In our Voices of the Justice System series we are taking listeners behind the scenes of our local justice system through conversations with the people who make it work every day.

From law enforcement officers and dispatchers to prosecutors, defense attorneys, judges, court reporters, forensic professionals, victim advocates, diversion specialists and more, each episode explores a different role within the justice system — what they do, the challenges they face, and how their work connects with others along the way.

Through candid conversations, we hope to give our community a better understanding of a system that can often seem complicated from the outside and introduce you to the people working within it.

Voices of the Justice System is a special series of the Pennington County State’s Attorney’s Office podcast, Justice in Action.

In our Voices of the Justice System series we are taking listeners behind the scenes of our local justice system through conversations with the people who make it work every day.

From law enforcement officers and dispatchers to prosecutors, defense attorneys, judges, court reporters, forensic professionals, victim advocates, diversion specialists and more, each episode explores a different role within the justice system — what they do, the challenges they face, and how their work connects with others along the way.

Through candid conversations, we hope to give our community a better understanding of a system that can often seem complicated from the outside and introduce you to the people working within it.

Voices of the Justice System is a special series of the Pennington County State’s Attorney’s Office podcast, Justice in Action.

Back-to-school season usually means new teachers, new schedules, sports, activities,
and, for parents, probably a whole lot of paperwork.
But it also brings questions about rules, safety and what happens when a student's
behavior goes beyond breaking a school rule and potentially becomes a legal issue.
Today on Justice in Action, we are talking about what parents and students should know
about juvenile law at school. When is something handled by a teacher or principal?
When does law enforcement become involved? What are some of the situations SROs
and school administrators are seeing? And with school safety top of mind for so many
families, what is happening behind the scenes to keep students safe?