portal site for “DC Public Safety” television, radio, blog and transcripts is http://media.csosa.gov.

Transcript available at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/2012/12/cooperative-efforts-with-law-enforcement-dc-public-safety-television/

Current Television Program:

The program discusses cooperative efforts between parole and probation and allied law enforcement agencies in Washington, D.C.

Participants-first segment:

CSOSA Director Nancy M. Ware and Peter Newsham, Assistant Chief, Metropolitan Police Department

Participants-second segment:

CSOSA Director Nancy M. Ware and U.S. Marshal Michael Hughes

The host is Leonard Sipes. The CSOSA producer is Timothy Barnes.

Special Announcements:

Correctional Social Media:

Faith and Community Based Approaches to Responsible Fatherhood and its Impact on Delinquency Prevention, see https://bjatraining.org/2012/04/10/faith-and-community-based-approaches-responsible-fatherhood-and-its-impact-delinquency
A Look at Faith & Community-Based Approaches to Offender Reentry, seehttps://bjatraining.org/a-look-at-faith-community-based-approaches-to-offender-reentry

The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services offers podcasts at http://www.criminaljustice.ny.gov/pio/podcasts.html.

The Minnesota Department of Corrections offers a YouTube channel at http://m.youtube.com/user/minnesotadoc .

The Facebook page for the Rhode Island Department of Corrections is https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rhode-Island-Department-of-Corrections/400377866663063

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Facebook Page is http://www.facebook.com/cacorrections . The Twitter page is http://twitter.com/cacorrections .

Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency:

We welcome your comments or suggestions at mailto:leonard.sipes@csosa.gov .

The website for the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency is http://www.csosa.gov .

Comments offered on “DC Public Safety” television and radio programs are the opinions of participants and do not necessarily represent the policies of CSOSA or other government agencies.

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Faith Based Initiatives for Offender Reentry-DC Public Safety Television

leonard.sipes@csosa.gov (Leonard Sipes) — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 18:55:21 GMT

The topic for the twenty-second television show produced by the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency is “Faith Based Initiatives for Offender Reentry.” The program is a combined effort of Center for Faith-Based & Neighborhood Partnerships of U.S. Department of Justice and the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency.

We currently average 133,000 page views a month.

The portal site for “DC Public Safety” is http://media.csosa.gov.

The transcript for this television program is available at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/2012/09/faith-based-programs-for-offender-reentry-dc-public-safety-television-show/ .

Current Television Program:

The program discusses the power and effectiveness of faith based efforts in community corrections from a national and local perspective.

Participants-first segment:

Eugene Schneeberg, Director of the Center for Faith-Based & Neighborhood Partnerships for the U.S. Department of Justice. Mr. Schneeberg assists the President’s National Fatherhood & Mentoring initiative, assists in the coordination of the National Forum on Youth Violence Prevention and serves on the Federal Interagency Reentry Council.

Christine Keels, Supervisory Program Analyst and CSOSA Faith Based Initiative Team Leader

Participants-second segment:

James Fulmer, CSOSA Faith Based Mentor

Artis Thomas, CSOSA Faith Based Mentee

Please see the website for the Center for Faith-Based & Neighborhood Partnerships for the U.S. Department of Justice http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/fbnp/index.htm . Please see related social media below.

Special Announcements:

A new website lists and evaluates prisoner re-entry programs nationwide. Launched yesterday by the Urban Institute, the Council of State Governments, and the John Jay College of Criminal Justice Prisoner Reentry Institute, the “What Works Clearinghouse” can be seen at http://nationalreentryresourcecenter.org/what_works.

Correctional Social Media:

The Pew Center on the States Public Safety Performance Project offers a video on research to reduce recidivism as well as brief but powerful overviews of reentry and sentencing research. See http://www.pewstates.org/projects/public-safety-performance-project-328068 .

The U.S. DOJ Center for Faith-Based & Neighborhood Partnerships recently held two successful webinars on Faith and Community Based approaches to Reentry and Responsible Fatherhood Initiatives. Click the links below to watch/listen to these informative webinars.

Faith and Community Based Approaches to Responsible Fatherhood and its Impact on Delinquency Prevention, see https://bjatraining.org/2012/04/10/faith-and-community-based-approaches-responsible-fatherhood-and-its-impact-delinquency
A Look at Faith & Community-Based Approaches to Offender Reentry, see https://bjatraining.org/a-look-at-faith-community-based-approaches-to-offender-reentry

The Louisiana Department of Corrections/Division of Probation and Parole is offering radio shows on offender reentry. Please visit their website at http://doc.la.gov/pages/reentry-initiatives/reentry-radio/ .

The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services offers podcasts at http://www.criminaljustice.ny.gov/pio/podcasts.html .

The Minnesota Department of Corrections offers a YouTube channel at http://m.youtube.com/user/minnesotadoc

Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency:

We welcome your comments or suggestions at mailto:leonard.sipes@csosa.gov .

The website for the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency is http://www.csosa.gov .

The program is hosted by Leonard Sipes. The producer is Timothy Barnes.

Comments offered on “DC Public Safety” television and radio programs are the opinions of participants and do not necessarily represent the policies of CSOSA or other government agencies.

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Hiring Offenders-What Works-National Institute of Corrections-DC Public Safety Television

leonard.sipes@csosa.gov (Leonard Sipes) — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 14:11:41 GMT

The topic for the twenty-first television show produced by the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency is “Hiring Offenders-What Works” and is a combined effort of the National Institute of Corrections (USDOJ) and the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency.

The front page of the CSOSA website (http://www.csosa.gov) contains a section on hiring offenders including radio and television programs and information on tax credits and bonding programs. This is an attempt to engage the employment community in a discussion (crowd-sourcing). The offerings were the subject of a variety of media coverage including local and national television, radio, blog and newspaper reports.

Current Television Program:

The current television program focuses on “what works” regarding offender employment from a national and local perspective. The first half contains interviews with two experts from the National Institute of Corrections. The second half includes interviews with a CSOSA employment specialists and an employer who hires former offenders. All guests were asked to articulate specifics that are evidence based and proven successful.

Participants-first segment:

P. Elizabeth Taylor, Correctional Program Specialist, National Institute of Corrections

Constance Parker, Administrator of the Maryland Re-Entry Initiative with the Maryland Department of Labor, Licensing & Regulation

Participants-second segment:

Tony Lewis, Employment Specialist, CSOSA

Furard Tate, Owner, Inspire Food Management

DC Public Safety:

Subscribe to “DC Public Safety” through iTunes at

http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/dc-public-safety-video/id211867321?ign-mpt=uo%3D4 for video and http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/dc-public-safety-audio/id211598412?ign-mpt=uo%3D4 for audio.

See http://media.csosa.gov for our radio shows, blog and transcripts.

The host is Leonard Sipes. The CSOSA producer is Timothy Barnes. The National Institute of Corrections producer is Donna Ledbetter.

Transcript available at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/.

We welcome your comments or suggestions at

leonard.sipes@csosa.gov or at Twitter at http://twitter.com/lensipes.

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Supervision of High-Risk Offenders-DC Public Safety Television

leonard.sipes@csosa.gov (Leonard Sipes) — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 15:55:42 GMT

The topic for the twentieth television show produced by the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency is “Supervision of High Risk Offenders”.

There is extensive research that parole and probation agencies should focus their efforts on offenders who pose an obvious risk to public safety. CSOSA embarked on two reorganizations in 2011, one focusing on women offenders (TV show filmed on February 16, 2011) and the other on high risk offenders; the focus of this production.

Multiple national research centers, such as The Urban Institute, Pew, and the US Department of Justice, suggest that parole and probation agencies focus their supervision and treatment resources on high risk offenders, as identified through objective, validated risk and needs instruments, while placing less emphasis on lower risk offenders through alternative methods of supervision.

The program intends to provide an overview of CSOSA high risk offender supervision and treatment efforts based on national best practice standards. The program will:

Discuss the findings of national best practices research.
Discuss how CSOSA chooses high-risk offenders with a focus on violence, weapons, sex offenses, drug use and previous violations while under community supervision.
Another focus will be on younger offenders in the 18-25 age bracket. CSOSA makes its judgments on the totality of an offender’s violent criminal history, and not just on the offender’s current conviction. It is estimated that approximately one-third of CSOSA offenders will fall into the high risk category.
Discuss CSOSA efforts and programs created to focus on the treatment of high risk offenders.
Discuss CSOSA efforts and programs created to focus on the supervision of high risk offenders. These include identifying the right offenders to participate in existing efforts such as Accountability Tours, intelligence exchanges with law enforcement, GPS and curfews, services provided to offenders at our day reporting centers, and the reallocation of staff. Part of the reallocation of staff includes a new seven person warrant unit.
Discuss alternative methods of supervising lower risk offenders to include kiosks.

The first segment will be an overview of the national research findings pertaining to the high risk offender.

The second segment will focus on CSOSA practices as they pertain to the implementation of the high risk offender reorganization.

Participants-first segment:

Jesse Jannetta, Research Associate, The Urban Institute
William Burrell, Independent Community Corrections Consultant.

Participants-second segment:

Valerie Collins, Branch Chief, Domestic Violence, CSOSA
Gregory Harrison, Branch Chief, General Supervision, CSOSA

DC Public Safety:

Subscribe to “DC Public Safety” through iTunes at http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/dc-public-safety-video/id211867321?ign-mpt=uo%3D4 for video and http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/dc-public-safety-audio/id211598412?ign-mpt=uo%3D4 for audio.

See http://media.csosa.gov for our radio shows, blog and transcripts.

Transcript available at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/.

We welcome your comments or suggestions at leonard.sipes@csosa.gov or at Twitter at http://twitter.com/lensipes.

The host is Leonard Sipes. The CSOSA producer is Timothy Barnes.

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Television Commercial for CSOSA and “DC Public Safety”

leonard.sipes@csosa.gov (Leonard Sipes) — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 16:48:47 GMT

The Mayor’s Office on Cable Television (MOCT) created a commercial for the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency’s “DC Public Safety” television series in the summer of 2011. It was distributed to 60 cable outlets. The DC Mayor’s Office of Cable TV (MOCT) films “DC Public Safety” for the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency.

“DC Public Safety” social media includes television, radio, a blog and transcripts at http://media.csosa.gov. “DC Public Safety” creates content on crime and the criminal justice system with a national and international audience. Started over five years ago, “DC Public Safety” was one of the first social media efforts within federal government.

We are highly ranked by Google and other search engines for dozens of key public safety terms with many consistently ranked in the top three. We obtain 70,000 page views a month. These numbers do not include our showings on YouTube and related video services. We have approximately 30 justice-government websites who offer our material via RSS feed. Our television network offers our shows approximately 600 times a year.

“DC Public Safety” has won numerous awards from national and regional organizations and television outlets.

“DC Public Safety” is a product of the Office of Legislative, Intergovernmental and Public Affairs of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency, supervised by Associate Director Cedric Hendricks. The host is Leonard Sipes. The producer is Timothy Barnes.

Transcript:

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DC Safe Surrender 2011-DC Public Safety Television

leonard.sipes@csosa.gov (Leonard Sipes) — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 22:48:54 GMT

Welcome to DC Public Safety–radio and television shows on crime, criminal offenders and the criminal justice system.

The topic for the nineteenth television show produced by the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency is DC Safe Surrender.

The combined federal and District criminal justice system came together in November of 2007 and created “Fugitive Safe Surrender.” 530 offenders with warrants voluntarily surrendered. Safe Surrender was a national effort lead by the US Marshal’s Service.

The website for the current “DC Safe Surrender” is http://www.dcsafesurrender.org.

“DC Safe Surrender” in 2011 seeks offenders wanted on non-violent felony and misdemeanor warrants. Domestic violence cases are not included.

Offenders willingly participated in the last Safe Surrender in 2007. The overwhelming majority went home that day with a new court date or had the charges resolved while they were there. They were looking for a way to safely resolve their warrants.

“DC Safe Surrender” is a public safety initiative. It gets offenders with warrants off the streets and back into legitimate society. It allows law enforcement to focus on other concerns.

“DC Safe Surrender” protects the family members of those wanted on warrants. They lose the fear of police coming to their door. They lose the fear of a family member being arrested in front of children.

“DC Safe Surrender” protects our police officers. They do not have to risk injury in serving these warrants.

A list of those wanted for warrants will be available on the website.

When: “DC Safe Surrender” will take place on three Saturdays on August 13, 20 and 27 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Where: The DC Superior Court building at 500 Indiana Ave NW

Television Show:

Participants-first segment:

Adrienne Poteat, Director, Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency
Willie Jones, participant, first DC Safe Surrender participant.

Participants-second segment:

Lee Satterfield, Chief Judge, DC Superior Court
Assistant Chief Alfred Durham, Metropolitan Police Department, Washington, D.C.

The show is packed with video footage to enhance the viewing experience.

See http://media.csosa.gov for our radio shows, blog and transcripts.

Transcript available at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/.

We welcome your comments or suggestions at leonard.sipes@csosa.gov or at Twitter at http://twitter.com/lensipes.

The host is Cedric Hendricks. The producer is Timothy Barnes.

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Sexual Exploitation of Children-DC Public Safety-US Department of Justice

leonard.sipes@csosa.gov (Leonard Sipes) — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 18:46:38 GMT

Sexual Exploitation of Children – “DC Public Safety”

Welcome to DC Public Safety–radio and television shows on crime, criminal offenders and the criminal justice system.

The topic for the eighteenth television show produced by the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency is the Sexual Exploitation of Children.

US Attorney General Eric Holder recently announced a national strategy to prevent and combat the sexual exploitation of children by bringing all facets of the criminal justice system and national and state partners together to coordinate activities.

Participating in the show is the US Department of Justice, the US Marshal’s Service and the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) of the US Department of Justice. OJJDP produced the show.

Members of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency discuss initiatives CSOSA is currently using to protect children through the supervision of sex offenders.

Participants-first segment:

Francey Hakes, National Coordinator for Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction, U.S. Department of Justice (USDOJ)
Dr. Michael Bourke, U.S. Marshals Service (USMS), Chief Psychologist

Participants-second segment:

Kevin Jones, Community Supervision Officer, Sex Offender Unit
Ashley Natoli, Community Supervision Officer, Sex Offender Unit

See http://media.csosa.gov for our radio shows, blog and transcripts.

Transcript available at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/.

We welcome your comments or suggestions at leonard.sipes@csosa.gov or at Twitter at http://twitter.com/lensipes.

The host is Leonard Sipes. The producer is Timothy Barnes.

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Faith Based Partnerships and Offenders – UDC Sound Advice

leonard.sipes@csosa.gov (Leonard Sipes) — Thu, 26 May 2011 20:03:06 GMT

Faith Based Partnerships and Offenders – “UDC Sound Advice”

“Faith Based Partnerships and Offenders” features a discussion with a policy maker within the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency, a Cluster Coordinator with CSOSA’s Mentoring Faith Based Program and an individual currently under CSOSA supervision.

Guests for this program:

Cedric Hendricks, Associate Director, Office of Legislative, Intergovernmental and Public Affairs – Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA)
Reverend Kelly Wilkins, Cluster A Coordinator for CSOSA’s Faith Based Mentoring Program
Tonya Mackey, an offender on CSOSA Supervision.

The show is hosted by Shelly Broderick, Dean of the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) David A. Clarke School of Law. The show was produced by Ciera Brisco of CSOSA staff.

See http://media.csosa.gov for our radio shows, blog and transcripts.

Transcript available at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/2011/05/faith-based-partnerships-and-offenders-udc-sound-advice/

We welcome your comments or suggestions at leonard.sipes@csosa.gov or at Twitter at http://twitter.com/lensipes.

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Women Offenders – DC Public Safety Television 2011

leonard.sipes@csosa.gov (Leonard Sipes) — Wed, 11 May 2011 15:33:21 GMT

Women Offenders – “DC Public Safety”

Welcome to DC Public Safety – radio and television shows on crime, criminal offenders and the criminal justice system.

This program celebrates five years of “DC Public Safety” television.

“Women Offenders” features discussions with a policy maker within the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency and the Director of Our Place D.C. (one of the most comprehensive programs for women offenders in the country). The second half features a CSOSA employee who runs groups for women offenders and a participant currently under CSOSA supervision.

Between 2007 and 2010, the number of women on CSOSA’S daily caseload increased eight percent. Participants have higher rates of involvement in substance abuse, mental health issues and histories of sexual victimization. Approximately 50 percent of female offenders report having been evaluated, diagnosed or treated for mental health issues.

CSOSA is currently reorganizing operations to better supervise and provide programs for female offenders. Teams of Community Supervision Officers (know elsewhere as parole and probation agents) have received gender specific training. Treatment groups for women offenders are expanding. A new day reporting center has been created. Partnerships with groups such as Our Place D.C. have been expanded.

The production attempts to describe the increase of females under CSOSA supervision (and throughout the nation) and the steps employed to address the issue.

CSOSA is also reorganizing agency operations to better supervise high-risk offenders.

Guests for this program:

Participants-first segment:

Dr. Debra Kafami, Executive Assistant, Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency
Ashley McSwain, MSW, MSOD, Executive Director, Our Place DC

Participants-second segment:

Dr. Willa Butler, Group Facilitator, Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency
Talynthia Jones, an offender on Dr. Butler’s caseload.

The show is packed with video footage to enhance the viewing experience.

See http://media.csosa.gov for our radio shows, blog and transcripts.

Transcript available at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/

We welcome your comments or suggestions at leonard.sipes@csosa.gov or at Twitter at http://twitter.com/lensipes.

The host is Leonard Sipes. The producer is Timothy Barnes.

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Successful Offenders – “DC Public Safety” Television

leonard.sipes@csosa.gov (Leonard Sipes) — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 20:12:32 GMT

“Successful Offenders” is part of the” DC Public Safety” television series.

Please see http://media.csosa.gov for our radio shows. See www.twitter.com/lensipes.

This is the fifteenth edition of “DC Public Safety” television. The program, entitled “Successful Offenders” features discussions with four offenders currently under the supervision of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency.

Fifty percent of offenders (per national data) return to prison after three years but 50 percent do not. The production attempts to discover the reasons as to why people under supervision do not return.

Guests for the enclosed program include:

First Segment: Tracy Marlow and India Frazier

Second Segment: Cortez McDaniel and Donald Zimmerman

We welcome your comments and suggestions at leonard.sipes@csosa.gov.

The program is offered by the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency, a federal executive branch entity in Washington, D.C.

The show is hosted by Leonard Sipes. Timothy Barnes is the Producer.

Transcript available at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/2011/01/successful-offenders-dc-public-safety/

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What Works: Evidence-Based Practices in Community Corrections

leonard.sipes@csosa.gov (Leonard Sipes) — Mon, 22 Nov 2010 19:19:38 GMT

“What Works: Evidence-Based Practices in Community Corrections” is part of the” DC Public Safety” television series.

Please see http://media.csosa.gov for our radio shows. See www.twitter.com/lensipes.

We welcome your comments and suggestions at leonard.sipes@csosa.gov.

This show provides an overview of “what works” in community corrections through an examination of research-based practices. Participants include:

Nancy G. LaVigne, Ph.D. Director, Justice Policy Center, The Urban Institute
Thomas Williams, Associate Director, Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency
Debra Kafami, Ph.D, Executive Assistant, Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency

The program is offered by the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency, a federal executive branch entity in Washington, D.C.

The show is hosted by Leonard Sipes. Timothy Barnes is the Producer.

Transcript available at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/2010/11/what-works-evidence-based-practices-in-community-corrections/

Series Meta terms: Criminal, Justice, what, works, drug, treatment, educational, vocational, assistance, employment, interviews, policy, makers, staff, probation, parole, reentry

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Public Safety Solutions Through Employment and Workforce Development

leonard.sipes@csosa.gov (Leonard Sipes) — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 18:03:26 GMT

This video is an overview of employment and workforce development programs at the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency in Washington, DC.

Please see http://media.csosa.gov for our radio shows.

We welcome your comments and suggestions at leonard.sipes@csosa.gov.

Information about crime, criminal offenders and the criminal justice system.

Meta terms: employment, workforce development, crime, criminals, criminal justice, parole, probation.

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Community Based Support for Offenders and Their Families

leonard.sipes@csosa.gov (Leonard Sipes) — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 05:14:39 GMT

This video is an overview of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency in Washington, DC.

Please see http://media.csosa.gov for our radio shows.

We welcome your comments and suggestions at leonard.sipes@csosa.gov.

Information about crime, criminal offenders and the criminal justice system.

Transcript available at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/2010/11/community-based-support-for-offenders-and-their-families/

Meta terms: crime, criminals, criminal justice, parole, probation.

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Hiring People on Community Supervision

leonard.sipes@csosa.gov (Leonard Sipes) — Fri, 21 May 2010 19:06:19 GMT

“Employing Offenders” is part of the “DC Public Safety” television series.

Please see http://media.csosa.gov for our radio shows. See www.twitter.com/lensipes.

We welcome your comments and suggestions at leonard.sipes@csosa.gov.

“Hiring People on Community Supervision” provides an overview of the CSOSA initiatives and programs available working with local businesses in order to help provide employment to offenders. CSOSA supervises approximately 16,000 offenders at any given time; this program discusses the challenges offenders face when trying to find employment and informs local businesses about tax credits and other opportunities for providing employment to the offenders who are trying to find stability and become functional members of the community.

The program is offered by the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency, a federal executive branch entity in Washington,
D.C.

The show is hosted by Leonard Sipes. Timothy Barnes is the Producer.

Transcript available at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/2010/05/hiring-people-on-community-supervision/

Series Meta terms: Employment, Offenders, Parole, Probation, vocational, training, career, guidance, counseling.

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Parole and Probation Officers–A Day in the Life

leonard.sipes@csosa.gov (Leonard Sipes) — Wed, 12 May 2010 21:30:21 GMT

“Parole and Probation Officers” ( A Day in the Life) is part of the “DC Public Safety” television series.

Please see http://media.csosa.gov for our radio shows. See www.twitter.com/lensipes.

We welcome your comments and suggestions at leonard.sipes@csosa.gov.

“Parole and Probation officers” provides an overview of a “day in the life” of a Community Supervision Officer at the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA) in Washington, D.C. CSOSA supervises approximately 16,000 offenders at any given time; this program discusses the challenges and rewards of being a Community Supervision Officer.

The program is offered by the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency, a federal executive branch entity in Washington,
D.C.

The show is hosted by Leonard Sipes. Timothy Barnes is the Producer.

Transcript available at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/2010/05/parole-and-probation-officers/

Series Meta terms: Accountability, tours, inter-agency, interagency, crime, criminals, criminal justice, parole,
probation, agent, community, supervision, officer, prison, drug treatment, reentry, police, cooperation, law enforcement.

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Police, Parole and Probation Cooperation to Supervise Criminal Offenders

leonard.sipes@csosa.gov (Leonard Sipes) — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:51:44 GMT

“Police, Parole and Probation Cooperation” is part of the “DC Public Safety” television series.

Please see http://media.csosa.gov for our radio shows. See www.twitter.com/lensipes.

We welcome your comments and suggestions at leonard.sipes@csosa.gov.

The program is offered by the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency, a federal executive branch entity in Washington,
D.C.

“Police, Parole and Probation Cooperation” provides an overview of inter agency cooperation between the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA) and the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) of Washington, D.C. CSOSA partners with MPD and other law enforcement agencies and adjacent states on a wide variety of public safety initiatives. Both agencies conduct over 11,000 “Accountability Tours” to jointly supervise offenders on parole and probation each year.

The show is hosted by Leonard Sipes. Timothy Barnes is the Producer.

Transcript available at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/

Series Meta terms: AccountabilityTtours, inter-agency, interagency, crime, criminals, criminal justice, parole,
probation, prison, drug treatment, reentry, police, cooperation, law enforcement.

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Police, Parole and Probation Cooperation

leonard.sipes@csosa.gov (Leonard Sipes) — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 13:37:05 GMT

“Police, Parole and Probation Cooperation” is part of the “DC Public Safety” television series.

Please see http://media.csosa.gov for our radio shows. See www.twitter.com/lensipes.

We welcome your comments and suggestions at leonard.sipes@csosa.gov.

The program is offered by the Court Services and Offender
Supervision Agency, a federal executive branch entity in Washington,
D.C.

“Police, Parole and Probation Cooperation” provides an overview of inter agency cooperation programs that have proven successful with offender supervision and public safety. The Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency partners with D.C.’s Metropolitan Police Department, other law enforcement agencies and adjacent states. The Maryland Division of Parole and Probation is featured in this program.

The show is hosted by Leonard Sipes. Timothy Barnes is the Producer.

Transcript available at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/?p=172

Series Meta terms: inter-agency, interagency, crime, criminals, criminal justice, parole,
probation, prison, drug treatment, reentry, police, cooperation, law enforcement.

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Mental Health and Offenders

leonard.sipes@csosa.gov (Leonard Sipes) — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 18:51:58 GMT

“Mental Health and Offenders” is part of the “DC Public Safety” television series.

Please see http://media.csosa.gov for our radio shows.

We welcome your comments and suggestions at leonard.sipes@csosa.gov.

The program is offered by the Court Services and Offender
Supervision Agency, a federal executive branch entity in Washington,
D.C.

“Mental Health and Offenders” provides an overview of Mental Health treatment programs and issues with the Offender Population.

The show is hosted by Leonard Sipes.

Transcript available at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/

Series Meta terms: crime, criminals, criminal justice, parole,
probation, prison, drug treatment, reentry, sex offenders, mental health.

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Our Place DC

leonard.sipes@csosa.gov (Leonard Sipes) — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 20:28:45 GMT

Welcome to DC Public Safety podcasts on crime, criminal offenders and the criminal justice system.

For audio podcasts, please see http://media.csosa.gov.

This video provides an overview of a program that exhibits leading strategies in offender reentry for Women. Our Place DC is a comprehensive reentry program for women offering an array of services tailored to help the offender return to the community and avoid the cycle of recidivism.

Transcript available at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/?p=103

Information about crime, criminal offenders and the criminal justice system.

Meta terms: crime, criminals, criminal justice, parole, probation, prison,
drug treatment, reentry, sex offenders, employment.

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Using GPS to Supervise and Assist Criminal Offenders

leonard.sipes@csosa.gov (Leonard Sipes) — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:29:01 GMT

“Using GPS to Supervise and Assist Criminal Offenders” is part of the “DC Public Safety” television series.

Please see <http://media.csosa.gov for our radio shows.

We welcome your comments and suggestions at leonard.sipes@csosa.gov.

The program is offered by the Court Services and Offender
Supervision Agency, a federal executive branch entity in Washington,
D.C.

“Using GPS to Supervise and Assist Criminal Offenders” provides an oveview of
the success of the Global Positioning Satellite (GPS) Program at the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA).

The show is hosted by Leonard Sipes.

Transcript available at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/2010/05/using-gps-to-supervise-and-assist-criminal-offenders/

Series Meta terms: crime, criminals, criminal justice, parole,
probation, prison, drug treatment, reentry, sex offenders, GPS.

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Using Technology to Supervise and Assist Criminal Offenders: SMART-STAT

leonard.sipes@csosa.gov (Leonard Sipes) — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:13:19 GMT

Welcome to “DC Public Safety – television/radio programs and a blog on crime, criminal offenders and the criminal justice system.

For audio podcasts, please see http://media.csosa.gov.

Transcript available at: http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/2008/06/smart-stat-video/

The Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency is a federal, executive branch entity providing parole and probation services to Washington, D.C. CSOSA prides itself in implementing state-of-the-art supervision, treatment and technology services.

SMART is the agency’s data tracking system. SMART-STAT analyzes data to allow executives, middle management and line staff to make the best decisions to protect public safety and provide needed treatment services.

SMART-STAT sessions bring all parties to the table (including human resources, budget, and general counsel in addition to supervision operations) with a uniform understanding of the data to make decisions. All levels of the organization from line staff to senior management are held accountable for results.

SMART and SMART-STAT and the use of additional CSOSA technologies (GPS tracking, drug testing, employment, treatment, educational data and more) resulted in the production of this video by SAS, a contractor providing business intelligence software. CSOSA uses SAS software to manage and analyze data. CSOSA does not and cannot endorse any commercial product.

Transcript available at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/?p=53

Information about crime, criminal offenders and the criminal justice system.

Meta terms: crime, criminals, criminal justice, parole, probation, prison,
drug treatment, reentry, sex offenders, employment, faith-based, technology, data management.

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Offender Reentry: A Police Perspective

leonard.sipes@csosa.gov (Leonard Sipes) — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:02:32 GMT

Welcome to DC Public Safety – Podcasts on crime, criminal offenders and the criminal justice system.

For audio podcasts, please see http://media.csosa.gov.

This video provides an overview of one program that exhibits leading strategies in a law enforcement-involved offender reentry program. The Community Re-Entry Program in Racine, Wisconsin is designed to reduce crime and victimization, build stronger neighborhoods, respond to offender needs, and ensure offender accountability. These goals are accomplished through coordinated partnerships with a variety of agencies with a vested interest in ensuring the successful reintegration of offenders returning from prisons back into the community.

Transcript available at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/?p=51

Information about crime, criminal offenders and the criminal justice system.

Meta terms: crime, criminals, criminal justice, parole, probation, prison,
drug treatment, reentry, sex offenders, employment.

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CBS News: Reentry and Sanction Center

leonard.sipes@csosa.gov (Leonard Sipes) — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:23:17 GMT

Welcome to DC Public Safety – Podcasts on crime, criminal offenders and the criminal justice system.

For audio podcasts, please see http://media.csosa.gov.

This video contains a CBS News Segment on CSOSA’s Reentry and Sanction Center.

Transcript available at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/?p=49

Information about crime, criminal offenders and the criminal justice system.

Meta terms: crime, criminals, criminal justice, parole, probation, prison,
drug treatment, reentry, sex offenders, employment.

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Comcast Interview with Paul Quander, Jr.

leonard.sipes@csosa.gov (Leonard Sipes) — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 20:37:41 GMT

Welcome to DC Public Safety – Podcasts on crime, criminal offenders and the criminal justice system.

For audio podcasts, please see http://media.csosa.gov.

This video contains an interview with Paul Quander, Jr, the Director of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency, on Comcast Newsmakers.

Transcript available at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/?p=38

Information about crime, criminal offenders and the criminal justice system.

Meta terms: crime, criminals, criminal justice, parole, probation, prison,
drug treatment, reentry, sex offenders, employment.

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Fugitive Safe Surrender in Washington, D.C.

leonard.sipes@csosa.gov (Leonard Sipes) — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 17:15:39 GMT

“Fugitive Safe Surrender in Washington, D.C.” is part of the”DC Public Safety” television series.

Please see http://media.csosa.gov for our radio shows.

We welcome your comments and suggestions at leonard.sipes@csosa.gov.

The program is offered by the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency, a federal executive branch entity in Washington, D.C.

“Fugitive Safe Surrender in Washington. D.C.” provides an overview of the success of the Fugitive Safe Surrender Program in November, 2007.

Additional media on the subject is available from our web site: www.dcsafesurrender.org.

The show is hosted by Leonard Sipes.

Transcript available at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/?p=37

Series Meta terms: crime, criminals, criminal justice, parole, probation, prison, drug treatment, reentry, sex offenders, safe surrender.

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Fugitive Safe Surrender Television Ad 3

leonard.sipes@csosa.gov (Leonard Sipes) — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 19:09:08 GMT

Welcome to DC Public Safety – Radio and Television shows on crime, criminal offenders and the criminal justice system.

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This is the third in a series of 3 television ads features the Fugitive Safe Surrender program in Washington, DC. For more information, please visit http://www.dcsafesurrender.org.

Transcript: Are you running from the law? If so, you will soon have an opportunity to start anew. I’m Apostle James Silver of the Bible Way Church and from November the 1st through the 3rd, we will open our church to nonviolent offenders. Surrender in safety at our church. Talk to your lawyer and judge and you will receive favorable consideration for your surrender. For more information you may call 202-585-SAFE.

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Fugitive Safe Surrender Television Ad 2

leonard.sipes@csosa.gov (Leonard Sipes) — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 15:37:56 GMT

Welcome to DC Public Safety – Radio and Television shows on crime, criminal offenders and the criminal justice system.

Please see http://media.csosa.gov for our radio shows.

We welcome your comments and suggestions at leonard.sipes@csosa.gov.

This is the second in a series of 3 television ads features the Fugitive Safe Surrender program in Washington, DC. For more information, please visit http://www.dcsafesurrender.org.

Transcript: And I always used to sing it because I have a junior and this is who I’m really trying to call out to. Yeah we worry; it’s a constant worry. You worry and you try to hide it, but when you sleep at night, it’s in the back part of your mind. I love my sons to death. It’s all I have. My sons and my wife, that’s my family. We all make mistakes. Correct your mistakes and when you make it right, you feel better about yourself.

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Fugitive Safe Surrender Television Ad 1

leonard.sipes@csosa.gov (Leonard Sipes) — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 15:31:56 GMT

Welcome to DC Public Safety – Radio and Television shows on crime, criminal offenders and the criminal justice system.

Please see http://media.csosa.gov for our radio shows.

We welcome your comments and suggestions at leonard.sipes@csosa.gov.

This is the first in a series of 3 television ads features the Fugitive Safe Surrender program in Washington, DC. For more information, please visit http://www.dcsafesurrender.org.

Transcript: It’s kind of embarrassing to have authorities come and bang on your door at 4:00 o’clock, 3 o’clock in the morning because they have a warrant to serve, to pick up one of your sons. I’m not in this by myself. There are a lot of families going through what I’m going through right now. You know, this running and hiding and ducking is not living. Turn yourself in. Do the right thing.

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Programs for Criminal Offenders

leonard.sipes@csosa.gov (Leonard Sipes) — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 20:40:26 GMT

“Programs for Criminal Offenders” is part of the “DC Public Safety” television series.

Please see http://media.csosa.gov for our radio shows.

We welcome your comments and suggestions at leonard.sipes@csosa.gov.

The program is offered by the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency, a federal executive branch entity in Washington, D.C.

The program is hosted by Leonard Sipes.

“Programs for Criminal Offenders” interviews offenders and experts as to what works to regarding treatment programs.

Transcript available at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/?p=36

Series Meta terms: crime, criminals, criminal justice, parole, probation, prison, drug treatment, reentry, sex offenders.

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Supervising Domestic Violence Offenders

leonard.sipes@csosa.gov (Leonard Sipes) — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 15:38:54 GMT

“Supervising Domestic Violence Offenders” is part of the “DC Public Safety” television series.

Please see http://media.csosa.gov for our radio shows.

We welcome your comments and suggestions at leonard.sipes@csosa.gov.

The program is offered by the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency, a federal executive branch entity in Washington, D.C.

“Supervising Domestic Violence Offenders” interviews offenders and experts as to what works to treat and provide accountability to those convicted of domestic violence crimes.

An article on the subject is available from our web site: www.csosa.gov.

The show is hosted by Leonard Sipes.

Transcript available at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/?p=35

Series Meta terms: crime, criminals, criminal justice, parole, probation, prison, drug treatment, reentry, sex offenders.

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High Risk Drug Offenders

leonard.sipes@csosa.gov (Leonard Sipes) — Thu, 17 May 2007 00:59:20 GMT

Welcome to DC Public Safety – Radio and Television shows on crime, criminal offenders and the criminal justice system.

Please see http://media.csosa.gov for our radio shows.

We welcome your comments and suggestions at leonard.sipes@csosa.gov.

This program is a 30-minute television show addressing efforts in the District of Columbia for supervising high risk drug offenders.

Transcript available at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/?p=34

An article on the subject is available from our web site: www.csosa.gov.

The show is hosted by Leonard Sipes.

Meta terms: crime, criminals, criminal justice, parole, probation, prison,
drug treatment, reentry, sex offenders.

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Faith Based Mentoring of Criminal Offenders

leonard.sipes@csosa.gov (Leonard Sipes) — Tue, 15 May 2007 18:57:27 GMT

Welcome to DC Public Safety – Radio and Television shows on crime, criminal offenders and the criminal justice system.

Please see http://media.csosa.gov for our radio shows.

We welcome your comments and suggestions at leonard.sipes@csosa.gov.

This program is a 30-minute television show addressing efforts in the District of Columbia to provide volunteer faith-based mentoring to offenders released from prison.

Transcript available at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/?p=33

Meta terms: crime, criminals, criminal justice, parole, probation, prison,
drug treatment, reentry, sex offenders.

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Sex Offenders

leonard.sipes@csosa.gov (Leonard Sipes) — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 21:52:06 GMT

Welcome to DC Public Safety – Radio and Television shows on crime, criminal offenders and the criminal justice system.

Please see http://media.csosa.gov for our radio shows.

We welcome your comments and suggestions at leonard.sipes@csosa.gov.

Today on DC Public Safety we discuss how CSOSA supervises Sex Offenders in the Washington DC Community.

Transcript available at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/2010/10/sex-offenders/

Meta terms: crime, criminals, criminal justice, parole, probation, prison,
drug treatment, reentry, sex offenders.

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Welcome Home

leonard.sipes@csosa.gov (Leonard Sipes) — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 21:41:24 GMT

This video clip discusses how CSOSA works with Faith Based Mentors to help offenders prepare for re-entry into the community after being incarcerated.

Please see http://media.csosa.gov for our radio shows.

We welcome your comments and suggestions at leonard.sipes@csosa.gov.

Transcript available at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/?p=32

Information about crime, criminal offenders and the criminal justice system.

Meta terms: crime, criminals, criminal justice, parole, probation, prison, drug treatment, reentry, sex offenders.

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CSOSA Faith Based Initiatives Overview

leonard.sipes@csosa.gov (Leonard Sipes) — Fri, 17 Nov 2006 21:28:44 GMT

This video clip contains an overview of how CSOSA works with Faith Based organizations to mentor offenders an increase public safety in the Washington, DC community.

Please see http://media.csosa.gov for our radio shows.

We welcome your comments and suggestions at leonard.sipes@csosa.gov.

Transcript available at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/?p=31

Information about crime, criminal offenders and the criminal justice system.

Meta terms: crime, criminals, criminal justice, parole, probation, prison,
drug treatment, reentry, sex offenders.

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A Career with CSOSA

leonard.sipes@csosa.gov (Leonard Sipes) — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 19:05:27 GMT

Welcome to DC Public Safety – Podcasts and Television shows on crime, criminal offenders and the criminal justice system.

For audio podcasts, please see http://media.csosa.gov.

This video contains information about a career with the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency.

Transcript available at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/?p=4

Information about crime, criminal offenders and the criminal justice system.

Meta terms: crime, criminals, criminal justice, parole, probation, prison,
drug treatment, reentry, sex offenders, employment.

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Women Offenders

leonard.sipes@csosa.gov (Leonard Sipes) — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 15:24:09 GMT

Welcome to DC Public Safety – Radio and Television shows on crime, criminal offenders and the criminal justice system.

Please see http://media.csosa.gov for our radio shows.

We welcome your comments and suggestions at leonard.sipes@csosa.gov.

On today’s show, we feature an interview regarding the issues of helping to reform women offenders and help them transition to a healthy and happy life in the Washington, DC community.

Transcript available at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/?p=3

Information about crime, criminal offenders and the criminal justice system.

Meta terms: crime, criminals, criminal justice, parole, probation, prison,
drug treatment, reentry, sex offenders.

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