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Child Protection: Working with criminal justice, human services, and community partners
Jessica McClaughin talks with us about being an on-going case manager for Child Protection and a case manager for Children's Mental Health Services for over fifteen ye...
Profile: Retired Lt. Jody Nelson
Retired Lt. Jody Nelson has worked at every level of law enforcement: county, federal, and local enforcement. She was part of the first wave of women hired to be full ...
Legislating Women's Bodies
Dr. Harrison talks about the supreme court cases, laws, statutes, and actions that legislate and criminalize reproductive rights, reproductive justice, motherhood, wom...
Welcome to the Let's Talk CJ Podcast
Welcome to the Let's Talk CJ podcast. I am your host, Dr. Pat Nelson, a member of the Department of Criminal Justice at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Thank you ...
Heavy Metal, Rock & Roll, Politics and History
Music can be a powerful form of communication. We will explore the impact of Rock & Roll and Heavy Metal on politics, history, expression, and society in general from ...
Scholars Serving Time Program
Scholars Serving Time Program is an innovative program being offered in three correctional facilities in Minnesota that are building efficacy and academic knowledge in...
Southern Politics and Racial and Ethnic Politics
The Georgia Senate elections in 2021 demonstrated a change in voter turn out, voter rights, and the influence of the Southern states on the politics in the United Stat...
Local Government in Minnesota: Forms of Administrative Organization
Did you know Minnesota has four types of local government structures? We will talk about those structures, benefits, challenges, charters, and upcoming ballot question...
Body Worn Cameras and Policing
The expectation that all peace officers in the United States are equipped with body worn cameras is regularly not met. Our guests talk about the expense, training, pol...
9/11 Terrorist Attacks and the War on Terror
The 9/11 Terrorist Attacks were a watershed moment for the United States in terms of political relationships, economic relationships, and image. The War on Terror open...
9/11 Terrorist Attacks and Changes to Democracy
The 9/11/2001 terrorist attacks impacted the checks and balances in the democracy of the United States, along with changes in surveillance, civil rights, and the struc...
The 9/11 Terrorist Attacks, Media, and Politics
Media played a large role in bringing the 9/11 Terrorist Attacks into the living room of the public, but the role of the Media as a watchdog in a Democratic Society w...
The 9/11 Terrorist Attacks and First Responders
The host and guests recall the impact of the 9/11/2001 terrorist impacts when they were practicing peace officers, the immediate impact on the first responder communit...
Impact of the Chauvin Trial
The guilty verdict at the Chauvin Trial in Minneapolis has provided some accountability for Law Enforcement. This group of experienced Law Enforcement officers and aca...
Satire and Politics
Satire has been used to help create dissonance in politics and every day life, but is there actually a process involved? We will talk about some requirements to make a...
Disasters and Local Government
All disasters start locally so it is important to understand the response and recovery steps that need to take place. We are going to examine disasters in the developi...
Law Enforcement and Racial Equity
Pax Christi, a catholic community located in Eden Prairie, MN, hosts a justice speaker series and invited Dr. Pat Nelson and Dr. Carl Lafata to speak on law enforcemen...
Impeachment: Constitutional Questions and Impact
The Constitution allows for the impeachment of a president as a way to control executive power. We will discuss the constitutional implications, impeachments, and how ...
Components of Sustainable Development: What about Equity?
Sustainable development has three main components, but equity does not receive the focus and research as the other two components. We will talk about the low coverage ...
Changing Organizational Culture in Law Enforcement
Why does it take so long and seem so difficult to change organizational culture in law enforcement agencies? We will talk about buy-in, management, leadership, and org...
Helping Veterans Navigate the Criminal Justice System
The case managers for the Minnesota 5th Judicial District Veterans Service Court discuss the structure, services, and need for a veteran focused diversion program in t...
Where do you get your news?
The importance of an independent media and the role of the media in a democratic society leads to a discussion on where we get our news and how to determine if the new...
International Impact of the Rise of Undemocratic Forces in the United States
The United States is looked to by the world and the rise of the undemocratic forces and anti-establishment right wing movement is changing the influence, perception, a...
Outlaw Citizenship: Post Reality
In many ways we should have seen the Storming the Capitol event coming but we talk about the difference to the buildup of this outlaw citizenship event was that it was...
Comparing Police Response to Demonstrations
The disparity in police response between the Jan 6, 2021 Storming the Capitol riot and the June 1, 2020 Black Lives Matter Demonstration are the foundation for this di...
Democracy under Assault
We discuss the actions that led up to the attack on the capitol in Washington, DC and how this threatens democracy in the United States.
Media, Tweeting, and Fake News
What is fake news anyway? We define fake news and discuss running a presidency through Twitter, along with the positive and negative aspects of social media. We also d...
Qualified immunity and importance of supervision in law enforcement
The term qualified immunity has been highlighted in the media but here we talk about what it really means. This helps highlight the discussion on the challenges and im...
The International Impact of Election
A close election, questions about validity, and an optimistic view from the world on a change of leadership are discussed, along with concerns about the transition of ...
Dark Tourism and Memorials
Explore dark tourism, memorials, and the impact on cities and owners of buildings that attract tourists. The challenges of acknowledging dark tourism and successes tha...
