Episode 46: Police Officers and Professionalism
Guest: Jacyannah Thurston and Jordan Wetter

Dewhitt interviews two more of his fall 2022 Heartland Community College Introduction to Criminal Justice students, Jacyannah Thurston and Jordan Wetter. Jacyannah is from Pontiac, Illinois and Jordan is from Lexington, Illinois. Jacyannah attend Pontiac Township High School and Jordan attended University High School. Dewhitt, Jordan and Jacyannah discuss the following:  

•  The start of school year
• Their career goal
• Police Officers and Professionalism
• Community policing
• Being above the law
• How to deal with police/citizens who think they are above the law
• National Voter Registration Day
• Voter fraud
• 6th Amendment
• 8th Amendment
• Who should be allowed to vote?
• Does our vote matter?
• Can voting impact policing?
• White Supremacy 
• Black Lives Matter
• The Capital insurrection
• What they’d Like the Biden Administration to Accomplish

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Episode 45: Criminal Law
Guest: Raegan Thompson and Cristian Casas

Dewhitt interviews two more of his fall 2022 Heartland Community College Introduction to Criminal Justice students, Raegan Thompson and Cristian Casas. They both are from the Bloomington Normal area. Raegan attend Normal Community West High School and Cristian attended Bloomington High School. Dewhitt, Raegan and Cristian discuss the following:  

•  The start of school year
•  Their career goal
• Criminal law
• Mens rea
• Actus reus
• 1st Amendment
• 6th Amendment
• 8th Amendment
• Triangular Homicide
• Murder
• Manslaughter
• White Supremacy 
• Black Lives Matter
• Legalization of cannabis 
• Defunding the police
• Racism
• The Capital insurrection
• Voter fraud
• What they’d Like the Biden Administration to Accomplish

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Episode 44: Crime Data Part II
Guest: Tabitha Phillips

 Dewhitt interviews another of his fall 2022 Heartland Community College Introduction to Criminal Justice students, Tabitha Phillips. Tabitha hails from Port Huron, Michigan, is a nontraditional student, and is a testament that you should give up on pursing a college degree. Dewhitt and Tabitha discuss the following:  

• The start of school year
• Her career goal
• Excessive force
• Crime Data
• Uniform Crime Report
• NIBRS
• Defunding the police
• Who Should Be Charged With a Crime
• 5th Amendment
• Favoritism
• President Trump
• Capital insurrection
• White Supremacy 
• Black Lives Matter
• What she’d Like the Biden Administration to Accomplish

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Episode 43: Crime Data
Guest: Olivia Morrow

Dewhitt interviews the one of his thirty fall 2022 Heartland Community College Introduction to Criminal Justice students, Olivia Morrow. Olivia hails from Lincoln, Illinois.  Dewhitt and Olivia discuss the following:  

•  The start of college life
• Career goals
• Why they are interested in criminal justice
• Crime Data
• Uniform Crime Report
• NIBRS
• Who Should Be Charged With a Crime
• 4th Amendment
• Favoritism
• President Trump
• President Clinton
• Capital insurrection
• White Supremacy 
• Black Lives Matter
• What she’d like the Biden Administration to accomplish

You can listen to the JFA Podcast Show wherever you get your podcast, by clicking on one of the links below or by entering one of the links into your browser.
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Episode 42: Due Process
Guest: Maximillian Hornsby and Brady George

Dewhitt interviews the first two of his thirty fall 2022 Heartland Community College Introduction to Criminal Justice students, Maximillian Hornsby and Brady George. Max hails from the Bloomington/Normal area and attended Central Catholic High School. Brady is from Decatur, Illinois and attended Warrensburg-Latham High School. Dewhitt, Max and Brady discuss the following: 

• The start of college life
• Career goals
• Why they are enrolled in the course
• Due Process
• Front end of the CJ system
• Excessive force
• Statistics on people killed while fleeing 
• Officers charged and convicted 
• Excessive force
• Qualified immunity
• 4th Amendment
• Briana Taylor
• Capital insurrection
• White Supremacy 
• Black Lives Matter
• What they’d Like the Biden Administration to Accomplish

You can listen to the JFA Podcast Show wherever you get your podcast, by clicking on one of the links below or by entering one of the links into your browser. 

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https://peculiarbooks.org  

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Episode 41: Community Corrections-Probation
Guest: Mark Bronke

 In this episode, Dewhitt interviews one of his most respected colleagues, Mark Bronke. Director Bronke speaks of how he became Director of Peoria County Court Services, the purpose of probation and his philosophy as an administrator.  In addition, Dewhitt and Director Bronke discuss the following: 

• His career path
• The purpose of probation
• His philosophy as a director
• The importance of diversity
• The recent officer retention issue
• Risk Assessment
• Case management 
• His actions to retain staff
• Paid internship opportunities
• How probation has changed
• His favorite constitutional right
• The Capital Insurrection
• Community Service
• Black Lives Matter
• White Supremacy
• What he’d like to see the Biden administration accomplish

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Episode 40: Overcoming Obstacles
Guest: Cristina Prestin-Beard

In this episode, Dewhitt interviews one of his most respected colleagues, Cristina Prestin-Beard. Professor Prestin-Beard speaks of how she was able to overcome peer pressure, statistics, fear, being a high school dropout, losing her virginity at the age of 15, and many other obstacles to become one of Central Illinois’ most loved and respected educators, mothers and wives. Dewhitt and Professor Prestin-Beard discuss her newly released nonfiction book entitled “Finding Mercy in the Madness” and the following: 

• Rising above statistics
• Kids from divorced homes
• Conquering Labels
• Overcoming fear
• Relationships
• Peer pressure
• Conductor of the "hot mess express"
• Decision making
• Professor Beard’s career path
• Constitutional rights
• Roe v. Wade
• Being infected with COVID
• Black Lives Matter
• White Supremacy
• What she would like to see the Biden Administration accomplish

 Finding Mercy in the Madness Link
https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Mercy-Madness-Cristina-Prestin-Beard/dp/B0B4KCX9X5/ref=sr_1_fkmr3_1?crid=1JIXA2IUSE2P7&keywords=finding+mercy+in+the+madness+christina+preston+beard&qid=1657580725&sprefix=%2Caps%2C178&sr=8-1-fkmr3

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Episode 39: Mississippi Congressman Bennie Thompson
Host: Dewhitt L. Bingham

 Dewhitt takes this opportunity to recognize Mississippi Congressman Bennie Thompson. He informs the audience of who Congressman Thompson is. Bingham speaks of Representative Thompson’s humility, ability to communicate, stand for the rule of law, democracy, and his participatory management style. Bingham praises Congressman Thompson for his professionalism and speaks of the following:

• Historicity of Mississippi 
• Abolition of Slavery 
• Juneteenth
• Chaney, Goodman, and Schwerner
• Freedom Summer
• Emmitt Till
• Laura Coates
• Just Pursuit
• Voting Rights Act
• The 16th Street Baptist Church Bombing
• The Ku Klux Klan
• Medgar Evers
• Congressman Thompson’s Service
• Congresswoman Elizabeth Cheney
• Congressman Adam Kinzinger
• Trump and Giuliani’s treatment of 
• Mrs. Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss
• The Love of Money
• Proud Boys Leader Henry Tarrio

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Episode 38: The Supreme Court: Highest Court in the Land
Host: Dewhitt L. Bingham

In this episode, Bingham provides his audience with some history of the United States Supreme Court, the highest court in the land, as it relates to him personally. He speaks of his love for three judges he worked under and followed during his 35-year career as a probation officer. He too speaks of instances in which higher institutions of learning and the court have been on the wrong side of history. Dewhitt speaks of the following:

• The Honorable Judge John Freese
• The Honorable Judge Elizabeth Robb
• The Honorable Judge Rita Gorman
• The Honorable Carla Barnes
• The Honorable Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall
• The Honorable Rubey Hulen
• Supreme Court Justice James P. McReynolds
• Charles Houston
• Howard University
• Lincoln University
• University of Missouri
• Gaines v. Canada https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/305/337
• University of Maryland
• Murray v. Pearson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murray_v._Pearson
• The Separate But Equal Doctrine
• The Margold Doctrine Manuscript Division
• NAACP
• Maryland Court of Appeals 

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Episode 37: Violent Crime and Mass Shootings
Host: Dewhitt L. Bingham

This episode Dewhitt provides the audience with some information related to violent crime, gun control, and the historicity of mass shootings in America. He speaks about the need for a change in gun laws to make our children safer at school and makes a call for action to do so. Bingham covers the following:

• Purpose of the episode
• Attending Crystal City Elementary School
• His favorite elementary school teacher
• Bernice Thompson
• Betty Pope
• President Biden’s call for action
• Steve Kerr’s call for action
• Voting senators out
• Mass killings
• Misuse of the 2nd Amendment
• Categorizing mass killings as political
• Violent crime in America
• Violent crime in other countries
• Overall homicide rate
• Protecting our children in school
• Beto O’Rourke’s challenging to Texas politicians

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For educational purposes, President Biden’s speech was retrieved from YouTube on May 26, 2022; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oct752IkJLM
For educational purposes, Steve Kerr’s pregame speech was retrieved from You Tube on May 26, 2022; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHP98QVtQKE