Tuesday, November 26, 2013

Justice faculty present at the American Society of Criminology annual meeting in Atlanta

Justice faculty presented on a variety of topics at the recent American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting in Atlanta, November 20-23, 2013. The theme for 2013 is "Expanding the Core: Neglected Crimes, Groups, Causes and Policy Approaches."

The American Society of Criminology is an international organization whose members pursue scholarly, scientific, and professional knowledge concerning the measurement, etiology, consequences, prevention, control, and treatment of crime and delinquency.

Justice Center Faculty presentations included:

Estimates of Violence Against Alaska Native Women
Dr. André Rosay, UAA Justice Center Director 

Deflection of Offenders During "Bar Break" in Downtown Anchorage
Dr. Sharon Chamard, Justice faculty

Identifying and Addressing the Civil Legal Needs of Crime Victims in Alaska
Dr. Marny Rivera and Dr. Cory R. Lepage, Justice faculty

The Path Shaw and McKay Did Not Take: The Policy Consequences of People versus Place Responses 
Dr. Troy Payne, Justice faculty; Kathleen Gallagher (Ph.D. candidate), Dr. John Eck, and Dr. James Frank, University of Cincinnati

Crime Analysts & Criminologists: Partnering for Crime Reduction - A Roundtable
Dr. Troy Payne, Justice faculty