Official misconduct is the second leading cause of wrongful convictions. But an innovative collaboration between the University of Illinois Police Training Institute (PTI) and the Illinois Innocence Project (IIP) aims to change that with this groundbreaking police cadet training program.

Join Kristine and special guests Dr. Mike Schlosser, PTI Director, and Dr. Gwen Jordan, former UIS Innocence Project Attorney to learn more about how police training can prevent wrongful convictions.

About Mike...

Mike Schlosser, Ph.D is Director of the Police Training Institute (PTI) at the University of Illinois. He holds a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from Governor’s State University, a Master’s Degree in Legal Studies from the University of Illinois-Springfield, and a Doctorate in Education from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He retired as a Lieutenant from the Rantoul Illinois Police Department and has worked for PTI since 1998 and has been a full-time instructor since his retirement from policing. Mike is credited for groundbreaking efforts toward police reform through implementation of innovative curricula for improving police practices including courses on policing in diverse communities such as multiracial and LGBTQ, police officer wellness, understanding sexual assault victims, wrongful conviction awareness, de-escalation techniques, and arrest tactics.

Connect with Mike...

• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Police Training Institute

About Gwen...

Gwen Jordan, J.D., Ph.D., retired in May 2022 after more than 35 years serving as an attorney and a professor in the fields of Justice and Legal Studies. After beginning her career as a Deputy District Attorney in Colorado and witnessing many injustices within our criminal justice system, Jordan dedicated her career to changing the system. Jordan focused much of her work on wrongful convictions and the Innocence Movement: getting innocent individuals out of prison and exonerated, fighting for policy reforms, and spearheading education initiatives for the general public, lawyers, activists, law enforcement officers, and students. Most recently, Gwen served as Associate Professor and Chair of the Justice and Legal Studies Department at Bay Path University (Longmeadow, Massachusetts), where she taught courses in law and justice, including courses on wrongful convictions, Prior to joining Bay Path University, Gwen served as a staff attorney with the Illinois Innocence Project (IIP).

Credits...

Credits:

Host: Kristine Bunch, Indiana exoneree and Outreach Coordinator for Interrogating Justice and How to Justice

Producer: Tammy Alexander, creator and co-host of the Snow Files Podcast

Announcer: Eric Brenner, actor and voice over artist

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