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Browsing: Criminal Justice
Chris Petko, retired lieutenant from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department and Hope for Prisoners mentor coordinator, speaks at the “Unlocking Potential” event.
Jon D. Ponder, founder and CEO of Hope for Prisoners, speaks at the “Unlocking Potential” event.
Question and answer session with guest panelists at the “Unlocking Potential” event.
Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch speaks at the “Unlocking Potential” event.
Robert L. Woodson Sr., founder and president of the Woodson Center, speaks at the “Unlocking Potential” event.
Todd Fasulo, assistant sheriff with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, speaks at the “Unlocking Potential” event.
Badger Institute President Mike Nichols on “UpFront with Mike Gousha” talks about the need for corrections reform in Wisconsin.
Wisconsin cannot afford the status quo on its corrections policy. Programs across the nation that are working to reduce recidivism should be part of the state’s strategy.
Authors include Michael Flaherty, Marie Rohde, Michael Jahr, Janet Weyandt, Joe Stumpe and Gerard Robinson.
An important step in working toward solutions for situations like Milwaukee’s would be to look honestly at the source of the unrest and rioting in the Sherman Park neighborhood. Not all of those participating have been doing it for the same reason.
There is evidence that some inebriated Wisconsinites are starting to make better decisions due to the increasing availability of ridesharing.
In January, Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. warned the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee of the increasing federalization of local police departments.
To end gun violence in our inner cities, we need to stop focusing on the guns. Guns are only a symptom of a larger and more insidious disease.
Excerpts of a speech by Woodson Center President and founder Robert L. Woodson Sr. at the Wisconsin Center.
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