Thank you for attending the 2009 Marquette Law School Public Service Conference: "The Future of Community Justice in Wisconsin" on February 20, 2009 and welcome to our Community Justice website.
Here you will find information about community justice councils in Wisconsin, as well as audio, video, and written materials from the conference.
Please note: The Wisconsin Board of Bar Examiners has approved this conference for 7.5 Continuing Legal Education credits.
Download the conference brochure.
Listen to WUWM-FM (89.7), Lake Effect, interview with Dan Idzikowski, Assistant Dean for Public Service at Marquette Law School, and Jeff Kremers, Chief Judge for Milwaukee County, discusing the Milwaukee Community Justice Council in view of the Law School's annual public service conference on the future of community justice in Wisconsin.
In the past two years, policymakers and community leaders in Wisconsin have devoted much attention to a range of important challenges facing the state's criminal justice system, including perceptions of unwarranted race-based disparities, budgetary pressures, an increase in the state's prison population, the dearth of treatment options, and the desire to engage affected communities in crime-prevention initiatives. Local community justice councils have been developed to address these concerns, promote cooperation across jurisdictional lines, and facilitate creative problem-solving.
The 2009 Marquette University Law School Public Service Conference focused on the efforts of these community justice organizations: How can they bridge longstanding political, cultural, and jurisdictional divides? What are the most pressing criminal justice policy questions they face? What innovative responses are being considered? How can community-based organizations learn from one another and from the experiences of other communities across the nation?
Provide your opinon about the conference on MilwaukeeTalkie - the Public Policy Forum blog.View photos of the conference.
Welcome
Joseph D. Kearney, Dean
Marquette University Law School
Morning Sessions - Listen to the webcast, Watch the Video
A Vision for Community Justice
Tracey Meares, Walton Hale Hamilton Professor of Law, Yale University
Kenneth Streit, Clinical Professor of Law, University of Wisconsin
Watch the Video
Milwaukee County Community Justice Council: A Progress Report - Watch the Video
Hon. Jeffrey Kremers, Chief Judge, Milwaukee Circuit Court
Inspector Kevin Carr, Milwaukee County Sheriff's Department
Rob Henken, Executive Director, Public Policy Forum
Kit McNally, Executive Director, Benedict Center
For more information, including committee meeting schedules and open sessions, link to the Milwaukee Community Justice Council Website
Comment on Rob Henken's blog regarding the Community Justice Council
Lessons for Wisconsin: Community Justice Councils in Other States
Panel Discussion
- Moderator: Mike Gousha
Distinguished Fellow in Law and Public Policy, Marquette University Law School
Community Justice Councils: Lessons from Indiana - Watch the Video
Hon. Christopher Monroe Judge, Bartholomew Superior Court, Marion, Indiana
Michael Brown Former Director of Community Corrections, State of Indiana
Cynthia McCoy Director of Correctional Services, Grant County, Indiana
Keynote Address: Building Communities with Justice - Watch the Video
Jeremy Travis
President of John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York
Listen to the webcast
Read Jeremy Travis's Keynote Address
Listen to Jeremy Travis' interview about community justice on WUWM's Lake Effect.
Working Group Breakout Sessions
- Juvenile Justice Referrals: Developing Appropriate Interventions for Children
- Moderator: Hon. Mary Triggiano, Milwaukee Circuit Court, Presiding Judge - Children's Division
Read the Session Summary Report- Advocating for Communities: Prosecutorial Discretion, Pretrial Detention, and Diversion
- Moderator: Kit McNally, Executive Director, Benedict Center
Read the Session Summary Report- Public Health Impacts and Resources
- Moderator: David Reimer, J.D., Community Advocates Public Policy Initiative
Read the Session Summary Report- Coordination, Collaboration, and Information-Sharing Across Systems
- Moderator: Mallory O'Brien, Ph.D., Director of the Milwaukee Homicide Review Commission
Read the Session Summary Report- Mapping Milwaukee's Community Justice Resources
- Moderator: Hon. Richard Sankovitz, Milwaukee Circuit Court, Presiding Judge - Felony Division
Read the Session Summary Report- Addressing Racial Disparities: Prosecution, Incarceration, and Work
- Moderator: Hon. Maxine White, Milwaukee Circuit Court, Deputy Presiding Judge - Civil Division
Read the Session Summary Report
The Future of Community Justice in Wisconsin: Legislative & Process Change
Panel Discussion - Listen to the webcast
Moderator: Daniel Idzikowski
Assistant Dean for Public Service, Marquette University Law School
Hon. Jeffrey Kremers, Chief Judge, Milwaukee County Circuit Court
Hon. Lena Taylor, Wisconsin State Senate 4th District
Hon. Sandra Pasch, Representative, 22nd Wisconsin Assembly District
Hon. John Chisholm, Milwaukee County District Attorney
Inspector Kevin Carr, Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office
Professor Kenneth Streit, University of Wisconsin Law School
Read Setting the Framework for a Wisconsin Community Justice Act: Executive Summary
Learn more about nationa and local efforts to reinvest criminal justice resources in the community
*Review the conference evaluation report.
For more information regarding this website
Contact Daniel Idzikowski, Assistant Dean for Public Service
414.288.8060 or daniel.idzikowski@marquette.edu
