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Out of the Cornfields - Martha Wheeler
1:00 PM – South Ball Room, Memorial Union - Miss Wheeler was born and raised in Ohio and received her college education at Ohio State University. She has a BS in Social Administration and Juris Doctor. She is currently President Designate of The American Correctional Association. Part of the National Affairs Series: Justice - Tipped In Whose Favor?

Dan Johnson
12:00 PM – YMCA Dining Room - Lunch with Des Moines attorney and civil libertarian Dan Johnston. From the University Lectures Program archive.

The Myths of Corrections: An Inside look - Joe Grant
8:00 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - Joe Grant's first arrest was at age eight. He served time at Portsmouth Naval Prison, Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary, and Sandstone Federal Reformatory. He formed PHASE IV, a non-profit corporation and began publishing PENAL DIGEST INTERNATIONAL last June. The publication is the largest of its kind serving the needs of prisoners, their families, and ex-prisoners. PHASE IV has just changed its name to the National Prisoner Center. The organization under the direction of Grant, is hoping to make Iowa City and Iowa one of the major centers for penal reform in the United States. Part of the National Affairs Series: Justice - Tipped In Whose Favor?

Women and Women's Lib and the Law - Diane B. Schulder
3:00 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - Diane Schulder is a member of the new York bar. She received her legal training at Columbia University School of Law, graduating there in 1964. She worked tow years with the criminal branch of the Legal Aid Society. Her other cases have involved the right of soldiers and others to speak out against the war in Vietnam. Part of the National Affairs Series: Justice - Tipped In Whose Favor?

The Salt of the Earth
12:00 PM – Council Chambers - Film. From the University Lectures Program archive.

Criminal Justice in America: The Police Perspective
8:00 PM – Sun Room, Memorial Union - Commissioner Murphy holds a BA and a MPA degree, is a graduate of the FBI National Law Enforcement Academy and a former Dean of Administration and Police Science, College of Police Science, City University of New York. Part of the National Affairs Series: Justice - Tipped In Whose Favor?

Criminal Justice in America - Patrick Murphy
12:00 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - From the University Lectures Program archive.

Justice in Black America - Renault A. Robinson
12:00 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - Chicago-born Renault Robinson, 29-year-old executive director of the Afro-Americana Patrolmen's League, is one of America's foremost pioneers in organizing black policemen throughout America. His association with the league has placed him under many charges, ultimately resulting in his suspension from the Chicago Police Department for over a year. Robinson holds a BA in sociology and a Masters degree in urban studies from Roosevelt University. Part of the National Affairs Series: Justice - Tipped In Whose Favor?

Lunch with Guests from the Boy's Training School in Eldora
12:00 PM – YMCA Dining Room - From the University Lectures Program archive.

The Development and meaning of Social Control - Laura Nader
8:00 PM – Great Hall, Memorial Union - Laura Nader is an anthropologist at the University of California at Berkeley. She is one of a very small number of women holding full professorships at that school. She has specialized for years in studying primitive systems of justice. Mrs. Nader made her name in anthropology with her study of the Zapotek Indians of Mexico. She has one sister, Claire, and two brothers Shafeek and Ralph. Part of the National Affairs Series: Justice - Tipped In Whose Favor?