GATES-FERRY LECTURER AT CENTENARY COLLEGE MISSOURI STATE PUBLIC DEFENDER, MATTHEW MAHAFFEY, TO DISCUSS “LAW AND ORDER IN A TIME OF RACIAL TENSION: HOW EXCEPTIONS BECOME PERCEPTIONS”

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Doctor of Law Matthew Mahaffey, Missouri State Public Defender, will serve as Centenary College’s 2015 Gates-Ferry Distinguished Visiting Lecturer. Community members are welcome. He will discuss “Law and Order in a Time of Racial Tension: How Exceptions Become Perceptions” at 7 pm April 27, 2015 in the George H. Whitney Chapel, located in the Edward W. Seay Administration Building. This presentation will cover the role of race, poverty, and mental health in the criminal justice system at a time of national racial tension. Matthew Mahaffey is an advocate for adult and juvenile clients and their families in and out of court before and after disposition. For information call (908) 852-1400, ext. 2313. (from )

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