" Capital Murder" Interested in understanding the views of individuals on Capital murder punishment. Currently working on mitigating capital murder case, seeking the death penality. How do others feel about the death penality? And why, do they feel the way that that do. Has something personally happened in their life , to form the opion. Do you have questions or concerns about the Judicial system. PersonalLY, I do not support the death penality, under NO circumstance. I so strongly disagree with the death penality, that I as a Member and National Advocate; with "Alliance for Justice", "The American Freedom Campaign", and "The American Civil Liberties Union," work many hours to help stop this from continuing in America.

Dear Friends and Colleagues: The Integration Committee's Report is done and is available for all to read and share. As I stated in a previous announcement, recall that our last DCC business meeting there was a discussion and debate about the relationship between the ACJS Section on Critical Criminology and the DCC. Note, too, as stated in the minutes of the last business meeting, "After much discussion, the membership decided to continue the work of the committee investigating the integration of the 2 divisions. Bob Bohm, Jeff Walker and Bruce Arrigo with the addition of 1 or 2 members will distribute the proposal the committee has already prepared and will follow up with information on varied levels of integration and the pros and cons of such. This will be brought to the membership." Again, the DCC Executive has decided that a committee would be appointed to investigate the strengths and limitations of integration, write a formal report, and then submit the written report to the Executive and to the entire DCC membership at least 30 days prior to the 2008 DCC business meeting. At this meeting, the membership will then vote on the type of relationship it wants with the ACJS Section. A committee was recently struck and it consisted of: Bob Bohm (Chair), Chris Mullins, Meda Chesney-Lind, Rick Matthews, Susan Caringella, and Peter Kraska. On behalf of the DCC, I would like to thank these folks for taking time away from their busy schedules, friends, and loved ones to do this important work. Below is their Final Report and Recommendations, which all the members will vote on at the next Business meeting. PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU HAVE MEMBERS HAVE THE FINAL DECISION. THE DCC EXECUTIVE BOARD WILL NOT DO ANYTHING UNTIL IT RECEIVES THE MEMBERS' VOTES. YOU MAY VOTE IN FAVOR OR AGAINST THE REPORT. Best, Walter DeKeseredy Final Report and Recommendations:

Dear Friends and Colleagues: I hope your summer is going well. Recall that our last DCC business meeting there was a discussion and debate about the relationship between the ACJS Section on Critical Criminology and the DCC. Note, too, as stated in the attached minutes of the last business meeting, "After much discussion, the membership decided to continue the work of the committee investigating the integration of the 2 divisions. Bob Bohm, Jeff Walker and Bruce Arrigo with the addition of 1 or 2 members will distribute the proposal the committee has already prepared and will follow up with information on varied levels of integration and the pros and cons of such. This will be brought to the membership."

Crit Crim People – As the Chair of the ASC Division on Critical Criminology and the Chair of the ACJS Section on Critical Criminology, we thought that we should put out a joint letter to keep you up to date on a variety of issues.

Crit Crim People – As the Chair of the ASC Division on Critical Criminology and the Chair of the ACJS Section on Critical Criminology, we thought that we should put out a joint letter to keep you up to date on a variety of issues.

Dear Friends and Colleagues: Please read the following announcement and join me in congratulating Marty Schwartz for this outstanding achievement. As we all know, Marty has made countless contributions to our field and is a critical scholar in the true sense of the word. Best, Walter DeKeseredy

The 2008 Annual Report is attached.

Dear Friends and Colleagues: Until we finally sort out some key issues concerning the relationship between the DCC and the ACJS Section on Critical Criminology, it is still the DCC Chair's responsibility to submit a report on the Section to the ACJS central office, which I have done today. I cannot attend the annual meetings of the ACJS this year and I assume that further discussion about the relationship between the DCC and the Section will take place there and will be shared with members of our community. Sincerely, Walter DeKeseredy

We still have a long way to go before deciding who the next president will be, so perhaps what I am about to claim will be disproved before that time comes. But if history is any judge I doubt it. You see, there are certain topics that are simply not discussed in any complete manner during an election season – or any season for that matter. And if they are discussed at all, it is at a very superficial manner. These three topics are racism, sexism and social inequality.

A colleague of mine is doing some interesting work on a visual sociological theme in Philadelphia and is wondering if anybody has accurate information (or knows anybody who has accurate information or where it might be found) on contemporary homicide rates in Philadelphia using conventional criteria of homicide - victims/perpetrators - age, gender, ethnicity (including those who are from Mexico, Central and Latin America as well as those defined as African-American or Caucasian), and class (as regards Class I am not sure what categories are used - Erik Olin Wright's would be useful, failing that occupation and failing that statuts categories), then circumstances of deaths etc. etc. I can be contacted at pearcef@sympatico.ca and will foreword any replies. Best wishes

The “Americans” in South Africa Recently I lead a professional corrections delegation to South Africa through a program begun by President Eisenhower in an effort to promote global dialogue and international understanding. The hopeful result of which would be to work toward a sustained peace in all of the respective nations visited. The demystification of culture, religion, and people can provide the opportunity to experience our global similarites, and differences shared; also to promote a healthy educative process to replace skepticism. After all, people are people, and we share in that commonality as well as our basic human needs. Corrections delegates from across the United States participated in the delegation comprised a variety of backgrounds.

In 1956 Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th President of the United States, established a program to promote international understanding and friendship among different countries and diverse cultures. The purpose of the program was to open the lines of communication through the exchange of ideas and experiences. The mission of the People to People Programs developed around a concept where citizens of different nations would meet and share experiences firsthand.

Please submit your materials (e.g., announcements, Kudos, books, articles, essays, photos, political cartoons--self drawn, or other relevant information to Dawn.Rothe@uni.edu or to Christopher.Mullins@uni.edu

Denying that Racism Exists To hear white American (and conservative blacks) talk racism is a thing of the distant past (and to some never really existed at all) and that blacks who complain of unfair treatment are either “playing the race card” or suffering from a newly discovered malady called the “victim syndrome.”

Who would ever think that pissing in a bottle would become such a huge enterprise, with several corporations getting in on the action? But that’s what has happened. And we have the “war on drugs” to thank for this. Consistent with what seems to be a national obsession over drugs, a report called “Drug Monitoring and Abuse Testing Business” noted that revenues for drug testing businesses grew as much as 15 percent annually during the first half of the 1990s. In 1996, the drug testing market took in around $628 million in revenues, increasing to about $737 million in 2001.

Hal Pepinsky has graciously offered page proofs from his upcoming book. We are honored to post this work, along with a precis offered by Dennis Sullivan.