BJA Podcast Series

James H. Burch II, Acting Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance, is joined by Kristen Mahoney, the Executive Director for the state of Maryland's Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention which advises the Governor on criminal justice policy matters and administers several key funding streams that come in to the state of Maryland.

BJA Policy Advisor Cornelia Sigworth interviews Dr. Brian Regli and Dr. Robert DOvidio about crime in virtual worlds and online gaming communities.

Rebecca Rose, BJA Policy Advisor talks with Commander Lori Moriarty of the National DEC about the crucial role law enforcement officers play in drug-endangered children cases.

Rebecca Rose, BJA Policy Advisor, continues her conversation with Commander Lori Moriarty of the National DEC about resources that are available to state, local, and tribal communities to combat the issue of drug-endangered children.

Michael Medaris, Senior Policy Advisor at BJA, talks with Sergeant Alan Murphy of the London Metropolitan Police Service (Met) about Londons Prevent and Engage Units and how these units built community relationships in order to better identify and prevent extremist attacks.

BJA Acting Director Burch is joined by NIJ Acting Director Kristina Rose to talk with William Bratton, former Chief of Police of the Los Angeles Police Department and former Police Commissioner of the New York City and Boston Police Departments, about his thoughts and hopes for the field of policing.

BJA Acting Director Burch is joined by NIJ Acting Director Kristina Rose to talk with William Bratton, former Chief of Police of the Los Angeles Police Department and former Police Commissioner of the New York City and Boston Police Departments, about the concept of predictive policing.

Michael Medaris, Senior Policy Advisor at the Bureau of Justice Assistance, talks with David Bilson, Chief Superintendent at the London Metropolitan Police Service, regarding Londons National Intelligence Model, and how this model compares to policing methods used in the United States.

Michael Medaris, Senior Policy Advisor at the Bureau of Justice Assistance, is joined by Richard A. Marquise, Director of the State and Local Anti-Terrorism Training Program and former FBI gent, about his experience with counter-terrorism prevention and investigation.

John Kenney, Assistant Deputy Superintendent of Special Operations at the Hampden County Sheriffs Office in Ludlow, Massachusetts, discusses Hampden Countys information sharing and reentry initiatives.

James H. Burch, II, Acting Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance, talks with Ashbel T. Wall, II, Director of the Rhode Island Department of Corrections, about the concepts of reentry and justice reinvestment, and how these two practices are connecting the field of corrections with the law enforcement profession.

James H. Burch II, Acting Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance, talks with Tim Murray, Executive Director for the Pretrial Justice Institute, about his thoughts and concepts on pre-trial justice and reentry.

In part 1 of this interview, Michael Kane talks about the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquencys (PCCD) responsibilities as a state administering agency (SAA) and how PCCD distributes Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) funds to local communities.

James H. Burch II, Acting Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance, continues his conversation with Michael Kane, the Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, about how community-based organizations can engage PCCD.

This podcast is a recording of James H. Burch II, Acting Director of the Bureau of Justice Assistance, remarks at the 2011 Making Second Chances Work National Conference, which covered BJAs views on reentry as well as the Second Chance Act and talked about BJAs responsibilities in administering this important federal program.