Hillar Moore III, EBR District Attorney (2017)
Newsmakers
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Speech
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2017-05-10
Duration: 00:23:02
Subjects: Rotary Club of Baton Rouge | Moore, Hillar C., III | Crime | Baton Rouge Area Violence Elimination Project | Family violence | Drunk driving | Criminal justice, Administration of | Wearable video devices in police work
Contributors:
- Moore, Hillar Speaker
Description
A speech by Hillar Moore III before the Baton Rouge Rotary Club on May 10, 2017. Moore is the district attorney in East Baton Rouge Parish. He discusses: the reduction in violent crime in Baton Rouge; juvenile crime; the Baton Rouge Area Violence Elimination Program (BRAVE); the work of his office’s crime strategy unit; the officer-involved shooting protocol; domestic violence; the pre-trial diversion program for first time DWI offenders; criminal justice reform; police body cameras; the heroin epidemic in Baton Rouge; mental health; and the issue of race. He also answers questions from the audience.