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Join the William & Mary Journal of Women & the Law for our annual symposium. This year, our symposium focuses on the relationship between women and law enforcement. Academic experts and practitioners will discuss a wide variety of topics, including, but not limited to:

• Transgender Women and the Police
• Police Violence against Black Women
• Representation of Women in Law
• Intersectionality and the Women's March

Below is a preliminary schedule of the symposium. Follow the links on our speakers' names to read more about the exciting work that our speakers have done in their fields.

Morning Session

• Introduction by Zona Hostetler, Class of 1957
• Transgender Women and the Police, presented by Leonore Carpenter & Barrett Marshall
• Police Violence against Black Women, presented by Michelle Jacobs and Jessica Watters
• Panel on Prison Reform in the United States & Abroad, featuring Behailu Weldeyohannes and Deborah Golden

Afternoon Session

• Panel on Women & the Legal Profession, featuring Christine Goodman and Professor Vivian Hamilton
• Panel on Women & Law Enforcement, featuring Nancy Oglesby, Lieutenant Wayne Handley, Corporal Melinda Wray, and Professor Cynthia Ward

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