Racial Profiling & the 4th Amendment (2017) – Featuring Juval O. Scott - Video DVD
CLE Credit: Up to 1 hour of self-study CLE credit, where authorized. Please confirm with your state's CLE commission to ensure this program is available for self-study CLE certification.
Program Summary: The news regularly reports heartbreaking tales of a person dying at the hands of law enforcement officers. The face of the deceased is disproportionality black and/or brown. Of course this phenomenon is not new—these days it is simply caught on camera and disseminated via mass and social media for all to consume. While there are differing views on how these matters should be handled and what they mean for society as a whole, there is no question that having these issues surrounding race and the Fourth Amendment discussed openly means it is time for criminal defense attorneys to dig in and fight for change in our system. Specifically, we must address racial profiling and its impact on our clients articulating how the life experience, both individual and collective, our clients endure must be factored in to the court’s Fourth Amendment analysis. This program will delve into the standards set forth by the United States Supreme Court and how we can use those standards to combat seizures that run afoul of the Fourth Amendment.
About the Presenter:
Juval O. Scott (Washington, DC)
Juval Scott joined the Training Division of the Defender Services Office as an Attorney Advisor in January 2015. Juval came to the Training Division from the Milwaukee office of the Federal Defender Services of Wisconsin, Inc., which she joined as an Assistant Federal Defender in November 2012. Prior to that, she was an AFD in the Southern District of Indiana for seven years. Before becoming an AFD, Ms. Scott worked as an associate in a small firm primarily handling criminal, personal injury, and family law matters; a deputy prosecutor for the Tippecanoe County Prosecutor’s Office in Lafayette, Indiana; and as Associate General Counsel for a private investigation firm focusing on trademark litigation. She has also served as Judge Pro Tempore in the Marion County Criminal Courts. In 2002, Ms. Scott received her law degree from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, and she obtained her Bachelor of Science in Biology and Chemistry, from Xavier University of Louisiana in 1997. Ms. Scott teaches regularly at local panel trainings as well as programs sponsored by the Defender Services Office, Training Division, The National Criminal Defense College, Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Wisconsin State Public Defender, and the National Bar Association.