March 2017
Susette M. Talarico Lecture: “Criminal Records, Spillovers, and the Growing Stickiness of Public Labels”
Regents Professor and Martindale Chair in Sociology and Law at the University of Minnesota Dr. Christopher Uggen will provide this year's Talarico Lecture. Contemporary criminology offers compelling evidence that the distinction between “criminal” and “non-criminal” is largely a matter of time. Yet crime discourse and policy remain rooted in the notion of criminality as an immutable individual characteristic. This talk contrasts the fluidity in criminal behavior with the growing stickiness of public labels, drawing from experimental studies of criminal records…
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2018 Susette M. Talarico Lecture: “Trust, Race, and Police: The Contemporary Challenges of History”
Presented by Chief Louis M. Dekmar, Chief of Police, LaGrange Police Department During the span of his 40-year career, Chief Louis M. Dekmar has served in law enforcement as a police officer, detective, division commander, and Chief of Police. Since 1995, he has served as the Chief of Police and Chief of Public Safety for the City of LaGrange. Dekmar also acts as the President of the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) and Past President and Chair of…
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Human Connection in Public Safety
Joseph A. Smarro, Chief Executive Officer of SolutionPoint+ LLC and United States Marine Corps Veteran, became one of the original members of the San Antonio Police Department’s Mental Health Unit in 2009, helping the unit become one of the most nationally recognized police programs in the nation. During his eleven years working on the Mental Health Unit, he has dealt with some of the most severe cases of individuals suffering from a mental health crisis, saving countless lives. He is…
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Susette M. Talarico Lecture
The 2021 Susette M. Talarico Lecture will be held on March 16, 2021 via Zoom featuring Dr. Brian N. Williams. Registration here: https://gail.uga.edu/events/spia/2021-susette-m-talarico-lecture
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Susette M. Talarico Lecture
The Criminal Justice Studies Program and the Criminal Justice Society invite you to the 2022 Susette M. Talarico Lecture "The Democratizing Jury" presented by Valerie P. Hans Charles F. Rechlin Professor of Law Cornell Law School WHEN: Thursday, March 31, 2022 12:00 - 1:00 PM EST WHERE: Virtual via Zoom Webinar Register below to receive the Zoom link. Trial by jury has played a central role in our democracy since the earliest days of the country. Juries engage in deliberative…
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Susette M. Talarico Lecture
The Criminal Justice Studies Program and the Criminal Justice Society invite you to the 2023 Susette M. Talarico Lecture "American Police Reform, Act 2: Where Progress Stalls" presented by Jim Newton Veteran Journalist, Author & Teacher WHEN: Wednesday, March 22, 2023 2:00 - 3:00 PM WHERE: UGA Law School Rusk Hall Larry Walker Room Modern American police reform, Act 1: Los Angeles police beat Rodney King into submission at a darkened intersection on March 3, 1991. A state trial, acquittals,…
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2024 Susette M. Talarico Lecture
The Criminal Justice Studies Program and the Criminal Justice Society invite you to the 2024 Susette M. Talarico Lecture presented by Dr. Reuben Jonathan Miller MacArthur “Genius Grant” Fellow and University of Chicago sociologist WHEN: Thursday, April 11, 2024 2:30 - 3:30 PM WHERE: Victor K. Wilson Memorial Hall Ballroom 101 Sanford Drive Athens, GA 30602 View Map » MacArthur “Genius Grant” Fellow and University of Chicago sociologist Dr. Reuben Miller is the author of Halfway Home: Race, Punishment, and the…
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