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Deconstructing Decision-Making

Speakers

  • Judge Scott McCown, UT School of Law, Moderator

  • Caseworker: Tamara Hansen, Training Specialist, CPS

  • Principal: Joe LaPuma, Creekview High School

  • School Resource Officer: Chief Paul Thompson, West Rusk Co. Consolidated ISD

  • Back-up Officer: Judge Lawrence Lujan, Sergeant, El Paso Police Department and Tribal Judge

  • Prosecutor: Patricia Cummings, Patricia Cummings Law Firm

  • Mental Health Provider: Dr. Griselda Villalobos, Licensed Clinical Social Worker

  • Defense Counsel: Carmen Roe, Carmen Roe Law Firm

  • Judge: Cynthia Wheless, 417th District Court

  • Youth: Kevin Lee, Student, Paul Quinn College

  • Caregiver: Bishop Aaron Blake, Greater Faith Community Church