the JustPod
Podcast for the Criminal Justice Section of the American Bar Association. We'll talk current issues in criminal justice reform, policy and the Supreme Court. We'll discuss the work of the Criminal Justice Section including events, Task Forces, Standards, the ABA's ICC project and more. This is the Criminal Justice Section of the ABA’s podcast, and may not contain official ABA policy statements. For the ABA’s Code of Online Conduct visit here: https://www.americanbar.org/about_the_aba/codeofconduct/
the JustPod
Assault and Prosecution
Featuring: Melba Pearson, Policy Director for the Center for the Administration of Justice with the Florida International University.
Is that assault? Melba joins us to answer one of the questions that filled Twitter following the Oscars. Yes, we are talking about "the slap" but as one of many examples as we try to discern the obligations of law enforcement and prosecutors when a victim decides not to press charges.
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