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Welcome to “DC Public Safety” – Radio and television shows, blog and transcripts on crime, criminal offenders and the criminal justice system. We currently average 70,000 page views a month.

The portal site for “DC Public Safety” is http://media.csosa.gov.

Transcript available at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/2012/03/sexual-exploitation-of-children-us-dept-of-justicefbi-dc-public-safety-radio/

Current Radio Program:

The program interviews Francey Hakes, National Coordinator, Child Exploitation, Prevention and Interdiction for the US Department of Justice. Our second guest is Nickolas Savage, Supervisory Special Agent and Acting Section Chief of the Cyber Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

The program focused on the Attorney General’s national strategy to coordinate all criminal justice and allied agencies to deter and prevent the sexual exploitation of children and to apprehend child sex offenders. Messages to parents regarding age appropriate discussions with children was also emphasized.

The website for Ms. Hakes is http://projectsafechildhood.gov .

The website for Mr. Savage is https://www.fbi.gov/ . The FBI has one of the most effective social media programs within the criminal justice system.

Special Announcements:

The National Reentry Resource Center is a project of the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, US Department of Justice. Please see the Center’s website at http://www.nationalreentryresourcecenter.org/. Please see “Federal Interagency Reentry Council Launches Website, Releases Myth-Buster Series” on the front page of the site (see announcements). CSOSA is a member of the Council.

Several requestors have asked for national research on reentry. The Office of Justice Program’s National Institute of Justice reentry research portfolio supports the evaluation of innovative reentry programs. To access these studies and NIJ’s entire reentry research portfolio visit www.nij.gov/nij/topics/corrections/reentry/welcome.htm

The Louisiana Department of Corrections/Division of Probation and Parole is offering radio shows on offender reentry. Please visit their website at .

Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency:

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

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

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

Comments offered on “DC Public Safety” television and radio programs are the opinions of participants and do not necessarily represent the policies of CSOSA or other government agencies.

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Welcome to “DC Public Safety” – Radio and Television shows on crime, criminal offenders and the criminal justice system.

Transcript available at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/2012/03/application-of-crime-research-to-cities-and-states-the-urban-institute-dc-public-safety-radio/

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

Current Radio Program:

The program interviews John Roman, Senior Fellow of The Urban Institute and the Executive Director of the D.C. Crime Policy Institute. Founded in 1968, The Urban Institute is considered one of the premier  research based think-tanks in the United States. “Urban” has a long history examining national and local anti-crime initiatives.

The focus of the radio program in the application of  crime research to states and cities through lessons learned in Washington, D.C.

The website for the Urban Institute is http://www.urban.org.

Special Announcements:

The National Reentry Resource Center is a project of the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, US Department of Justice. Please see the Center’s website at http://www.nationalreentryresourcecenter.org/ . Please see “Federal Interagency Reentry Council Launches Website, Releases Myth-Buster Series” on the front page of the site (see announcements). CSOSA is a member of the Council.

Several requestors have asked for national research on reentry. The Office of Justice Program’s National Institute of Justice reentry research portfolio supports the evaluation of innovative reentry programs. To access these studies and NIJ’s entire reentry research portfolio visit www.nij.gov/nij/topics/corrections/reentry/welcome.htm

The Louisiana Department of Corrections/Division of Probation and Parole is offering radio shows on reentry. Please visit their website at .

Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency:

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

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

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

Comments offered on “DC Public Safety” television and radio programs are the opinions of participants and do not necessarily represent the policies of CSOSA or other government agencies.

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Welcome to “DC Public Safety” – Radio and Television shows on crime, criminal offenders and the criminal justice system.

Transcript available at http://media.csosa.gov/podcast/transcripts/2012/03/national-institute-of-corrections-and-dc-pretrial-measuring-what-matters-dc-public-safety/

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

Current Radio Program:

The program interviews Lori Eville, Correctional Program Specialist with the National Institute of Corrections, Federal Bureau of Prisons, US Department of Justice and Spurgeon Kennedy, Director of Research, Analysis and Development for the Pretrial Services Agency for the District of Columbia.

The topic was a new document released by the National Institute of Corrections quantifying and improving the operations of pretrial agencies throughout the country. The title is “Measuring What Matters.” The document is available via the NIC website at http://www.nicic.gov.

The website for the  Pretrial Services Agency of the District of Columbia is http://dcpsa.gov.

Donna Ledbetter of the National Institute of Corrections produced the program.

Special Announcements:

The National Reentry Resource Center is a project of the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, US Department of Justice. Please see the Center’s website at http://www.nationalreentryresourcecenter.org/ . Please see “Federal Interagency Reentry Council Launches Website, Releases Myth-Buster Series” on the front page of the site (see announcements). CSOSA is a member of the Council.

The Louisiana Department of Corrections/Division of Probation and Parole is offering radio shows on reentry. Please visit their website at .

Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency:

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

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

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

Comments offered on “DC Public Safety” television and radio programs are the opinions of participants and do not necessarily represent the policies of CSOSA or other government agencies.

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

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/2012/02/faith-based-and-neighborhood-partnerships-us-dept-of-justice-dc-public-safety-radio/

Current Radio Program:

The program interviews Eugene Schneeberg, Director for the Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships of the US Department of Justice.

Mission:

The Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships leads the U.S. Department of Justice’s efforts to develop partnerships and provide relevant information to faith-based and community organizations and expand their participation in Department of Justice initiatives.

Priority Focus Areas:

Faith and community leaders from across the country are working with the Center for Faith-Based & Neighborhood Partnerships at the U.S. Department of Justice and the White House Office for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships on a wide variety of issues. The DOJ Center’s focus on three priority areas:

1. Preventing Youth & Gang Violence:

The DOJ CFBNP plays an important leadership role in the coordination of the National Forum on Youth Violence Prevention; www.findyouthinfo.gov/topic_preventingViolence.shtml

2. Promoting Responsible Fatherhood:

The DOJ CFBNP works to advance the goals of the President’s National Fatherhood & Mentoring initiative; www.fatherhood.gov

3. Effective Prisoner Reentry:

The DOJ CFBNP is active part of the Federal Interagency Reentry Counci;l www.nationalreentryresourcecenter.org/reentry-council

Special Announcements:

The National Reentry Resource Center is a project of the Bureau of Justice Assistance, Office of Justice Programs, US Department of Justice. Please see the Center’s website at http://www.nationalreentryresourcecenter.org/ . Please see “Federal Interagency Reentry Council Launches Website, Releases Myth-Buster Series” on the front page of the site (see announcements). CSOSA is a member of the Council.

“DC Public Safety” is offering statements of support in radio and television programs for  the American Probation and Parole Association’s (APPA) ”Probation, Parole and Community Supervision Week” throughout the spring and summer. The week is celebrated from July 17 to July 23. The website for the American Probation and Parole Association is http://www.appa-net.org .

The Louisiana Department of Corrections/Division of Probation and Parole is offering radio shows on reentry. Please visit their website at .

Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency:

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

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

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

Comments offered on “DC Public Safety” television and radio programs are the opinions of participants and do not necessarily represent the policies of CSOSA or other government agencies.