Criminal Law and Policy News and Events for the University of Arizona Community

PCLP Speaker for Wednesday, April 25, 2012

A representative from Safestar will be here on Wednesday, April 25, as part of the Criminal Law and Policy Speaker Series to discuss Evidence Collection in Sexual Assault Cases in Indian Country.

Safestar is a pilot project by the Indian Health Service on the Tohono O'odham reservation. The program trains everyday women volunteers to collect evidence and act as first responders to sexual-assault victims.

Volunteers are armed with cases of Buccal swabs to collect DNA samples, changes of clothes for the victim and over-the-counter medicines, including Plan B contraception.

This series is co-sponsored by the Indigenous Peoples Law & Policy Program. We will meet in Room 156. Pizza will be served at 12:05pm, with the talk beginning at 12:15pm and ending by 1:20pm. 

CLE credit available for attorneys. Download CLE Certificate 4-25-12

 

PCLP Speaker for Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Kelly Stoner graduated from the University of Oklahoma College of Law in December 1988. Kelly was in private practice in Cherokee, Oklahoma for several years prior to moving to New York, where she practiced for several years for the Department of Human Services working on child abuse/neglect cases. Kelly then relocated to North Dakota where she directed the Native American Law Project and taught at the University of North Dakota School of Law for over eight years. The Project served clients of the Spirit Lake Reservation. She represented clients and tribal agencies in tribal and state courts. Kelly serves as a tribal consultant for the Spirit Lake Tribe specializing in domestic violence issues, childrens issues and elder issues.

For the past six years, Kelly has been the Director of the Native American Legal Resource Center at Oklahoma City University School of Law and is also the Director of Clinical Programs. The Native American Legal Resource Center provides capacity building services to tribal communities and creates opportunities for students, faculty, staff and the broader University Community to utilize knowledge and resources to serve the needs of Oklahomas 37 federally recognized Indian Tribes in a culturally appropriate and efficient manner.

Kelly teaches in the areas of Indian Law, Tribal Law, Family Law and Domestic Violence, and speaks nationally on issues affecting Indian Country and has published in the areas of Family Law, Indian Law, and Domestic Violence Law.

She will join us via Skype Wednesday, April 18, 2012, as part of the Criminal Law and Policy Speaker Series to discuss Victim’s Rights.

This series is co-sponsored by the Indigenous Peoples Law & Policy Program. We will meet in Room 156. Pizza will be served at 12:05pm, with the talk beginning at 12:15pm and ending by 1:20pm.

CLE credit available for attorneys.  Download CLE Certificate 4-18-12

PCLP Speaker for Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Frank R. Hecht has been the Corrections Administrator for the Tohono O'odham Nation for more than 13 years in Sells, Arizona. His experience spans over 38 years, retiring from the Pima County Sheriff’s Department after 25 years of service.

Mr. Hecht serves as a consultant in the areas of Inmate Programs, Audits, Direct Supervision, Transition Training and Corrections Management and Leadership.

In 2003 Hecht was awarded the American Jail Association’s Corrections Administrator of the Year and was recently awarded an Outstanding Leadership Award by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Office of Justice Services, as well as the Arizona Detention Association. He also currently serves as the President of the American Jail Association.

Mr. Hecht will be here on Wednesday, April 11, as part of the Criminal Law and Policy Speaker Series to discuss the Effects of Overcrowded Tribal Jails.

This series is co-sponsored by the Indigenous Peoples Law & Policy Program and is open to the public. We will meet in Room 156 at the James E. Rogers College of Law, 1201 E. Speedway, Tucson, Arizona.  Pizza will be served at 12:05pm, with the talk beginning at 12:15pm and ending by 1:20pm.

PCLP Speaker for Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Ben Casey is the Administrative Attorney for the Pascua Yaqui Tribal Court.  As the Administrative Attorney, Mr. Casey is responsible for the day to day operations of the Judicial Branch of the Pascua Yaqui government. This includes all aspects of the court’s fiscal administration as well as caseflow, technology, information and jury management.  He acts as the intergovernmental liaison to other governmental agencies and departments to promote collaboration, integration of systems, and facilitation of change while maintaining the integrity of the court as a separate but equal branch of government.

Mr. Casey is also responsible for the creation of the Pascua Yaqui Bar Association and is the lead instructor for the court’s attorney and lay advocate quarterly training program.

He will be here on Wednesday, April 4 as part of the Criminal Law and Policy Speaker Series to discuss Challenges of Working in Tribal Courts.

This series is co-sponsored by the Indigenous Peoples Law & Policy Program.  We will meet in Room 156. Pizza will be served at 12:05pm, with the talk beginning at 12:15pm and ending by 1:20pm.  CLE credit for Arizona attorneys.  Download CLE Certificate 4-4-12

PCLP Speaker for Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Ed Reina (Akimel O'odham) will be here on Wednesday, March 28, 2012, as part of the Criminal Law and Policy Speaker Series to discuss Challenges for Law Enforcement in Indian Country.

This series is co-sponsored by the Indigenous Peoples Law & Policy Program. We will meet in Room 156. The event is open to the University community, the legal community, and the public. Pizza will be served at 12:05pm, with the talk beginning at 12:15pm and ending by 1:20pm.

CLE credit for attorneys.  Download CLE Certificate 3-28-12

PCLP Speaker for Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Rod Kaskalla (Zuni) has been facilitating batterers' intervention programs for many years.  He is currently the Domestic Violence Coordinator for the Nambe Pueblo, north of Santa Fe, New Mexico.   Rod incorporates traditional healing elements, such as regular sweat lodges, into programs for Indians found guilty of violence against women.  He strives to heal the perpetrator’s spirit and integrate them back into tribal communities.

He will be here on Wednesday, March 21, 2012 as part of the Criminal Law and Policy Speaker Series to discuss Culturally Appropriate Remedies for Indian Perpetrators.

This series is co-sponsored by the Indigenous Peoples Law & Policy Program and is open to the University community, the legal community, and the public. We will meet in Room 156 at the Rogers College of Law, 1201 E. Speedway Blvd., Tucson, Arizona. Pizza will be served at 12:05pm, with the talk beginning at 12:15pm and ending by 1:20pm. 

CLE credit for Arizona attorneys.  Download CLE Certificate 3-21-12

PCLP Speaker for Wednesday, March 7, 2012

John Tuchi is the Tribal Liaison for the United States Attorney’s Office, District of Arizona.

He will be here on Wednesday, March 7, 2012, as part of the Criminal Law and Policy Speaker Series to discuss The Effect of the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2009 and the Use of Special Assistant United States Attorneys in Indian Country.

This series is co-sponsored by the Indigenous Peoples Law & Policy Program. The event is open to the University community, the legal community, and the public. We will meet in Room 156. Pizza will be served at 12:05pm, with the talk beginning at 12:15pm and ending by 1:20pm.

CLE credit for Attorneys.

PCLP Speaker for Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Hallie Bongar White is an attorney and the Executive Director of the Southwest Center for Law and Policy, a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization providing legal training and technical assistance to tribes on sex  offender registration and notification, domestic violence, child abuse, elder abuse, firearms violence, stalking, sexual assault, code writing, policies, and procedures.

She will be here on Wednesday, February 29 as part of the Criminal Law and Policy Speaker Series to discuss Creative Civil Remedies for Non-Indian Perpetrators.

This series is co-sponsored by the Indigenous Peoples Law & Policy Program. We will meet in Room 156. The event is open to the University community, the legal community, and the public. Pizza will be served at 12:05pm, with the talk beginning at 12:15pm and ending by 1:20pm.

CLE credit for attorneys.  Download CLE Certificate 2-29-12

 

PCLP Speaker for Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Desireé Allen Cruz is a proud, indigenous woman with over 16 years of working to end violence against women. She currently serves as the Family Violence Services Program Manager for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, where she is responsible for writing, maintaining and coordinating the Office of Violence Against Women grants for the Tribe. She was one of the Lead Advisors for the Women of Color Network, a project of the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence/National Resource Center, and was also a member of the Oregon Governor’s Council on Domestic Violence for seven years.

She will be here on Wednesday, February 22 as part of the Criminal Law and Policy Speaker Series to discuss the Effect of Racism on Investigation and Prosecution of Sexual Assault Crimes.

This series is co-sponsored by the Indigenous Peoples Law & Policy Program. We will meet in Room 156, at the Rogers College of Law, 1201 E. Speedway Blvd., Tucson, Arizona. This event is open to the University
community, the legal community, and the public. Pizza will be served at 12:05pm, with the talk beginning at 12:15pm and ending by 1:20pm.

CLE credit for Arizona attorneys.  Download CLE Certificate 2-22-12

PCLP Speaker for Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Melissa L. Tatum is a Research Professor of Law and Associate Director of the Indigenous Peoples Law & Policy Program here at the University of Arizona's James E. Rogers College of Law. She previously served as Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Native American Law Center at the University of Tulsa College Of Law. Tatum has written and lectured extensively about cross-jurisdictional enforcement of protection orders, and is considered one of the leading national experts in the field, particularly with respect to tribal courts.

She will be discussing Full Faith and Credit for Orders of Protection in Indian Country on Wednesday, February 15, as part of the Criminal Law & Policy Speaker Series. (Co-sponsored by the Indigenous Peoples Law & Policy Program.)

We will meet in Room 156. Pizza will be served at 12:05pm, with the talk beginning at 12:15pm and ending by 1:20pm.

CLE credit for Arizona attorneys. Download CLE Certificate 2-15-12

PCLP Speaker for Wednesday, February 8, 2012

On Wednesday, February 8, 2012, the Criminal Law and Policy Speaker Series will present Kevin Washburn (Chickasaw).

Kevin Washburn is Dean of the University of New Mexico School of Law. He has served as a federal prosecutor, where he primarily prosecuted violent crimes arising in Indian country. Much of Dean Washburn’s scholarship focuses on the intersection of Federal Indian law and criminal law. He is an
author of one of the principal casebooks on Federal Indian law, entitled American Indian Law: Native Nations and the Federal System. He is also an author and editor of Indian Law Stories, a book that provides the back stories of several key American Indian law cases. In addition, he is an author and
member of the Executive Board of Editors of Felix Cohen’s Handbook of Federal Indian Law, the leading treatise in the field of Federal Indian law.

He will be here on Wednesday, February 8 as part of the Criminal Law and Policy Speaker Series to discuss why the Federal Government often decides to decline prosecution of Major Crimes in Indian Country. 

We will meet in Room 156, at the Rogers College of Law, 1201 E. Speedway Blvd., Tucson, AZ. This event is open to the University community, the legal community, and the public. Pizza will be served at 12:05 p.m., with the talk beginning at 12:15 p.m. and ending by 1:20 p.m.

CLE credit for Arizona attorneys.  Download CLE Certificate 2-8-12