Charles Wellford: Gun Violence Prevention

Professor Charles Wellford was a speaker at the Gun Violence Prevention Presentation at the National Institute of Justice in Washington, D.C. presented on CSPAN on August 24th, 2016. Professors from Harvard, the University of Pennsylvania, and the University of Maryland spoke on gun violence in the United States, including police practices that would mitigate violent incidents when responding to citizens.

CCJS Presentation: Publication by LaFree/Jiang on Relationship Between Trade Openness and Human Trafficking

Bo Jiang (CCJS doctoral student) will present his recent publication, "Social Control, Trade Openness and Human Trafficking" which he co-authored with Dr. Gary LaFree (CCJS professor) on Wednesday, September 28, 2016 at noon in the CCJS large conference room at 2165E LeFrak Hall.  Their research paper was published in the Journal of Quantitative Criminology, one of the most respected journals in the field.

Congressional Briefing: Violence and Violence Prevention

Our very own CCJS Professor Laura Dugan will be presenting "Do US Federal Actions Influence Rightwing Violence?" at the upcoming Congressional Briefing: Violence and Violence Prevention. The Center for Evidence-Based Crime Policy, in collaboration with WestEd’s Justice & Prevention Research Center, will hold its next Congressional Briefing on Tuesday, September 27, 2016 at the Rayburn House Building at the U.S. Capitol in Washington DC from 10am to 12pm. The briefing is free and open to the public, but registration is required.

Zhejiang Police Students and Terp Young Scholars Switch Workshops

On Thursday, July 21, 2016, two distinguished BSOS adjunct faculty, Tom Mauriello, CCJS, and Marilyn London, Anthropology, shared their expertise with each other’s students.  Tom Mauriello was presenting a two-week criminal justice workshop to 30 Zhejiang Police College students from China, hosted by BSOS’s Office of International and Executive Programs (OIEP). Marilyn London was presenting a three-week summer course in forensic sciences to 20 high school students participating in the Terp Young Scholars Academic Program. 

Professor McGloin: Co-Editor of the Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency

Professor Jean McGloin has been named co-editor of the Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, one of the top rated journals in Criminology, beginning in January 2017. She is the first woman to hold this position and will share her editorship with Dr. Chris Sullivan from the University of Cincinnati.

D.B. Cooper Cold Case - Revisited