Wanted on Warrants: The Fugitive Safe Surrender Program by Daniel J. Flannery

Author:Daniel J. Flannery [Flannery, Daniel J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Criminal Procedure, Law, General, Criminal Law
ISBN: 9781606351611
Google: xfUzlQEACAAJ
Goodreads: 17444967
Publisher: Kent State University Press
Published: 2013-09-23T00:00:00+00:00

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Profiles in Action

This section of the book provides what I call a “Profile in Action” for each FSS city. This profile highlights some of the key characteristics of who surrendered at FSS. For many of the cities, the profile includes a description of what happened there, stories or lessons learned (based on my observations and experiences), and media quotes of participants and partners that highlight what Fugitive Safe Surrender is all about.

Cleveland, Ohio, 2005

Nobody knew if anybody would show up. Why would they? Fugitives don’t turn themselves in very often. They don’t trust the police. If they are stopped on the street for even minor offenses, they expect to be locked up while they wait for their case to be heard.

The Reverend C. J. Mathews of Mt. Sinai Baptist Church on the East Side of Cleveland volunteered his church for the first Fugitive Safe Surrender program. Douglas Weiner, former chief of the criminal division of the Cuyahoga County Prosecutors Office (metropolitan Cleveland) helped organize the event, and he served as main project coordinator for the next eight cities. From the pulpit and in the streets, Rev. Mathews encouraged people with outstanding warrants for nonviolent crimes to turn themselves in at the church and to get their cases resolved in hopes that they might get some favorable consideration when their consequences were doled out. There were some community service announcements and some local media coverage occurred during the days FSS was being implemented. In particular, Clear Channel Communications provided billboards in targeted communities in Cleveland, and the local NBC affiliate, Channel 3, aired public service announcements, had camera crews on site at the church, and ran daily spots and stories. Volunteers handed out about 3,000 flyers in the neighborhoods, and placed large banners advertising the program in the county and federal courthouses. More than 2,000 mailers explaining the program were sent to the last known addresses of individuals with outstanding warrants (although many of those were returned as undeliverable).

A large group consisting of representatives from the justice system, law enforcement, the faith community, and media got together to plan the inaugural Fugitive Safe Surrender program. They spent over a year planning the first event. It was scheduled and canceled several times before it was finally set to go in August 2005.

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