Charlotte Yoga Teacher Training in Huntersville, NC

Urban Bliss School of Yoga is holding a 200 Hour, Charlotte Yoga Teacher Training in February of 2012.

This Charlotte Yoga Teacher Training is an express training with daily practice and weekend classroom hours.
The times for the daily practice and lectures will be agreed upon on the first day of the Charlotte Yoga Teacher Training amongst all students to accommodate their busy schedules.

During this 200 Hour, Yoga Alliance approved Yoga teacher training you will learn:

• the modified Primary Series
• Yoga History
• 8 Limbs of Yoga
• 4 Paths of Yoga
• Yoga Anatomy
• Energetic Yoga Anatomy
• Yoga Philosophy
• Vinyasa Yoga Flow
• Yoga Sequencing classes
• Yoga Teaching Principles
• Business of Yoga
• Karma Work
• Yoga Ethics

All lectures are also available online in a video format and made available to you.
The lectures are presented by the yoga teacher, Lizzy Hoffmann.
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EDUCATION

JD/MSW, T.C. Williams School of Law, University of Richmond, Va.; and School of Social Work, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Va. August 1990.

• First-year field assignment: Child Protective Services, Richmond. 1987- 88.

• Second-year field placement: Administrative assignment with director of Department of Youth and Family Services. Summer 1990.

• Legal Clinic: City of Richmond Commonwealth’s Attorney’s Office, Juvenile and Domestic Relations. Spring 1990. Admitted to TN bar, June 2003.

Ph.D. in Sociology, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington. 1977. Dissertation: “Occupational Stress of Law Enforcement Officers and Marital and Familial Relationships.”

Special Student, School of Law; University of Idaho, Moscow, Idaho. 1974-75.

Ph.D. Student, School of Criminal Justice; State University of New York at Albany, S. 1972.

M.A. in Sociology, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio. 1966.

B.A. in Sociology, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio. 1965.

American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon. 1963-64.

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS, WORK EXPERIENCE

Virginia Commonwealth University, Department of Criminal Justice, Richmond, Va.

• Associate Professor, full time, 1986 to 1999, retired after Summer 1999

• Assistant Professor, full time, 1981-86

The Department of Criminal Justice has more than 400 undergraduate and over 100 graduate students. The criminal justice program provides university instruction at graduate and undergraduate levels.

Prior to fall 1984, the teaching load required four separate courses per semester.  After 1984, it became three separate courses per semester. My teaching expressed the breath of the criminal justice system because prior to tenure I taught 14 different courses and carried an extremely high advising load in addition to chairing and serving on MA thesis or graduate projects.  I write and grade comprehensive examination questions for MA students.  I served as chair of dissertation committees in the Department of Public Administration DPA that was in the previous School of Community and Public Affairs (SCPA).  Since the School was disbanded, the DPA program is now a Ph.D. in Public Policy and Administration.

I advise undergraduates and graduate students and fill out graduation documents.  In 1992, I had 124 undergraduate advisees. The next year it was 140, followed by 146, 160 and 167 respectively.  In the spring of 1997, the chair hired graduate students to do the advising, graduation applications while the dean’s office awarded transfer credit.

I have developed proposals for external funding; designed seminars and workshops; developed curriculum for training; provided leadership to university and community groups and agencies; and developed alliances with community and political leaders such as our dual degree with two seminaries that I serve as its coordinator.

Wichita State University, Administration of Justice Department, Wichita, Kan.

• Assistant Professor, full time

The program offered undergraduate and graduate courses, with four courses per semester as the teaching load. Courses taught included agency administration; public and community relations; introduction to administration of justice; and women in administration of justice.

I also spearheaded alliances with community and political leaders; developed proposals for external funding; designed seminars; and served on state and regional boards. 1976-81.

• Undergraduate Coordinator

Tasks involved establishing appropriate AJ transfer credit; advising students on curricula matters; evaluating students’ programs on campus to award degree. 1977-79.

• Chair of Ad Hoc Steering (Advisory) Committee

Tasks involved inviting practitioners to workshops for input into the development and improvement of the curriculum. 1977.

• Internship Director with students placed in security or Sheriff’s Department.

• Satellite Program Instructor

Taught research methods/statistics at off-campus satellite program. 1976-77.

Columbia College of Missouri at Wichita, Kan.

• Adjunct Faculty

Taught courses on statistics; social issues in business; police process; interpersonal communications and police community relations. Summers 1977 and 1979.

Washington State University, Sociology Department, Pullman, Washington

• Teaching Assistant II, full time

Taught criminology and sociology of deviance courses in addition to having advised undergraduate students majoring in sociology. 1973-76.

Hartwick College, Sociology Department, Oneonta, NY

• Instructor, full time

Taught courses on criminology; juvenile delinquency; advanced criminology; and introductory sociology. I also team-taught a courses on women, society and change in addition to having been a program developer with local and state social and correctional agencies for student independent study and participation. 1971-73.

• Faculty Coordinator and Volunteer Worker

New York State School for male delinquents (South Kortright), and for a state opportunity camp for pre-delinquents (Camp Brace).

• Co-planner and Coordinator

Symposium on Crime in America, which included Drs. Marvin E. Wolfgang, James F. Short Jr. and Norval Morris as well as Commissioner Russell G. Oswald.

• Organizer

Committee for Human Justice in Otsego County, a community-based group that created a court watching program, a bail fund, a more expanded legal aid society, and programs and services to the prisoners and their families in the county jail. 1972-73.

• Adviser and Participant

Urban Confrontation Program, a week-long program on New York City’s criminal justice system, sponsored by the YMCA in New York City. Spring 1972.

New York State University, Oneonta, N.Y.

• Instructor, full time

Courses taught were criminology; juvenile delinquency; introductory sociology; and sociology of education. I advised undergraduate sociology majors; spearheaded Sociology Club and served as club advisers to members; worked as program developer with local and state social and correctional agencies for student study and/or participation. 1970-71.

Urban Renewal, Opportunity Park, City of Akron, Ohio

• Relocation Officer II, full time

Researched and wrote proposals for federal grants. As part of a three-person team, I developed and organized a multiple-service agency that became the Social Service Section of the Relocation Department.  Carried a heavy caseload of families and individuals in need of relocation and referrals to social agencies. 1966-68.

Bluffton College, Department of Sociology, Bluffton, Ohio

• Instructor, full time

Taught cultural anthropology. Summer 1966.

Bowling Green State University, Sociology Department, Bowling Green, Ohio

• Graduate Teaching Assistant, full time

Taught introductory sociology and social problems courses in addition to advising undergraduate sociology majors. 1965-66.

Public Schools, Deshler, Ohio

• Fourth- and fifth-grade Teacher

Taught Mexican-American students. Fall 1965.

TEACHING COURSES TAUGHT

Undergraduate Level                     Graduate Level

Justice Systems Survey                        Research Methods

Criminal Law                                          Criminal Justice Assessment

Courts and Judicial Process                  Criminal Justice: Administrative Trends & Issues

Crime and Delinquency Prevention     Directed Individual Writing

Criminology/Foundations in Criminal Justice      International Law*

Administration of Criminal Justice        Jurisprudence

Senior Seminar: Critical & Career Issues in Criminal Justice

Introduction to Juvenile Justice

Community and Public Relations

Evaluation and Treatment of the Offender

Juvenile Justice Law and Process

Women in the Criminal Justice System (cross listed with Women Studies)*

Diversity in the Criminal Justice System

Honors Module in Delinquency and Dependent Children*

Community-based Correctional Programs

International Crime and Prevention*

Honors Module in Treason and other Governmental Crimes*   *Newly developed courses

DOCTORAL AND MASTER STUDENTS’ SUPERVISION

1996-1997          AJP 692 PROJECT COMMITTEES

(Major Project for the MA degree at that time instead of a thesis.)

Mike Bowman

Paula D. Brown (completed in 1984)

Peggy McCrerey

Mike Sigmon (completed in 1984)

Edward Wright, Jr.

Herbert L. Bryant

1982-83        Robert W. Byrd

Herbert Bryant

Elizabeth M. Lewis

1983-1984          Stephen Chewning

Paul Dewey

Sheila Hinton

Lisa A. Pearce

Ralph Torres

1996-1997       Ronald F. Miller

1984- 1985      DPA – Autobiographical Learning Plan (ALP)**

Gary Reynolds

(First Reader)

Barbara Healey

(Second Reader)

**ALP was an Autobiographical Learning Plan, a required component of entering doctoral students.  It involved an extensive analysis of career and personal accomplishment, interests, strengths and weaknesses along with the development of a detailed plan of study and professional development.  The required document typically consisted of 100 pages covering four chapters.  For the first reader, the task was much like serving as a dissertation director.  For the second reader, the task was akin to a dissertation committee member.

1996-1997        ALP                  MA SUPERVISION            MA COMMITTEE

Thereas C. Lanty      John Wooden                Phyllis R. Baker – Soc.

(first reader)            (completed 1990)         (completed 1989)

Carol P. Ladue

(second reader)

1996-1997          Pat Bair                        Kessington Nwajei

(first reader)                        (returned to Nigeria in 1991)

1996-1997                                                                                                                                        Chair Tom Murray                                                Sociology MS Student

(Master Project in Interdisciplinary Studies

Chair Tracey Bennington – Psychology Honor Thesis

DPA/Ph. D.        MA SUPERVISION            MA COMMITTEE

SUPERVISION

Ed Bright

Research Projects supervision for Beverly P. Glover

Advisor to Carol Esposito for her doctoral dissertation at Pace University

in New York on “Children of the Badge.”

1990-91      Cyril Miller                                Brian Cummings

(completed 1993)                                                            Melanie Smith

ALP – 1^st Reader

Debrorah L.                                                                        Susan Inman (Rec.)

Laufersweiler

Advisor to R.M. Patterson, Jr. whose dissertation from Kent State University dealt with an examination of every report of rape to law enforcement authorities at all of Ohio’s twelve state universities for a four-year period.

1991-92      Alvin Moore       Toni Williams

(completed 1995)

Donald Boswell

(completed 1997)

ALP – Jackie Smith

Advisor to Sheila Ann Kellogg from Michigan in her MA research in police stress and family life.

1992-93                    Amy Berry+                  Susan Ainley-Sociology+

(+used my data from the juvenile waiver study)

Brad Cohick (not completed)

Editor and supervisor for Eric Penn, ex-convict, who wrote his story, Children of Chaotics.  Hampton, VA.:  U.B.& U.S. Communication Systems, c. 1995.

1996-1997                                                                                               Lori Volpone

Advisor to Marie-Elise Lundin, Ph.D. dissertation, University of Illinois, using my research on parenting programs with incarcerated women.

Advisor to Ann U. McGinty for a curriculum plan for the Bachelor of General

Studies Degree at VCU.

1996-1997          Advisor to Jill L. Allen, Ph.D. dissertation in Illinois, using my questionnaire

for occupational stress and marital relationships of police officers.

1996-1997                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Irene Ries – Sociology

(not completed)

Advisor to Cindy Miller, MA thesis, Pacific Oaks College in Pasadena, CA

on educational parenting programs for incarcerated women.

1996-1997                                Iria Jones (not completed)

Advisor to Alicia M. Lacey, Howard University on parental incarceration.

1997-98                                                                                             Brian Henderson

(completed 1999)

SPECIAL AWARDS, FELLOWSHIPS & OTHER HONORS

Fulbright Foreign Scholarship, Birzeit University Law Institute, West Bank, 1998-99.

Listed in Who’s Who in American Education. 1992-93.

Richmond Chapter of Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society. 1989.

Outstanding Volunteer Award of Parents Anonymous of Virginia Inc. for volunteer work with M.I.L.K. (Mothers/Men Inside Loving Kids). 1988 and 1989.

Awarded the American Jurisprudence Award for excellent achievement in the study of Criminal Law at the University of Richmond, School of Law.  Summer 1986.

Listed in Who’s Who in American Women.  1979-80; 1980-81; 1981-82.

Delegate-at-Large, International Women’s Year Conference in Houston, Texas. 1977.

Member, Alpha Kappa Delta, a national sociology honorary. 1966.

Recipient of the Junior Year Abroad (J.Y.A.) program of the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. Studied at the American University of Beirut, Lebanon. 1963-64.

Member, Alpha Epsilon Delta, a national pre-medical honorary. 1962-63.

MAJOR COMMITTEE INVOLVEMENT

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Referee/Reviewer                        Advisory Editor:

Justice Quarterly Wadsworth Publishing

Journal of Criminal Justice McGraw-Hill

Criminal Justice Review Butterworth-Hinemann

Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice

American Journal of Criminal Justice

The Journal of Crime and Justice

Criminal Justice Policy Review

Women & Criminal Justice

Social Psychology Quarterly

Journal of Criminal Justice Education

Editorial Board: Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2000-2005.

PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:

Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS)

Chair, Affirmative Action Committee, 1986-87, 87-88.

Chair, Governmental and Public Relations Committee, 1984-85

Served as press agent and information officer for the annual meeting.

Co-chair, Curriculum Development Project, International Criminal Justice, 1983-84; Comm. On International CJ, 1981-82, 82-83.

American Society of Criminology

Southern Association of Criminal Justice

Virginia Association of Criminal Justice Educators

Newsletter Editor, 1983-85

Elected member to the Board, 1994-95

Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society, VCU Chapter

Scholarship and Awards Committee, 1991-92

University

• Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)

Academic Status Committee, three-year, fall 1995 – spring 1998.

University Grievance Board; member 1995-97, chair 1997-1999.

Faculty Senate Student Affairs Committee. 1990-91.

Food Service Advisory Committee. 1989-90.

University Club Committee. 1985-89.

Faculty Senate. 1982-85.

Chair, Committee on Alumni and Community Relations for Faculty Senate.

Our major accomplishment involved the creation of a University Club for faculty and  staff members on the academic campus. 1983-85.  Followed through by being on the University Club Committee to develop the space and rules for membership.

Representative from Faculty Senate to Academic Integrity Board (now called Honor Code).  Chaired some of the hearings of the Honors Council to determine students’ guilt and penalties. 1985-87.

Representative, Faculty Senate, Virginia Faculty Senate. 1984-85.

Academic Campus Committee on Instruction. 1985-87.

Sub-Committee, Rules and Regulations. 1985-87.

Faculty Adviser, “Hope for Children” 1982-90 and Latter-day Saints Student Association 1987-90.

University and School Marshal for graduation. 1982-93.

• School of Community and Public Affairs (SCPA) (Before our department was merged into the College of Humanities and Sciences.)

Doctor of Public Administration (DPA) Committee. Spring 1992-93, 1993-94.

Awards Committee. 1991-92.

Lecture Series Committee. 1989-91.

Student Affairs Committee. 1988-89.

Chairwoman, Faculty Forum Committee. Spring and fall 1989.

Alumni Day Task Force. Spring 1985.

Tenure and Promotion Committee for the School (1981-85) as well as on four panels to write tenure and promotion report for the candidates. The panels wrote the major reports summarizing the candidates achievements, not the candidates.

Promotion:

Carol Amato, Fall 1981

Patricia Brown, Fall 1982

Tenure and Promotion:

Dr. Christopher Silver, Fall 1983

Dr. Keith Ready, Fall 1984

Curriculum Committee, 1981-82; Alternate, 1984-85.

• College of Humanities and Sciences

Coordinator, Honor System. Spring 1996 to Summer 1997.

(Handled nearly 50 cases of violations of honor or academic integrity code. Successfully defended one state and federal civil case arising from a student’s case.)

• Department

Search Committee: Chair, 1992-93, 1994.  Member, 1991-92, 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998.

Chair, Task Force on Faculty Research, VCU. 1982-83.

Chair, Library Committee. 1986 to 1995 then representative to College Library Committee

Member of panel to consider three faculty for tenure and promotion (Towberman, Moriarity         and Albanese).

Member of panel to consider two faculty for third-year review (Moriarity and Gordon).

Committee member to choose student scholars and awards.

BIBLIOGRAPHY OF PUBLISHED WORKS

Journal Articles

“Academic Dishonesty: To Be or Not to Be,” Journal of Criminal Justice Education, 12 (2):, 2001.

“Effects of Parenting Training for Incarcerated Mothers,” Journal of Offender

Rehabilitation, 27 (1/2): 57-72, 1998.  Co-authored with doctoral student Alvin R. Moore and presented paper at national meeting.

“Multiple Measures in Determining Effectiveness in Correctional Treatment Programs.” Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 27 (3), 1998. Based on paper presented at refereed national meeting.

“Low Tech v. No Tech: An Evaluation of the Impact of Introducing Presentation Software into a Criminal Justice Classroom.” Journal of Criminal Justice Education, 9 (2): 343-352, 1998.   Co-authored with William Osborne, Jr.  Based on paper presented at refereed national meeting.

“Empirical Study of Depression in Women Felons in Virginia.” American Journal of Forensic Psychiatry, 18 (4): 51-57, 1997.  Based on paper presented at referred international meeting.

“New Treatment for Drug-Abusing Women Offenders in Virginia,” Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 25 (1/2): 61-81, 1997.  Based on paper presented at refereed national meeting.

“A Five Year Study of Juvenile Waiver and Adult Sentencing: Implications for Policy.” Criminal Justice Policy Review, 8 (2/3): 201-219, 1997.  Based on paper presented at refereed national meeting.

“Southeast Asian Refugee Youth: Implications for Juvenile Justice.” Juvenile and Family Court, 45 (2): 15-27 (1994). Co-authored with Julie A. Hopkins and Laurie A. Weinberg.

“Parenting in Prison: A National Survey of Programs for Incarcerated Women.” Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 19 (1/2): 89-100, 1993. Based on paper presented at refereed national meeting.

“Authoritarianism as Indicated by Measures of Acceptance of Authority and Directiveness Among Police Officers, Students and Townspeople.” Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, 8 (2): 11-18, Oct. (1992). Based on paper presented at refereed national meeting.

“Crime Prevention and the Phenomenological Approach.” Police Chief, LVII(10): 76, 80-81, 86 (1990).

“Terrorism in the U.S.: The New KKK.” Violence, Aggression and Terrorism, 1 (4), 343-370 (1987). Based on paper presented at refereed national meeting.  (International Journal)

“Authoritarianism and Dogmatism in Criminal Justice Research: Themes over Times.” High School Journal, 58(4): 429-437 (1985).

“Dilemma in Protective Custody/Some Notes.” Journal of Offender Counseling, Service and Rehabilitation, 7(1): 69-78 (1982). Co-authored with graduate student A. Perez.

“Responses of Police Rookie Officers to Stress.” Journal of Police Science Administration, 10: 235-243 (1982). Based on paper presented at refereed national meeting.

“At-risk Crime Populations — A Measure of Effectiveness.” Journal of Police Science and Administration, 9: 184-187 (1981).

“Who Joins the Force and For What Reasons: An Argument for ‘The New Breed.” Journal of Police Science and Administration, 7: 206-210 (1979). Based on Ph.D. dissertation.

“Coping with Stress.” Police Chief, XLVI: 27-28, 70 (1979). Written with R.B. Kennedy and N. Price. Reprinted as “Pop Goes the Cop,” The Kansas Peace Officer, Autumn 1979, p. 24-27, 29.  Reprinted in Critical Issues in Law Enforcement, Fourth Edition, edited by Harry W. Moore, Jr., 1985.

“Occupational Stress and Marital Relationship.” Journal of Police Science and Administration, 6:402-412 (1978). Based on Ph.D. dissertation and paper presented at refereed national meeting.

“Patterns in Forcible Rape in Wichita, Kansas: A Case of the ‘Open System Theory’.”

Journal of Police Science and Administration, 6:318-323 (1978).  Written with C. Hastings. Paper presented at refereed national meeting.

Books

Juvenile Justice System: Law and Process. Second Edition. Newton, MA: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2002, 1997. Reviewed by George J. Okaty in Security Management, March 1998, p. 134.  Instructor’s Manual, 1997 and 2002.             

Soul Soaring.  New Techniques for Diagnosing and Overcoming What Separates You

From Harmony Within.  Richmond, Va.: The Oaklea Press, c. 1998.

Juvenile Law Dictionary. Richmond, VA.  1997. Published by Butterworth-Heinemann.

Juvenile Justice System: Law and Process. Richmond, Va.: Backalley Press, 1995 and 1996 editions became the forerunner for book published by Butterworth-Heinemann in 1997.

Development and Implementation of MILK Programs in Correctional Facilities. Richmond, Va.: VCAP, 1992. Co-authored with Johanna Schuchert.

Juvenile Justice Law (AJP 378) Children in the Law.  Fall 1992 and Spring 1993. This book dealt with the law cases and broader issues of all children such as the constitutional rights of children.  Later, it was modified and chapters rewritten to deal only with delinquent, abused and neglected children and the legal procedures for those specific youth and with revisions became the book published by Butterworth-Heinemann in 1997.

Police Community Relations. Beverly Hills, Calif.: Sage Publications Inc., 1985.  In print until 1993.

Community Corrections and Community Corrections Instructor’s Guide. Cincinnati, Ohio: Anderson Publishing Co., 1982. Co-authored with S. Doeren.  By 1985, adopted by 35 colleges and university criminal justice programs.  Released from Anderson Pub. in 1992.

Why Do I Feel This Way — I’ve Only Been Raped! Wichita, Kan.: District Attorney of the 18th Judicial District, Victim Service (1979). Brochure.

Negley L. Teeters’ Symposium on Crime in America. Oneonta, N.Y.: Hartwick College, 1973. Editor.

Chapters in Books and Syllabi

“Should Female Correctional Officers Be Used in Male Institutions.  No.” and “Rejoinder” in Charles B. Fields’ Controversial Issues in Criminal Justice.  Boston: Allyn and Bacon, 1999.

Psychological and Physiological Aspects of Substance Abuse. New River Criminal Justice Training Academy. 1992

“Juvenile Justice Law and Process,” in Syllabi and Instructional Materials for Courses in Juvenile Delinquency, edited by Maureen Kelleher. Washington, D.C.: ASA Teaching Resources Center, 1992.

“Women Who Rape” and “Male Heterosexual Prostitutes” in Investigation of Aberrant Sex Styles, edited by Lyle L. Shook. Montgomery, Ala.: Koohs Publishing, (c. 1992), p. 88-103, 14-26. Presented as papers at refereed national meetings.

“Family Life” in Police Science Encyclopedia. New York: Garland Publishing Co., p. 187-189 (1989).  (Invited to write on this topic.)

“Informal Tenure Process” in Strategies for Presenting Oneself for Tenure and Promotion – A Handbook.  ACJS (1988).

“Crime and Delinquency Prevention” and “Introduction to the Juvenile Justice System” in Syllabi and Instructional Materials for Courses in Juvenile Delinquency, edited by John Broderick. Washington, D.C.: American Sociological Association teaching Resources Center, pp. 26-31, 39-48 (1984).

“Research Methodology in Administration of Justice” in Introduction to Criminal Justice Theory and Application, edited by Dae H. Chang. Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co., pp. 279-295 (1979).

“Women as Criminals,” Proceedings of the Seminar on the Investigation of Crimes Related to Women and Children, edited by William G. Eckert, M.D. Wichita, Kan.: Inform Publications (1978).

RESEARCH REPORTS

Training of Richmond Police for Street Level Interdiction of Child Abuse, Neglect and

Exploitation. Final Report for Community Service Associates Program, Summer 1997.

Street Level Interdiction of Child Abuse, final report for Community Service Associates       Program, Summer and Fall 1996.

Faculty Final Report, Community Service Associates Program for the Richmond Community       of Corrections Resource Board, Fall 1995.

New Treatment for Drug-Abusing Women Offenders in Virginia, final report for Community Service Associates Program, May 1995.

Juvenile Waiver, Study in Richmond, Virginia, final report for Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court Judges. Study funded by the Center for Public Service. 1993.

Strategies for Presenting Oneself for Tenure and Promotion: A Handbook. Editor. Final report for the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences from the Affirmative Action Committee. 1988.

Length of Stay in Detention. Final report for the Richmond Citizens Advisory Council to the Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court in Richmond, Va. 1983.

Reviews

Galaway’s and Hudson’s Criminal Justice, Restitution, and Reconciliation for the Journal of Criminal Justice Review, 17 (2): 351-352 (1992).

Miller and Braswell’s Human Relations and Police Work for Criminal Justice Policy Review, 1 (2): 248-250 (1986).

Arthur and Elaine Niederhoffer’s The Police Family for the Journal of Criminal Justice, 8:195-196 (1980).

Films, Videotapes, Slide Shows

Hope for the Children. A tape and slide program to explain how a Virginia Commonwealth University Student Organization by the same name assists Parents Anonymous (PA) and its program with inmates in prison called MILK (Mothers/Men Inside Loving Kids).  Wrote and produced materials for recruitment of student volunteers. Spring 1986-88. Presented at the First National Conference on Family and Corrections in Sacramento, Calif. April 1988.

Women in Corrections. A slide show of prison and jails in Idaho and Washington for the Fifth Annual Western Regional Conference on Women and the Law in Spokane, Wash. 1975.

Women as Criminals. A slide show of women criminals presented to the Western Conference on Criminal and Civil Problems, Wichita, Kan. October 1978.

OTHER SCHOLARLY, RESEARCH

OR ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE

Grant-funded Research

Principal investigator and program developer for Street Interdiction of Child Abuse with Richmond Police Department. Supported by the Office of Community Programs, Virginia Commonwealth University, for summer, fall 1996, and summer 1997. Total amount $5,338.

Principal investigator to study the therapeutic treatment effects of female offenders who have been substance abusers at Virginia Correctional Center for Women. Supported by Virginia Commonwealth University’s Continuing Studies and Public Service Program.  Summer 1994. Grant amount: $2,073.

Richmond Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court. Pilot study of juveniles waived into the adult court from 1986-91 for determination of the degree of punishment. Supported by Virginia Commonwealth University’s Center for Public Service.  Summer 1992. Grant amount:  $1,900.

Principal investigator to study programs for incarcerated women throughout the United States. Funded by Virginia Commonwealth University’s School of Community and Public Affairs (1989-1990). Grant amount: $2,300.

Principal investigator to study the length of stay for juveniles in detention for the Citizens Committee to the Richmond (Va.) Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court. (Pro-bono.) Summer 1983.

Principal investigator through the Center for the Improvement of Human Functioning, Wichita, Kansas. A study of Vitamin C in blood plasma and urine and pyrolles as indexes of stress and health among Wichita police recruits. Fall 1978.

Principal investigator through the Social Research Center, Washington State University. A study of occupational stress of law enforcement officers upon marital and familial relationships. 1974-76.

Research/writer of federal grant proposals, i.e. Code Conservation Program, Workable Program and Demonstration City ($5 million grant — Model City). Worked on interviewing schedules that were utilized with 2,100 residents. Urban Renewal, OPPORTUNITY PARK, City of Akron, Ohio. September 1966-April 1968.

Project Consultation

Virginia for Child Abuse Prevention Inc. (VCAP), Richmond, Va. Wrote a manual to assist other community-based agencies in developing parenting programs in correctional facilities. Funded by National Office of Parents Anonymous. Fall 1991-spring 1992.

Washington (State) Criminal Justice Education and Training Center, Providence Heights, Issaquam, Washington. Planning and leading orientation programs for spouses of law enforcement officers. March and June 1974.

National Council of Churches, Higher Education department, New York City. Helped develop and coordinate programs between higher education (colleges) and the criminal justice system. January and April 1973.

Leadership in Community Organizations

Refugee Resettlement and Immigration Services, Catholic Diocese of Richmond.  As an advisory board member developed cross-cultural training of police, courts and social services on Southeast Asian youths.  Trainer for the two-day conference.  Published article with others. Funded by the Department of Criminal Justice Services. 1992-94.

Youth Service Commission, Commonwealth of Virginia. Task force on House Joint Resolution 218, a comprehensive study of the problems of children whose parents are incarcerated. 1992.

Offender Aid Restoration (OAR), a private, nonprofit corporation providing community-based alternatives to the local criminal justice system.  Board of Director, 1988-94 (two three-year terms).

Sexual Assault Task Force, Richmond, Va. 1987-90.  Organized and chaired task force that included representatives from such community agencies as the Richmond and Henrico County Police Bureaus; security and campus police from area colleges and universities; the Medical College of Virginia Hospitals and the Richmond YWCA Women’s Advocacy Program. We accomplished research on rape and produced a workshop on campus crime, 1987-90. Published as “Crime Prevention and the Phenomenological Approach,” Police Chief, LVII (10):76, 80-81, 86 (1990). Results presented to Governor’s Task Force on Alcohol and Sexual Assault on College Campuses. Spring 1991.

Parents Anonymous of Virginia Inc., M.I.L.K. program (Mothers/Men Inside Loving Kids), a special multi-component program for incarcerated parents and their children in the Virginia prison system. Facilitated support groups for family members, worked with mothers during parent/child visits, and led sessions with the mothers on issues relating to being incarcerated parents. I also provided technical assistance with the writing and development of two federal grants for program funding. 1983 to 1993.

Management Orientation for Volunteer Effectiveness, sponsored by United Way of Greater Richmond, Richmond Jaycees, League of Women Voters, Richmond Regional Labor Council, DELVER Women’s Club and Junior League of Richmond, Va. Spring 1984.

Board of Directors, Wichita (Kan.) Work Release Center, Department of Corrections for the State of Kansas. 1980-81.

Wichita (Kan.) Child Day Care Association; Chairwoman of the association’s Family Services Advisory Committee. 1977-79.

Task Force on Sexual Assault, Wichita, Kansas, member and chair. The task force consisted of representatives from various city and county agencies.  We promoted better communication among agencies that served rape/sexual assault survivors and dealt with any difficulties arising between agencies; coordinated and supported existing services to disseminate new information through educational programs; and to develop legislative input for change in rape laws. 1977-80.

Task Force on Family Violence of Wichita (Kan.), Commission on the Status of Women, chair. 1978-79. I also developed and analyzed questionnaires (1977-78) and assisted in creating a two-day, citywide workshop.

Professional Conference Papers, Workshops Organized

(Most are refereed presentations and papers)

Paper “Street Interdiction of Child Abuse and Neglect – Statistical Analysis” for the annual meeting of Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS), March 1998.  Co-authored with Dr. Osborne.  (Analysis of data collected by questionnaire of 191 street officers to create a training program.)

Paper “Street Interdiction of Child Abuse and Neglect” for the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology (ASC), November 1997. (Development of questionnaire.)

INVITED workshop leader on “Learning Styles,” for the annual meeting of the Virginia Criminal Justice Educators (VACJE), Sept. 1997.

INVITED to organize student poster session on “Women, Juveniles and Violence” for the Southern Criminal Justice Association meeting in Richmond, Va., Oct. 1-4, 1997.

Paper “Training Street Level Police Officers for Interdiction of Child Abuse and Neglect” (co-authored with Kim Briggs, a senior criminal justice major) for the annual meeting of the ACJS, March 1997.  (Results of focus groups and needs assessments.)

Paper “The Impact of Computer-Assistance Instruction on Learning in a Criminal Justice Classroom: An Empirical Study” co-authored with William Osborne, Jr., for the annual meeting of ACJS, March 1997.   Published in Journal of Criminal Justice Education, 9 (2), 1998.

Paper “Empirical Study of Depression in Women Felons in Virginia” for the second international Colloquium “Aggression, Violence and Intervention,” Montreal, Canada, Nov. 1996.  Published in American Journal of Forensic Psychiatry, 18 (4):51-57, 1997.

Paper “The Effect of Parenting Training on Incarcerated Mothers” (co-authored with Al Moore) for the annual meeting of the ACJS, March 1996.  Published in Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 27 (1/2):57-72, 1998.

Paper “Multiple Measures in Determining Effectiveness in Correctional Treatment Programs” for the annual meeting of the ASC, Boston, Mass. November 1995.  Published in Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 27 (3), 1998.

Paper “Alternative Therapeutic Technique with Female Offenders: A Research Comparison Study” for the annual meeting of the ACJS, Boston, Mass. March 1995. Published in Journal of Offender Rehabilitation as “New Treatment for Drug-Abusing Women Offenders in Virginia,” 25 (1/2): 61-81, 1997.

Paper “Juvenile Waiver: A Descriptive Study” for the annual meeting of the ASC in October 1993.  Revised and published as “A Five Year Study of Juvenile Waiver and Adult Sentencing: Implications for Policy” in Criminal Justice Policy Review, 8 (2/3): 201-219, 1997.

Paper “Bias/Hate Crimes” for the annual meeting of the ACJS.  March 1993.

Organizer of Roundtable on “Reconciling Inequalities in Faculty Salaries,” ACJS, March 1992.

Paper “Incarcerated Women and Their Children–Programming and Legislative Action: The Virginia Experience” for the annual meeting of the ACJS, March 1992.

INVITED speaker and panelist, annual meeting on Community Policing of the National Association of Criminal Justice Planners, New Orleans, La. November 1991.

Speaker, annual meeting on “Community Policing” of the Society of Police and Criminal Psychology, Richmond, Va. October 1991.

Paper “National Survey of Programs for Incarcerated Women” for the annual meeting of the ACJS. March 1991. Published in Journal of Offender Rehabilitation as “Parenting in Prison:  A National Survey of Programs for Incarcerated Women,” 18 (3), Spring 1992.

Paper “Sexual abuse — How to Analyze and Determine Factors of Risks” for the annual meeting of the Virginia Council on Social Welfare, March 1991.

Organized panel on “Effective Use of Families in Corrections” for the annual meeting of Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS). April 1989.

Presenter on “Volunteers: Effective Recruitment and Use,” First National Conference on the Family and Corrections, Sacramento, Calif. April 1988.  Based on slide show that I produced and directed with students from the student group that I advised called Hope for the Children.

Paper “Authoritarianism as Indicated by Measures of Acceptance of Authority and Directiveness Among Police Officers and Students,” annual meeting of ACJS. April 1988. Published in Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, 8 (2):11-18, 1992.

Organizer and trainer for Workshop on “Strategies for Presenting Oneself for Tenure and/or Promotion,” Affirmative Action Committee of ACJS. April 1988.

Discussant for ACJS panel on “Revitalizing the Police Organization: An Examination of Personnel and Planning Issues.” April 1988.

Organizer and trainer for workshop on “Strategies for Presenting Oneself for Tenure and/or Promotion” and “Teaching Across Multicultural/Racial Perspectives.” Sponsored by Affirmative Action Committee of ACJS. March 1987.

Chair and organizer for the Roundtable “Inmate Mothers and Their Children,” annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology (ASC). October 1986.

Paper “Legal Dimensions in Prosecution of Sexual Abuse Cases” for the annual meeting of ASC. November 1985.

Organized and chaired panel on “Police” for the annual meeting of the ACJS. March 1985.

Co-presented paper “Factors Influencing Repeated Appearances of Juveniles Before Courts and Time Spent in Detention” with Allen Barrett for the annual meeting of ACJS. March 1985.

INVITED presenter, paper  “Authoritarianism and Dogmatism in Criminal Justice Research: Themes over Times,” International Conference on Authoritarianism and Dogmatism, Potsdam, New York. October 1984. Published in High School Journal, 5(4): 429-437, (1985).

Paper “Differences Between Profit and Nonprofit Boards” for the annual meeting of the Conference on research on Volunteerism and Nonprofit Organizations of the Association of Voluntary Action Scholars. September 1984.

Chaired a panel and discussant on “Methodological Developments in Juvenile Justice,” annual meeting of the ACJS. March 1984.

Paper “Length of Stay” for the annual ACJS meeting. March 1984.

Organizer and chair of panel on “Women as Professionals,” annual meeting of ASC, Nov. 1983.

Paper “Heterosexual Male Prostitution” for the annual meeting of the ASC. November 1983. Published in Investigation of Aberrant Sex Styles, 1992.

Workshop trainer on “Nutrition and Maladaptive Adolescent Behavior” at the Beaumont Learning Center for the Virginia Rehabilitative School Authority. November 1983.

INVITED to chair panel of community experts at George Wythe High School, Richmond, Va., as part of a local, state and national effort to end substance abuse among school-age children, “The Chemical People.” October 1983.

Paper “Rape Prevention Strategies” for Virginia Association of Criminal Justice Educators. September 1983.

Organizer and chair of panel on “Police for annual meeting of Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS). March 1983.

Organized display for International Criminal Justice Report, ACJS March 1983.

Paper “Police and Citizens: Test of Managerial Grid Theory” presented at annual meeting of  ACJS, March 1983. Published in Police Community Relations. Sage Publications Inc., 1985.

Chaired panel on “Police Discretion” and discussant for panel on “Police Stress” for annual meeting of ACJS. March 1982.

INVITED presenter “Women in Law Enforcement,” for the ACJS, Lambda Alpha Epsilon, annual meeting, Richmond, Va. April 1982.

Paper “Terrorism in the U.S.: The New KKK” for the annual meeting of the Society of Psychological Study of Social Issues in Toronto, Canada. August 1981. Published in Violence, Aggression and Terrorism, 1(4), 343-370, 1987.

Paper  “Male Rapes and Female Rapist” for annual meeting of ACJS. March 1982. Published in Investigation of Aberrant Sex Styles, ed. by Lyle L. Shook (Montgomery, Ala.: Choose Publishing, ca, 1992), p. 88-103.

Paper “Management of Community-based Corrections” for annual meeting of ACJS, March 1981. Published in my book Community Corrections, Anderson Publishing Co., 1982.

Panel chair, “Police Stress,” annual ACJS meeting. March 1981.

Organizer and chair of panel on “Rights of Children” for annual meeting of ACJS. March 1980.

Paper  “Responses of Police Officers to Stress” for annual meeting of ACJS, March 1980. Published in Journal of Police Science Administration, 10:235-243 (1982).

Paper “Models for Assessment for Responsibility” for annual meeting of ACJS. March 1980.

Paper “Incest and Children’s Rights” for annual meeting of ACJS. March 1980.

Paper “Domestic Intrusion” for annual meeting of ACJS. March 1979. Published in Journal of Public Science and Administration as “Patterns in Forcible Rape in Wichita, Kansas: A Case of the ‘Open System Theory’,” 6:318-323 (1978).

Discussant for panel on “Juvenile Delinquency” for annual meeting of ACJS. March 1979.

Paper “Cross-Cultural Achievement and Problems of Women in Law Enforcement” for annual meeting of ACJS, March 1997, and Saint Michael’s College, International Symposium, Women and Society, Winooski Park, Vt. March 1997.

Paper “Male Heterosexual Prostitution” for annual meeting of the American Sociological Association. September 1979. Published in Investigation of Aberrant Sex Styles, ed. by Lyle L. Shook (Montgomery, Ala.: Koohs Publishing, c. 1992), p. 14-26.

Paper “Sociological Implications of Child Abuse and Neglect in White-Collar Families” for the annual meeting of Midwest Sociological Society, Omaha, Neb. April 1978.

Paper “Occupational Effects of Law Enforcement Officers and Marital and Familial Relationships” for the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Chicago, Ill. September 1977. Published in Journal of Police Science and Administration, 6:402-412 (1978). Based on Ph.D. dissertation.

TEACHING/TRAINING TO COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS

Richmond Police Department, two-day training to train the trainers on “Street Interdiction for child abuse, neglect and exploitation.”  April 1998.

TV Appearance for Media One, Community talk show host, for a six-week series on community issues such as our dual degree program and how people heal when loved ones have been murdered.  March – April 1998.

School of Education, VCU, Law Relate Courses to explain the juvenile justice system to school teachers; after noon lectures, July 1995, 1996, 1997.

Guest Lecturer for VCU 101 (two sections dealing with honor code and one section with criminal justice majors.

School of Social Work – Social Justice Graduate Class on “Incarcerated Women,” Dec. 1997.

Coffeewood Correctional Center, inmate’s group on “What is Family and How Can I Relate Better As a Member of a Family.” Spring 1997.

Guest Lecturer for VCU’s new service learning course for Psychology, Sociology and Criminal Justice majors on the “Juvenile Justice System” Fall l996.

Virginia State Police, Panel Member for oral interview board, Fall 1995.

Richmond Community Corrections Resources Board. Developed community-based programs for the Female Offenders Coalition. Fall 1995.

INVITED keynote speaker to Richmond Domestic Violence Coordinating Committee’s  mini-conference, “Our Children: The Impact of Family Violence.” April 1995.

Criminal Justice Training Academy at Hampton Roads, Va. Five days of legal training in juvenile and criminal law. Jan. and Sept. 1993 and 94.  Commencement speaker, March 1993.

Senate Joint Resolution 216. Committee to study and give recommendations to the General Assembly about placement of children when the parent becomes arrested and incarcerated. 1993-94.

Jewish Community Center, Luncheon speaker, “Power Games Played on Women.”  March 1992.

Ashland Rescue Squad, Inc.  One evening training on child abuse.  May 1993.

Parents Weekend at VCU speaker on “Constitutional Rights of Parents and Children,” Feb. 1992.

Medical College of Virginia (MCV-VCU) Ethics Grand Rounds.  Discussant on “Incarceration of Pregnant Women Who Persist in Substance Abusing Behavior.  Effective Strategy of Folly.”  Feb. 1992.

Petersburg Health Department, “Effects of Nutrition on Behavior.” May 1991.

Virginia Council on Social Welfare (VCSW), Capital Area Chapter. Speaker for annual meeting, “Risk Scale of Sexual Abuse.” May 1991.

Virginia Council on Social Welfare, 89 Annual Conference, co-tract coordinator for justice and Corrections, 1991.

New River Criminal Justice Training Academy. Half-day training on marital and family stress for police chiefs and sheriffs, December 1990. Full-day training, July, October and December 1992, and May 1993. Wrote materials on “Psychological and Physiological Aspects of Substance Abuse.”

United Way.  Served with a group of experts in crime to help establish priorities for the United Way funding agencies.  1989.

Virginia Institute for Developmental Disabilities.  Chair of task force and organizer of round table to organize key individuals in state and local government on “Individuals with mental retardation and the Criminal Justice System.”  1989-1990.

Virginia Correctional Counseling Association, Annual Conference, half-day workshop on “Deviancy — The Effects of the Individual’s History, Environment and Diet,” Academy for Staff Development, Waynesboro, Va. Nov. 3, 1989.

TV Appearances for Henrico Police Program, BLAB-TV, Richmond, Va.

• “Rape and Sexual Assault.” June 1988.

• “Domestic Violence.” May 19, 1989.

• “Community Policing.” May 30, 1989.

Institute for Higher Healing, Richmond, Va. Evening workshop, “Training on Your Creativity: Master of the Whole Brain.” June 1989.

Virginia Correctional Counseling Association, half-day, “Deviancy and Diet.” Nov. 1989.

Sexual Assault Task Force and Rape Crisis Outreach of the Richmond YWCA’s Women’s Advocacy Program, a half-day program.  Keynote Speaker and workshop leader/trainer on “Rape: A College Community Issue.” April 1988.

MILK (Mothers Inside Loving Kids), Goochland Prison, four educational workshops to enhance communications skills, summer 1988.

Virginia Probation and Parole Association, Annual Conference, Waynesboro, Va. Workshop leader trainer on “Job Satisfaction and Motivation.” June 1987.

INVITED by New York State Department of Services, Division of Hispanic and Cultural Affairs. Workshop leader/trainer on “Multicultural Issues” for the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) Ethnic Awareness Training Conference. May 1987.

Association of Telecommunications Managers, “Interpersonal Relations and Coping Styles.”  April 1986.

Metropolitan Nurses Association Trainer on “Rape Prevention and Handling of Rape Victims,” Richmond, Va.  April 1986.

Virginia  Probation and Parole Association Annual Training Conference, Waynesboro, Va. May 1986. Workshop leader on “Women in Corrections — Challenges and Coping Strategies.” June 1986.

Virginia Correctional Association, “Bridging the Cultural Gap with Understanding,” workshop presentation in Richmond, Va. September 1985.

Rape Awareness Coalition, YWCA Member, Richmond, Va. 1984-85. Public speaker for Rape Awareness Week.

Acquaintance Rape Workshop for Directors of Guidance of Henrico County Public Schools, Richmond, Va. April 1985.

VCU Alcohol and Drug Awareness Committee, “Dating and Drinking.”  April 1985.

Instructor, 10-week parenting class for the Social Services Division of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Richmond, Va. Fall 1982 (single parents). Spring 1983 (couples).

Wichita (Kan.) Area Rape Center, public speaker and victim Advocate. 1977-81.

State of Kansas Department of Probation and Parole. Conducted workshop on stress and stress management.

Wichita Police Family Association. Served as a consultant to help the police families organize and develop programs needed to meet their concerns. 1978-80.

Clearwater Police Department. Conducted some of the training academy in stress management. Fall 1980.

City of Wichita Police Department’s Training Academy. Taught classes in community and public relations. Spring and winter 1978 (two classes) and summer 1979.

Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Academy. Taught classes in community and public relations. Summer and winter 1977; summer 1978.

“Women in Prison,” KDSA-FM Radio, Wichita, Kan. June 1979.

“Women As Law Officers” and “Women as Rape Victims.” Hearing before the Kansas Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, Wichita, Kan. February 1979.

Wichita Police Department’s Police Chaplains. Workshop to train chaplains who were establishing a follow-up program for rape victims. Fall 1978.

“Stress,” “Externalizing Stress,” “Effects on Police Marriages.” Series of lectures given to the Police Community Relations Institute, Wichita, Kan. October 1978.

“Officer Stress Awareness,” Wichita Police Family Association. October 1978.

Committee for Human Justice in Otsego County. Organizer and chairwoman of educational, recreational and training facilities and program task force. 1972-73.

Republican candidate for Sheriff of Otsego County, New York. Spring 1973.

INVITED TESTIMONY FOR GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES

Governor’s Task Force on Substance Abuse and Sexual Assault on College Campuses, May 1991.

Youth Services Commission for House Joint Resolution 218 – all day brain storming session to assist with the research on children of incarcerated parents, April 1992.

Testimony before the Virginia State Crime Commission. House Joint Resolution 422 on special needs and conditions of women incarcerated in local/state correctional facilities; House Joint resolution 429 on reducing recidivism through the improvement of family and community ties based upon my research on national programs and experience with the women’s prison. Summer 1991.

INVITED to serve on the task force on “The Study of the Needs of Children Whose Parents are Incarcerated” for the Virginia Commission on Youth. 1991-92.

Testimony SRA 205 Study of Confidentiality of Juvenile Records.  Copy of the juvenile waiver study to the Virginia Commission on Youth, 1994.

OTHER COUNSELING, SOCIAL WORK, LEGAL

EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING

Private Practice, Jan. 2000-Present. Presently Attorney/Counselor. See www.maryjclementlaw.com Previously, Clinical Professional Counselor, (MT), 2000-2002 and Licensed Professional Counselor/Mental Health Service Provider (TN) 2000-2008. See www.bold-eagle.com

Basic conflict resolution & mediation training with Nashville Conflict Resolution Center, Aug. 2004. Family mediation, 2006.

Certified Biofeedback Therapist, Neurotherapy & Biofeedback Cert. Board, Oct. 2004.

Insightful Directives (1237 Shawnee Road, Madison, TN 37115). Full-time counselor with individuals, couples and families, Aug. 1999-2000.

National Certified Domestic Violence Counselor (CDVC-IV). (Inactive as of 4/2009.)

Association of Traumatic Stress Specialists, Certified Trauma Specialist (CTS), 1999-2008.

American Counseling Association, member, 1999-2003.

National Association of Forensic Counselors, Diplomate, 2000-present. Clinicially Certified Forensic Counselor, active.

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) – EMI Independent Study Program – Aug. 99 – Present

• Emergency Program Manager
• Emergency Preparedness, USA
• Radiological Emergency Management
• Emergency Response to Terrorism
• A Citizen’s Guide to Disaster Assistance

Co-trainer with Dr. Barnes on “An Individual Approach to the Treatment of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder” for the National Association of Forensic Counselors, Sept. 2000.

Virginia Institute for Social Services Training Activities (VISSTA) Orientation/Certification to train on child physical and sexual abuse, May 1993.

Graduate of Thymo-Kinesiology, Results System, and Touch for Health, sponsored by the Institute for Higher Healing, Richmond, Va. Certified in Basic, Business and Relationships, 1991-1992.

Graduate of Mediation and Dispute Resolution program, sponsored by the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences and American Bar Association, Las Vegas, Nevada. Spring 1985.

Graduate of workshops dealing with “Black/White Interactions” sponsored by Center for the Improvement of Teaching Effectiveness and Center for Educational Development and Faculty Resources.

• Seminar “Black/White Interactions in Clinical Setting.” March 1985.

• Seminar “White Faculty/Black Students; Blacks in the Social Sciences.”     Summer 1984.

Two-week Gestalt Workshop at Pellin Institute in Montecorcia, Italy. Summer 1984.

Phone Counselor/Victim Advocate, Wichita Area Rape Center. Spring 1977- summer 1981.

Two-day Reality Therapy Workshop with Dr. Glasser, University of Idaho. Fall 1975.

Two-day Suicide Workshop with Dr. Norman L. Faberow; and two-day Depression Workshop with Dr. Martin E.B. Seligman, Washington State University. Spring 1975.

Two-day Sexuality Workshop with Master and Dr. Johnson, Moses Lake, Washington. Spring 1975.

Gestalt Workshop with Karl Humiston, M.D., Seattle, Washington. Six weekend marathons throughout 1974, 1975 and 1976.

Gestalt Awareness Workshop with Dr. Donald L. Mosher, Hartwick College, Oneonta, New York. Spring 1973.

CONSULTING:  PROFIT AND NON-PROFIT COMPANIES

• Higher Education Executive Associates, 2000-2001.
• Insightful Directives, Director, Dr. Roger Dale Barnes and staff (a psychological service       business) in Madison, Tennessee, Fall 1999.
• Palestine Working Women’s Society, Spring 1999
• John Buck of Korea, Inc. (an American commercial real estate company) in Seoul, Korea, Jan. 1998.
• Editorial Advisory Board, Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2000-2005.

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Similar to criminal attorneys, many plaintiff attorneys target a diffuse target market.  Therefore, plaintiff attorneys often utilize a broader range of keywords that they optimize for.  However, the monetary payoff for plaintiff lawyers from civil cases makes up for greater marketing expenditures.  Consequently, plaintiff attorneys have embraced SEO quicker for great benefit than defense attorneys in civil law.

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Civil law plaintiff lawyers are among the most aggressive internet advertisers; however, many plaintiff attorneys engage in internet marketing practices that are detrimental to their internet reputations.  Impure domain names riddled with hyphens, sales-y terms, or out-of-sequence keywords look like “infomercial spam” and do not instill confidence.  Combine a cheesy domain name with a sponsored PPC ad and you present the image of an “ambulance chaser”.  Conversely, pure and descriptive website domain addresses showcase that the law firm is astute, ‘ahead of the curve’ and technologically savvy.

Competition Indicators: Search Frequencies, PPC costs, Diverse Keyword Variations

First Fold SEO optimizes websites for all areas of civil law.  The plaintiff civil litigation attorneys have been the first to capitalize on internet marketing and the high competition for keywords in this area stands as evidence.  Vehicular accident and personal injury claims are some of the most competitive keywords to achieve respectable rankings (for most any given geographic region).  There are multiple forms of injury and degrees of injury severity.  Therefore, there are a wider variety of keywords and variations available to plaintiff lawyers in these areas to dominate niche markets on these high-dollar, contingency fee cases.

The following table provides reference points for the accelerating costs of PPC advertising.  It should be emphasized that competition will inflate these current rates aggressively as law firms direct more marketing budget to internet advertising.  The following table includes the most recently updated monthly search frequencies, pay-per-click (PPC) costs for the respective keywords (as reported on April 9, 2011).  By the time this is posted, the rates you find are likely to be higher due to the market pace.

Keywords                                                US Law Firms[1]       Monthly[2]          (CPC)[3]
______________________________(Competition)             Searches          Cost-Per-Click

Criminal Defense Attorneys                             25184                        14800                        $26.76

Criminal Lawyer                                                25184                        90500                        $19.46

Defense Attorney                                               72892                        90500                        $19.15

Auto Accident Lawyers                                    20548                          9900                        $27.94

Car Accident Attorneys                                    20548                          9900                        $26.41

Truck Accident Attorney                                   11435                        12100                        $26.11

Motorcycle Accident Attorney                         11120                          9900                        $22.85

DUI Attorneys                                                    12988                        22200                        $33.34

DUI Defense Attorney                                      12988                          2900                        $28.31

DWI Attorney                                                     12988                        14800                        $28.81

Injury Lawyers                                                   40142                      110000                        $25.94

Personal Injury Attorney                                 40142                      110000                        $24.36

First Fold SEO, is a search engine optimization firm that specializes in SEO for attorneysusing their own, proprietary and trademarked SEO methodology  called “Cognitive Semantic Structuring™“.

Call Dr. James Wright, Head of Legal Industry Marketing for
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Alternatively, you may also submit an inquiry online: Contact First Fold SEO

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Divergence of Criminal Law and Civil Law
The broadest distinction among United States attorneys’ primary law practice areas is marked by the divergence between Criminal Law and Civil Law. Wherein, most US Lawyers (or Attorneys) specialize in either criminal defense cases or civil lawsuits, but law firms rarely cross these practice distinctions. The respective State which has jurisdiction handles prosecution of criminal defendants through the appropriate prosecuting lawyer or district attorney’s office.

The critical distinction generally rests on whether the state or federal government is pursuing an alleged perpetrator for criminal actions which often involve jail time and/or monetary fines, or whether individual or corporate entities are suing one another for monetary damages and compensation. In short, pursuit of money for damage claims or prosecution of criminal offenses involving jail sentences or probation.

The other key distinction between criminal and civil law lies in the standard with which evidence is evaluated: in criminal matters the “burden of proof” is the more stringent beyond a reasonable doubt; whereas, in civil lawsuits the plaintiff (who claimed the allegations) has a “burden of proof” to simply ‘tip the balance’ in favor of the greater weight of the evidence.

Many independent criminal law firms provide service to only the defense side in criminal cases; whereas, most civil lawyers or civil attorneys will offer representation of either the plaintiff (party suing for compensatory monetary damages, including pain and suffering) or the defense in civil lawsuits (defendant(s) are the entity being sued).

SEO for Civil Attorneys

SEO is Critical to Both Civil and Criminal Law

The Dissection Occurs at the Target Market:
Larger law firms do often have practices in white collar criminal defense or will defend corporate entities in criminal prosecution legal actions. The target clients tend to be executives in suits. Smaller criminal law firms target the general population who tend not to where suits (outside of court). However, the internet is the common denominator that both target markets use to research criminal defense lawyers before cutting retainer checks.

Some smaller firms will combine both criminal defense and accident or injury cases; however, these law firms are generally criminal defense attorneys or civil plaintiff lawyers. The division is in the client each law firm represents. Wherein, larger firms tend to represent larger entities and smaller law firms tend to represent the individuals.

SEO for Criminal Defense Attorneys

SEO for Criminal Defense Attorneys

SEO for Criminal Law (SEO for Criminal Defense Attorneys)

Both civil lawyers and criminal law attorneys specialize in defense. However, in criminal law, cases are prosecuted by government agencies (e.g., US attorneys or district attorneys offices, etc.) and the accused is represented by criminal defense lawyers who are often experienced in defending against a broad array of alleged offenses.

Search Engine Optimization is critical for criminal defense law firms, because all private attorneys in criminal law are defense attorneys. The entire profession of lawyers is concentrated on the defense lawyer side. The prosecutors get cases “handed to them” from the DA’s office; whereas, criminal defense lawyers need to properly promote themselves to their clientele – and competition is fierce. The ABA 2009 Legal Technology Survey reports that a substantial percentage of small law firms specialize in criminal defense law, with approximately 10% of solo practitioners revenue generated from criminal defense cases.

Proxy Indicators of Increasing Competition: PPC costs
There are over 25,000 criminal law firms paying to be listed in Lawyers.com alone. The average Pay-Per-Click rate for Google to send a click (lead?) to your website based on a searcher inquiry for the keywords “criminal defense attorneys” is currently $26.76 per unqualified click. This per-click ‘average’ is skewed much higher in metro areas; when searchers input the keyword for [geographic area] + “criminal attorneys” the cost-per-click is currently at $29.88 and steadily rising (recorded April, 2011).

Target Population: Diffuse
Criminal defense lawyers have a diffused market, wherein all attorneys are targeting the broad general population – people who are alleged to have committed a criminal offense, such as driving under the influence (DUI) or Driving While Intoxicated (DWI). This represents a broad market population that is more difficult to target through traditional advertising than civil law.

Moreover, criminal defense law firms cannot target or niche their practice specializations as easily as civil lawyers – because the most sought-after keyword searches are limited to “criminal”, “defense” and “DUI” or “DWI”. Criminal law does not have the broad spectrum of practice areas that civil law contains. Consequently, keyword competition is limited to fewer options and greater competition per option.

As the primary form of advertising shifts from the phonebook to the internet, all criminal defense attorneys will be in competition for the same keywords (“criminal”, “DUI / DWI” & “defense”).
SEO for attorneys offers the sharpest criminal defense attorneys the ability to command top organic search positions with Google in a limited and increasingly competitive criminal defense law market.

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SEO for Attorneys: How does your Law Firm’s website rank on Google?

The American Bar Association reports the results of a large-scale survey indicate that consumers have come to expect lawyers to appear in multiple online directory sources relevant to the legal matter.

It is no longer enough to have a single law firm website to serve all your internet marketing purposes and expect potential clients to recognize that you as a lawyer are better than the 40,000+ other law firms and their attorneys in the United States. Consumers and potential clients expect a prominent web presence for respected lawyers.
Your ranking on Google is more powerful than your “peer review” or any other industry rating authority in existence today.

Perception is reality.

Your professional standing as a lawyer or attorney is in jeopardy of being superseded by other lawyers in your area with better SEO practices.

Smaller Law Firms and even Solo Attorneys are Outranking Big Law Firms on Google with their fully optimized websites.
Lawyers and Law Firms are increasingly hiring SEO companies to secure their high ranking on Google and other search engines.
Search Engine Optimization for attorneys is catching the many big law firms off guard. Smaller-sized law firms and even solo attorneys are ranking higher on Google and producing more meaningfully-structured content on their websites. The “smaller” law firms and their attorneys are tilting the legal industry’s ‘playing field’ and usurping business from the bigger, more established law firms because these lawyers that are spinning-off larger law firms have outranked their bigger competitors by putting overhead and marketing costs into SEO for Attorneys and ‘virtual offices’ rather than the high-rent, luxury commercial space that most “blue chip” law firms have rested their reputations on.

SEO for Attorneys can create or redefine reputations in service markets where no tangible product exists. You are only as good as your Google rank and the impression created by your law firm’s website.
Whether you have “AV” or “peer review” ratings matters much less than what search engines rankings dictate.

Limited Ranking Positions – Fortunes Will Shift
The finite nature of organic search engine ranking positions (95% of all clicks happen on the first page of Google results) means that only the top ranking lawyers for any given keyword search will be seen or considered. The other law firms and/or attorneys (no matter how “good” they are) will be perceived as inferior and time will tell the affect it will have on professional reputations. The revenue will come to those with top search engine rankings achieved by carefully implemented and executed SEO strategies such as First Fold SEO’s proprietary and Trademarked SEO methodology “Cognitive Semantic Structuring” and it is likely this will permeate perceptions of professional status.

Contact First Fold SEO today or call Dr. James Wright at 786-309-8SEO (736)
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Managing your Law Firms Internet Marketing Costs

SEO for Attorneys: The Cost-Per-Click (CPC) or Pay-Per-Click (PPC) for “criminal attorneys”, “defense attorneys”, “DUI attorneys”, “DWI attorneys” and primary plaintiff keywords (e.g., “accident attorney”, “injury attorney”, etc. or combinations thereof) have reached an average of $20 to $30 per-click (not sales conversion) and these areas are becoming increasingly competitive in metro areas.  These rates will most likely continue to spike even higher over time while law firms dedicate more marketing resources to internet marketing.  The important principle here is that there is limited time and space available to build and secure high-ranking positions for your website on search engines – “there are no suburbs on the web”.

The best way to secure your future costs in internet marketing is to acquire a descriptive, targeted domain name – a web address that describes your niche(s) – and structure an organically-optimized Law Firm website via SEO (Search Engine Optimization).
This should guide your prospects to you by creating attractively-descriptive keyword URL’s for potential clients to click-on and it will minimize your internet marketing expenditure to search engines for the costly pay-per-click advertising.

Domain Name = World Wide Web Street Address

By acquiring pinnacle, target-market “digital real estate” (web addresses) that expresses your geographic and/or practice area together with a well structured SEO Campaign for your Law Firm website, you attract primed clicks to your website and eliminate costs associated with errant searchers through pay-per-clicks.  Even if your law firm’s name and masthead remains the same, a keyword domain name paired with a sound SEO strategy is respectable, memorable, and attractive to search engines and should provide sales leads.
You should receive more qualified clicks, and sustain less costs for lazy, misdirected clicks.

Your domain name (or web address) is the street address potential clients should click on to find you.  However, the SEO your Law Firms website is critical to how quickly potential clients can derive desired and meaningful information.  Just like your office space, your website should be set-up for an efficient information exchange processes.  Search Engines like Google, Bing and Yahoo process the meaningful information and how it is strategically structured via an SEO campaign through Cognitive Semantic Structuring™ found on your Law Firm’s website and rank it according to this evaluation, also called Search Engine Algorithm.

First Fold SEO has strategically partnered with one of the largest law domain name portfolio holding companies to provide deeply-discounted prices for SEO projects where new or additional domain names are desired.

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PPC or SEO for Attorneys and Law Firms. What to choose?

Pay-per-click (PPC) for Attorneys rates will only get higher as more attorneys and law firms transition to SEO or search engine marketing.  The click-patterns on Search Engine Results Pages (SERPs) already illustrate a logarithmic curve with ‘lion’s share’ of clicks (potential business) being directed at the top-ranking law firms.  These costs are not likely to fall like physical real estate, because the meaningful, descriptive and respectable web space is still much more limited than in the most elite mirrored-glass, marble and oak office buildings in any metro area.

Now is the critical time to transition and “plant your flag” on the information highway with Search Engine Optimization for your law firm website.  Costs to compete for search engine rankings will be rising in all competitive geographic and practice areas and there is a critical advantage to those who establish firmly-grounded organic rankings via SEO earliest.

Market Segments: Law Practice Areas and Geographic Regions

Current cost-per-click rates vary wildly across the practice area keywords, with high-dollar plaintiff litigation keywords commanding the highest prices.  Nonetheless, there is an opportunity for sharp lawyers to capture the benefits of early adoption of SEO and organic search engine ranking that will influence perceptions of your professional reputation for the rest of your career.  After the high personal and professional toll you paid for your career as a lawyer, now is not the time to ‘nickel and dime’ your own reputation.  The digital real estate and website offices that you build will be seen by more clients than your marble lobby.

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Civil Lawyers and Criminal Defense Attorneys

Search Engine Marketing Narrows the Target Market for Lawyers

Most lawyers or attorneys have law firms that are focused in specific legal practice areas.  There are distinctly different clientele depending on which legal practice area your law firm specializes in.  This is precisely why search engine optimization (SEO) is becoming increasingly important for law firms in better targeting their intended market for legal services.  Each consumer market that these law firms are generating sales leads from has turned to the internet to research their legal service options and abandoned print advertising. [1]

Increasing Competition Among Law Firms = Limited Window of Opportunity

If you are still dedicating your marketing resources to traditional advertising media like or television commercials, you are missing the limited ‘window of opportunity’ that SEO – Search Engine Optimization provides to secure an increasingly important internet presence and you probably won’t look as savvy to your target market as other lawyers who have.

The advertising money spent on traditional print advertising and print advertising mediums have each been surpassed by recent ad spending revenues reported for internet marketing expenditures. [2]
This ‘Tipping Point’ will be marked by rapid transitions by the sharper law firms, as the finite resources (respectable domain names) and the affect of tenure on internet rankings is recognized.

Small Law Firms and Sole Law Practitioners are taking on Partners and Market Share as Big Law Firms face Defections of Key Partners and an Erosion of Traditional Legal Fee Pricing.  Virtual Law Firms (with minimal overhead costs) are creating a quantum shift. [3]

Major News Media Sources Report the Importance of an Attorney’s Web Presence

Reputable news sources like CNN and The New York Times, as well as sources specific to the law services industry (e.g., ABAjournal.com, CorpCounsel.com, etc.) have reported how even after receiving word of mouth referrals, even sophisticated in-house counsel (lawyers who serve as the general counsel of major companies) admit to searching ‘word of mouth’ referrals on Google , Bing and Yahoo and checking websites rankings and website content for a lawyer’s relevant law expertise for a given legal matter (as documented in the respective lawyer’s website profile). [4]

Whether you are a small legal office practicing criminal law or a major international law firm courting corporate general counsel – your target market has turned their attention to the internet to research the background of potential attorneys or lawyers they hire.  To have the competitive advantage over your fellow lawyers and law firms, think about spending your marketing dollars on SEO for Attorneys.

Below are citations from conference reports of general counsel panelists who acknowledge that they routinely perform basic internet searches on prospective lawyers or law firms before making hiring decisions.

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