DC Public Safety (Audio)

Year: 2008

  • Veteran Reporters Discuss Coverage of Crime

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

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

    Transcript available at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/?p=207

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

    The program features an interview with two veteran newspaper reporters with approximately 40 years of combined reporting experience. They are Robert Pierre of the Washington Post and Peter Hermann of the Baltimore Sun. Both papers have histories of meaningful coverage of crime related issues. Both write articles/columns producing analytical examinations of crime and the justice system.

    Peter Hermann offers a blog and a video blog at . Peter’s e-mail address is peter.hermann@baltsun.com. The e-mail for Robert is pierrer@washpost.com

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

    Meta terms: crime, criminals, criminal justice, parole, probation, prison, drug treatment, reentry, sex offenders, domestic violence, anger management, corrections, high-risk offenders, GPS, women offenders.

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  • “The Next Door” and Women Reentry from Prison-National Criminal Justice Association

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

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

    Transcript available at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/2010/05/%E2%80%9Cthe-next-door%E2%80%9D-and-women-reentry-from-prison-national-criminal-justice-association/

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

    The program features an interview with one of the winners of the National Criminal Justice Association’s “Outstanding Criminal Justice Program” award. The program features “The Next Door” which serves women offenders in Nashville, Tennessee. Those interviewed include Pat Dishman, the Director of Tennessee’s Office of Criminal Justice Programs, Linda Leathers, Executive Director of “The Next Door” and Cindy Sneed, the Chief Clinical Officer of “The Next Door.”

    The web site for the National Criminal Justice Association is www.ncja.org. The web site for “The Next Door” is www.thenextdoor.org.

    The show is hosted by Leonard Sipes. The producer is Timothy Barnes. Paul Guequierre produces for the National Criminal Justice Association.

    Meta terms: crime, criminals, criminal justice, parole, probation, prison, drug treatment, reentry, sex offenders, domestic violence, anger management, corrections, high-risk offenders, GPS, women offenders.

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  • Public Relations and Branding Parole and Probation–American Probation and Parole Association

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

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

    Transcript available at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/?p=88

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

    The program features an interview with Carl Wicklund, the Executive Director of the American Probation and Parole Association addressing the effort to improve public relations for community corrections. APPA offers a “Brand Marketing” kit through their web site at www.appa-net.org or by calling 859-244-8196.

    The slogan of the campaign is “A Force for Positive Change.”

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

    Meta terms: crime, criminals, criminal justice, parole, probation, prison, drug treatment, reentry, sex offenders, domestic violence, anger management, corrections, high-risk offenders, GPS.

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  • RI DWI Program Matches Offenders and Victims With Students

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

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

    Transcript available at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/?p=85

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

    This program features an interview with the Rhode Island Department of Corrections’ Chief of Information and Public Relations Tracey Z. Poole discussing an innovative public safety initiative in which a panel of male and female offenders doing long sentences for DUI-Death Resulting crashes, along with a parent of a victim of such a crash, speak to student and parent groups in a prison visiting room about the devastating consequences of their choices.

    Data generated from the program state that nearly half of participating students said they were a passenger in a vehicle operated by someone who had been drinking.

    You can contact Ms. Poole at 401-462-2609 or at tracy.poole@doc.ri.gov.

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

    Meta terms: crime, criminals, criminal justice, parole, probation, prison, drug treatment, reentry, sex offenders, domestic violence, anger management, corrections, high-risk offenders, GPS, satellite tracking,faith-based.

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  • Released from Parole Supervision-Faith Based Programs

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

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

    Transcript available at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/?p=81

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

    The program provides an interview with Paul Trantham, who on the day of the recording was released from supervision by the US Parole Commission. Paul was assisted by his faith-based mentor, Rev. Yvonne Cooper of the Allen Chapel AME church in Washington, D.C. Both appeared on the program.

    Paul and Yvonne appeared on a previous radio show dated March 7, 2007

    There are a variety of radio and television programs available on faith-based reentry efforts at http://media.csosa.gov.

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

    Meta terms: crime, criminals, criminal justice, parole, probation, prison, drug treatment, reentry, sex offenders, domestic violence, anger management, corrections, high-risk offenders, GPS, satellite tracking,faith-based.

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