NBC News: Professor Johonna Turner on ‘defund the police’ movement and new paths to justice for sexual assault survivors

Reclaimed police funds could be distributed to shelters, rape crisis centers, mental health services and programs to combat sexual violence, experts say ... Community-driven responses to sexual violence like transformative justice offer some insight on how that might come to fruition. While there is no single definition, transformative justice could be broadly defined as a “framework that doesn’t depend on solving violence with another form of violence,” Johonna Turner, an assistant professor of restorative justice and peacebuilding at Eastern Mennonite University, said. ... read more about NBC News: Professor Johonna Turner on ‘defund the police’ movement and new paths to justice for sexual assault survivors from NBC News

Criminology professor, former DA talks about her unconventional path in the legal profession

Adjunct professor Hilary Moore writes in the American Bar Association Journal, "In a truly egalitarian society, a woman’s value will not be measured by her ability to reach the traditional, male definition of success. I love the law, and maybe I didn’t abandon it after all. Maybe I’m just traveling the scenic route, headed toward my own definition of success." ... read more about Criminology professor, former DA talks about her unconventional path in the legal profession from American Bar Association Journal