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Jaws of Justice Radio
It is the intention of Jaws of Justice Radio to investigate how to achieve justice in America, this includes issues of economic injustice, political injustice and the criminal justice system. We want to put a human face on those caught in the grasp of injustice and those that are part of an unjust system. We strive to dispel the misconceptions created by the news and entertainment industry, politicians and our educational system.
On Today’s show we highlight two organizations, Friends and Family Organizing For Reform Of Juvenile Justice and Niles Home For Children are both working to help children and young people in crisis. Our first interview is a rebroadcast of an interview done in April of this year and in the second half of the show we will talk with Dr. Madelyne Douglas, Director of Residential and Administrative Services at Niles Home For Children, a long time Kansas City institution..
Tracy McClard on FORJ
About two years ago Jaws of Justice Radio spoke with Tracy McClard about her son who at 17 was sentenced to 30 years as an adult. He committed suicide after being sent to an adult prison and being assaulted other prisoners. Tracy and her husband are spearheading an effort in Missouri called Family and Friends Organizing For Reform of Juvenile Justice (FORJ).
Tracy explains to host Margot Patterson how parents lose the legal right to be involved in the defense of a child once they are deemed an adult by the court. In Missouri children as young as 12 can be certified as adults. She also talks about the Dual Jurisdiction program in Missouri that has a 90% + record of turning young people around without sending them to adult prison. Learn about Johnathan’s Law that requires the courts to submit juveniles certified as adults to be recommended to the Dual Jurisdiction program.
Contact FORJ
website http://www.forj-mo.org/
Email: [email protected]
573-837-7346
Niles Home For Children – A Safe Haven For Kansas City’s Troubled Young People
We are sorry that we were not able to bring you this segment please tune in to JoJR January 5th to hear the interview we taped with Dr. Madelyne Douglas, Director of Residential and Administrative Services at Niles as she bring us up to date with the programs and opportunities for at risk youth.
THE MILITARIZATION OF LOCAL POLICE FORCES
In the second half of our show we replay an interview Attorney Robin Martinez hosted earlier this year – a discussion with KC-area criminal defense attorney and former Wyandotte County prosecutor Brian Leininger about the militarization of our police forces and the increasing use of SWAT teams and paramilitary tactics by police for what should be mundane law enforcement matters.
During the Clinton Administration an office was opened in the Pentagon to sell excess military hardware to local police forces. Has Homeland Security and the Defense Department been remaking policing in America? Is this military surplus equipment encouraging our local police to view the streets of America as war zones? What effect does this mistrust of the citizens by the police have on their ability to stop crime?
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