FBI Agent Dwight E. Adams
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Every bit of criminal investigation counts, and Dwight Adams made sure that forensic science counted all the more when he joined the Federal Bureau of Investigation Laboratory in 1987. He was head of the research team that dove into DNA, and after validation, this team became the first public crime laboratory to offer DNA testing for criminal casework. Adams himself would go on to be the first FBI Agent to testify in cases in which DNA evidence would be admitted in US Courts. His knowledge and knowhow of DNA led him to testify over 130 times in court. In 2002, his service allowed him to climb up the ranks as Assistant Director to the FBI and Director of the FBI Crime Lab. Later, he became the first Director of the University of Central Oklahoma Forensic Science Institute, and has helped build the campus to house the Forensic Science Institute which was used to teach his unique dual-degree Forensic Academic program.
Paul Hellstern, The Oklahoman
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FBI
2009
FBI
Source: Dwight E. Adams. (2012, August 22). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 15:03, October 5, 2012, from <a href="http://bit.ly/QOVddP">http://bit.ly/QOVddP</a><br /><br />Link: Federal Bureau of Investigation <a href="http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/lab/forensic-science-communications/fsc/july2006/communications/2006_07_communications01.htm">http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/lab/forensic-science-communications/fsc/july2006/communications/2006_07_communications01.htm</a><br /><a href="http://bit.ly/QOVddP"></a>
For Further Exploration Please Visit <a href="http://bit.ly/QOVddP">http://bit.ly/QOVddP</a>
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FBI, Dwight E. Adams, Criminal Investigation, Forensic Science, DNA
United States
Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court - Sonia Sotomayor, First Latina Supreme Court Justice
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<p>Sonia Maria Sotomayor is an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States of America, serving since August 2009. She is the Court's 111th justice, it's <strong>first</strong> Hispanic justice and third female justice. </p>
Associate Justice Sotomayor was born in the Bronx, New York, on June 25, 1954. She earned a B.A. in 1976 from Princeton University, graduating summa cum laude and receiving the university's highest academic honor. In 1979, she earned a J.D. from Yale Law School where she served as an editor of the Yale Law Journal. She served as Assistant District Attorney in the New York County District Attorney's Office from 1979–1984. She then litigated international commercial matters in New York City at Pavia & Harcourt, where she served as an associate and then partner from 1984–1992. In 1991, President George H.W. Bush nominated her to the U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, and she served in that role from 1992–1998. She served as a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit from 1998–2009. President Barack Obama nominated her as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court on May 26, 2009, and she assumed this role August 8, 2009.
SCOTUS
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SCOTUS
2009
SCOTUS
Sources: Supreme Court of the United States of America <a href="http://www.supremecourt.gov/about/biographies.aspx">http://www.supremecourt.gov/about/biographies.aspx</a>
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sonia_Sotomayor">Wikipedia</a>
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Criminal Justice
SCOTUS
Justice Jane Bolin, First African-American Judge
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In college, Jane Bolin was surrounded by white male students who would ignore her, and her career advisor told her to stop pursing her judicial dreams. She promptly ignored all the obstacles in her way, and became the first African-American woman to graduate from Yale Law School, the first to join the New York City Bar Association, and the first to join the New York City Law Department. She was officially appointed as a judge the New York World’s Fair on July 22, 1939 and would serve on the bench until she was forced to retire at age 70. As a member of the NAACP, she strived to create racial equality in all of her causes. She encouraged such equality in child services, ensured that probation officers were hired without regard to religion or race, and funded childcare agencies that would help children regardless of race.
Library of Congress
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Library of Congress
1942
Library of Congress
A black and white photograph of Jane Matilda Bolin, the first African-American woman to serve as a judge. <br /><br />Source: Jane Bolin. (2012, July 24). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 15:31, October 5, 2012, from <a href="http://bit.ly/SOVH3Z">http://bit.ly/SOVH3Z</a>
Link: <a href="http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/fsa1998020837/PP/">Library of Congress</a>
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Criminal Justice
Historic
Lawyer and Judge Lorenzo Sawyer
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During Lorenzo Sawyer’s career on the senate, he made history and took a step forward for environmental rights. In 1884, the case of Woodruff v. North Bloomfield Mining and Gravel Company hit the court. During the Gold Rush, the Company was using hydraulic mining which was destroying farm land. He handed down what was later known as the Sawyer Decision which ended the use of hydraulic mining. It was the first environmental controversy in California, as well as being one of the first major environmental decisions.</span></p>
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Thors Instantenous Photographs, San Francisco
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University of California
August 2 1890
University of California
A photograph of Lorenzo Sawyer, an American lawyer, judge, Chief Justice of California, and the first judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. <br /><br />For Further Exploration Please Visit <a href="https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/sawyer-lorenzo">http://1.usa.gov/UIUj4b</a>
Link: <a href="http://content.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/tf6h4nb4r7/?layout=metadata&brand=calisphere">University of California Library (Calisphere)</a>
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9th Circuit, California, Court of Appeals, Environment, Judge, Lawyer, Lorenzo Sawyer, Mining
California
The United States Criminal Justice System
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The flowchart of the events in the criminal justice system (shown in the diagram) updates the original chart prepared by the President's Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice in 1967. The chart summarizes the most common events in the criminal and juvenile justice systems including entry into the criminal justice system, prosecution and pretrial services, adjudication, sentencing and sanctions, and corrections. A discussion of the events in the criminal justice system follows through the link below.
Bureau of Justice Statistics
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Bureau of Justice Statistics
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Bureau of Justice Statistics
To link to a text description of each section in the interactive version above, click on any part of that section of the diagram, or return to the Justice System Page <a href="http://www.bjs.gov/content/justsys.cfm#contents">http://www.bjs.gov/content/justsys.cfm#contents</a><br /><br />Source: Bureau of Justice Statistics
Link to interactive version of the diagram: The Sequence of Events in the Criminal Justice System <a href="http://www.bjs.gov/content/largechart.cfm">http://www.bjs.gov/content/largechart.cfm</a>
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Justice System
Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice System, Juvenile Justice, Law Enforcement, United States
United States
The Naval Criminal Investigative Service
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The Naval Criminal Investigative Service
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The Naval Criminal Investigative Service
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The Naval Criminal Investigative Service
Source: The Naval Criminal Investigative Service <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150104201323/http://www.ncis.navy.mil/AboutNCIS/Pages/default.aspx">http://www.ncis.navy.mil/AboutNCIS/Pages/default.aspx</a>
Link to a Timeline of Historical Events from 1882 <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160209185637/http://www.ncis.navy.mil/AboutNCIS/History/Pages/timeline.aspx">http://www.ncis.navy.mil/AboutNCIS/History/Pages/timeline.aspx</a>
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Felonies, Law Enforcement, Marines, Naval Criminal Investigative Service, Navy, NCIS, United States
United States
Defense Criminal Investigative Service (DCIS)
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Mission<br />Protecting the Warfighter<br />Conduct highly relevant, objective, professional investigations of matters critical to DoD property, programs, and operations that provide for our national security with emphasis on life, safety, and readiness.<br /> <br />Investigative Priorities<br />Pursuant to the statutory obligations of the DoD Inspector General to "initiate, conduct, and supervise such: investigations in the Department of Defense (including the military departments) as the Inspector General considers appropriate" (IG Act §8(c)(2)) and to "give particular regard to the activities of the internal: investigative units of the military departments with a view toward avoiding duplication and insuring effective coordination and cooperation" (IG Act §8(c)(9)), the DCIS devotes investigative resources to:<br /> <br />Procurement Fraud and Public Corruption<br />Product Substitution<br />Health Care Fraud<br />Illegal Technology Transfer<br />Computer Crimes
DCIS
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U.S. Department of Defense
None
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Source: Defense Criminal Investigative Service <a href="https://www.dodig.mil/Components/DCIS/">http://www.dodig.mil/INV_DCIS/index.cfm</a><br /><br />U.S. Department of Defense
<a href="https://www.dodig.mil/Resources/FAQs/#dcisfaqs">DCIS FAQs</a>
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DCIS, Defense Criminal Investigative Services, Department of Defense, DOD, Internal
United States
U.S. Department of Defense - Defense Security Service
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Vision:
Through partnership and innovation, safeguard our Nation's interests as the premier provider of industrial security risk management and security professional development services.
Mission
The Defense Security Service (DSS) strengthens national security at home and abroad through our security oversight and education operations. DSS oversees the protection of U.S. and foreign classified information and technologies in the hands of cleared industry under the National Industrial Security Program by providing professional risk management services. As Functional Manager for the Department of Defense (DoD), DSS provides security education, training, certification, and professional development for DoD and for other U.S. Government personnel, contractor employees, and representatives of foreign governments.
U.S. Department of Defense - Defense Security Service
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U.S. Department of Defense
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U.S. Department of Defense
Link to History and Timeline <a href="https://www.dcsa.mil/about/history/">http://www.dss.mil/about_dss/history.html</a>
Source: U.S. Department of Defense - Defense Security Service <a href="https://www.dcsa.mil/about/vision/">http://www.dss.mil/about_dss/mission.html</a>
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Defense Security Service, Department of Defense, DOD, National Security, Risk Management, Security
United States
National Institute of Justice
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<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#000000;">Mission</span></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#000000;">The National Institute of Justice — the research, development and evaluation agency of the U.S. Department of Justice — is dedicated to improving knowledge and understanding of crime and justice issues through science. NIJ provides objective and independent knowledge and tools to reduce crime and promote justice, particularly at the state and local levels.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#000000;">NIJ's pursuit of this mission is guided by the following principles:</span></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#000000;">-Research can make a difference in individual lives, in the safety of communities and in creating a more effective and fair justice system</span></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#000000;">-Government-funded research must adhere to processes of fair and open competition guided by rigorous peer review</span></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#000000;">-NIJ's research agenda must respond to the real world needs of victims, communities and criminal justice professionals</span></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#000000;">NIJ must encourage and support innovative and rigorous research methods that can provide answers to basic research questions as well as practical, applied solutions to crime.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#000000;">Partnerships with other agencies and organizations, public and private, are essential to NIJ's success.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#000000;">Strategic Goals</span></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#000000;">The National Institute of Justice is committed to being a transformative force in the criminal justice field by meeting five strategic challenges:</span></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#000000;">-Fostering science-based criminal justice practice — supporting rigorous scientific research to ensure the safety of families, neighborhoods and communities. Learn how NIJ tests and evaluates programs, practices and equipment</span></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#000000;">-Translating knowledge to practice — disseminating rigorous scientific research to criminal justice professionals to advance what works best in preventing and reducing crime. Learn about how NIJ moves research from knowledge to practice.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#000000;">-Advancing technology - building a more effective, fair and efficient criminal justice system through technology. Learn about NIJ's research, development, testing and evaluation process.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#000000;">-Working across disciplines - connecting the physical, forensic and social sciences to reduce crime and promote justice.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Helvetica, sans-serif;color:#000000;">-Adopting a global perspective - understanding crime in its social context within the United States and globally. Visit NIJ's International Center.</span></p>
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UC Santa Barbara
http://www.gradpost.ucsb.edu/money/money-article/2019/05/02/upcoming-funding-deadlines-from-the-national-institute-of-justice
UC Santa Barbara
2019
UC Santa Barbara
Source: <a href="http://www.nij.gov/Pages/welcome.aspx">National Institute of Justice</a>
<a href="https://nij.ojp.gov/">National Institute of Justice</a>
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Crime Reduction, Department of Justice, DOJ, National Institute of Justice, NIJ, Research, Science
United States
Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice
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The Criminal Division develops, enforces, and supervises the application of all federal criminal laws except those specifically assigned to other divisions. The Division and the 93 U.S. Attorneys have the responsibility for overseeing criminal matters as well as certain civil litigation. Criminal Division attorneys prosecute many nationally significant cases. In addition to its direct litigation responsibilities, the Division formulates and implements criminal enforcement policy and provides advice and assistance on criminal matters. For example, the Division approves or monitors sensitive areas of law enforcement such as participation in the Witness Security Program and the use of electronic surveillance; advises the Attorney General, Congress, the Office of Management and Budget and the White House on matters of criminal law; provides legal advice and assistance to federal prosecutors and investigative agencies; and provides leadership for coordinating international as well as federal, state, and local law enforcement matters.
Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice
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U.S. Department of Justice
Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice
Source: Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice <a href="http://www.justice.gov/criminal/about/">http://www.justice.gov/criminal/about</a>/
Link to Public Services <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20120219224532/http://www.justice.gov/criminal/about/public.html">http://www.justice.gov/criminal/about/public.html</a>.<br /><br />Link to Department of Justice Accomplishments <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20150712222618/http://www.justice.gov/accomplishments">http://www.justice.gov/accomplishments</a>
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Criminal Division, Criminal Law, Department of Justice, DOJ, Law Enforcement
United States