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R&D from Prepd: Criminal Justice Reform

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This R&D provides resources on criminal justice reform in the United States.  Over the last year, both parties have sought to work together on Capitol Hill to make significant reforms to the nation’s penal code, including an overhaul of mandatory sentencing guidelines and reducing sentences for nonviolent drug offenders.  The goal of reformers is to reduce the nation’s large prison population, while also reducing the chances that offenders will not recommit crimes. Other advocates of reform have called for more mental healthcare for inmates.

Topic Brief: Disproportionate Minority Confinement (Part II)

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by Bill Thompson

Bill Thompson competed in college for Western Kentucky University (WKU) in extemp, debate, impromptu and other events during the early 1990’s.  Mr. Thompson was WKU’s first national  finalist and first champion in limited prep at a national tournament.  Thompson started coaching high school extemp in 1993 and has coached extempers to four state championships and numerous state finals.  In the last decade he has had extempers in numerous national elimination rounds and had a student finish in the top six at the MBA Round Robin.  In his daily life he is a case manager at a teen shelter for homeless/runaway/abused youth in Louisville Kentucky.  DMC and MI are topics that he deals with daily and is passionate about.  Questions about this brief can be sent to [email protected] or feel free to approach him at a tournament to discuss these or other extemp issues. 

Part I of this topic brief can be found here.

Topic Brief: Disproportionate Minority Confinement (Part I)

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by Bill Thompson

Bill Thompson competed in college for Western Kentucky University (WKU) in extemp, debate, impromptu and other events during the early 1990’s.  Mr. Thompson was WKU’s first national  finalist and first champion in limited prep at a national tournament.  Thompson started coaching high school extemp in 1993 and has coached extempers to four state championships and numerous state finals.  In the last decade he has had extempers in numerous national elimination rounds and had a student finish in the top six at the MBA Round Robin.  In his daily life he is a case manager at a teen shelter for homeless/runaway/abused youth in Louisville Kentucky.  DMC and MI are topics that he deals with daily and is passionate about.  Questions about this brief can be sent to [email protected] or feel free to approach him at a tournament to discuss these or other extemp issues. 

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