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31 Crim. Just. Sec. Newsl. 1 (2022-2023)

handle is hein.aba/cjsnw0031 and id is 1 raw text is: Volume 31, No. 1: Fall 2022 The Annual Meeting Highlights The 2022 Criminal Justice Section's Annual Meeting took place on August 4-6 in Chicago, IL, during the American Bar Associ- ation's Annual Meeting, with several CLE programs, commit- tee and Council meetings. CLE programs offered were: Attorneys Advancing Diversity Equity & Inclusion Covid-19 Relief Fraud: What is the Future of En- forcement? The Sights, Sounds & Statistics of Injustice: Iden- tifying and mitigating Implicit Bias in Civilian and Military Courts Annual Review of Supreme Court Decisions Following committees met during the Annual Meeting: Inter- national, CLE Board, Tribal Lands, Women in Criminal Justice, Alternative to Incarceration and Diversion, Prosecution Func- tions, and Membership. And the following CJS-sponsored criminal justice related reso- lutions were passed by the ABA House of Delegates: Resolution 501, which sets out the ABA Criminal Jus- tice Standards on Diversion providing guidance on various aspects of diversion programs. The standards are consistent with efforts to reduce collateral con- sequences; address over-criminalization; reduce incar- ceration; curtail the burden on and investment in the criminal legal system; and eradicate racial disparities throughout the system. Resolution 502, which urges governmental entities to enact legislation permitting courts to hear petitions that allow hearings to take a second look at crim- inal sentences where individuals have been incarcer- ated for 10 years. The report to support the resolu- tion noted that the U.S. is home to less than 5% of the world's population but houses nearly 25% of the world's prisoners, adding incarceration disproportion- ately impacts people of color. Wayne S. McKenzie of New York, NY concluded his year as CJS Chair and Justin Bingham (photo below), the City Pros- ecutor for the City of Spokane based in Spokane, Washington, became the new Chair of the ABA Criminal Justice Section for the 2022-2023 year. Stay Connected ... With the CJS via Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Linkedin, YouTube ... (hashtag #ABACJS)