Dewhitt L. Bingham, a three-time author on race related subjects, including police officer relations with black men, Probation Officer of 35 years, Criminal Justice Adjunct Professor of 26 years, and 2014 Heartland Community College Adjunct Professor of the year, discusses all things social justice and criminal justice. Bingham, from a grassroots level, sits down with judges, probation officers, city officials and common citizens with the goal to inform the American citizen of their constitu ...
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The Voice is the official podcast of United University Professions, America's largest higher education union. We spotlight our hard-working members, and issues that are important to them and others who believe in a strong effective union.
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Episode 104: How To Stay Crime Free as a Teenager
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20:34Episode 104: How To Stay Crime Free as a Teenager Host: Amari Lee and Garrick Dickerson Bingham is podcasting about what can help youth be law abiding citizens. He has two special guests who attend his church, Integrity Deliverance Ministry. Amari Lee is a junior at Normal Community West High School and Garrick Dickerson, a Bloomington High School …
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Episode 103: The Black Male Teenager Host: Dewhitt L. Bingham Bingham is podcasting solo in this episode. Of the 103 episodes, he has rarely taken the opportunity to speak about a subject that is near and dear to his heart. He takes the time to speak about the black male teenager. Easter Sunday The influence of Christ Jesus Single mothers and fathe…
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Episode 102: Moments in Black History Guests: Tara Stone, Keara Gray, and Kyira Hayes The great Nina Simone wrote and sang a song entitle “Young, Gifted, and Black”. Bingham's three guests definitely fit that mode. Together they discuss the following: Where they were born and raised What high school they attended Their career goals Their favorite c…
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A conversation with New York Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado
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58:52People are really important to Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado. As a member of Congress representing District 19—a vastly rural 8,000-mile district spanning 11 counties—the lieutenant governor held dozens of in-person and virtual town hall meetings during his two terms as a House member, reaching out to thousands of his constituents. His dedica…
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Episode 101: Service This month’s podcast is focused on service. Bingham flies solo as he focuses on how service is what makes us great. In this episode he covers the following: His first three weeks of complete retirement Gratefulness for being nominated by Carol Hahn and Sarah Deal-Hunt and selected as one of the first HCC Adjuncts to gain Emerit…
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Episode 100: A Social Justice Conversation With Juliana
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24:21Episode 100: A Social Justice Conversation With Juliana Guest: Juliana Bingham and Dewhitt Bingham II This month’s podcast is centered around HBCUs, Thurgood Marshall, and The Brown vs. The Board of Education case. Two of my favorite people in the world are guests, my only granddaughter (an emerging teenager), Juliana Bingham, and my only son, Dewh…
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Episode 99: Election 2024 Guest: Steven Ulrich Dewhitt is back after taking a very much needed break to discuss the 2024 Presidential election with one of his brightest Illinois State University Criminal Justice Students, Steven Ulrich. Illinois State University has over 600 criminal justice students and each year there are 10-15 students hand pick…
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A conversation with New York AFL-CIO President Mario Cilento
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54:59New York AFL-CIO President Mario Cilento talks about his role in leading one of the most powerful state federations in the country on the latest episode of The Voice Podcast. Cilento and UUP President Fred Kowal, the podcast’s host, talk about Cilento's role in making the state AFL-CIO into a year-round legislative action network that has only grow…
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The Voice Podcast Episode 10: NYPIRG's Blair Horner tells it like it is
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55:23NYPIRG Executive Director Blair Horner is never at a loss for words when it comes to protecting the public’s right to know—and to act. In his more than 40 years as NYPIRG’s legislative director—and later as its executive director—Blair has advocated for a wide range of important issues, including energy reform, government openness, ethics and accou…
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Episode 98: Redefining Incarceration, Promoting Second Chances, and the Role of Education in Personal Transformation
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57:00Episode 98: Redefining Incarceration, Promoting Second Chances, and the Role of Education in Personal Transformation Guest: Khalil Osiris Hosts: Jakeria Mitchell, Yessica Muniz, Trey Walker, and Shamar Taylor (Illinois State University Students) Bingham is delighted that his Illinois State University students hosted this episode of the Dewhitt Lloy…
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Episode 97: Qualifications To Be President of the United States
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37:18Episode 97: Qualifications To Be President Of The United States Guest: Jakeria Mitchell, Yessica Muniz, Trey Walker, and Shamar Taylor Bingham has retired from teaching at Heartland Community College, will be retiring from teaching at Illinois State University in December, and will begin focusing on interviewing members of the community. However, p…
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Episode 96: Juvenile Rights Guest: Anthony Crispin and Sam Ritter This is the 16th week of the 2024 spring semester at Heartland Community College and Bingham’s students are studying Juvenile Justice and preparing for finals. This episode is centered around the due process rights of juveniles. Bingham and his guest discuss the following: Their care…
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Episode 95: Reentry After Incarceration Guest: Camyrn Wohlford, Jackson Carby, and Gabrielle Lee This is the 14th week of the 2024 spring semester at Heartland Community College and Bingham’s students are studying Corrections in the Community. This episode is centered around the importance of supporting those who have been released from incarcerati…
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Episode 94: The Importance of Probation and Parole
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33:17Episode 94: The Importance of Probation and Parole Guest: Abigail Briddick, Allison Vroman, Madison Henry, and Katie Ziomek This is the 13th week of the 2024 spring semester at Heartland Community College and Bingham’s students are studying probation and parole. While discussing the importance of probation and parole, Bingham asked these four young…
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Episode 93: Secure Detention Guest: John Peterson This is the 10th week of the 2024 spring semester at Heartland Community College and Bingham’s students are studying jails and prisons. Bingham’s guest is currently taking his class while in the Navy and stationed in Greece. Bingham and Military Police Officer Peterson discuss the following: Their c…
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Episode 92: Fairness in Sentencing Guest: Brooke Griffis and Kezimana Karine This is the 9th week of the 2024 spring semester at Heartland Community College and Bingham’s students are studying sentencing. Bingham, Brooke, and Kezimana discuss the following: Their career goals Why they enrolled in the course What high school they attended Their favo…
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Episode 91: Court Descriptions Guest: Emily Coddington and Jack Forshee This is the 8th week of the 2024 spring semester at Heartland Community College and Bingham’s students are studying the courts. Bingham, Emily, and Jack discuss the following: Their career goals Why they enrolled in the course What high school they attended Their favorite due p…
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Episode 90: “Different Types of Searches” Guest: Emma Culbertson This is the 7th week of the 2024 spring semester at Heartland Community College and Bingham’s students have completed unit 2 and taken their second exam. This episode will be derived from the end of unit 2, Different Types of Searches. Bingham and Emma discuss the following: Her caree…
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Episode 89: “Fleeing Felon Doctrine” Guest: Logan Farquhar and Alexcis Perez This is the fifth week of the 2024 spring semester at Heartland Community College and Bingham’s students are studying Oversight and Professionalism in Law Enforcement. This episode focuses on the Fleeing Felon Doctrine. Bingham and his students discuss the following: Their…
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Episode 88: Criminal Law: Control vs. Liberty
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26:44Episode 88: “Criminal Law: Control vs. Liberty” Guest: Kaylynn Sheets, Ethan Taylor, and Taylor Bagnell This is the fourth week of the 2024 spring semester at Heartland Community College and Bingham’s students are beginning the second of four units. Today’s episode will focus on the classes of offenses and our freedoms versus government control. Bi…
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Episode 87: “Disposing of Crime” Guest: Hailey Hendricks This is the third week of the 2024 spring semester at Heartland Community College and Bingham’s students just took their first exam. As mentioned in the previous episode, there will be an emphasis on discretion. Bingham and student, Hailey Hendricks, discuss the topic of disposing of crime an…
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Episode 86: Discretion in the Criminal Justice System
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16:21Episode 86: Discretion in the Criminal Justice System Guest: Autumn Morgan & Keaton Wille This is the second week of the 2024 spring semester at Heartland Community College and Bingham has a new cohort of students. As students embark on learning about the criminal justice system, they too will learn that social justice and criminal justice go hand …
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Episode 85: Parens Patriae Guest: Brooklyn Beland This is the 16th week of the 2023 fall semester at HCC and Bingham’s class is about to take their final exam. The topic of today’s episode is included on that final exam. Today’s guest, Brooklyn Beland, and Bingham will discuss the subject of Parens Patriae and the following: Brooklyn’s career path …
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Episode 84: Landmark Juvneile Justice Cases
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24:46Episode 84: Important Juvenile Justice Court Cases Guest: Holton Lorenz & Alejandro Luna This is the 15th week of the 2023 fall semester at HCC and Bingham’s class is studying the topic Juvenile Justice. Today’s guest, Holton and Alejandro discuss important juvenile justice court cases. Bingham, Lorenz and Luna discuss the following: Their career p…
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Episode 83: Electronic Monitoring and Drug Court
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26:45Episode 83: Electronic Monitoring and Drug Court Guest: Courtney Lindsey and Caroline Carr This is the 13th week of the 2023 fall semester at HCC and Bingham’s class is studying the topic Corrections in the community. Today’s guests, Courtney Lindsey and Caroline Carr discuss the goals of Electronic Monitoring and Drug Court. Included in this episo…
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Episode 82: Probation and Parole Differences
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24:46Episode 82: Probation and Parole Differences Guest: Hannah Harper and Emma Harper This is the 12th week of the 2023 fall semester at HCC and Bingham’s class is studying the topic Probation and Parole. Today’s guests are creating content about the differences and similarities of the two primary community corrections systems of the criminal justice s…
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Episode 81: The Pennsylvania System to the Auburn System
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26:44Episode 81: The Pennsylvania System to the Auburn System Guest: Caden Gray This is the 11th week of the semester and Bingham’s class is studying the topic Jails and Prisons. Caden Gray, this episode’s guest, is a young man from Grand Rapids, Michigan who has overcome many obstacles to get to Heartland Community College. Caden is going to enlighten …
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Episode 80: Contemporary Philosophies of Punishment
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36:08Episode 80: Contemporary Philosophies of Punishments Guest: Guest: Kayla Rencher and Ashley Peete This week Bingham’s class is studying sentencing. This week’s podcast focuses on punishment that is given out by the court. His two wonder students enlighten the audience on the five (5) contemporary philosophies of punishment. Dewhitt, Ashley, and Kay…
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Episode 79: The Prosecutor Guest: Guest: Heather Webb This week’s podcast will focus on the prosecutor. The prosecutor is a very important player in the criminal justice field. He or she has a great deal of discretion, takes an oath to uphold the law, and has to maintain a high degree of integrity. Dewhitt is proud to say that he knows in particula…
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Episode 78: What Is Autism? Guest: Guest: Michael Marek and Angela Bingham As the audience is aware, the Dewhitt L. Bingham Justice for All Podcast focuses on social justice and criminal justice. This is a special episode. Bingham and his guests, Angela Bingham and Michael Marek will enlighten you on the topic of Autism. There is some correlation b…
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Episode 77: State Courts v. Federal Courts
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18:43Episode 77: State Courts v. Federal Courts Guest: Guest: Jalen Austin This is the seventh week of the 2023 fall semester at Heartland Community College and Bingham’s students have just completed their second exam and are beginning the third unit of the text. The first chapter of this unit is The Courts. Dewhitt along with his guest, Jalen Smith, di…
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Episode 76: Police Culture and the Blue Shield
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17:45Episode 76: Police Culture and the Blue Shield Guest: Guest: Jake Gamblin & Connor McKee This is the sixth week of the fall 2023 semester at Heartland Community College and Dewhitt’s class is taking its second exam of the semester. Therefore, this week the podcast exams a subject matter that is a continuation of last week’s podcast, Police Oversigh…
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Episode 75: Police Oversight Guest: Benjamin Gonzales & Monay Duvendack This is the fifth week of the fall 2023 semester at Heartland Community College and Dewhitt’s class is studying police oversight. A lot of people don’t realize that some cities have police review boards. Bingham discusses with two of his students, Monay and Benjamin, that a civ…
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Episode 74: An Inchoate Offense Guest: Kayla LaVarier & Lanesha Beard This is the fourth week of the fall 2023 semester at Heartland Community College and Dewhitt’s class is studying criminal law. A lot of people don’t realize that there are crimes that don’t actually need to be completed for a perpetrator to be in violation of the law. Bingham dis…
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Episode 73: The UCR, NIBRS, and RICO Act Guest: Laliyah Royalglenn and Brady Starkey This is the second week of the semester and Bingham’s course is studying the topic of measuring crime. Laliyah and Brady both attended Normal Community High School and desire to become an attorney and police officer. Dewhitt, Brady, and Laliyah discuss the followin…
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Episode 72: Is Anyone Above the Law? Guest: Julian Smith and Austin Sanders This is the beginning of a new semester at HCC and Dewhitt has a new group of freshmen students excited to learn about the criminal justice system and social justice. As this group of emerging adults learn about the system, Bingham will emphasize the importance of attitude,…
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Defusing microaggressions and enhancing inclusion: How UUP is fostering DEI initiatives on SUNY campuses
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53:24Somehow, diversity, equity and inclusion is under attack. Pushed by a small but very vocal group of right-wing conservatives, attacks on DEI have escalated over recent months as they have been embraced by powerful Republican politicians. And more than a few have been directed at public higher education. In Texas, the Republican-led Legislature vote…
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Hochul, SUNY and Trump: A conversation with New York political insider Liz Benjamin
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50:20On this episode of The Voice Podcast, UUP president and host Fred Kowal talks state and national politics with Liz Benjamin, the former host of Spectrum News's statewide political program “Capital Tonight." Benjamin, who spent 15 years as a hard-hitting political print reporter and columnist for the Albany Times Union and the New York Daily News, m…
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Episode 71: Thank You and the Podcast Going Forward
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20:48Episode 71: A Thank You and The Podcast Going Forward Guests: Dewhitt L. Bingham The Dewhitt L. Bingham Justice for All Podcast Show recently crossed the threshold of the second year. I hope all my students are enjoying the summer and although I’m going to take some time to enjoy the summer months, I’m already looking forward to the fall semester a…
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Episode 70: The Boys and Girls Club Guests: Tijuana Beal Dewhitt interviews the Clubhouse Unit Director of the Bloomington/Normal Boys and Girls Club, Ms. Tijuana Beal. Tijuana is a rising superstar. Together we discuss the significance of the Boys and Girls Club and how it is a preventative organization. In addition, Dewhitt and Tijuana discuss th…
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Episode 69: The Basics of Juvenile Justice
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27:09Episode 69: The Basics of Juvenile Justice Guests: Zoriah Mayberry and Jaylen Walker Week 15 of the 2023 spring semester and Bingham’s Introduction to Criminal Justice class is studying and learning about the Juvenile Justice System. Illinois was a forerunner for juvenile justice and adults had due process rights prior to juveniles. Dewhitt, Jaylen…
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Episode 68: Our Neighbors and Community Corrections
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32:04Episode 68: Our Neighbors and Community Corrections Guest: Yuridiana Jasso-Rayo and Nikolas Wilmoth Week 12 of the 2023 spring semester and Bingham’s Introduction to Criminal Justice class is studying and learning about offenders in the community. Many people try to insulate themselves from crime by moving to secluded neighborhoods. Dewhitt, Yuridi…
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Episode 67: The Orgin and Advantages of Probation
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30:30Episode 67: The Origin and Advantages of Probation Guest: Brittany Freeman and Aaron Spurgin It is the 11th week of the 2023 spring semester and the Introduction to Criminal Justice class is studying and learning about probation and parole. Many people see probation as Five-0, but probation is designed to provide the offender with an opportunity to…
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Mental health, addiction and recovery: A conversation with Patrick J. Kennedy
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58:40On this episode of The Voice, UUP President Fred Kowal talks with former Rhode Island Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy, who for decades has been a champion for mental health equity and combatting substance abuse—and is recognized as one of the nation's most respected voices on mental health equity, parity, addiction and recovery. Kennedy—the son of S…
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Episode 66: Legal Searches and the Normal Police Department Incident
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36:58Episode 66: Warrant, Warrantless Searches, and the NPD Incident Guest: Daulton Miller & Alaina Daugherity In this episode, Dewhitt interviews two more of his Heartland Community College Introduction to Criminal Justice emerging adults, Daulton Miller & Alaina Daugherity. These two smart and critical thinking students are going to educate you on leg…
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Episode 65: Jury Selection and Trump v. Stormy Daniels
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27:00Episode 65: Jury Selection and Trump v. Stormy Daniels Guest: Ella Woodruff and Alexander Johnson In this episode, Dewhitt interviews two more of his Heartland Community College Introduction to Criminal Justice emerging adults, Ella Woodruff and Alexander Johnson. These two astute SUPERSTARS will enlighten you on the American jury system. Dewhitt, …
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Episode 64: The Supreme Court and Biden v. Nebraska
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27:18Episode 64: The Supreme Court and Biden v. Nebraska Guest: Kalei McDaniel, Emily Phillips, and Brendan Loftus In this episode, Dewhitt interviews three assured emerging adults, Kalei McDaniel, Emily Phillips, and Brendan Loftus. These young socially aware students argue in the affirmative for social justice, loan forgiveness, women’s healthcare, an…
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Why is childbirth deadlier when you're Black?
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1:05:22Central Brooklyn is the epicenter of New York City’s maternal health crisis—and has been for far too long. The community, home to Brooklyn’s only public teaching hospital, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, has the highest rates of severe maternal morbidity in the state. Longtime UUP leader Rowena Blackman-Stroud, who died in December 2022,…
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Episode 63: Terry v. Ohio Guest: Christopher Hern In this episode, Dewhitt interviews one of his brightest HCC students ever, a super star, Christopher Hern. Chris is a Washington High School graduate, spent six (6) years in the United States Navy, was a member of the Submarine Force, has a 4.0 GPA, and this is his last class prior to earning his A…
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Episode 62: The Exclusionary Rule Guest: Tyler Scott and Morgan Cisco In this episode, Dewhitt interviews two more of his wonderful spring HCC introduction to criminal justice students, Tyler Scott and Morgan Cisco. Tyler is a graduate of Normal Community West High School and loves to wear fashionable hats. Morgan graduated from Olympia High School…
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