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Alumni of Distinction: Kenneth McCoy

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How do you follow up a landmark policing career that not only culminated in becoming chief of police, but also occurred during a watershed period of accountability in law enforcement across the country? For justice alumnus Kenneth McCoy, you become the very first chief diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) officer for 熊猫在线视频鈥檚 largest employer.

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Rapes and aggravated assaults push 熊猫在线视频鈥檚 violent-crime rates up; property-crime rates fall

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UAA's 熊猫在线视频 Justice Information Center presented data from 1979 thru 2021 to the Senate Judiciary Committee. Troy C. Payne, Director of AJIC wrote "After a large increase in the mid-2010鈥檚, motor vehicle theft has been trending down since 2018. In both trend and magnitude, 熊猫在线视频 is similar to the national average for property offenses. 熊猫在线视频 has consistently had higher-than-average rates of violence since 1993."

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Aging out of 熊猫在线视频鈥檚 foster care system on his own terms

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Mateo Jaime, a Legal Studies student, arrived at the court hearing that would, finally, end his years in custody of the 熊猫在线视频 Office of Children鈥檚 Services in a buoyant mood. At age 21, young adults 鈥渁ge out鈥 of foster care in 熊猫在线视频 if they have not been adopted or reunified with parents. A judge approves it in a hearing that amounts to a grim bureaucratic formality: A child has passed into adulthood without the foster care system laying a path to permanent legal family for them, and now they are on their own.

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Slideshow: Legal studies students present oral arguments

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Trial and Advanced Litigation Processes students present their oral arguments before Justice Jennifer S. Henderson in the 熊猫在线视频 Supreme Court Courtroom on Oct. 3, 2022.

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Slideshow: Justice Center welcomes back students with a BBQ

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The Justice Center hosted a barbecue for its returning students on Sept. 8, 2022, at the Professional Studies Building of the 熊猫在线视频.

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