May 9, 2011

Iraq Criminal Justice System Expert to Speak at Briar Cliff

SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Briar Cliff University’s criminal justice and legal studies departments will host “The Rule of Law in Iraq’s Criminal Justice System,” a presentation by criminal justice expert Forde Fairchild, assistant U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Iowa.

This free public event will begin at 7 p.m., Wednesday, May 11, 2011, in the Saint Francis Room in the Stark Student Center on campus.

In his presentation, Fairchild will discuss his experiences working and living in Iraq after the fall of former leader Saddam Hussein. He will compare the Iraqi criminal justice system to America’s criminal justice system and discuss how the Iraqi criminal justice system has evolved to meet the challenges of counter-insurgency. When Fairchild lived in Iraq, he worked for the United States Department of Justice for over a year to help rebuild and stabilize the Iraqi criminal justice system.

Briar Cliff University is a Catholic institution with an enrollment of more than 1,150 students from 29 states and 11 countries. Students are educated in the Franciscan tradition of excellence in the liberal arts and career preparation in an environment of care, compassion and service. For more information, please visit briarcliff.edu.

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