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October 1, 2008

SENATOR BERKE HOSTS HEARING ON CRIME IN CHATTANOOGA

How Can Chattanooga Be Safer?"
A Hearing on Crime in Chattanooga

Location: Hamilton County Commission Room
Time: 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Tentative Schedule

10:00-10:15: Introduction by Sen. Berke and remarks from other members of the General Assembly

10:15-10:45: Presentation of Local Crime Data by David Eichenthal (the President and CEO of the Ochs Center for Metropolitan Studies)

10:45-12:00: Presentation by Dr. David Kennedy (Director of the Center for Crime Prevention and Control at The John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City.)

12:00-12:30: Lunch (provided)

12:30-1:15: Community Panel including Pastor Ternae Jordan (the leader of STOP the Madness), Tim Dempsey (CEO of Chattanooga Endeavors), and former City Councilman Reverend Mike Feeley.

1:15-2:00: Local Law Enforcement Panel including Sheriff Jim Hammond, Deputy Chief Mark Rawlston, and District Attorney General Bill Cox.

2:00-2:15: Break

2:15-3:00: State Panel with Yusuf Hakeem from the Tennessee Probation and Parole Board, Bill Gregoricus from the Governor's Office, and Helen Eigenberg, the Chair of the UTC Criminal Justice Department.


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