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

PCLP Speaker, Oct 1, 2015

This Wednesday, September 30, PCLP is proud to host County Attorney Barbara LaWall and Chief Deputy Amelia Cramer, speaking about the Drug Treatment Alternative to Prison Program (DTAP).

 

We hope to see you there.

We will be meeting in Room 160 and pizza will be served!

 

CLE credit is available for attorneys.

 

Barbara LaWall is an alumnus of the James E. Rogers College of Law, and in 1996, she was the first woman to be elected Pima County Attorney. She is currently serving her fifth term and running for re-election for a sixth term. She has placed primary emphasis on vigorous prosecution and defendant accountability, giving special attention to helping victims, limiting plea bargaining, prosecuting crimes against children, preventing juvenile crime, and increasing efficiency and effectiveness by promoting the careful use of taxpayer dollars.  She is a nationally recognized expert in juvenile justice, domestic violence, child abuse, parental kidnapping, and community prosecution issues and serves on numerous commissions, committees, and task forces.  She is the recipient of numerous awards including the Greater Tucson Leadership 2014 Founders Award, the American Bar Association’s 2013 Hodson Award for Public Service, the 2012 Tucson Biz Women of Influence Award, and the 2012 Judge Learned Hand Award.

 

Amelia Craig Cramer:

After graduating from Stanford Law School, Ms. Cramer has practiced law for more than 25 years in Washington, D.C., San Francisco, Los Angeles, Boston, and Tucson in a variety of settings including large private law firms, non-profit agencies, and the government.  She has served as a leader of many non-profit and community-based agencies, including the State Bar of Arizona.  She has received numerous awards for her work as a lawyer and a leader.

 

Ms. Cramer is currently the Chief Deputy Pima County Attorney, an appointed position she has held since 2006.  Ms. Cramer’s job is to manage the largest law office in southern Arizona with more than 100 prosecutors and civil legal advisors. Ms. Cramer also is responsible for oversight of several adult and juvenile diversion programs, a Drug Treatment Alternative to Prison Program, an anonymous tip-line known as 88-CRIME, and a Victim Services Program through which the County Attorney’s Office provides services 24 hours a day, 365 days a year at crime scenes and in the courtroom.

 

As Immediate Past President of the State Bar of Arizona, Ms. Cramer chaired the new Program Review Committee, which evaluated every program, service, and activity of the State Bar.  

 

Download CLE Certificate 10-1-15

 

PCLP Speaker, September 23 -- Sgt. Monica Prieto, TPD Internal Affairs

This Wednesday, September 23, PCLP is proud to host Sgt. Monica Prieto of the Tucson Police Department Internal Affairs Office, speaking on the topic of "Investigating Officers."

Sgt. Prieto has been with TPD for 16 years. She began her a career as a patrol officer in the East Side Division, and during her 6 years in that assignment, she also worked in the Community Response Unit (a plainclothes unit targeting narcotics, prostitution, and wanted persons). She was promoted to Detective in 2005 and assigned to the Child Sexual Abuse Unit, and in 2007, she moved to the Adult Sexual Assault Unit. In 2012, she was promoted to Sergeant and supervised patrol units in Operations Division West. In 2014, she was selected for a position in the Office of Internal Affairs.

We hope to see you there.

We will be meeting at noon in Room 156 and pizza will be served!

CLE credit is available for attorneys.  Download CLE Certificate 9-23-15

PCLP Speaker, September 16, 2015

This Wednesday, September 16th, PCLP is proud to host Wrongful Convictions' Clinical Professor Lindsay Herf, who will discuss her work on the Hair Microscopy Review Project: a co-sponsored effort for clarity on post-conviction claims of innocence due to faulty forensics.

 

Prior to joining the College of Law, Lindsay Herf served as Post-Conviction Counsel with the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NADCL) specializing in claims involving faulty forensics. While there, she worked predominantly on the Hair Microscopy Review Project: a co-sponsored program by the NACDL, the Innocence Project, and the FBI. Before her time at the NACDL, Ms. Herf spent five years with the Arizona Justice Project, during which time, the Justice Project successfully exonerated ten clients through post-conviction litigation in court or through the Board of Executive Clemency.

 

CLE credit is available for attorneys.

 

We hope to see you there. We will be meeting in Room 156, pizza, as always, will be served.

 

Download CLE Certificate 9-16-15

PCLP Speaker, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015, DNA Analyst Chris Wilson

This Wednesday, September 9th, PCLP is proud to host DNA Analyst Chris Wilson from the Tucson Police Department Crime Lab, speaking on the topic of "DNA: Myths and Realities."

Mr. Wilson has a bachelor's degree from the University of Arizona and a master's degree from the University of Florida.  He has worked at the TPD Crime Lab for 21 years, has testified over 500 times, and also instructs at Pima Community College.  

We hope to see you there.

We will be meeting at noon in Room 118 and pizza will be served!

 

CLE credit is available for attorneys. Download CLE Certificate 9-9-15

PCLP - Sept. 2, 2015

This Wednesday, September 2nd, PCLP will be hosting a Panel Discussion of current students sharing their summer experiences working for public defenders and prosecution agencies. 

 

These students will share information about what they found challenging; what ethical issues came up in their internships; what they did to prepare themselves; what were the surprises in their internships; and how their experiences has shaped their career goals.

 

We will be meting in Room 156, pizza will be served!