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"Hosting LEPH represents
an opportunity for Philadelphia
to learn from the best approaches in public safety and health the world over."
Larry Krasner
District Attorney of Philadelphia
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After attending my first LEPH in Scotland in 2019, I was thrilled to learn that the first LEPH conference ever to be held in the USA would be hosted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The city where the Declaration of Independence was signed has a long history of challenging the status quo, and this tradition continued when I was elected on a reform agenda to serve as the District Attorney of Philadelphia. While we have taken many positive steps in the past few years, it is my belief that engaging with the LEPH network provides the unique knowledge, relationships, and perspective necessary to pursue systemic and holistic change – I hope you will join us.
Your participation in the first virtual LEPH conference will help bring the potential of international experiences with problem-solving to a city that must continue reforming how it responds to social problems. Whereas roughly 1 in 40 US adults are under correctional supervision, in 2020 roughly 1 in 21 adults in Philadelphia are on probation or parole, in local jails, or in state prisons. Yet, in spite of mass incarceration and mass supervision, we are not safer: there have been over 300 homicide victims in Philadelphia as of September 11, 2020, continuing a multi-year trend and paralleling the recent rise in homicides in US cities during COVID-19. Hosting LEPH represents an opportunity for Philadelphia to learn from the best approaches in public safety and health the world over.
Between now and March, I invite you to engage with some of the resources my office has made available to the public:
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Please visit our website, featuring our Public Data Dashboard, data.philadao.com
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Please follow us on Medium and subscribe to our monthly Justice Journal to learn about the work of the District Attorney’s Office and its personnel
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Follow me and the Philadelphia DAO on social media
Wishing everyone safety and health,
Larry Krasner
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Photo: UN Women/Ploy Phutpheng
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Abstract Submissions now open for LEPH2021
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| LEPH2021 is calling for individuals and/or panels to contribute to the Virtual 6th International Law Enforcement and Public Health Conference scheduled for March 22-24, 2021. All submitted presentations will undergo peer review and selection by the LEPH Program Committee. For LEPH2021, we will be partnering with Whova as the official conference app. All content will be available to conference participants online through the app. |
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Presentation formats
- Individual Presentation
- Panel Presentation
- Virtual Poster Presentation
- Market Place of Ideas
- Online workshop
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Important Dates
- Call for Presentation Abstracts open: September 1st, 2020.
- Deadline to Submit a Proposal: October 16th, 2020.
- Selected Presentations advised by: November 6th 2020.
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Michael Scott
Professor Scott holds numerous positions, including Clinical Professor, School Of Criminology & Criminal Justice, Arizona State University. See his bio for more.
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Catie Bialick
Criminal Justice Manager, Arnold Ventures, Washington DC
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Pat Griffin
Assistant Professor, Director of Criminal Justice Master’s Program, Holy Family University
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Oren Gur
Director of Research, Policy Advisor; Director of District Attorney’s Transparency Analytics (Data) Lab; Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office
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We Should Still Defund the Police.
By Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor. The New Yorker.
Mass Shootings Are Soaring, With Black Neighborhoods Hit Hardest
By Champe Barton, J. Brian Charles, Jennifer Mascia, and Chip Brownlee. The Trace.
There’s a Wave of New Prosecutors. And They Mean Justice.
By Emily Bazelon and Miriam Krinsky. The New York Times.
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The Fresno Commission for Police Reform is a 37 member advisory group including residents, community advocates, and experts on public safety tasked with developing recommendations to institute reform to the Fresno Police Department. The commission has two upcoming meetings, on Monday, September 28, 2020, and Monday, October 26, 2020, each starting at 5:00 PM. Meetings are open to public. Live streaming is available on both YouTube and Facebook. Register now.
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Wildfires in California have spread smoke haze across the state.
Link to live updates and fire tracking maps.
See below for articles on health implications of fire smoke.
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Animated key findings of Women in Law Enforcement in the ASEAN Region report.
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COVID-19: Inspector General warns against unnecessary arrests, detention
Read here
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The COVID-19 Pandemic and Racialised Risk Narratives in Ghana, Kenya and South Africa
Read here
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What the history and COVID19 pandemic teaches us about – Global Public Health Governance | ORF
Read more
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CBC- Pregnant inmates are getting prenatal care far below health standards, study shows
Read here
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Journal article
Disaggregating the Police Function
Barry Friedman
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Journal article
Closing the gap between rhetoric and practice in strengths‐based approaches to Indigenous public health: a qualitative study
Deborah A. Askew, Karla Brady, Bryan Mukandi, David Singh, Tanya Sinha, Mark Brough, Chelsea J. Bond
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EPA Public Access Author Manuscript
Community vulnerability to health impacts from wildland fire
smoke exposure.
Ana G. Rappold et al.
Read here
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Journal article
American Heart Association
Impact of Fine Particulate Matter (PM2.5) Exposure During Wildfires on Cardiovascular Health Outcomes
Anjali Haikerwal et al.
Read here
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Ecological Threat Register 2020:
Understanding Ecological Threats, Resilience and Peace
Institute for Economics & Peace
Read here
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