LESS THAN TWO WEEKS AWAY: 15th Annual Law and Society Week 2014 Presented by the Fox Rothschild Center for Law and Society ALL EVENTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC MAIN CAMPUS EVENTS Monday, February 24, 2014 Homeland Security Mobile Command Post Tours (Main) 10 AM to 3 PM (Front of the Mint Building on Spring Garden Street). The tours are scheduled to begin every hour on the hour. The last tour will begin at 2 p.m.Visit the nerve center of a mobile command post operated by the Homeland Security Unit of the Philadelphia Police Department. Come see the cutting-edge equipment of modern emergency management. The command unit will be parked directly in front of the Mint Building on Spring Garden Street. Opening Reception (Main) *By invitation only* 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM (Library). Patrick Murphy Esquire, Partner Fox Rothschild, Opening Remarks. Join us as we officially open the Fifteenth Annual Law and Society Week! Refreshments, exhibits and more. A Conversation with former Governor Ed Rendell (Main) 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM (Great Hall – S2-19). This session features our former Mayor and Governor talking about his career and using his experience as a prism to discuss current events. Tuesday, February 25, 2014 Making a Federal Case Out of It: A view of the Federal Bench from the Inside (Main) 1.5 hours substantive CLE 8 AM to 9:30 AM (Great Hall - S2-19). This session features prominent members of the federal judiciary, including Judge Theodore A. McKee, Chief Justice of the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, discussing their lives and careers on the bench. Moderated by David Keller Trevaskis, Esquire Evolving Role of DNA in the Criminal Justice System (Main) 1.5 hours substantive CLE 9:40 AM to 11:10 AM (S2-3). From The BTK Killer to Scott Peterson to the Supreme Court: The Evolving Role of DNA in the Criminal Justice System. Please join us for a conversation at the intersection of biology and the criminal justice system. DNA and its evolving role in criminal investigation and prosecution will make for a lively discussion. Panelists: Kristy Shuda McGuire, PhD, Mary Ann Wagner-Graham, PhD and David Freeman JD. The Tenth Annual Reporters Panel (Main) 11:20 AM to 12:50 PM (Bonnell Auditorium – BG-20). For ten years, reporters from across the Delaware Valley have shared their thoughts on the challenges and rewards in reporting crime and the news. This year we are excited to have the return of the reporters who began this annual event! Tony Hanson, CBS News, Walt Hunter, CBS / KYW News, Dave Schratwieser, Fox News, and Tom Gibbons, retired Philadelphia Inquirer, will look at the past and future of crime and news reporting in Philadelphia. Moderator: William Colarulo, adjunct professor Alternatives to Juvenile Courts: The Youth Court at Strawberry Mansion High School (Main) 1 PM to 2:30 PM (S2-3). This session provides a showcase of the successful Strawberry Mansion Youth Court that has grown out of a partnership between the school and the United States Attorneys Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. A mock youth court will be demonstrated in this dynamic session in a presentation that will demonstrate how youth courts work. Panelists: Evan Kramp, Strawberry Mansion students, Chief Assistant U.S. Attorney Robert Reed and Regional Youth Court Support Center Director Gregg Volz Moderated by Pennsylvania Bar Association Pro Bono Coordinator David Trevaskis Cyberintelligence – Why it Matters (Main) 1.5 hours substantive CLE 2:40 PM – 4:10 PM (C2-28) Digital communication * Digital security skills & practices * Digital safety - The core focus is to help participants develop safe and secure use of technology along with understanding its potential impact. Responsibilities, rules and consequences are addressed for each topic as participants relate online citizenship with real world citizenship. Intellectual property * Privacy *Cyber harassment * Social issues on the web Co-sponsored and Presented by Bowman & Partners, LLP The Burglary: The Discovery of J. Edgar Hoover’s Secret FBI (Main) 1.5 hours substantive CLE 6 PM to 7:30 PM (Great Hall - S2-19). Surveillance vs. Spying: When is Big Brother watching? In this session, participants will consider the historic break-in at the FBI office in Media, Pennsylvania in 1971, by a group of unlikely activists that made clear that J. Edgar Hoover had created, in violation of the U.S. Constitution, his own shadow Bureau of Investigation. Presented by Betty Medsger, Author The Burglary, David Kairys, Esquire (Attorney for the Burglars), and special guest Burglars, John & Bonnie Raines Wednesday, February 26, 2014 Special Education and the Law: Advocating for Your Child (Main) 1.0 hour substantive CLE 10:20 AM to 11:20 AM (C2-28). This session offers a look at the current law on special education and how it impacts parents, children and educational institutions. Experts in the field will address key developments and answer your questions. Presenters: Mary Falcone Montgomery, Ed.D, Joseph Montgomery, Esquire Tenderloin: Organized Crime on Spring Garden Street!: The CCP Neighborhood in the 20’s and 30’s: A Book Event with Annie Anderson with Interactive Maps from GIS (Main) 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM (Library). In the years between the World Wars, Philadelphias downtown entertainment district, stretching northwest to City Hall and southeast to Washington Square, was a hub of illicit activity. Boxing promoters, bootleggers, and beer barons rubbed elbows with magistrates, police, and corrupt politicians in the districts cafes, hotels, and nightclubs. Speakeasies thrived and crime spiraled out of control. Philadelphia fulfilled its reputation as corrupt and contented. With the help of the Community College of Philadelphia’s Geographic Information Systems (GIS) student’s maps, local historian Annie Anderson will discuss how Prohibition-era organized crime impacted this neighborhood and surrounding communities. Presenter: Annie Anderson Co-sponsored by the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Program Thursday, February 27, 2014 Domestic Violence and Technology (Main) 1.5 hours substantive CLE 9:40 AM to 11:10 AM (C2-28). Advances in technology have unfortunately resulted in new ways to stalk and harass individuals, particularly in domestic violence and stalking cases. Understanding technology misuse is crucial to both supporting victims and holding offenders accountable. This training will look at the various ways that technology is misused as a tactic of abuse and the ways that survivors (and everyone) can strategically use technology to increase their safety and privacy. The Safety Net Project at the National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV) focuses on the intersection of technology and intimate partner violence and provides trainings and technical assistance to professionals working with survivors of abuse. Presenter: Erica L. Olsen, MSW, Technology Safety Expert, SafetyNet Legal Implications of Nursing (Main) 1.5 hours substantive CLE 9:40 AM to 11:10 AM (S2-3). Paul Bechtel, Esq., a nationally renowned expert on law and medicine and a veteran of more than 300 jury trials, will discuss nursing and issues of legal liability in medicine. Mr. Bechtel is a retired partner of Marshall, Dennehey, Warner, Coleman & Goggin. The Science of The Streets: Family Orientation, Snitching, and Perceptions of Disrespect (Main) 11:20 AM to 12:50 PM (C2-28). The Snitching Project is an ongoing student-driven interdisciplinary research initiative aimed at developing a better understanding of the Stop Snitching phenomenon through the use of large-scale survey research. This semesters project focuses on the concept of street vs. decent family orientation (as conceptualized in Elijah Andersons seminal ethnography Code of the Streets) as a predictor of attitudes towards snitching and perceptions of disrespect. Presenters: Rick Frei, PhD and the Students of PSYC 110: Descriptive Research Methods in Psychology Witness to Innocence: The Story of Shujaa Graham (Main) 1 PM to 2:30 PM (Great Hall – S2-19). Shujaa Graham served on death row at San Quentin before being exonerated in 1981 and will share his powerful story and his current life advocating for reform. This event is co-sponsored by Witness to Innocence Hospitality and the Law: Will You Be Served? (Main) 1.5 hours substantive CLE 2:40 PM to 4:10 PM (P2-03). Join Howard Cannon, Author & CEO/Founder of Restaurant Expert Witness and Restaurant Operations Institute, Inc. as he discusses the intersection of legal issues and restaurant management in this lively session. Presenter: Howard Cannon. Co-sponsored by the Division of Business and Technology - Doing Business Globally Speaker Series and the Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management Program The Judges’ Panel (Main) 6 PM to 7 PM (Great Hall - S2-19). Distinguished judges discuss their lives in the law, achieving balance and the challenges of a legal career. Moderator: The Honorable Holly J. Ford, Judge, Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas NERC EVENTS (NORTHEAST REGIONAL CENTER) Wednesday, February 26, 2014 Homeland Security Mobile Command Post Tours (NERC) 10 AM to 3 PM (Front of the Building Entrance). The tours are scheduled to begin every hour on the hour. The last tour will begin at 2 p.m. Visit the nerve center of a mobile command post operated by the Homeland Security Unit of the Philadelphia Police Department. Come see the cutting-edge equipment of modern emergency management. The command unit will be parked directly in front of the building entrance. Anatomy of Fire Investigation (NERC) 3.0 hours substantive CLE 6 PM to 9 PM (124). This session provides insight into nationally recognized scientific and practical techniques used by Fire Investigators in determining the origin and cause of fires. Presenter: Battalion Chief Ed Hojnicki, Wilmington, Delaware Fire Department. Thursday, February 27, 2014 Philadelphia CSI comes to NERC! 2.0 hours substantive CLE 10 AM to 12 Noon PM (124). This popular session is offered for the first time at NERC! The Philadelphia Police Department’s Crime Scene Unit will explain its role in photographing and sketching crime scenes, as well as its method in the identification and processing of crime scene evidence. Actual and sometimes graphic crime scene photos will be shown. Key Cases in Digital Forensics (NERC) 1.0 hour substantive CLE 6 PM to 7 PM (124). Major criminal cases increasingly involve digital evidence. Bank robbers use GPS to plot their heists, murders research poison on the web and cell phone data shows criminal connections. Digital forensics expert Pam King, discusses key cases in this lively lecture. Cases discussed include the BTK Serial Killer who terrorized Witchita for thirty years, and Scott William Tyree who used the Internet to find his victims. This session will address how digital forensics helped to bring these perpetrators to justice. Presenter: Pamela King, Manager of Discovery and Forensic Infrastructure at LDiscovery - Co-sponsored by the Computer Forensics program NWRC EVENTS (NORTHWEST REGIONAL CENTER) Monday, February 24, 2014 Safe Space Training (NWRC) 10:30 AM to 11:30 AM (216). Co-sponsored by the Diversity and Equity Office and the Rainbow Alliance – training on how to create a safe and discrimination-free space for all CCP students including the LGBTQ community. Presenter: J. Alison Watts, Ph.D Wednesday, February 26, 2014 International Human Trafficking (NWRC) 1.0 hour substantive CLE 11 AM to 12 PM (216). Human trafficking is considered one of the fastest growing criminal industries in the world. Where most people think that this activity does not impact them personally, different forms of forced labor have been uncovered throughout the US and abroad. This lecture will discuss the social implications and criminal aspects as well as the ways in which it is being combated in the US and abroad. Presented by Nicole Vadino, MA. Cyberintelligence – Why it Matters (NWRC) 1.0 hour substantive CLE 6 PM – 7 PM (216) Digital communication * Digital security skills & practices * Digital safety - The core focus is to help participants develop safe and secure use of technology along with understanding its potential impact. Responsibilities, rules and consequences are addressed for each topic as participants relate online citizenship with real world citizenship. Intellectual property * Privacy *Cyber harassment * Social issues on the web Co-sponsored and Presented by Bowman & Partners, LLP WERC EVENTS (WEST REGIONAL CENTER) Thursday, February 27, 2014 Grand Tech Auto Squad: A 21st Century Approach to the Auto Crime (West) 1.25 hours substantive CLE 12 PM to 1:15 PM (Auto Lab). This exciting presentation by the Auto Squad of the Major Crimes Unit of the Philadelphia Police will explain and demonstrate the latest technologies and techniques for investigating and solving auto thefts and insurance fraud. Presenter: Staff Inspector Jerrold Bates of the Specialized Investigations Bureau and members of the Auto Squad. Co-sponsored by the Automotive Technology Services Program Cyberintelligence – Why it Matters (West) 1.0 hour substantive CLE 2 PM – 3 PM (134) Digital communication * Digital security skills & practices * Digital safety - The core focus is to help participants develop safe and secure use of technology along with understanding its potential impact. Responsibilities, rules and consequences are addressed for each topic as participants relate online citizenship with real world citizenship. Intellectual property * Privacy *Cyber harassment * Social issues on the web Co-sponsored and Presented by Bowman & Partners, LLP Campus Locations: Main = Main campus - 1700 Spring Garden Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19130 * 215-751-8010 Building abbreviations: B = Bonnell Building on the east side of 17th Street between Spring Garden and Callowhill Streets C = Center for Business & Industry at 18th and Callowhill Streets M = Mint Building on Spring Garden Street between 16th & 17th Streets P = Pavilion Building on the west side of 17th Street between Spring Garden and Callowhill Streets S = Winnet Student Life Building on the west side of 17th Street between Spring Garden and Callowhill Streets W = West Building on Spring Garden Street between 17th & 18th Streets NWRC = Northwest Regional Center - 1300 West Godfrey Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19141 * 215-751-8773 NERC = Northeast Regional Center - 12901 Townsend Road, Philadelphia PA 19154 * 215.972.6372 WERC (West) = West Philadelphia Regional Center - 4725 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia PA 19139 * 267-299-5850
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