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CRIMINAL JUSTICE JOURNALISTS PANEL AT THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CRIMINOLOGY MARRIOTT MARQUIS HOTEL, ATLANTA FRIDAY, NOV. 16, 2007 Criminologists And The News Media: Improving Communication
Of Research PANEL AT SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS CONVENTION WASHINGTON, D.C. HYATT REGENCY HOTEL, 400 NEW JERSEY AVE., N.W. 2:15 - 3:15 p.m., Thursday, October 4, 2007
Getting Inside: Crime Beat Investigations PANELS AT INVESTIGATIVE REPORTERS & EDITORS CONVENTION THE BILTMORE HOTEL, PHOENIX THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 2007 11:20 a.m.-12:20 p.m. Behind prison walls: Covering restorative justice and other
inmate rehab 2:30-3:30 p.m. 3:40-4:40 p.m. Recruiting today's cops - Who are we getting?
CRIMINAL JUSTICE JOURNALISTS PANELS AT INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHIEFS OF POLICE CONVENTION BOSTON, MONDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2006 "Today's Police: Who Are They, Do They Stop Crime, Who Pays
for Them?" moderator: Ted Gest, Criminal Justice Journalists "Covering Police In An Age of Terrorism" (with the IACP Public Information Officers Section) Marea Mannion, Pennsylvania State University moderator: Ted Gest, Criminal Justice Journalists
**************************************************************** CJJ PROGRAMS HELD AT THE INVESTIGATIVE INVESTIGATING PRISONS, Thursday, June 15, 11:40 a.m.-12:50 p.m. Moderator: Ted Gest, Criminal Justice Journalists Michele Deitch, University of Texas Dan Malone, Fort Worth Weekly Mike Ward, Austin American-Statesman
Moderator, Ted Gest, Criminal Justice Journalists Tanya Eiserer, Dallas Morning News Susan Sward, San Francisco Chronicle Roger Goldman, St. Louis University School of Law JUDGING JURIES -- Friday, June 16, 4:00-5:10 p.m. Moderator, Ted Gest, Criminal Justice Journalists Steve McGonigle, Dallas Morning News Mark Curriden, Vinson & Elkins/Criminal Justice Journalists Mary Rose, University of Texas at Austin School of Law
Criminal Justice Journalists programs at the International Association of Chiefs of Police Convention Miami Beach Convention Center SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 Have Gun, Will Travel: Pulling the Licenses of Gypsy Cops,
2-3 p.m. Room A 110-111 MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 Miami Chief John Timoney Meets The Media Noon-1 p.m. Room
A 209 Journalists Discuss Crime Coverage 3-4 p.m. Room B
113 Reception for CJJ attendees 5 p.m. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 Media Coverage of Sex Offenders Noon-1 p.m. Room D
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John Jay College of Criminal Justice has become the principal sponsor of Crime & Justice News, a daily news digest published by Criminal Justice Journalists, the national organization of journalists covering the field. Crime & Justice News posts on the Internet and sends by e-mail free to subscribers daily summaries of important news stories in crime and justice nationwide. The service emphasizes significant trends in law enforcement, courts, and punishment policy. Available at http://cjj.mn-8.net, CJN was started in April 2003 with a grant from the Butler Family Fund in Washington, D.C. Additional support was received from the Wadsworth Publishing Co., a leading criminal justice publisher. The Web site is managed by MN-8 Systems, which also operates the Web site of the Police Executive Research Forum. The Web site includes a searchable archive of more than 5,300 news items. Support from John Jay College will enable Crime & Justice News to develop more original material that will be useful both to journalists and to criminal-justice practitioners. "We plan to cover research from academic and government experts that has the potential of improving media coverage and criminal justice policy making," said Ted Gest, president of Criminal Justice Journalists and editor of CJN. "We're pleased to be forging a new relationship with the Crime & Justice News Web site, which reaches an important audience of journalists who help shape the debate on issues of critical concern to those of us involved in the study of law enforcement policies and public safety," said John Jay College's President Jeremy Travis. "Ted Gest is bringing crime reporters together on the Internet for the first time and John Jay wants to be part of that discussion." Gest formerly covered criminal justice issues for U.S. News & World Report and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Criminal Justice Journalists operates other programs, including an Internet discussion list for journalists and educational forums at national meetings of criminologists and police chiefs. CJJ is based in Washington, D.C., and affiliated with the Jerry Lee Center of Criminology of the University of Pennsylvania. Travis was appointed in August of last year to lead John Jay. He had served during the Clinton administration as the director of the National Institute of Justice, the research arm of the U.S. Department of Justice. An advisor to former New York City Mayor Edward I. Koch, Travis also served as Deputy Commissioner for Legal Matters for the New York City Police Department. Before joining John Jay, Travis was a Senior Fellow at the Urban Institute. He is the author of the forthcoming book, "But They All Come Back" (Urban Institute Press), a critical look at the failure of the criminal justice system and the nation to adequately address issues related to the release of more than 600,000 prisoners who are returned to our communities each year with little or no support. John Jay College, part of The City University of New York, has an enrollment of more than 14,000 undergraduate and graduate students from 135 nations and 338 full-time faculty members. John Jay is a liberal arts college dedicated to education, research, and service in the fields of criminal justice, fire science, and related areas of public safety, security management and public service. Crime & Justice News is available by e-mail to those who sign up on its Web site.
CJJ's 2004 MEETINGS WITH POLICE CHIEFS, CRIMINOLOGISTS Criminal Justice Journalists held panel discussions at the International Association of Chiefs of Police on November 15, 2004 and the American Society of Criminology on November 17-18, 2004. The news media are faring reasonably well in the "brave
new world" of reporting on terrorism, says John Miller, former
ABC News correspondent who is now heading Los Angeles Police Chief
William Bratton's counterterrorism unit. Miller and two law enforcement
officials, Matthew McLaughlin of the FBI and Dennis Murphy of
the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, spoke to Criminal Justice
Journalists on Nov. 15, 2004 at the International Association
of Chiefs of Police convention in Los Angeles. McLaughlin and Murphy said that federal officials realize that
news outlets need to report immediately on terror incidents. "No
longer does 'no comment' work," McLaughlin said. He recalled
that when an El Al ticket agent was shot at Los Angeles International
Airport in 2002, the FBI refused to say anything for three hours,
and television broadcasts were full of speculation about the case
that proved erroneous. "That was our fault," he said.
"Something has to be said. If there are problems, generally
it's our fault if we aren't providing information." The Homeland Security Department is working closely with representatives
of major print and broadcast media with the aim of getting information
out on a terror episode within an hour of its occurrence, Murphy
said. The department also is working with the Radio-Television
News Directors Association to hold regional training sessions
for journalists on covering terrorism. Miller said that the Los
Angeles Police Department has held day-long training sessions
for local media, too. One subject is how dangerous it might be
for journalists to be exposed to toxic substances that terrorists
might use. Most media are reporting "responsibly," Murphy
said, although "a few will jump out and embarrass themselves"
[with incorrect information]. Many news organizations have reported over the last few years
on bulletins that the Homeland Security Department and FBI issue
to the thousands of local law enforcement agencies on terrorist
threats. At first, some officials in Washington were surprised
that these bulletins promptly. Now, says Murphy, federal agencies
realize that "it will get out, no matter how highly classified"
it is, so the bulletins are routinely provided to the media as
they are sent out nationwide. The lineup of speakers at CJJ panels at the police chiefs meeting: TURNING CRIME STORIES INTO BOOKS (November 15) Andrew Blankstein, Los Angeles Times, moderator Miles Corwin, former Los Angeles Times reporter, author of "Killing Season," about Los Angeles homicide detectives Joe Domanick, author of "Cruel Justice," about California's "three strikes and you're out" law Denise Hamilton, former Los Angeles Times reporter, author of "Last Lullaby" and other crime novels ARE THE MEDIA READY TO COVER DOMESTIC TERRORISM? (November 15) Greg Krikorian, Los Angeles Times, moderator John Miller, Los Angeles Police Department counterterrorism unit and former ABC News correspondent Matthew McLaughlin, FBI Dennis Murphy, Director of Communications for Border and Transportation Security, U.S. Department of Homeland Security WHEN THE MEDIA ARE UNFAIR (with Public Information Officer Section of IACP) Ed Buice, News Director, WUSY-FM, Chattanooga, Tn. Ty Kim, KNBC-TV HOW TO INTERPRET CRIME STATISTICS AND EVALUATE YOUR POLICE
DEPARTMENT Jim Lynch, The American University John Eck, University of Cincinnati ******************************************************************* JOURNALISTS, CRIMINOLOGISTS AND FORENSIC SCIENCE Dr. Bruce Levy, Medical Examiner, State of Tennessee Mike Bottoms, District Attorney General, Lawrenceburg, TN CRIME POLICY AFTER THE ELECTION 12:30 - 2 p.m. Thursday, November 18 Ted Gest, Criminal Justice Journalists, moderator Alfred Blumstein, Carnegie Mellon University Thom Feucht, National Institute of Justice Laurie Robinson, University of Pennsylvania Charles Wellford, University of Maryland ************************************************************************* CJJ PANELS AT IRE CONVENTION IN ATLANTA, JUNE 17, 2004 Criminal Justice Journalists co-sponsored three panel discussions on the first day of the four-day Investigative Reporters & Editors annual meeting, June 17, 2004, in Atlanta.. Subjects included How to Cover the Federal Justice System Prisons and Sentencing--How Budget-Strapped States are Coping DNA--Getting the Facts on the Science and the Law Audio tapes are available at $10 each from Sound Images Inc. Visit the Web site www.soundimages.net and click on Associations, then Investigative Reporters & Editors, for details. Panel numbers for tape-ordering purposes are IRE04-018 (federal justice system), IRE04-023 (prisons and sentencing), and IRE04-028 (DNA)
CJJ PROGRAMS IN PHILADELPHIA FOR POLICE, COURT REPORTERS OCT. 23-25, 2003 A report by Criminal Justice Journalists treasurer Ruben Rosario, St. Paul Pioneer-Press, on panels sponsored by CJJ, the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association, and the National Center for Courts and Media of the National Judicial College, in Philadelphia, fall 2003 Thursday, October 23, 2003 at the Philadelphia Inquirer Court Records/Prospects for Online Access Access to courts is governed by a presumption of openness, more
so in criminal court, said Henning. That presumption applies to
pre-trial proceedings and documents, which should be available
for inspection and copying at a reasonable fee. Redacted information
on such documents may include the names of minors and victims
of a sexual crime. Other available documents include arrest and
search warrants, and affidavits of probable cause. A reporter
can challenge the sealing of warrants. Civil discovery documents,
such as depositions, are presumed non-public. Those seeking closure of such proceedings shoulder the burden of convincing the judge. Police incident reports are public; however, supplementals, where much of the narrative and detail exists on a case, are not public, Henning explained. Accident reports are also not public. Walker and Price discussed the threat of wide online access to
the historic protection that "practical obscurity" has
provided most court files, which can include Social Security numbers
and other sensitive personal information. Having such information
now posted online after business hours and available to potentially
millions of readers could expose people to the fast growing crime
of identity theft. That specter could lead to the restriction
of certain data online that might still be available on paper
at the courthouse. Currently, online information is generally
limited to case docket numbers and basic litigant information.
Price said some benefits for online access include 24/7 availability
to a wider public audience, greater government accountability,
and more effective use of limited court manpower resources. Walker
pointed out another problem: case expungement. If a person's criminal
record or offense is expunged after it has been available online,
"the cat's already out of the bag." Useful links:
Morrison explained restorative justice, an umbrella term describing
a mostly indigenous process of atonement, accountability and victim
empowerment. The concepts, are borrowed from Maori traditions,
Native American community circles, and other cultural practices,
"It's about restoration and reintegration," said Morrison.
New Zealand's juvenile court system adopted restorative justice
principles as a mainstream process after a 1989 report found a
significant drop in juvenile recidivism rates. Presenza reeled off facts about the strong connection between substance abuse and crimes such as drunk driving, rapes, domestic violence, and assaults. In 1996, Philadelphia's First Judicial District reported 43,799 criminal filings, with about 8,064 drug-related. By 2002, drug-related crimes accounted for more than 20,000 or one-third of the roughly 60,000 criminal filings in 2002. The long and short term medical costs of substance abuse costs Americans $133 billion annually, according to the National Institute of Drug Abuse. Presenza, a strong proponent of the drug court system, believes such courts are cost effective and also give offenders a realistic second shot that lowers recidivism rates. In order to buy into the drug court concept, '' you need judicial leadership and a prosecutor who has a lot of guts, courage and conviction,'' Presenza said. "It does take a team effort." The three main goals of drug court are: Presenza added that because clients come with multiple social
issues in addition to the drug problem, the drug court setting
provides a better way to address homelessness, unemployment, and
other obstacles. "You have to deal with all these issues
if you want to make them whole," he said. Covering Criminal Courts and the Justice Process Massiah-Jackson stressed that the courts are moving to forge a better relationship with the local media, but under canons of judicial ethics, judges are prohibited from commenting on ongoing cases. The Philadelphia court system does not have a public information officer, which makes her office the de facto contact for reporters and the referral center for judges responding to media inquiries. Pennsylvania prohibits cameras in the courtroom, a policy Massiah-Jackson supports. Ferrick, a veteran columnist, pointed out that the news media usually concentrate on a tiny percentage of cases that are handled by the court system annually. He advocates more reporting on the majority of cases, which are usually drug-related and are adjudicated through guilty pleas or plea bargains. (Massiah-Jackson said that 17,000 cases each year are handled in a program in which defendants waive jury trials.) Ferrick noted that the adoption of New York City's vaunted COMSTAT police accountability system and quality of life arrest philosophy dramatically increased the number of court cases, leading to a 50 percent dismissal rate by overwhelmed judges already dealing with annual caseload surges. It reminds him of the "I love Lucy" episode where Lucy and Fred's wife are working at a factory and are comically trying to grapple with a rapidly speeding candy assembly line belt that quickly overwhelms them. Covering Judicial Elections There was concern about the potential impact of last year's Supreme
Court decision on judicial speech--which said judicial candidates
could voice their opinions on issues--will have on future elections.
Marks disputed the stereotype that such elections are boring and
therefore not worthy of news media coverage. She noted that there
are stories to dig up about the individuals or entities contributing
to judicial campaigns; often they are fronts for either partisan
political groups or special interest citizen groups. The loosening of restrictions, she believes, is giving rise to campaigns that have as much the potential for mud slinging and attack ads as regular political races. "The tone and conduct of judicial elections are growing worse," she says. When covering such campaigns, she advises, reporters should keep an eye on whether party politics is playing a role. Ferrick also has concerns about the Supreme Court ruling, but he believes that although Americans may say they would likely vote in judicial elections, that does not necessarily mean they will actually vote when Election Day comes around. He doubts that judges will comment on inside baseball legal issues such as tort and libel reform, and degenerate into rhetoric "I'll be tough on crime" sound bites to win votes. Marks and Ferrick agreed that when it comes to judicial elections,
surnames rule. Friday, October 24, 2003, at the International Association of Chiefs of Police convention, Pennsylvania Convention Center Crime Trends and Police Departments Craig McCoy, Philadelphia Inquirer McCoy outlined the contributions of Timoney as Philadelphia's
top cop. They included the introduction of COMSTAT to police the
city more effectively, and more openness between police and the
media than in previous administrations. McCoy said the environment
before Timoney's reign was "hostile." Timoney allowed
outside women's advocate groups, with some conditions, to review
rape and sex assault files in the wake of a police numbers-cooking
scandal that was discovered and investigated by the Inquirer.
The unprecedented practice continues: the reviews are conducted
monthly and the reviewers have the buy-in to make suggestions,
or even ask police to reinvestigate cases. Timoney is a strong proponent of openness between news media and cops at every level of the force. He blames some myopic police agencies for not doing enough to cultivate a positive public image through the media. "They are going to get the bad stories anyway," he said. "But there are an awful lot of good stories. The mentality is that 'we don't like them, we don't trust them-- you shut them out.' " In the early 1980s, NYPD police brass underwent guerrilla-style
training on media culture, nomenclature, managing a public relations
crisis, and speaking in front of microphones and TV cameras. In
Philly, Timoney found a public confidence of the police that was
so shaken and so low that "we were going to need the press
to get it going." He established a more professional PIO
section. A new policy allowed cops, from the beat patrolman to
district commander, to speak to the news media, as long as they
did not comment or release details that could compromise an active
investigation or make policy pronouncements that should come from
headquarters. Reporters and the public were allowed to attend
weekly COMSTAT meetings, where district commanders are held accountable
about crime patterns, trends and problem-solving efforts under
their jurisdiction. "That policy remains in effect today,"
Timoney said. "The operational philosophy was to work with
the press." He mentioned that some columnists bend the truth. "He's entitled to his own opinions, but he is not entitled to his own facts." Timony has no problem "shutting down" bad reporters who get things wrong, or approaching news managers and editors and pointing out inaccuracies or seeking redress. He intimated that police departments are harmed long term by not allowing the news media to talk to cops directly involved in investigations or events. "It's great for them, for their families and in the end for the department," he said. How Philadelphia Tracks Crime Brennan provided a demonstration on the uses of COMSTAT and crime
map overlays. He believes the country should be moving toward biometric technology in identifying suspects as well as airport travelers. Lessons from Media Coverage of the Washington, D.C., Sniper Case Sari Horwitz, Washington Post The sniper case was the largest manhunt in American history. Police issued more than 1,300 credentials to reporters during the event. On the year's anniversary of the sniper suspects' capture, Horwitz and Cannon spoke about writing books on the case that sought to chronicle what went on behind he scenes. Both reporters were spared daily assignments to write the books. Horwitz said her book, written with Michael Ruane, concentrated mostly on two main investigators, but also involved scores of interviews with dozens of members of various law enforcement agencies that played key roles in the case. By sending letters to many of the investigators, she and Ruane were able to present a more complete picture of the case, as well a better explain the world of an investigator in an incident that became known internationally. Some agencies did not cooperate or were unwilling to talk about their roles. The result, she said, was that they "got shut out of this chronicle of history." Some lessons learned: Baur said the sniper case presented police a daily if not hourly challenge in constantly weighing public safety versus the public's right to know. She confirmed that investigators were communicating with the sniper through coded words or phrases that were aired without the media's advance knowledge. Baur pointed out that some news media outlets, mostly on the TV side, went on the air with wrong and, she suspected, made-up information. She recalled CNN running a composite sketch of the sniper, even though police had not made one. A TV camera crew secretly took photographs at a police command post and assumed they were sketches of the gunman. Despite the often "stressful situation, it was incumbent upon the PIO team handling the sniper case to remain professional and hand out information that was accurate, timely and consistent," she said. "Give out as much information as soon as possible without impacting the investigation, she said. Media And Public Access to Records (available on tape--see details below) Tony Hanson, KYW News Radio Hanson divided his description of police-media access relations
in Philadelphia as "Before Timoney and After Timoney."
Before Timoney became commissioner in 1998, "Public affairs
was a black hole," Hanson said. "No information on anything
good or bad. The philosophy was, don't tell." After Timoney,
Hanson said, there was more access to records and police meetings.
"I believe it has created more good will in the city,'' he
said. "People have become more familiar with the police and
how they work." Carmichael is wary of such an open door policy. He mentioned that under current statutes or policies in Fairfax County, Va., officials have 5-7 days to respond to a request for information release, "so nothing is going to be gained by filing" a freedom of information act request. He subscribes to a policy of "maximum discretion and minimum mandatory release." Carmichael stresses the need for agencies to have a written protocol to handle news media during a hostage/barricade crisis, which raises concerns about the incident's perimeter concerns as well as the prospect of helicopter traffic that not only makes it more difficult for commanders on the ground to hear the suspect or each other, but could compromise tactical positions if the air shot is broadcast live. Carmichael believes that tightening of information hospitals can give out about a patient has the potential of hampering investigations. In cases of a medical emergency that may have terrorist overtones, Carmichael questions privacy issues that could delay investigators in identifying suspects or terrorist acts as they are unfolding. Colarulo said that a police chief, as well as commanders, set the tone and the policy for how open or closed a department will be in dealing with the news media or the public. Colarulo said Philadelphia has 23 district commanders, and some are more open than others in allowing reporters to talk to their charges about news events. News Media Coverage of Police Scandals (available on tape--see details below) Mark Fazlollah, Philadelphia Inquirer Skinner began with a story of how his officers handled a domestic
assault complaint at the home of the city manager. The manager
was arrested a few days later, but Skinner was criticized for
an appearance of preferential treatment by telling the man over
the phone the night of the incident that he would be arrested
if he returned to the home. Fazlollah summarized the Inquirer series of reports on the way
Philadelphia cops were reporting certain crimes, particularly
sexual assaults. "There were wild disparities in the reporting
of crimes," he said. "(Police) hid about 300 rapes a
year, making the city look a lot safer than it was." He suggested
reporters scrutinize and put in context any police statistic that
comes their way. He explained the unreliability of the FBI's Uniform
Crime Report. For example, if one incident involves a murder and
a rape, it will be counted in the UCR as a murder, and the rape
vanishes. He also pointed out that "big cities tend to report
things differently than do small towns." He called for better
and more uniform reporting by police departments across the country. Skinner stressed the need for police executives to step in front
of the notepads and the microphones during high profile incidents
or controversies. "It is incumbent to be the front man on
major issues," he said. "Putting the public information
officer in there is cowardice on issues of public trust. Sometimes,
chiefs lose sight of the job they were hired to do." The
chief added that the COMSTAT concept makes for more effective
departments and also make commanders more accountable. But at
the same time, it can create too much pressure and could prompt
some executives to "cook" the numbers. He pointed out
that COMPSTAT does not count unreported crime. "'It's impossible
to get an accurate account on crime,'' he said. The last two discussions are available on tape. #174--access to records (one tape or 1 audio CD) #177--media coverage of law enforcement (one tape or 2 audio CDs) Order from National Audio Video, Inc. 4465 Washington St.,
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and the general public of the Crime and Justice News will appear each day by late morning at
http://cjj.mn-8.net, Comments and story ideas should be submitted to Ted Gest, tgest@sas.upenn.edu _________________________________________________________________________ CJJ ISSUES GUIDE FOR JOURNALISTS ON COVERING CRIME AND JUSTICE Criminal Justice Journalists has issued the first installment
of a guide Future installments will cover other important issues, including
courts, the We urge all CCR list members to bookmark www.justicejournalism.org.crimeguide The guide, which was posted in mid-April 2003, is housed on
the Web site of CJJ SPONSORS CRIME PANELS AT IRE CONVENTION Criminal Justice Journalists sponsored three panel discussions
at the Investigative The panels covered Doing a better job interpreting crime statistics -- panel 015 How to evaluate your local law enforcement agency -- panel 019 Judging judges: from campaigns to secrecy to operations -- panel 022 To order audiotapes or audio CDs, send $11 per audiotape or $16
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On November 14, 2002, the Chicago Headline Club and Criminal
Justice Journalists Media coverage of the Washington area sniper(s)-was it responsible? Alfred Blumstein, Carnegie Mellon University Race, region, and death sentencing in Illinois Glenn L. Pierce, Northeastern University, and Michael L. Radelet University of Colorado, discussed their research for Gov. George Ryan's Commission on Capital Punishment Linking Research and Practice to Reduce Firearms Violence:
Project Safe Missing children: Who are they? How many really are abducted
each year? 5 - 7 p.m. Thursday, November 14 ******************************************************************************* CJJ sponsored three earlier meetings in 2002 for journalists
on crime and IACP program -- Minneapolis Convention Center Flying while Muslim? Racial profiling after 9/11 -- Room
102A Lorie Fridell, Police Executive Research Forum, Washington,
D.C. Terrorism: 1st Amendment and Responsible Journalism--a Delicate Balance" -- Room 200FG Sunday, October 6, 3-4:30 p.m.. Who polices the police? What is excessive force? --
Room 101C Samuel E. Walker, University of Nebraska, Omaha, Ne. Suicide: Reporting Myths May Lead to a Contagion Effect -- Room 200FG Monday, Oct. 7, 2-:3:30 p.m. Crime and the Mentally Ill -- Room 101C Sue Abderholden, National Alliance for the Mentally Ill, Minneapolis,
Mn. Court Coverage Panels Tuesday, Oct. 8, 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Access denied? Paul Gustafson, court reporter, Star Tribune Judicial right of speech? How a new U.S. Supreme Court decision in a Minnesota George Soule, chairman, Minnesota Judicial Merit Selection
Commission Lunch will be provided by the National Center for Courts
and Program for our court conference in Denver: COVERING THE COURTS IN 2002 AND BEYOND Thursday, July 25, 2002 With the Office of the Colorado State Court Administrator,
Colorado Press Association, and · Public access: on-line and in-person access to electronic
court files PROGRAM 9-10 a.m. Public access: on-line and in-person access to electronic court files Justice Gregory Hobbs, Jr., Colorado Supreme Court Linda Bowers, Public Access Manager, Office of the Colorado State Court Administrator Bob Roper, Director, Integrated Information Services, Office of the Colorado State Court Administrator Ted Gest, Criminal Justice Journalists, moderator 10:00-10:15 Media guide to the courts, updates, media advisories Diane Hartman, Director of Communications, Colorado Bar Association Karen Salaz, Information, Public Information, Communications Coordinator, Office of the Colorado State Court Administrator 10:15-11:45 a.m. Covering federal courts Judge Deanell Reece Tacha, Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit U.S. Attorney John Suthers, District of Colorado James Manspeaker, Clerk of the Court, U.S. District Court, Distirct of Colorado Robert Boczkiewicz, federal court reporter for newspapers, Reuters, television, moderator 12-1:15 P.M. Open forum with judges on trends for cover coverage, judicial election coverage, when judges can and cannot talk to the media Judge Lewis Babcock, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Colorado Justice Gregory Hobbs, Jr., Colorado Supreme Court Judge Raymond Satter, Presiding Judge, Denver County Court, 2nd Judicial District Staste of Colorado 1:30-2:30 p.m. How to cover "problem-solving" courts handling drugs, domestic violence, mental health, other special subjects District Attorney Bill Ritter, City and County of Denver Judge William Dressel, President, National Judicial College, Reno, Nevada Judge Harlan Bockman, Chief Judge, 17th Judicial District, State of Colorado Craig Truman, Craig L. Truman, P.C., veteran public defender 2:30-3:30 You be the judge Find out what it feels like to be on the other side of the bench. A fact pattern is established, facts in the case explained, and sentencing options and constraints outlined; you have to sentence the defendant in this domestic violence case. Judge James Breese, Denver County Court, 2nd Judicial District, State of Colorado
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