Voting is already underway for the spring election here in Wisconsin and I’m behind schedule on this so I’m going to cut to the chase in presenting the key info I think you should know…
Browsing Category Criminal Justice
Harm & Accountability
Okay, at this point I really need to acknowledge something I have not so far: people cause other people real harm and victims and survivors deserve justice. People’s lives are forever changed by violence, financial,…
Against the Good Guy/Bad Guy Binary
One of the things my work has allowed me to do is get to know people who have done horrible things. Part of my job as a Mitigation Specialist is to have individuals who have…
Are We Safe?
I think it’s fair to say that many (if not most) of us have a sense that the world is more dangerous today than it was 50 years ago. There are a lot of reasons…
I Want to Change How You Think About Crime
I want to change how you think about crime, and if you live in Wisconsin, I want to do it before you complete your ballot for the Spring election. Here in Wisconsin, there is a…
Wisconsin: Vote No on Referendum Question 1
In addition to the Presidential primary and an important Judicial race, the ballot for the spring election in Wisconsin includes a question that is misleading in its wording and misguided in its intent. I will…
Tyne Daly, TV Hero
This week I was given a new assignment at my social work internship. I need to see if I can find a way around (or through) the standard procedures at a large government bureaucracy in…
Forgiveness or Absolution?
Yesterday was a sort-of “official” first day of a new job for me. And then it wasn’t. The job is that of a criminal mitigation specialist. The work is to get to know a client…