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Legal Talk Network
When a Dog Enters the Courthouse
32 minutes Posted Mar 6, 2009 at 2:17 pm.
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In this episode host Attorney Gilda Mariani speaks with senior deputy prosecutor Ellen O’Neill-Stephens, founder of the Courthouse Dog Program, and Deborah Starr, a psychologist who works at DecisionQuest, about how trained and certified "courthouse" dogs provide emotional support for everyone in our criminal justice system and how these animals have changed lives. You won’t want to miss hearing about this fascinating program that is gaining national momentum.