the r2p program is a cooperative agreement between the national institute of justice, the bureau of justice assistance, the office of criminal justice programs of the school of public affairs of american university and the national center for state courts. the purpose of the project is really to deliver the best research that's out there, including new and emerging research that will be relevant to the problems that the field is facing. so, we came up with the project of trying to develop ways to more timely and in a more interactive way share what has been learned, so that people can, as the name implies, move from the theory of the research to putting it into practical application. the r2p project tries to help people by condensing, through our efforts ahead of time, to distill really what is the best evidence that's available that's relevant to the work of people who work in drug courts. so, we are then able to, by using experts and by preparing background information, to give people the very latest guidance on how they should do their work in order to promote effectiveness in what they

of justice and justice programs. they are interested in state policies as well, and they have a lot of activity. i think my colleague at the national institute of justice has a panel going on now about this and it issue, looking at the issue of incarceration and punishment. it is a very keen interest. also in the federal system, where using -- as the population grows, it becomes a bigger part, so people are keen on the idea of do we have to do this out and looking at that question very seriously. host: "the washington post," an analysis piece by mark fisher. here is the headline. "judging the judgment: does the punishment fit the crime?" i am sure, michael jacobson, you have some thoughts on that, but i want to get a caller in. lisa, you are on the air. caller: yes, i want to know, are the majority of people in prison african-americans? two, why are prisoners being traded on the stock market? three, what role did the war on drugs has to play in prison sentences, and should we take away the war on drugs? it is not working because we spend more money on prison because of drugs than anything. i will hang up and take your comment. we have a char

general last month at northwestern has said that this is a part, an important part of our national security and justice institutions. let me go over here. one more question, ma'am, you have the last question. >> rosemary reid are d.c. historical society. i was struck by listening. i know today's focus is detainees in international and serious crimes, but it seems to me your average soldier crime would be local. why aren't they judged by a jury of their peers? why is it always officers? i was struck by that. >> well, this is the jury function, the fact finder that congress has decided upon in these courts. now, you are pointing out the military justice system since 1950 has included a third, if an enlisted man seeks a jury trial under the military justice system, he may etloekt have jurors up to a third of jurors. but this is the composition of the boards and the juries that congress has specified and that's what we're seeking to implement. i would submit to you that it is an impressively diverse group gender, racial diversity, all these different things that are policed by our congress. does not include enlisted pe

justice earl warren institute. the consulate general of mexico. the quality federation. -- equality federation. the national center for lesbian rights. san francisco chamber of commerce. the san francisco department of children, youth, and their families. san francisco department on the status of women. san francisco zero divided foundation. we would like to thank the city department heads that are here. the department of status of women. the human rights commission, and our own director, the office of civic engagement and immigrant affairs. you have an opportunity later in the meeting for public comment. please indicate if you would like to speak or write down your questions and return the cards to staff members. i would like to introduce an outstanding leader who has worked hard to bring the diverse segments of the san francisco community together to reach a common ground. since coming into office in january of 2009, he has brought thoughtful leadership to our city. we're pleased to welcome the president of the san francisco board of supervisors. thank you. [applause] >> good evening. i am pleased to be w

justice stevens, what an amazing event for all of us to have you here. thank you. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> we are honored to have among us, at least two of justice stevens former clerks. >> in 1973, president richard benson secretly recorded his conversations. hear more between the president and the cia director, and hear more with j. edgar hoover. >> many people think i ought to make eight this -- a statement about freedom of the press and that we are trying to send to them and so forth. i think i should stay out. the what is your public relationship? >> you should remain absolutely silent about it. >> in washington d.c., listen at 90.1 fm, nationwide on xm channel 119, and streaming at c- spanradio.org. in up -- next, the future of the navy's combat fleet. then the campaign's use of technology. then the president's speech tonight to graduates in joplin, missouri. and former supreme court justice john paul stevens. several live events to tell you about tomorrow. the energy and natural resources committee looks like -- looks at e

justice stevens, what an amazing event for all of us to have you here. thank you. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> we are honored to have among us, at least two of justice stevens former clerks. one, we will be talking about in a moment, who we hope you'll consider voting for as a member of our counsel. the other one of our reporters who you will see shortly, cecilia. justice was a little worried as we came in whether the vote would come for carol. i assured him that with his endorsement there was a really good chance. let me call up to the podium, justice christine, please. we will do the work of our nominating committee and the work of our membership committee while the next reporter comes up and we get ready. if you would come up, we will get ready. i want to say, to all of our new members, we do not always get to ask questions about what is going on the court. the chair of our committee has been detained. i that they could do whatever they want. apparently, that is not true. according to our membership committee [unintelligible] >> i

national captioning institute] >> the congressional directory is a complete guide to the 112th congress. you will find each member of house and senate. it lists cabinet members, supreme court justices, and the nation's governors. pick up a copy for $12.95 by .rdering online at c-span.org the house is back in session tuesday. on the agenda, the violence against women act and setting defense policy for the next year. the house is live on c-span when it gavels in a two o'clock p.m. eastern. the senate will be in, continuing work on the export/import bank charter and considering the additional nominations appeared live coverage on c-span. republican presidential candidate mitt romney spoke to the graduating class of liberty university in virginia, speaking about the importance of faith, family values, and making morals and standards of part of their everyday life. he was introduced by the chancellor and president. this is about 20 minutes. [applause] >> thank you, market. liberty university is a non- profit education institution, and liberty university does not endorse candidates. the bible teaches that christians should be good citizens, and i believe that includes voting, and my fath

satellite corp. 2012] \[captioning performed by national captioning institute] >> attorney general her calder said today that voting rights laws is one of the justice department's top priority the attorney general made his remarks at a conference held by the congressional what caucus. >> without the conference of the denomination of black churches, our churches would never knew each other because it is too easy to live in a box of our old, local situation. bishop adams called us from the walls of our denominations into the big room where we could all sit and celebrate our unity in christ. it is my pleasure to present the chairman emeritus who will present our keynote speaker, bush about and spirit [applause] -- bishop adams. [applause] >> in deference to the schedule, i know how to be brief. [laughter] thank you, mr. president, for those kind words. thank you. i do want to tell you that i lived in texas for 40 years and everything you said about waxahachie is true. [laughter] mr. attorney general, other distinguished people here, press people, congress people, and all other kinds of people, if you do not know who eric holder is, it is too late for

of h.r. 5326, commerce, justice, science, and related agencies, f.y. 2013 appropriations act. this bill includes over $30 billion for four key agencies you under the science space, committee. the national institute of standards, and technology, and the national oceanic and atmospheric administration. this is a very strong bill and i want to commend the gentleman from virginia, chairman wolf, for his continued passionate support for science and space, for these issues, and a very challenging fiscal environment. a true champion of science and this bill is reflective of that. i also appreciate chairman wolf's concerns to address my concerns and our concerns and priorities as chairman of the science, space, and technology committee and want to highlight a few specific areas of importance to me and to us in this bill. with regard to nasa, to nasa, this legislation recognizes the budget realities we must confront by responsibly imposing measured reductions across agencies' portfolio. in part this bill maintains a development of a new heavy launch system and crew capsule. it maintains a healthy space science enterprise. continues to support innovative aeronautics research and funds administration comme

nations into regional crime researcher at the justice institute. this initiative provides reform where policy-makers, practitioners, independent experts and organizations can share best practices. it is an incubator of terrorists today. terrorist threats require innovative strategies, and we have seen the nature of our enemies. we need creative diplomacy and ever-stronger partnerships. it is and engaging partners of both bilaterally and multilaterally how to confront this evolving terrorist threat. i hope you agree after this review we have made a lot of progress. quite obviously, there remains a great deal to be done. the historical context is promising. we have real success. now is not the time to let up. it is time to redouble our efforts. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> a number of documents as mentioned in the discussion seized in the raid on osama bin laden's compound have been posted online by the u.s. army's combating terrorism center. the 17 letters showed the impact of years of attacks by the u.s. and what osama bin laden saw his bumbling within his own organization. we have linked the document o

of this effort. in this vein, we are sponsoring an the less present ribble edition and reintegration. -- led by the united nations into regional crime and justice research institute. and the international center on counter-terrorism in the hague. this initiative provides a former policy makers, practitioners, and an expert, multilateral organizations can share best practices. through this initiative, countries can request technical assistance in addressing issues of violent extremism within their prisons, which i am sure you all will agree are one of the foremost incubators of terrorists today. well, to sum up, new terrorist threats require innovative strategies, and we have seen the nature of our enemies. we need creative diplomacy, and we need ever stronger partnerships. building partner capacity, countering violent extremism, engaging partners both bilaterally and multilaterally are essential tools for dealing with this evolving terrorist threat. as i hope you will agree of this review, we have made a lot of progress. but, quite obviously, there remains a great deal to be done. on the civilian side, the military side, and on the international community, the hi

national security and capacity building. before that he was at the computer crimes and intellectual property section of the department of justice which is, of course, one of our premier institutions in cybersecurity, and he's also a lieutenant colonel in the air force reserves. francois rivasseau is, of course, known to many of you here already. he was the dcm at the french embassy at the u.s. he's had a distinguished career. he's currently the deputy head of the e.u. delegation to the united states. been here about a year, almost on the nose n that position. but many, many times in the past his career has focused on disarmament, security, multilateral affairs. he was the ambassador to geneva which is a perfect place for security, multilateral affairs. the spokesperson for the french ministry of foreign affairs and the head of the mission, the ministry's u.n. directorate which is a focus of attention here for cybersecurity in the coming year. finally, bruce mcconnell who also is probably known to everyone, as all our panelists are. the senior counselor of the national protection and programs director at dhs. i've, of course, known bruce for a long time. he was on the transition t

justice, no freedom. thank you very much. [applause] [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] >> reaction today to the u.s. embassy handling ofwho left the embassy yesterday. there is a congressional hearing on the u.s. response that human rights abuses in china -- the hearing hard from the activist. that is at 8:00 eastern. with the senate and the house out this week, we get to look at madison's white house, starting with a discussion of a former slave and the first writer of the white house memoirs. there is american history tv programming at 8:00, a hearing on civil-rights and black power movements. >> sunday on "q&a." >> i do not regard this as just a biography of lyndon johnson. i want each book to examine the coin of political power in america. this is a kind of political power, seeing what a president can do in a time of great crisis. what does he do to get legislation moving, to take care of washington? that is a way of examining power in a time of crisis. i want to do this in full. that is why i just said let us examine this. >> "the passage of power," a volume for in the years of lyndon johnson. this sunday at 8:00,

nations into regional crime researcher at the justice institute. this initiative provides reform where policy-makers, practitioners, independent experts and organizations can share best practices. it is an incubator of terrorists today. terrorist threats require innovative strategies, and we have seen the nature of our enemies. we need creative diplomacy and ever-stronger partnerships. it is and engaging partners of both bilaterally and multilaterally how to confront this evolving terrorist threat. i hope you agree after this review we have made a lot of progress. quite obviously, there remains a great deal to be done. the historical context is promising. we have real success. now is not the time to let up. it is time to redouble our efforts. [applause] >> the marine corps university hosted a discussion on the future of terrorist organizations. they focused on the taliban and the united national people's movement in nepal. it is part of a day-long conference looking at the evolution of terrorist organizations and is about one hour. >> this is a panel for ongoing cases, we will have such an interesting and distinguished dynamic such ach a dynami speaker, we will have to step up our game. our guest is

nations into regional crime researcher at the justice institute. this initiative provides reform where policy-makers, practitioners, independent experts and organizations can share best practices. it is an incubator of terrorists today. terrorist threats require innovative strategies, and we have seen the nature of our enemies. we need creative diplomacy and ever-stronger partnerships. it is and engaging partners of both bilaterally and multilaterally how to confront this evolving terrorist threat. i hope you agree after this review we have made a lot of progress. quite obviously, there remains a great deal to be done. the historical context is promising. we have real success. now is not the time to let up. it is time to redouble our efforts. [applause] >> the libertarian party will select its party at its convention in las vegas. we will have live coverage tonight at 9:00 eastern, and more tomorrow at noon. all live on c-span. our coverage continues as president and first lady obama had to richmond for a campaign rally. this will be from the campus of virginia commonwealth university. also, live coverage on c-span. back to the marine corps university for the look at the history of terrorism. this h

national captioning institute] >> next, nasa administrator charles bolden on a feature of america's manned space flight program. after that, remarks by paul ryan, chairman of the house budget committee. then 2012 commencement speeches by allen west. supreme court justice sonia sotomayor, solicitor general donald braley, arizona senator jon kyl and education secretary arne duncan. there is an extra day of "boo tv" this holiday weekend on c- span2. a different side of the new york politician and vice president, saturday night at 8:30 eastern. afterwards, the former director for asian affairs at the national security council on the impossible state, north korea. >> it is a ridiculous dialogue. you can tell them you need to improve your human rights situation and their response to you will be, well you, the united states, have human rights problems too. that is not a compared will discussion. >> also this weekend, the tale of operation red wing, from service, and navy seal at war. sunday night at 10:00 eastern. three days of "book tv this week anend. >> commercial space capsule docked at the space station for the first time. charles bolden delivered remarks at the space development conference in washington. nasa has set a goal of having private companies