Louisiana Tech University’s Science and Technology Education Center (SciTEC) in the College of Education recently announced plans to establish the STEM Collective for Innovative Louisiana Stakeholders (SCILS) Center.
The Center, established in partnership with STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) stakeholders along the Interstate-20 corridor, will serve Louisiana’s Region 8 from Caddo Parish to East Carroll Parish as a member of the Louisiana Regional STEM Network.
“The development of Louisiana’s regional STEM centers will help us in building a robust STEM ecosystem across our state,” said Dr. Kim Hunter Reed, Louisiana’s Commissioner of Higher Education. “By bringing together regional partners around a common goal of innovation combined with stronger STEM education to employment pathways, great things are ahead for our students and our state. Louisiana Tech is stepping forward to lead in this area.”
in jail. he then committed dozens more rapes, was sent back to jail. that first sentence, it seems it was extremely light. you admit raping all of these women, you get six years in jail? doesn t that seem like a pretty light sentence? it is, wolf, it is outrageous, but i think again in terms of law enforcement and prosecutors we understand these types of criminals much better now. there have been a lot of studies. and we know they re-offend, we know it is extremely difficult if not impossible to rehabilitate them. so had these crimes happened post 94 or 96, he would be in prison for the rest of his life. because today, violent sexual offenders are put away for life. unfortunately, for this community, that is just not the case. we just didn t i think know enough about these types of criminals back then. danny, there is very much a not in my own back yard attitude about these kinds of cases, understandably. so is the law clear when it comes to balances people s rights to protect
know it is extremely difficult if not impossible to rehabilitate them. so had these crimes happened post 94 or 96, he would be in prison for the rest of his life. because today, violent sexual offenders are put away for life. unfortunately, for this community, that is just not the case. we just didn t i think know enough about these types of criminals back then. danny, there is very much a not in my own back yard attitude about these kinds of cases, understandably. so is the law clear when it comes to balances people s rights to protect themselves and their families from a predator with ensuring that a person who has been released is treated equitably? yeah, it is interesting you bring that up, wolf, because as a society we have decided that these offenders, we ll post their names on a website and their addresses are known for to the public. and yet, we act surprised when neighborhoods are up in arms over it. we essentially put the
you have psychologists saying he has done his time and is ready to be reintroduced into society. i can tell you he will re-offend again. he cannot be reintroduced into society. danny hubbard was the first offender convicted under the sexual predator law. and you say is it a very unique area of the law, how so? it is, and here is why. what people need to understand is that the svpa, the sexually violent predator act, in all of the states they take somebody near the end of their sentence, the end of serving their obligation to society and essentially adding on potentially indefinitely an additional term of incarceration, although it is really called a civil commitment. so in essence, hubbard and others like him are effectively sentenced after they re done serving their sentence. and it is interesting, only because in society this is a unique kind of crime. we re willing to say with this
i think certainly the government has almost exhausted all legal recourse. but as kyung lah said, certainly they can wage their complaints. they have about 45 days to do that. there will be a public hearing december 4th. and perhaps the judge will reconsider his decision. but i have to tell you what is so shocking to me, especially as someone who has tried these types of case, these violent sexual predators. in today s legal system they would be put away for life. because we know they cannot be rehabilitated. they cannot be put back into society. there is just such a high rate of recidivism they have to be kept in prison or a mental hospital. they can t be reintroduced into society. so this predator just falls into this really weird space where you have psychologists saying he has done his time and is ready to be reintroduced into society. i can tell you he will re-offend again. he cannot be reintroduced into society. danny hubbard was the first offender convicted under the