DC Public Safety (Audio)

Month: November 2009

Berks County Reentry Success-DC Public Safety-NCJA-230,000 Requests a Month

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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. We now average 228,000 requests a month.

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

Transcript available at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/2010/05/berks-county-reentry-success-dc-public-safety-ncja-230000-requests-a-month/

The show interviews Scott Rehr, Executive Director of the Berks County (PA) Community Reentry Program; Tim Daley, Criminal Justice Program Director for the Berks County Office of Court Administration and Warden George Wagner of the Berks County Jail System.

Program results: 69 percent of the participants have stayed out of jail and 64 percent are employed.

The National Criminal Justice Association (NCJA) produced this program. NCJA seeks exemplary programs that significantly improve the administration of justice. The Berks County program received an award from NCJA.

The web site for the National Criminal Justice Association is www.ncja.org. the website for the reentry program is www.berksconnections.org.

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

Terms: Berks County, reentry, Berks Connections, jails, courts

November 23, 2009
Offenders on the Internet and Social Media Sites–DC Public Safety–230,000 Requests a Month

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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. We now average 228,000 requests a month.

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

Transcript available at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/2010/05/offenders-on-the-internet-and-social-media-sites%E2%80%93dc-public-safety%E2%80%93230000-requests-a-month/

The show interviews Shannon Blalock, Parole and Probation Officer for the Kentucky Department of Corrections-Parole and Probation. Shannon specializes in intelligence, fugitive apprehension and offenders on the Internet. Her e-mail address is shannon.blalock@ky.gov.

Note that requests for material used by Shannon MUST be conveyed in writing on letterhead. Requester MUST provide the name and telephone number of a superior officer and a telephone number. Materials will NOT be conveyed to anyone not a member of a government criminal justice agency.

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

Meta terms: victims, crime victims, victim’s rights, violence, violence reduction, violence prevention, crime, criminals, criminal justice, prison, incarceration, parole, probation, corrections

November 10, 2009
Offenders Assigned to Day Reporting-DC Public Safety-228,000 Requests a Month

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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. We now average 228,000 requests a month.

Transcript available at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/2010/05/offenders-assigned-to-day-reporting-dc-public-safety-228000-requests-a-month/

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

The show interviews Walter Hagins, Program Manager of the Day Reporting Center for the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency (CSOSA) in Washington, D.C. Also interviewed were two offenders currently assigned to the Day Reporting Center. We did not use the names of offenders for this program.

The Day Reporting Center provides an alternative to incarceration for technical violations such as not gaining employment or missing appointments with staff. Offenders are referred to the Center when they do not comply with the terms of parole or probation.

The Center provides intervention services such as employment readiness, substance abuse, life skills, anger management and many additional interventions.

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

November 5, 2009