2022 Criminal Justice Reform

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Sponsored by E.L. and Thelma Gaylord Foundation

Additional support provided by Jim and Linda Beers

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Conference Agenda 9:00 am - Login and Final Registration 9:15 am - Acknowledgements and Introductory Remarks

Jim Roth, Dean of the Oklahoma City University School of Law

9:30 am - Panel Discussion: Let’s Discuss Conviction Integrity Units in Oklahoma Moderator- Andrea Miller, Legal Director, Oklahoma Innocence Project, Oklahoma City University School of Law This panel discussion will explore an explanation of why States are using Conviction Integrity Units to curtail wrongful convictions and will explore the legal implications of the factual innocence claim. This panel will create communication and discussion between the prosecutor’s perspective and the practicing defense attorney perspective. Panelists will provide insight from a policy and legislative viewpoint and discuss the collected data surrounding the creation of a conviction integrity unit.

11:30 am – Break for Lunch 12:00 pm - Keynote Speaker Brendan Cox, Director of Policing Strategies, Lead National Support Bureau Mr. Cox is a retired former Chief of Police who assists cities across the United States in creating, managing, and operating law enforcement assisted diversion programs in their local hometowns. His goal is not only to strengthen the relationship between law enforcement and the community, but also to reduce the burden of mass incarceration on the front end of the criminal justice system. To date, the LEAD National Support Bureau, with the direction of Mr. Cox, has assisted in the creation of 52 operating diversion programs in participating cities across the United States. If reducing the jail population and maintaining public safety is a problem in your county, you will not want to miss this presentation.

1:00 pm - Panel Discussion: It’s time to LEAD: Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion Moderator- Tina Brown, Criminal Justice Reform Program Officer, Arnall Foundation Panel will discuss the history of the LEAD Program and how it can help a city create better community interactions with the police and ease the burdens on heavily saturated local jails; the advocacy work for true diversion programs that is being done in our state and how advocates can push for change; includes a discussion of the role community mental health advocates can play in impacting diversion from jail confinement; the role of the defense bar in making a LEAD program effective; and the legislative role necessary to enact a local LEAD program.

2:15 pm - Panel Discussion: Taking Action and Moving the Discussion Forward: The Law Enforcement Perspective Moderator- Tim Tardibono, Executive Director, Oklahoma County Criminal Justice Advisory Council This panel discussion will actively engage the perspectives and opinions of local law enforcement officers. Oklahoma City is divided into four main patrol divisions which serve the various geographic areas of the city and the Bricktown Division, which covers the entertainment district near downtown. Each of the main four patrol divisions includes over 150 uniformed officers, who directly serve the citizens of Oklahoma City every day. The Division Major for each of these patrol divisions will discuss how a LEAD program would impact their division. The Secretary of Public Safety for the state of Oklahoma and a representative from the Oklahoma County Sheriff’s Department will provide insight as to whether the LEAD program would work to the benefit of the city of Oklahoma City.

4:00 pm - Closing Remarks

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Today, more than ever, we must address the urgent crisis of mass criminalization and incarceration. As we look for effective alternatives to the front-end population of our county jails, we can also prevent our citizens from needlessly entering the criminal justice system. A program like LEAD examines the role of diversion programs to reduce local county jail populations and strengthens the relationship between law enforcement and the citizens they serve. This Conference explores the way in which police officers can help us change how the criminal justice system responds to crime.

Keynote Speaker Chief (Ret.) Brendan Cox is the Director of Policing Strategies at the LEAD Support Bureau. Prior to his work with the Support Bureau he was employed with the Albany, NY police department for twenty-three years serving in many capacities. He retired as the chief of the department in January of 2017.

In 2016, under Brendan's leadership, the Albany police department was recognized by the Department of Justice as one of the top 15 police departments in the country as part of the COPS Advancing 21st Century Policing Initiative. This was a direct result of strategies that were implemented on community policing and procedural justice platforms aimed at building positive relationships with the community. Included in these strategies were the implementation of a Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD) initiative, a Safeguarding Children of Arrested Parents training and protocol, and training around implicit bias for both police employees and the community.

Brendan is a member of the New York State Juvenile Justice Group and served as a member of the New York State Workgroup to Draft Legislation for Regulated Adult-Use Marijuana Program.

Brendan has a Bachelor’s of Science in Criminal Justice from the University of Dayton and a Master of Public Administration from Marist College. He is a graduate of the Police Executive Research Forum’s Senior Management Institute for Police and an Executive Fellow with the Police Foundation. He sits on several local board of directors including the Albany Police Athletic League and the LaSalle School of Albany.

He and his wife Ann have two children, Connor and Spencer.

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Prosecutors play a significant role in determining the trajectory of individual cases and shaping system-wide outcomes in the criminal justice legal system. Clearly, when prosecutors participate in the reform process, the criminal justice system flows as lady liberty intended, with fairness and intention.

The Center for Criminal Justice at Oklahoma City University School of Law provides educational and professional development opportunities for its law students, empowering them to become the next generation of lawyers who lead the criminal justice system. The Center engages with stakeholders across the State of Oklahoma, including the legal and law enforcement communities, academians, students, and community leaders to develop research tools and share data to improve the lives of all Oklahomans. The Center maintains the core values of access to justice, public service, legal integrity and professionalism, preparing students for work in federal, state, and local court systems, government agencies, and non-profit organizations. This Conference is one way in which the Center for Criminal Justice opens the door to discuss criminal justice reform on an educational and informative platform.

For more information please visit: okcu.edu/cjr2022

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