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Clippers & Cops And Go Pro In Life, Tyrone J. Dennis

National Youth Advocacy and Resilience Conference

Clippers and cops is an organization I (Detective Tyrone Dennis) started in March of 2018 where APD officers actually go into our own communities to speak to civilians about our own experiences; good and bad.

Meeting at local barber shops, Rec centers, to local restaurants, “Clippers and cops” is a relaxed round table discussion that gives every day people a neutral and safe platform for their voices to be heard without judgement, And a place to have an open dialogue about the adversity and hot button issues that have caused such disparity between these 2 conflicting worlds.

Today young people …

Locked Up And Locked Out: True Stories Of Individuals Who Experienced The Intersection Between Homelessness And The Criminal Justice System, Jean Johnson

Senior Honors Projects

JEAN JOHNSON (Criminology & Criminal Justice)

Locked Up and Locked Out: True Stories of the Interlocking Cycle of

Homelessness and the Criminal Justice System

Sponsor: Jill Doerner (Criminology & Criminal Justice, Sociology & Anthropology), Heather Johnson (Writing & Rhetoric)

Key locks work when a key made with teeth is placed into a cylinder with a series of pins and tumblers. If you don’t insert the right key one or more of the pins will remain in the way, preventing the key from turning and the lock will remain closed. According to the United States Interagency Council on Homelessness, tens of …

Socioeconomic Influences On Property Crime Rates: A Study In Virginia's Counties, Mary Passley

Student Scholar Showcase

Most research on factors and causes of crime, whether property or violent crime, focuses on individuals’ behavior or their surrounding environment. In this research, I explore the idea of socioeconomic factors correlated to property crime. I conducted a retrospective design to fully explore United States Census data and crime data gathered by the Bureau of Justice Statistics to discover statistically significant variables connected to property crime. Significant findings were shown by average people per house and retail sales per capita in all counties. Additional significant findings were percent employment change and percent with high school degree or higher in low …

Professionalism, Celebrity Justice & Representation Of Unpopular Clients And Causes, Beau James Brock

Beau James Brock

Powerpoint professionalism presentation made a part of Inn of Court pskit on celebrity justice and representing the unpopular in our society.

Superwomen Professionalism - Jeopardy, Beau James Brock

Beau James Brock

Powerpoint "Jeopardy" presentation made as a part of a professionalism CLE at the LSBA/BRAWA "Superwomen" Conference. This portion was presented after the panel opened the discussion on issues of community involvement, duties to the bar and others, client development opportunities, professional responsibility, and mentoring.

What Economists Really Know, And What They Don't, Richard Adelstein

Richard Adelstein

Environmental Crimes, Beau James Brock, Walter Becker, Jr., Dorothy Taylor

Beau James Brock

Power point team presentation on environmental crimes.

Professionalism And The Public, Beau James Brock

Beau James Brock

Powerpoint on professionalism and our symbiotic relationship with the public as reflected through cultural myths and media lenses.

Professionalism - Jeopardy, Beau James Brock

Beau James Brock

Jeopardy power point on professionalism used in conjunction with "Professionalism and the Public" powerpoint discussion.