https://simplecast.com Just Reform From the Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center, this podcast is about the stats and stories that can help drive change in the criminal justice system. 2021 - Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center en Mon, 20 Dec 2021 21:25:00 +0000 Mon, 20 Dec 2021 21:55:46 +0000 https://just-reform.simplecast.com Just Reform https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/d9236264-681f-4c31-9fdb-7675e771a015/50f4a3ed-2678-4a0f-be76-743d34b130e7/3000x3000/deason-podcast-cover-draft-1.jpg?aid=rss_feed https://just-reform.simplecast.com episodic From the Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center, this podcast is about the stats and stories that can help drive change in the criminal justice system. Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center no https://feeds.simplecast.com/ew0fAdub deason criminal justice reform center, smu law school, smu, smu dedman school of law, deason center, attorneys, criminal justice, criminal justice reform, law, law school, lawyers, legal Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center deasonjusticecenter@smu.edu 04cae663-f40b-4997-9b63-c71e4be7e2ca Indigent Defense Professor Pam Metzger is joined by Professor Irene Oritseweyiunmi Joe and Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Bridget McCormack to discuss criminal legal reform and the delivery of public defense services.

 

This is the final episode in a five part series of criminal legal reform conversations that the Deason Center is holding in collaboration with the SMU Law Review. This podcast was edited and adapted from a live virtual event.

 

Panelists:

Professor Irene Oritseweyinmi Joe - Acting Professor of Law, UC Davis School of Law

Chief Justice Bridget McCormack - Michigan Supreme Court

Professor Pamela Metzger- Director, Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center, SMU Dedman School of Law

 

Resources:

Let's move criminal justice reforms upstream: A perspective from the bench,  Bridget McCormack

Defend the Public Defenders, Irene Oritseweyinmi Joe, The Atlantic

 

About the Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center:

The Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center is a nonpartisan center for research and advocacy that combines data-driven research and compelling stories to advocate for innovative criminal justice reform.

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Into Your Sleeve by St. Peter Lemon

]]> Mon, 20 Dec 2021 21:25:00 +0000 deasonjusticecenter@smu.edu (Pam Metzger, Bridget McCormack, Irene Oritseweyiunmi Joe) https://just-reform.simplecast.com/episodes/indigent-defense-zw_cktMo Professor Pam Metzger is joined by Professor Irene Oritseweyiunmi Joe and Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Bridget McCormack to discuss criminal legal reform and the delivery of public defense services.

 

This is the final episode in a five part series of criminal legal reform conversations that the Deason Center is holding in collaboration with the SMU Law Review. This podcast was edited and adapted from a live virtual event.

 

Panelists:

Professor Irene Oritseweyinmi Joe - Acting Professor of Law, UC Davis School of Law

Chief Justice Bridget McCormack - Michigan Supreme Court

Professor Pamela Metzger- Director, Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center, SMU Dedman School of Law

 

Resources:

Let's move criminal justice reforms upstream: A perspective from the bench,  Bridget McCormack

Defend the Public Defenders, Irene Oritseweyinmi Joe, The Atlantic

 

About the Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center:

The Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center is a nonpartisan center for research and advocacy that combines data-driven research and compelling stories to advocate for innovative criminal justice reform.

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Music Credits:

Into Your Sleeve by St. Peter Lemon

]]> Indigent Defense Pam Metzger, Bridget McCormack, Irene Oritseweyiunmi Joe 00:42:09 A discussion about criminal legal reform and the delivery of public defense services, including the blind spots in indigent defense and how to address them. A discussion about criminal legal reform and the delivery of public defense services, including the blind spots in indigent defense and how to address them. attorney, social justice, poverty, deason criminal justice reform center, pam metzger, smu, criminal justice, lawyers, law, deason center, criminal justice reform, justice system, michigan supreme court, racial justice, indigent defense, inequality, income inequality, bridget mccormack, smu law school, legal, smu dedman school of law, law school no full 5 6591c538-600e-49e5-8d39-e89f216d9e68 Prosecution Reform Professor Pam Metzger is joined by Professor Kay Levine, Miriam Krinsky and Liz Komar to discuss the progressive prosecutor movement, the various ways prosecutors can be involved in criminal legal reform, and the challenges that reform prosecutors face.

This is the fourth episode in a five part series of criminal legal reform conversations that the Deason Center is holding in collaboration with the SMU Law Review. This podcast was edited and adapted from a live virtual event.

 

Panelists:

Professor Kay Levine- Professor of Law, Emory University School of Law

Miriam Krinsky - Executive Director, Fair and Just Prosecution

Liz Komar - Director of Strategic Initiatives, Fair and Just Prosecution

Professor Pamela Metzger- Director, Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center, SMU Dedman School of Law

 

Resources:

21 Principals for the 21st Century Prosecutor, Brennan Center and the Fair and Just Prosecution Project Report

Reconciling Drug Courts, Decarceration, and Harm Reduction, A Fair and Just Prosecution Project Report

The Problem of Problem-Solving Courts, Erin Collins, UC Davis Law Review, Vol. 54, No. 1573, 2021 

The Rachel Rollins Policy Memo, March 2019

 

About the Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center:

The Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center is a nonpartisan center for research and advocacy that combines data-driven research and compelling stories to advocate for innovative criminal justice reform.

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Music Credits:

Slow Motion by Bensound

]]> Wed, 15 Dec 2021 20:15:00 +0000 deasonjusticecenter@smu.edu (Pam Metzger, Kay Levine, Miriam Krinsky, Liz Komar) https://just-reform.simplecast.com/episodes/prosecution-reform-7pQuyq_j Professor Pam Metzger is joined by Professor Kay Levine, Miriam Krinsky and Liz Komar to discuss the progressive prosecutor movement, the various ways prosecutors can be involved in criminal legal reform, and the challenges that reform prosecutors face.

This is the fourth episode in a five part series of criminal legal reform conversations that the Deason Center is holding in collaboration with the SMU Law Review. This podcast was edited and adapted from a live virtual event.

 

Panelists:

Professor Kay Levine- Professor of Law, Emory University School of Law

Miriam Krinsky - Executive Director, Fair and Just Prosecution

Liz Komar - Director of Strategic Initiatives, Fair and Just Prosecution

Professor Pamela Metzger- Director, Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center, SMU Dedman School of Law

 

Resources:

21 Principals for the 21st Century Prosecutor, Brennan Center and the Fair and Just Prosecution Project Report

Reconciling Drug Courts, Decarceration, and Harm Reduction, A Fair and Just Prosecution Project Report

The Problem of Problem-Solving Courts, Erin Collins, UC Davis Law Review, Vol. 54, No. 1573, 2021 

The Rachel Rollins Policy Memo, March 2019

 

About the Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center:

The Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center is a nonpartisan center for research and advocacy that combines data-driven research and compelling stories to advocate for innovative criminal justice reform.

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Music Credits:

Slow Motion by Bensound

]]> Prosecution Reform Pam Metzger, Kay Levine, Miriam Krinsky, Liz Komar 00:46:03 A discussion about the progressive prosecutor movement, with an emphasis on the different avenues that prosecutors can be involved in criminal legal reform. A discussion about the progressive prosecutor movement, with an emphasis on the different avenues that prosecutors can be involved in criminal legal reform. attorney, social justice, deason criminal justice reform center, pam metzger, smu, kay levine, prosecution reform, criminal justice, lawyers, liz komar, law, deason center, miriam krinsky, police reform, prosecutorial discretion, criminal justice reform, justice system, racial justice, inequality, prosecution, prosecutor, smu law school, legal, smu dedman school of law, law school no full 4 0bcee904-fc3b-4c95-a894-83b186a0fa02 Bail Reform Professor Pam Metzger is joined by Professor Shima Baughman and Amanda Woog to discuss the legal frameworks of bail reform, its relationship with communities, and what can be done to improve the system.

This is the third episode in a five part series of criminal legal reform conversations that the Deason Center is holding in collaboration with the SMU Law Review. This podcast was edited and adapted from a live virtual event.

 

Panelists:

Professor Shima Baughman- Associate Research Dean, University of Utah College of Law

Amanda Woog - Associate Director, Texas Fair Defense Project

Professor Pamela Metzger- Director, Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center, SMU Dedman School of Law

 

Resources:

Reforming State Bail Reform. Shima Baughman, Lauren Boone, & Nathan Jackson

Power and Procedure in Texas Bail-Setting. Amanda Woog & Nathan Fennell

Policing Procedural Errors in the Lower Criminal Courts. Justin Murray, 89 Fordham Law Review 1411 (2021)

 

About the Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center:

The Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center is a nonpartisan center for research and advocacy that combines data-driven research and compelling stories to advocate for innovative criminal justice reform.

Follow us on social media:

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Music Credits:

Ground Effect by Bio Unit, Tanuki Trax by St. Peter Lemon

]]> Wed, 24 Nov 2021 17:40:00 +0000 deasonjusticecenter@smu.edu (Pam Metzger, Shima Baughman, Amanda Woog) https://just-reform.simplecast.com/episodes/bail-reform-SpJIhWsq Professor Pam Metzger is joined by Professor Shima Baughman and Amanda Woog to discuss the legal frameworks of bail reform, its relationship with communities, and what can be done to improve the system.

This is the third episode in a five part series of criminal legal reform conversations that the Deason Center is holding in collaboration with the SMU Law Review. This podcast was edited and adapted from a live virtual event.

 

Panelists:

Professor Shima Baughman- Associate Research Dean, University of Utah College of Law

Amanda Woog - Associate Director, Texas Fair Defense Project

Professor Pamela Metzger- Director, Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center, SMU Dedman School of Law

 

Resources:

Reforming State Bail Reform. Shima Baughman, Lauren Boone, & Nathan Jackson

Power and Procedure in Texas Bail-Setting. Amanda Woog & Nathan Fennell

Policing Procedural Errors in the Lower Criminal Courts. Justin Murray, 89 Fordham Law Review 1411 (2021)

 

About the Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center:

The Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center is a nonpartisan center for research and advocacy that combines data-driven research and compelling stories to advocate for innovative criminal justice reform.

Follow us on social media:

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Music Credits:

Ground Effect by Bio Unit, Tanuki Trax by St. Peter Lemon

]]> Bail Reform Pam Metzger, Shima Baughman, Amanda Woog 00:45:59 A discussion about the legal frameworks of bail reform, its relationship with communities, and what can be done to improve the system. A discussion about the legal frameworks of bail reform, its relationship with communities, and what can be done to improve the system. attorney, social justice, deason criminal justice reform center, pam metzger, smu, criminal justice, racial injustice, shima baughman, lawyers, law, deason center, police reform, criminal justice reform, amanda woog, justice system, racial inequity, smu law school, bail reform, legal, smu dedman school of law, law school no full 3 5326f03a-14c3-4cd6-8b7d-424450e8df51 Racial Injustice Professor Pam Metzger is joined by Professor Bennett Capers and Somil Trivedi  to discuss racial injustice through topics such as how history has shaped racism today, the relationship between communities and punishment, abolition, and a renewed optimism about change in new generations.

This is the second episode in a five part series of criminal legal reform conversations that the Deason Center is holding in collaboration with the SMU Law Review. This podcast was edited and adapted from a live virtual event.

 

Panelists:

Professor Bennett Capers- Professor of Law and Director of the Center on Race, Law, and Justice, Fordham University School of Law

Somil Trivedi - Senior Staff Attorney, ACLU Criminal Law Reform Project

Professor Pamela Metzger- Director, Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center, SMU Dedman School of Law

 

Resources:

The Racial Architecture of Criminal Justice. Bennett Capers

Afrofuturism, Critical Race Theory, and Policing in the Year 2044. Bennett Capers, 94 New York University Law Review 109 (2019).

Why Prosecutors Keep Letting Police Get Away With Murder, Somil Trivedi, Slate 

The System Is Working the Way It Is Supposed to: The Limits of Criminal Justice Reform. Paul Butler, 2019 Freedom Center Journal (2020), 

 

About the Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center:

The Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center is a nonpartisan center for research and advocacy that combines data-driven research and compelling stories to advocate for innovative criminal justice reform.

Follow us on social media:

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Music Credits:

The Lounge by Bensound

]]> Mon, 22 Nov 2021 19:55:00 +0000 deasonjusticecenter@smu.edu (Pam Metzger, Somil Trivedi, Bennett Capers) https://just-reform.simplecast.com/episodes/racial-injustice-6miGtI0S Professor Pam Metzger is joined by Professor Bennett Capers and Somil Trivedi  to discuss racial injustice through topics such as how history has shaped racism today, the relationship between communities and punishment, abolition, and a renewed optimism about change in new generations.

This is the second episode in a five part series of criminal legal reform conversations that the Deason Center is holding in collaboration with the SMU Law Review. This podcast was edited and adapted from a live virtual event.

 

Panelists:

Professor Bennett Capers- Professor of Law and Director of the Center on Race, Law, and Justice, Fordham University School of Law

Somil Trivedi - Senior Staff Attorney, ACLU Criminal Law Reform Project

Professor Pamela Metzger- Director, Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center, SMU Dedman School of Law

 

Resources:

The Racial Architecture of Criminal Justice. Bennett Capers

Afrofuturism, Critical Race Theory, and Policing in the Year 2044. Bennett Capers, 94 New York University Law Review 109 (2019).

Why Prosecutors Keep Letting Police Get Away With Murder, Somil Trivedi, Slate 

The System Is Working the Way It Is Supposed to: The Limits of Criminal Justice Reform. Paul Butler, 2019 Freedom Center Journal (2020), 

 

About the Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center:

The Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center is a nonpartisan center for research and advocacy that combines data-driven research and compelling stories to advocate for innovative criminal justice reform.

Follow us on social media:

TWITTER | INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK | YOUTUBE

 

Music Credits:

The Lounge by Bensound

]]> Racial Injustice Pam Metzger, Somil Trivedi, Bennett Capers 00:47:37 A discussion about racial injustice through topics such as how history has shaped racism today, the relationship between communities and punishment, abolition, and a renewed optimism about change in new generations. A discussion about racial injustice through topics such as how history has shaped racism today, the relationship between communities and punishment, abolition, and a renewed optimism about change in new generations. attorney, social justice, deason criminal justice reform center, aclu, pam metzger, smu, criminal justice, racial injustice, lawyers, law, racism, deason center, police reform, criminal justice reform, justice system, racial inequity, smu law school, somil trivedi, legal, smu dedman school of law, law school no full 2 1b813d81-6473-4ab0-8543-01384459cd20 Police Accountability Professor Pam Metzger is joined by Professor Kami Chavis and Walter Katz to discuss barriers and solutions to police accountability, with particular attention to police culture, the power of police unions, and qualified immunity.

This is the first episode in a five part series of criminal legal reform conversations that the Deason Center is holding in collaboration with the SMU Law Review. This podcast was edited and adapted from a live virtual event.

 

Panelists:

Professor Kami Chavis- Vice Provost, Professor of Law, and Director of Criminal Justice Program, Wake Forest University School of Law

Walter Katz - Vice President of Criminal Justice, Arnold Ventures

Professor Pamela Metzger- Director, Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center, SMU Dedman School of Law

 

Resources:

Curbing Excessive Force: A Primer on Barriers to Police Accountability. Kami N. Chavis & Conor Degnan

Police in America: Ensuring Accountability and Mitigating Racial Bias Feat. Paul Butler. 11 Nw. J.L. & Soc. Pol’y. 385 (2017)

Arnold Venture’s Walter Katz on the Current State of Police Reform in America

 

About the Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center:

The Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center is a nonpartisan center for research and advocacy that combines data-driven research and compelling stories to advocate for innovative criminal justice reform.

Follow us on social media:

TWITTER | INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK | YOUTUBE

 

Music Credits:

Slow Motion by Bensound

]]> Tue, 16 Nov 2021 19:15:00 +0000 deasonjusticecenter@smu.edu (Pam Metzger, Kami Chavis, Walter Katz) https://just-reform.simplecast.com/episodes/police-accountability-3vNU449k Professor Pam Metzger is joined by Professor Kami Chavis and Walter Katz to discuss barriers and solutions to police accountability, with particular attention to police culture, the power of police unions, and qualified immunity.

This is the first episode in a five part series of criminal legal reform conversations that the Deason Center is holding in collaboration with the SMU Law Review. This podcast was edited and adapted from a live virtual event.

 

Panelists:

Professor Kami Chavis- Vice Provost, Professor of Law, and Director of Criminal Justice Program, Wake Forest University School of Law

Walter Katz - Vice President of Criminal Justice, Arnold Ventures

Professor Pamela Metzger- Director, Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center, SMU Dedman School of Law

 

Resources:

Curbing Excessive Force: A Primer on Barriers to Police Accountability. Kami N. Chavis & Conor Degnan

Police in America: Ensuring Accountability and Mitigating Racial Bias Feat. Paul Butler. 11 Nw. J.L. & Soc. Pol’y. 385 (2017)

Arnold Venture’s Walter Katz on the Current State of Police Reform in America

 

About the Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center:

The Deason Criminal Justice Reform Center is a nonpartisan center for research and advocacy that combines data-driven research and compelling stories to advocate for innovative criminal justice reform.

Follow us on social media:

TWITTER | INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK | YOUTUBE

 

Music Credits:

Slow Motion by Bensound

]]> Police Accountability Pam Metzger, Kami Chavis, Walter Katz 00:47:01 A discussion about the barriers and solutions to police accountability, with particular attention to police culture, the power of police unions, and qualified immunity. A discussion about the barriers and solutions to police accountability, with particular attention to police culture, the power of police unions, and qualified immunity. attorney, social justice, deason criminal justice reform center, pam metzger, smu, criminal justice, police unions, lawyers, law, arnold ventures, deason center, police reform, criminal justice reform, walter katz, justice system, racial justice, policing, police accountability, police, smu law school, legal, smu dedman school of law, kami chavis, law school, qualified immunity no full 1