Beyond the Bench UNC School of Government

In this last episode, you’ll learn about permanent outcomes for the family and child, with a discussion of two opposite outcomes: a child’s reunification with his/her parents and the child’s adoption after a termination of parental rights. Find out what happens in our remaining court case!
 

In this episode we talk with North Carolina Superior Court Judge Carl Fox. Before becoming a judge, Fox was the first African American district attorney in the state. We talk about his life, work, and views about current criminal justice issues.

If you like what you hear, please rate us in your podcast app. If you have questions or topics for the show, please e-mail podcast@sog.unc.edu. You can also reach producer Danielle Rivenbark at daniellp@sog.unc.edu or host Jeff Welty at welty@sog.unc.edu.

Faculty member Shea Denning explores the procedures and punishments associated with impaired driving and ponders their effectiveness in addressing the DWI problem.

In the second segment, host Jeff Welty talks with colleague Jamie Markham about the concept of absconding from probation.

If you like what you hear, please rate us in your podcast app. If you have questions or topics for the show, please e-mail podcast@sog.unc.edu. You can also reach producer Danielle Rivenbark at daniellp@sog.unc.edu or host Jeff Welty at welty@sog.unc.edu.

During the final episode of Season 1, faculty member Jamie Markham interviews the North Carolina Director of Community Corrections Anne Precythe. She talks about what is was like when she first started working in the area of probation, how it has changed, and what it looks like today.

If you like what you hear, please rate us in your podcast app. If you have questions or topics for the show, please e-mail podcast@sog.unc.edu. You can also reach producer Danielle Rivenbark at daniellp@sog.unc.edu or host Jeff Welty at welty@sog.unc.edu.

Season 2 will be available in the coming weeks. We hope you'll check back in the coming weeks to listen in.

Welcome to Season 2 of Beyond the Bench, a podcast by the NC Judicial College at the UNC School of Government. Season 2 tells the story of homelessness, neglect and the child welfare system in NC. During this Season, we’ll talk about what family homeless looks like, whether homelessness is child neglect, and if and when it is, how the child welfare system responds to families affected by homelessness. We’ll do this by following two court cases from the past year that addressed child neglect because of allegations related to homelessness.  Each episode represents a different stage in the child welfare process. You’ll hear from lots of different people who will share the various perspectives in a case, including shelter providers, county departments, a parent attorney, the children’s guardian ad litem, and the court. 

In today’s episode, through interviews with homeless shelter providers and district court judges, we’ll talk about what homelessness looks like, whether it’s neglect and whether you need to make a report to county department.