The Criminal Justice Conversations Podcast with David Onek
The Criminal Justice Conversations Podcast, a co-production of the Berkeley Center for Criminal Justice and the Berkeley School of Journalism, features in-depth, thirty-minute interviews with a wide range of criminal justice leaders: law enforcement officials, policymakers, advocates, service providers, academics and others.
The Podcast, hosted by criminal justice expert David Onek, gets behind the sound bites that far too often dominate the public dialogue about criminal justice, to have detailed, nuanced conversations about criminal justice policy.
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Episode #26: Gena Castro Rodriguez, Executive Director, Youth Justice Institute
Date: 11/17/2011
Duration: 00:26:55
Description: Gena Castro Rodriguez, Executive Director of the Youth Justice Institute, discusses the unique needs of girls in the juvenile justice system, using her direct service experience to inform policy debates, partnering effectively with probation departments, using data to improve programming, and more.
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Episode #25: David Muhammad, Alameda County Chief Probation Officer
Date: 09/28/2011
Duration: 00:29:38
Description: Alameda County Chief Probation Officer David Muhammad discusses California's criminal justice realignment, his efforts to reform Washington, DC's juvenile justice system, the importance of building community partnerships, how he went from being a youth on probation in Oakland to the Chief Probation Officer, and more.
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Episode #24: Jeffrey Rosen, Santa Clara County District Attorney
Date: 05/23/2011
Duration: 00:37:37
Description: Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeffrey Rosen discusses creating a Conviction Integrity Unit to investigate past cases with alleged misconduct and provide training to prevent future misconduct, his new policy on medical marijuana dispensaries, the importance of transparency in officer-involved shooting investigations, and more.
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Episode #23: Sujatha Baliga, Program Director, Community Justice Works
Date: 04/28/2011
Duration: 00:32:28
Description: Sujatha Baliga, Program Director at Community Justice Works, discusses her innovative restorative justice work in the Alameda County juvenile justice system, how she got strong buy-in from law enforcement for restorative justice programming, her own personal history as a survivor of crime and her experience sharing her story with people serving time for violent offenses, and more.
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Episode #22: Patricia Caruso, Former Director, Michigan Department of Corrections
Date: 03/23/2011
Duration: 00:29:49
Description: Patricia Caruso, former Director of the Michigan Department of Corrections, discusses how Michigan reduced its prison population and reduced recidivism through a “Justice Reinvestment” strategy, why corrections officials should care about what happens when people leave prison, Michigan’s innovative reentry initiative, lessons other states can take from the Michigan experience, and more.
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Episode #21: Michael Romano, Co-Founder, Stanford Three Strikes Project
Date: 02/18/2011
Duration: 00:30:03
Description: Michael Romano, Co-Founder of the Stanford Three Strikes Project, discusses how the California Three Strikes law can lead to life sentences for people with minor offenses, how students in his project have helped a dozen such clients get released from prison after having their sentences reduced, and the need to reform Three Strikes so that it focuses on serious and violent offenders.
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Episode #20: Bernard Melekian, Director, Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office, U.S. Department of Justice
Date: 12/14/2010
Duration: 00:30:49
Description: Bernard Melekian, Director of the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Office in the U.S. Department of Justice, discusses how the fiscal crisis will change policing, “values-based policing,” bringing a local law enforcement perspective to federal policy-making, federal efforts to partner with local law enforcement, and more.
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Episode #19: Rev. Jeffrey Brown, Executive Director, Boston Ten Point Coalition
Date: 11/09/2010
Duration: 00:35:57
Description: Rev. Jeffrey Brown, Executive Director of the Boston Ten Point Coalition, discusses why he got involved in working with youth to prevent violence, developing a close working relationship with law enforcement, the importance of data-driven violence reduction strategies, Boston's upcoming city-wide gang mediation effort, and more.
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Episode #18: Ron Davis, East Palo Alto Police Chief
Date: 10/19/2010
Duration: 00:29:23
Description: East Palo Alto Police Chief Ron Davis discusses the need for police leadership in reentry, East Palo Alto's innovative reentry partnership with the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), the importance of fair and impartial policing, and being a finalist for the Seattle Police Chief and New Orleans Police Chief positions.
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Episode #17: Benjamin Jealous, President and CEO, NAACP
Date: 09/21/2010
Duration: 00:33:05
Description: Benjamin Jealous, President and CEO of the NAACP, discusses the NAACP's new "Smart and Safe" criminal justice initiative, his support for the National Criminal Justice Act, the consequences of the nation's incarceration policies, the importance of parents taking responsibility for truancy, and more.
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Episode #16: Susan Manheimer, San Mateo Police Chief and California Police Chiefs Association President
Date: 06/22/2010
Duration: 00:30:46
Description: Susan Manheimer, San Mateo Police Chief and California Police Chiefs Association President, discusses why she became a police officer, becoming the first woman Chief in San Mateo and first woman President of the Police Chiefs Association, using community policing to reduce crime, collaborating regionally with the other Bay Area Chiefs, and more.
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Episode #15: James Bell, Executive Director, W. Haywood Burns Institute
Date: 06/15/2010
Duration: 00:30:47
Description: James Bell, Executive Director of the W. Haywood Burns Institute, discusses his work to reduce the overrepresentation of youth of color in the juvenile justice system, the involvement of community members in the reform process, the importance of data-driven decision-making, California's leadership role in reducing racial and ethnic disparities, and more.
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Episode #14: Laurie Robinson, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Justice Programs, U.S. Department of Justice
Date: 06/08/2010
Duration: 00:32:30
Description: Laurie Robinson, Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Justice Programs at the U.S. Department of Justice, discusses bridging the gap between researchers and practitioners, the promise of problem-solving courts, strengthening the indigent defense system, partnering with state and local law enforcement, and more.
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Episode #13: Kevin Grant, Oakland Street Outreach Coordinator
Date: 05/25/2010
Duration: 00:31:23
Description: Kevin Grant, Oakland Street Outreach Coordinator, discusses how he maintains credibility with both young people and law enforcement, how he turned his life around after fifteen years behind bars, how he fosters relationships with employers to help people with prior convictions find jobs, and more.
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Episode #12: Anthony Batts, Oakland Police Chief
Date: 05/18/2010
Duration: 00:30:07
Description: Oakland Police Chief Anthony Batts discusses his goals as Oakland's new Chief, the importance of working with the community, his efforts to reduce police response times, how his doctorate degree has helped him in his policing career, and more.
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