Next, look into the military justice process when it comes to Sexual Assault trial. During a Defense Department Advisory Committee meeting, several Trial Defense Service organization chiefs from different branches, talk about conviction and acquittal rates and the adjudication process. We are continuing with panel three. Regarding conviction acquittal rates, case adjudication process and victim declination. I suspect we might hear Something Different than we heard this morning. We just pull together questions. I will read the first one. It concerns the referral process. The responses indicate victim preference may play an outsized role into whether or not a Sexual Assault case is referred to trial. What consideration should the authority get to victims wishes, regarding the disposition of a Sexual Assault case. Colonel bennett, could you start us off . Would you be sure to hit the button please . The voice of the victim is something that should be considered. When we give too much weig
Good morning, general. This afternoon with the panels so we will get the perspective of the Service Organization chiefs regarding conviction acquittal rates, case adjudication process and victim declination. I suspect we might hear something slightly different that we heard this morning but staff, could you keep this up, please. Based on the responses we put together questions and i will read the first one. This is the referral process. The defense rfi responses indicate the victim preference may play an outsized role in whether or not a Sexual Assault case goes to trial. What consideration or weight should the convening Authority Given to victims wishes regarding the disposition of a Sexual Assault case . Colonel bennetts, could you start us off . [laughter] obviously, the voice of the victim is something that should be considered but when we get too much weight to it and when the wishes and desires of the victim are going to overwhelm what the evidence should support if you have no k
If 2014 harlem book fair panel on multicultural book publishing. My name is weighed hudson and i am president and ceo of just us books, independent Childrens Book co. My wife cheryl and i started in 1988. We established just us books to addressing the needs to reflect our societys diversity. I will moderate the discussion but before we starts i would like to pay a little homage to a great writer we lost last week. Walter myers, winner of many of the awards for children and young adult literature produced a body of work that included more than 100 books for children and young adults. He often wrote about younger africanamericans who battled troubles in the streets, in school and at home, giving them a voice. Also a leading advocate for diversity in childrens literature. We will all miss his outstanding and wonderful writer and human being. Those interested in recognizing walter by making a donation may do so by contributing 2 two of his favorite causes, the Children Defense Fund and a l
Came out two weeks ago latinos and the Voting Rights act the search for racial purpose. Both of these deal with the same phenomenon. The rapidly growing latino population of the United States and the way the population impacted politics. According to census figures in 2000 the latino population, in 2010, it is 16. 3 and projections that it will be 25 by 2015. Matchbook looks at the impact of the growing population and through polling determines what latinos at thinking about politics and why people are voting and what theyre not voting. Henrys book looks at the response to this phenomenon, the efforts, to dilute and suppress the effects of the latinos surge through redistricting, voter id laws and challenges to the Voting Rights act in 1965. We had democrats in texas and elsewhere saying the time is on the Democratic Partys id, and joy on the other hand republicans saying latinos are socially conservative and the famous Ronald Reagan line latinos are republicans, they just dont know it
Other american artifacts programs at any time by visiting our website cspan. Org history. Up next on American History tv author Michael Mccarthy discusses the july 1915 capsizing of the ss eastland in the Chicago River. Over 800 factory workers died in the tragedy including 22 entire families. Mccarthy examines the faulty ballast system that caused the ship to capsize any talks about the forgotten legacy of the ss eastland. Posted by the new york public library, this program is about 90 minutes. Michael thank you very much. I really appreciate this turnout. I know it is beautiful outside and the tulips are fantastic. Thank you for taking the time to come to this presentation. It is correct. I spent over a dozen years looking into this story, and i had worked at the wall street journal for over 20 years and i had never encountered a story of this magnitude or drama. As i began looking into it what i found was that this has to be one of the most deadly, least known shipwrecks in america.