GuestSpeakerResources

Catalog of Resources for Guest Speakers
Dutchess County Bar Association
 * __**Attorneys**__
 * Civil litigation
 * rights of the accused
 * jury selection
 * contracts
 * prosecution (district attorney)
 * law as a career (brief)
 * estate planning (wills)
 * Criminal law vs. Civil law
 * preparation of defense
 * real estate law
 * plea bargaining
 * consumer protection law
 * death penalty

__**Judges**__ Dutchess County, NY State, local
 * family court
 * court system & jurisdiction
 * career
 * current cases
 * DWI & Effects

__**Police**__ Town of Poughkeepsie City of Poughkeepsie Bureau of Criminal Investigation NYS Troopers Millbrook Barracks Military Police Dutchess County Sheriff's Department
 * drugs
 * profession
 * gun control
 * traffic control & DWI
 * investigative techniques
 * dispatching & communications
 * arrest procedures
 * juvenile vs. adult law
 * emergency services - scuba divers

__**Postal Inspectors**__ check with local post office - Federal Job
 * profession
 * jurisdiction
 * techniques

__**Parole**__ New York State Division of Parole
 * restrictions and how the system works
 * rehabilitation

__**Prison Personnel**__ NY State Prison or Dutchess County Jail || __**Private Investigators**__
 * corrections officers
 * procedures
 * punishment
 * rehabilitation
 * overcrowding
 * volunteer workers
 * programs
 * techniques
 * purposes
 * career

__**Fireman**__ Dutchess County Fire Department or Volunteers
 * profession
 * liabilities and responsibilities and authority
 * fire prevention
 * fire inspections
 * arson
 * districts and divisions

__**Social Workers and Counselors**__ Dutchess County Department of Social Services
 * profession and development
 * abuse & neglect
 * homeless
 * mentally retarded and laws
 * alcohol and drug abuse
 * planned parenthood
 * abortion
 * teen pregnancy
 * elderly
 * juveniles and problems
 * foster care
 * juvenile detention centers
 * shelters
 * suicide

__**Doctors MD & Psych**__ __**Hospital Administrators**__
 * liability
 * medical malpractice
 * AIDS
 * abortion
 * Planned Parenthood
 * therapy for mentally disturbed
 * suicide
 * mental health law
 * patients rights

Pharmacists __**Legislators & Executors - Dutchess County**__ Dutchess County Executive or Legislature || __**Board of Elections**__
 * drug prescriptions
 * water problems
 * garbage problems
 * Town Planning & Zoning
 * budget
 * attracting jobs
 * educational funding
 * preserving historical buildings
 * crime rates
 * availability of day care centers
 * "latch key" children
 * recycling
 * transportation
 * structures & procedures
 * campaign funding
 * party affiliation
 * requirements and registration for voting
 * primaries and elections

__**Board of Education**__
 * policies and current issues
 * censorship
 * structure and election
 * education law
 * requirements for diplomas
 * budget allocations

Local Clerical
 * marriage
 * __Business People__**
 * effect of law on business
 * real estate - law
 * apartment management and rentals (leases)
 * auto sales - rights and responsibilities
 * security and theft
 * Certified Public Accountant - tax law

__**Journalists**__
 * rights and responsibilities
 * purpose
 * profession ||