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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
• Why she enrolled in the course
• What high school she attended
• Her favorite constitutional right
• The first juvenile court
• The aim of the court
• Its city and state of origin
• The juvenile justice process
• Should a felon be allowed to vote
• Should a felon be allowed to be president
• Black Lives Matter
• White Supremacy
• Should marijuana be legalized at the federal level
• What he’d like to see the Biden administration accomplish

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In this week's episode, we are joined by esteemed Chicago Bears insider Mark Grote from WSCR the Score! Delving into his distinguished career, including his recent induction into the Illinois State University Broadcast Hall of Fame, we explore his journey through the industry and some of his favorite moments. Later, our discussion centers around the current state of the Chicago Bears, analyzing potential outcomes for the franchise following this season!

Episode 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 episode is Courtney and Caroline's: 

• Anticipated career path
• Why they’re taking the course
• What high school they attended
• Their favorite constitutional right
• Electronic Monitoring Defined
• Drug Court Defined
• The goal of drug court
• The goal of electronic monitoring
• Which is more rehabilitative 
• What makes it a community corrections tool
• Should a felon be allowed to vote
• Should a felon be allowed to be president
• Black Lives Matter
• White Supremacy
• Should marijuana be legalized at the federal level
• What he’d like to see the Biden administration accomplish

 You can listen to the JFA Podcast Show wherever you get your podcast or by clicking on one of the links below.
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https://peculiarbooks.org 

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Episode 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 system. Emma and Hannah like Bingham come from a small town and give their perspective on things. Dewhitt, Emma and Hannah discuss: 

• Their career path
• Why they’re taking the course
• What high school they attended
• Their favorite constitutional right
• If anyone is above the law
• Should a felon be allowed to vote
• Should a felon be allowed to be president
• Single and double cell construction
• Define probation
• Define parole
• Terms and conditions of probation and parole
• Black Lives Matter
• White Supremacy
• Should marijuana be legalized at the federal level
• What he’d like to see the Biden administration accomplish

You can listen to the JFA Podcast Show wherever you get your podcast or by clicking on one of the links below.
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https://peculiarbooks.org  

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Episode 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 you on some of the historicity of the Pennsylvania and Auburn Systems. Dewhitt and Caden discuss the following: 

• Caden’s career path
• Why he’s taking the course
• What high school he attended
• His favorite constitutional right
• Solitary confinement
• Single and double cell construction
• Rehabilitation through religion
• Congregate work system
• Lockstep and striped uniforms
• Lashing and flogging as forms of punishments
• Healthcare
• Black Lives Matter
• White Supremacy
• What he’d like to see the Biden administration accomplish

You can listen to the JFA Podcast Show wherever you get your podcast or by clicking on one of the links below.
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https://peculiarbooks.org 

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Episode 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 Kayla discuss the following:  

• Where Kayla and Ashley were born and raised
• What high they attended
• Why they took the course
• Their planned major
• Their career goals
• Deterrence
• Incapacitation
• Retribution
• Restorative Justice 
• Rehabilitation
• 1st Amendment
• 6th Amendment
• Should felons be allowed to vote 
• Should felons be allowed to be president
• Is anyone above the law
• Black Lives Matter
• White Supremacy
• What they’d like to see the Biden administration accomplish

You can listen to the JFA Podcast Show wherever you get your podcast or by clicking on one of the links below.
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https://peculiarbooks.org 

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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 particular a couple of prosecutors who are very professional and wonderful human beings. They both practice in McLean County, Illinois.  Today’s guest, Heather Webb, is a young lady who has displayed a great deal of perseverance. She earned a GED, is currently employed for the Bloomington Police Department as a 911 dispatcher and works third shift. Bingham and Heather discuss the following:  

• Where Heather was born and raised
• What high School she attended
• Why she took the course
• Her planned career path
• The role of the police in prosecution
• Prosecutorial discretion
• The Pretrial Fairness Act
• The role of the prosecutor in setting bail
• Two main factors the prosecution argues in regard to bail
• The first state to have cashless bail
• Immediate and Urgent Necessity
• Black Lives Matter
• White Supremacy
• What she’d like to see the Biden administration accomplish

You can listen to the JFA Podcast Show wherever you get your podcast or by clicking on one of the links below.
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https://blog.feedspot.com/social_justice_podcasts/   
https://peculiarbooks.org 

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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 between Autism, criminal justice and social justice. Dewhitt, Michael and Angela discuss the following:  

• Michael and Angela’s career path
• What high School they attended
• Their educational background
• Autism as it relates to due process rights
• Mental illness and its relationship with Autism
• Is Autism a disability or disorder?
• Common conditions among people with Autism
• What parents can do to prepare their Autistic person for police contact
• How police can be prepared for contact with Autistic people
• The Autism Speaks Organization
• History of the St. Louis Autism Walk
• How the Autism Speaks Organization will be helping to train St. Louis Police Cadets
• Dr. Tasha Oswald study of high functioning Autistic people and Black Lives Matter
• Black Lives Matter
• White Supremacy
• What they’d like to see the Biden administration accomplish

You can listen to the JFA Podcast Show wherever you get your podcast or by clicking on one of the links below.
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Autism Speaks
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Episode 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, discuss the following:  

• Jalen’s anticipated career path
• What high School he attended
• Why he enrolled in the course
• His major or anticipated major
• His career goal
• Characteristics of State Court
• Characteristics of Federal Court
• State Court original jurisdiction
• Federal Court original jurisdiction
• Are State Judges appointed or elected
• Are Federal Judges appointed
• The criteria for being a judge
• Legalization of marijuana
• Having an attitude “I am above the law”
• Black Lives Matter
• White Supremacy
• What he’d like to see the Biden administration accomplish

You can listen to the JFA Podcast Show wherever you get your podcast or by clicking on one of the links below.
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https://peculiarbooks.org 

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Episode 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 Oversight. Police Culture and the Blue Shield for many reasons is a subject matter that should be discussed in all Introduction to Criminal Justice courses. Dewhitt, Jake and Connor discuss the following: 

•  Jake and Connor’s career path
• Why they are taking a criminal justice course
• What high School they attended
• Their favorite due process right
• Police culture
• The blue shield
• Police corruption
• What history tells us about the blue shield
• Voting rights
• Legalization of marijuana
• Having an attitude “I am above the law”
• Black Lives Matter
• White Supremacy
• What they’d like to see the Biden administration accomplish

You can listen to the JFA Podcast Show wherever you get your podcast or by clicking on one of the links below.
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https://peculiarbooks.org  

 Also if you are interested in exercise and being healthy check out the Top 20 Triathlon Podcasts.
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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 civilian review board is generally charged with the duty of reviewing complaints and making recommendations as to disciplinary action after the police department has completed its own investigation and made a disciplinary recommendation. The following is discussed: 

•  Monay and Benjamin’s career path
• Why they are taking a criminal justice course
• What high School they attended
• Their favorite due process right
• Police review boards
• Police accountability
• Police disciplinary action
• Benefits of police oversight
• Voting rights
• Legalization of marijuana
• Having an attitude “I am above the law”
• Black Lives Matter
• White Supremacy
• What they’d like to see the Biden administration accomplish

You can listen to the JFA Podcast Show wherever you get your podcast or by clicking on one of the links below.
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https://peculiarbooks.org   

Also if you are interested in exercise and being healthy check out the Top 20 Triathlon Podcasts.
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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 discusses with two of his students, Kayla and Lanesha, how a person can be considered a law violator even though they did not complete the crime.  The following is discussed:  

• Kayla and Lanesha’s career path
• Why they are taking a criminal justice course
• What high School they attended
• Their favorite due process right
• Conspiracy
• Solicitation
• Actus reus
• Mens rea
• Concurrence
• Attempted crimes
• Legalization of marijuana
• The impact of voting on the CJ system
• Black Lives Matter
• White Supremacy
• What they’d like to see the Biden administration accomplish

You can listen to the JFA Podcast Show wherever you get your podcast or by clicking on one of the links below.
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https://peculiarbooks.org 

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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 following: 

• Their career path
• Why they are taking a criminal justice course
• What high School they attended
• The most important due process right
• UCR
• NIBRS
• RICO
• Most common example of racketeering
• Penalty for racketeering
• President Nixon
• Black Lives Matter
• White Supremacy
• What they’d like to see the Biden administration accomplish

 You can listen to the JFA Podcast Show wherever you get your podcast or by clicking on one of the links below.
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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, beliefs, values, and having a moral compass. In this episode, Julian and Austin begin the semester by answering the question, “Is Anyone Above the Law?” Dewhitt, Austin, and Julian discuss the following: 

• Heartland Community College
• Austin and Julian’s career path
• Why they are taking a criminal justice course
• Their hometowns
• What high School they attended
• The most important due process right
• Individual rights v. public safety
• If anyone is above the law
• Should a felon be allowed to vote
• If a felon should be allowed to be the President of the United States
• Free Community College
• Voting as it relates to the justice system
• Legalization of marijuana at the federal level
• White Supremacist 
• Black Lives Matter
• What they’d like to see the Biden administration accomplish

You can listen to the JFA Podcast Show wherever you get your podcast or by clicking on one of the links below.
https://dlbspodcast.buzzsprout.com
https://blog.feedspot.com/social_justice_podcasts/
https://peculiarbooks.org 

Also if you are interested in exercise and being healthy check out the Top 20 Triathlon Podcasts.
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