In current polls, the criminal justice system is one of the top three issues Americans are concerned about in the upcoming elections. On October 8, the ACG and Heidelberg University Association featured Staten Island NY District Attorney, former U. S. Congressman, and Heidelberg alumnus Michael McMahon in conversation with Annett Meiritz, a U.S. Correspondent for the Handelsblatt Media Group based in Washington DC, on the unprecedented way in which decisions being made by local police and prosecutors are taking on a national dimension.
