Dr. André Rosay, Justice Center Director was appointed to serve as Chair of the Sexual Violence sub-area for the 2017 Annual Meeting of the American Society ofCriminology. 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. The theme of the 2017 Annual Meeting is “Crime,
Legitimacy and Reform: Fifty Years after the President’s Commission.” The 2017 Annual Meeting marks the 50th
Anniversary of the publication of the report by President Johnson’s Commission
on Law Enforcement and Administration of Justice titled “The Challenge of Crime
in a Free Society.”