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CHAIR’S MESSAGEgg
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Robert M.A. Johnson
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The devastation of New Orleans and its
criminal justice system is beyond imagination. At our Disaster Preparedness Conference on November 2-3 in New Orleans, speaker
after speaker described extraordinary events and conditions. Recovery from damage has been slow and is
far from complete.
Pete Adams’s (Executive Director
of the Louisiana District Attorneys Association) advice is to plan, plan
and plan. He expresses amazement
that many prosecution offices in Louisiana
still do not have adequate disaster plans.
Speakers made it clear that each of us is subject to a disaster
crisis, should plan for disasters and then exercise the plan.
Some attendees and accompanying
persons participated in the continuing cleanup of the city. Much remains to be accomplished and
volunteer opportunities abound. Pamela Metzger, Tulane law professor,
appeared before the Council to plea for assistance in identifying and
advocating for prisoners. She asked
for financial assistance, frequent flyer miles, or the physical
participation of attorneys and law students. Further information as to how to
participate may be found at the Student Hurricane Network site.
See Katrina resources and resources on disaster preparedness. Look for follow-up articles on our magazine and newsletter.
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Criminal Justice Section Leadership, 2006-2007
The Criminal Justice
Section is soliciting nominations for three Awards.
POLICY NEWS…
Legislative
Update (Status of major legislations pertaining to the criminal justice
field)
Policy Update (a summary of current CJS policy initiatives). For a complete listing of ABA
resolutions on criminal justice issues, see here.
CJ Standards | Amicus Brief
UPCOMING EVENTS…
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11th Annual National Institute
on Gaming Law Minefield
Feb. 15-16, 2007, Las
Vegas: The 2007 Gaming Law Minefield program is specifically designed
to provide in-depth coverage and discussion of the cutting-edge legal,
regulatory and ethical issues confronting both commercial and Native
American gaming. Attorneys, compliance officers, Native American leaders,
regulators and legislators will all garner invaluable insights into current
trends, opportunities and obstacles in the gaming industry. The program’s
subject matter has been expanded to include an ethics presentation focusing
on disturbing regulatory trends that are restricting representation rights
of regulated persons.
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See other Criminal Justice Section events: Calendar of Events.
NEW COMMITTEES…
The committees of the Criminal
Justice Section are now rearranged and regrouped into six divisions that are
broadly organized based on subject matter and/or function, which has resulted
in more than doubling the number of options for members to get involved in
committee activities. Here are few new committees. You can join committees
online at the Committees portal page.
Alternative Dispute Resolution and
Restorative Justice Committee examines mediation and other dispute resolution techniques as
alternatives to the criminal justice system. The Committee also studies
processes that repair the harm caused or revealed by criminal behavior that
include all stakeholders in a process of transforming the traditional
relationship between communities and their governments in responding to
crime.
Judicial Function Committee analyses criminal justice issues of interest to judges, acts as the
voice for judges within the Criminal Justice Section, provides technical
know-how, and identifies best practices for judges.
NEW PUBLICATIONS…
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Fall 2006
Criminal Justice Magazine
Features include Reining in Bounty Hunters, Q&A with ABA
President Karen Mathis, A Report Card on the Collateral Consequences of
Conviction, Psychological Assessements in Postconviction Proceedings,
Countering Hindsight Bias in White Collar Presecution.
Past Issues | CJ Magazine Info
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Missed CJ Section
Newsletters? See past
issues at: Criminal
Justice Section Newsletter
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Leapholes by James
Grippando
Leapholes is time travel with a legal twist, where law books and important
legal precedents come to life. Though a work of fiction, all of the cases
woven into the Leapholes
storyline are actual and important cases from American legal history,
including the the U.S. Supreme Court decision that slaves are property, not
people, appears at Dred Scott v.
Sandford (1857).
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See other available Publications and Resources.
See past E-News.
The American Bar Association
Criminal Justice Section
740 15th Street, NW, Washington, DC, 20005
Phone: (202) 662-1500, Fax: (202) 662-1501
Email: crimjustice@abanet.org Web: www.abanet.org/crimjust
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