DC Public Safety (Audio)

Year: 2010

The Role of Faith and Released Prisoners-DC Public Safety

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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 225,000 requests a month.

Transcript available at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/2010/11/the-role-of-faith-and-released-prisoners-dc-public-safety/

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

The program interviews the Rev. Yvonne Cooper of the Allen Chapel AME church in Washington, D.C. and Louis Sawyer who is on parole and looking for work. The program addresses faith and the role of religion in helping offenders safely return to society.

The website for the Allen Chapel church is www.amamc.org.

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

July 5, 2010
American Probation and Parole Association-Update-35th Annual Training Conference

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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 225,000 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/2010/11/american-probation-and-parole-association-update-35th-annual-training-conference/

The program interviews Diane Kincaid, Deputy Director, American Probation and Parole Association regarding the work of the association and the upcoming national conference in Washington, D.C.

The website for APPA is www.appa-net.org.

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

June 24, 2010
An Interview with Bernard Melekian, Director, US Department of Justice-Office of Community Oriented Policing Services

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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 200,000 requests a month.

Transcript available at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/2010/11/an-interview-with-bernard-melekian-director-us-department-of-justice-office-of-community-oriented-policing-services/

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

The program interviews Bernard Melekian, Director of the US Department of Justice, Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (commonly known as COPS or the COPS Office). Mr. Melekian has a life-long commitment to law enforcement starting as a police officer and ending as a Chief of Police for Pasadena, CA.

The Office of Community Oriented Policing Services is the component of the US Department of Justice responsible for advancing the practice of community policing through the provision of information and grant resources.

Community policing is a philosophy that promotes the systematic use of partnerships and problem-solving techniques to proactively address crime and public safety issues and fear of crime.

The website for COPS is http://www.cops.usdoj.gov.

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

June 7, 2010
Women Offenders-DC Public Safety-220,000 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 200,000 requests a month.

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

The program interviews Dr. Willa Butler, Supervisory Community Supervision Officer and leader of therapy groups for women under supervision and Tracy Marlow, a business owner under CSOSA supervision. The program is a passionate and candid discussion of women under supervision. Ms. Marlow freely discusses her circumstances and life history.

The website for the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency is www.csosa.gov.

Transcript available at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/2010/11/women-offenders-dc-public-safety-220000-requests-a-month/

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

April 27, 2010
Offender and Victim Advocacy: Is there a Middle Ground? DC Public Safety-220,000 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 200,000 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/2010/11/offender-and-victim-advocacy-is-there-a-middle-ground-dc-public-safety-220000-requests-a-month/

The program interviews the Rev. Bernard Keels, Director-University Memorial Chapel at the Morgan State University and mentor/facilitator of faith-based groups in Washington, D.C. Also interviewed was Anne Seymour, a nationally recognized expert in victim services and founder of Justice Solutions. The program addressed the intersection between offender and victim rights and discussed how it’s possible for both to be mutually supportive.

The website for Justice Solutions is www.justicesolutions.org. The website for Morgan State University is www.morgan.edu.

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

April 9, 2010