Explore contemporary issues connected to critical narratives of public safety approaches
Professor Woods examines contemporary issues connected to critical narratives of public safety approaches. He explores disproportionate expectations of justice through the examination of high-profile historical events, which affect perceptions of law enforcement among diverse community members. Through increased awareness of relevant theory, statute, case law, and by emphasizing essential sources of constitutional authority, practitioners will better identify, articulate and respond to the challenges in their jurisdictions and rights and remedies of the people they serve. Attorneys will benefit from increased understanding of problems and legal solutions in response to critical narratives of the legacy of policing in the United States. The projected outcomes offer an effort to resolve conflict with respectful application of sustainable solutions. The overall value aspires to preserve civil rights, promote dignity, increase trust, and improve quality of life.
The Center for Continuing Education, (CCE), is a State Bar of California MCLE Approved Provider. Since 1992, CCE has presented high quality MCLE programs with the nation's leading attorneys and a wide array of topics. After years of in-person traditional seminars, CCE now focuses on production with Zoom or similar technologies so as to attract highly renowned speakers from any location, always true to our motto: "The Best in Topics and Talent."
Senior Lecturer, San Francisco Law School
Greg Woods teaches Criminology, Criminal Justice, and Legal Studies courses. A popular educator, internationally respected law enforcement and legal trend expert, constitutional scholar, and student of history, Woods is regularly featured on television, radio, podcasts, and print. On behalf of the Center for Continuing Education, Professor Woods develops and presents online continuing legal education programs, including Policing from Where We Are, Through the Smoke: Legal Trends and Gun Violence and Ethical Issues of Contemporary Criminal Justice. Calculated to address significant issues impacting the United States, Woods wrote and presented Policing in the Current Political and Social Climate to members of the San José Police Department and other agency personnel, a first of its kind law enforcement training model. Woods delivered training seminars to top Beijing police officials from the Ministry of Security of the People's Republic of China, through a foreign language interpreter, emphasizing sources of legal authority, limitations to the use of force and legal remedies in response to police misconduct. Woods has taught at the University of San Francisco, Cal State East Bay, Sonoma State and San Francisco State Universities. He received his Doctor of Jurisprudence from San Francisco Law School and lives and works in the Bay Area. Areas of Interest: Criminal Law Ethics in Criminal Justice Organized Crime Gangs & Terrorism Victimology
