2017
International Criminology Conference
Friday, October 20th
At the Historic Whittemore House in Washington DC
1526 New Hampshire Avenue NW
Preliminary Program
8:15am – Registration opens
9:00am – Continental Breakfast
9:30 – 10:40am – Opening Plenary Address:
Current Challenges in Criminology
Alain Bauer, French National Conservatory for Arts and Crafts (Paris), John Jay College of Criminal Justice (New York), University of Law and Political Science of China (Beijing)
Re-entry of People with Terrorism Convictions
Ismail Royer, Center for Islam and Religious Freedom
10:50 – 12:00pm – Sessions 1
1. Library
Is Supervise Release an Important Part of Justice Reform? Lessons from the New York Unified Court System
Moderator:
Elizabeth Taylor, Director of Court Operations, Bronx Community Solutions
Panelists:
Tracee Page, Associate Director of Court Operations SRP, Bronx Community Solutions
Rosa Aguirre, Supervising Clinician, Bronx Community Solutions
Jamaal Anderson, Supervised Release Graduate
2. Harriman Room
Correctional Education and Reentry
Morris Dews and Kiara Wilson, Correctional Education Association
3. 1870s Room
Occupational Integration and Recividism among Ex-prisoners on Parole
Ronit Peled, Ashkelon Academic College – Israel
When Lightning Strikes: Recognizing and Responding to Extreme Violence
Randy Spivey, Center for Personal Protection and Safety
4. Past Presidents Room
Brain Waves and Crime Investigation: Understanding the Brain ‘Fringerprinting’ technique
Norbert Ebisike, University of Pennsylvania
Will this Work? Examining the Opinions of New York City Residents Towards Police Use of Body Cameras
Cynthia-Lee Williams, Dominican College
12:10 – 1:20pm – Sessions 2
5. Library
Community Engagement: A Case Study in Trinidad
Keel County and Mariell Parris, University of Trinidad and Tobago
6. Harriman Room
The Effects of Changing Felony Theft Thresholds: National Trends and a Case Study Analysis of South Carolina
Jacob Denney, The Pew Charitable Trusts, Public Safety Performance Project
Examining Ongoing Location Tracking Issues After Jones and Carpenter
Jake Laperruque, The Constitution Project
7. 1870s Room
Perverted Justice: Understanding the “Grooming” from the Online Chat Logs and the Use of Technology
Hasan T. Arslan and Emily Erb, Pace University
8. Past Presidents Room
Re-Entry: A Comparative Study of Male and Female Juvenile Offenders and their Experiences with the Education System in Trinidad and Tobago
Jolene Romain, University of the West Indies – Trinidad and Tobago
1:30 – 2:40pm – Sessions 3
9. Library
Community Policing: Behavioral Communication is the Key to Relationships
P. S. Perkins, Human Communication Institute
and University of the District of Columbia
Rodney Parks, Assistant Chief of Policy (Retired)
and Penn State Public Safety Justice Institute
10. Harriman Room
Back to the Future: Lessons Learned from the War on Drugs
Kathleen M. Contrino, Esq., Canisius College
Ending the Drug War: The Public Health Approach to the Drug Problem
Steven Jonas, Stony Brook University
11. 1870s Room
More Reforms, Less Impact: Lessons from Pakistan’s Experience of a Decade of Criminal Justice Reforms
Ehsan Sadiq, Deputy Inspector General of Police, Pakistan
The Trending Human Organ Trafficking Phenomena
Usman Yusuf, Kaduna State University – Nigeria
12. Past Presidents Room
Using Theory to Understand and Reduce the High Rates of Sexual Violence in South Africa
Tameshnie Deane, University of South Africa
Crime, Criminality, and Victims of Crime in South Africa: Issues Arising
Imiera Pius, University of Pretoria – South Africa
2:50 – 4:00pm – Sessions 4
13. Library
Efficiency vs. Effectiveness: A Description of the Challenges in Policing Trinidad and Tobago
Karen Lancaster-Ellis and Michelle Nicholson, University of the West Indies
Incarceration in the Technological Era: Towards a System of Virtual Visitation for Prisoners in the Caribbean
Wendell C. Wallace, University of the West Indies, St. Augustine – Trinidad and Tobago
Caribean Police Leaders Perspectives on Death Penalty
Wendell C. Wallace, University of the West Indies, St. Augustine – Trinidad and Tobago