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CJUPDATE

Fall 2004

A Newsletter for Criminal Justice EducatorsFrom LexisNexis – Anderson Publishing

Volume xxxiii, No. 1

ASC to Hold 2004 Meeting in NashvilleThe American Society of Criminology (ASC) will hold

its annual 2004 meeting November 16-20 at the NashvilleConvention Center and Renaissance Nashville Hotel inNashville, Tennessee. Program chairs are Bonnie Fisherof the University of Cincinnati and Melissa Moon ofNorthern Kentucky University. The meeting’s theme willbe “Taking Stock: The Science of Criminology and thePursuit of Justice.”

The program will feature presentations on criminolog-ical theory and empirical tests; life-course theory andresearch; rational choice, opportunities, and crime; socialinstitutions and crime; women, crime, and justice; crime,justice, and people of color; critical criminology; interna-tional and comparative criminology; violence; drugsand substance abuse; varieties of offending; policing andenforcement; the courts and the law; capital punishment;corrections; juvenile delinquency and justice; rehabilita-tion and restorative justice; crime prevention; victimiza-tion; criminal justice policy; measurement and methodolo-gy; and teaching about crime and justice.

For more information on ASC, contact: Sarah Hall,Administrator, ASC, 1314 Kinnear Road, Suite 212,Columbus, OH 43212. Phone: 614/292-9207. E-mail:[email protected] Web site: http://www.asc41.com

CJ Academic Community Mourns Lossof Pioneer Criminologist Joan McCord

Joan McCord, the first female president of theAmerican Society of Criminology, died on February 24,2004, of lung cancer at her home in Narberth,Pennsylvania. She was 73.

The New York native received her bachelor’s anddoctorate degrees from Stanford University and did gradu-ate work at Stanford University and Harvard University.Before joining the faculty of Temple University as acriminal justice professor in 1987, McCord taught sixthgrade in Concord, Massachusetts, and then spent severalyears raising her children as a single mother. Over theyears, she developed a reputation as an internationallyknown scholar on the development of criminal behaviorby writing, cowriting, and editing 12 books and more than120 articles on delinquency, violence in the inner city, andalcoholism. Her piece, “Learning How to Learn andIts Sequelae,” is included in the LexisNexis Andersontext Lessons of Criminology, published in 2002 andfeatured in the advertisement in this issue of the CJUpdate newsletter.

McCord was best known for examining programsaimed at diverting juveniles from crime. Her extensivestudy concluded that summer camps, Scared Straightprison visitation programs, and police-led drug educationprograms in schools did not always deter at-risk youthsfrom committing crimes or becoming alcoholics.

McCord served as a senior research associate at theCenter for Research in Human Development on Educationand was the co-chair of the Panel on Juvenile Crime forthe National Academy of Sciences. She also receivednumerous honors, including the ASC’s Sutherland Awardand the Prix Emile Durkheim Award from theInternational Society of Criminology (ISC). McCord alsoheld leadership roles in several other professional societiesand received numerous awards and served on various sci-entific panels.

The criminal justice academic community has benefit-ted greatly from her work and will miss her both personal-ly and professionally.

Journal of Crime and Justice Moves OfficesThe Journal of Crime and Justice (JC&J), the official

journal of the Midwestern Criminal Justice Association(MCJA), which is published by LexisNexis, transferred itsoffices to the Department of Criminal Justice at theRochester Institute of Technology, effective July 1, 2004.JC&J was formerly housed in the Department of CriminalJustice Sciences at Illinois State University.

The journal welcomes manuscripts with originalscholarship in the area of crime and criminal justice,including qualitative and quantitative empirical work,theoretical commentaries, and book reviews. To have workconsidered for publication, submit a cover letter, fourcopies of the manuscript, and a $10 check made out to theJournal of Crime and Justice to: Christopher J. Schreck,Department of Criminal Justice, Rochester Institute ofTechnology, 93 Lomb Memorial Drive, Rochester, NY14623-5604. For more information, visit the web site at:http://www.ilstu.edu/~cjschre/JCJ.htm

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Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Calls for Papers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Focus on Faculty . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Position Openings . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Program Development . . . . . . . . . .5

Spicing Up the Classroom

Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3

Society of Police and Criminal Psychology Holds 2004Conference in Rome, Italy

The Society of Police and CriminalPsychology presents the CongressoInternazionale in conjunction with theUniversità Cattolica del Sacro Cuore inRome, Italy, October 11-15, 2004.

Conference goals are to foster thecollaboration of American and Italianpolice and corrections agencies, offi-cers, administrators, executives, educa-tors, and professionals to discuss andtrain in state-of-the-art techniques andtactics that involve the use of psychol-ogy in the criminal justice system.Police professionals in Italy encouragedthe Society to bring the conference toRome in order to share informationwith Italian law enforcement personneland learn from each other.Simultaneous translation will be avail-able in Italian and English.

The conference will be held at thePoliclinico Gemelli on the campus ofthe Università Cattolica del SacroCuore, located close to the Vatican andthe tourist center of Rome.

Topics will address major issuesand research in police and criminalpsychology. Field trips to explore crim-

inal justice experiences specific to theregion around Rome are also beingarranged for the first two days. Inaddition, several social events areplanned so conference attendees caninteract with one another.

The Society for Police andCriminal Psychology is a multidiscipli-nary group that encourages thescientific study of the criminal justicesystem and the application of behav-ioral science knowledge to problemsin criminal justice, including lawenforcement, judicial, and correctionselements.

For details, contact: Gary S.Aumiller, 750 Veterans MemorialHighway, Hauppauge, NY 11788.Phone: 516/724-5522. Fax: 516/724-5546. E-mail: [email protected]

In Europe, contact: RiccardoFenici, Centro di Biomagnetismo -Fisiologia Clinica, Law Enforcementand Criminalistics Research Unit,Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore,Largo Agostino Gemelli, 8, 00168Roma, Italy. E-mail: [email protected]

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JURIST: THE LEGAL EDUCATION NETWORK

http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/terrorism.htm

A section on “Terrorism Law and Policy” is the latest addition to Jurist:The Legal Education Network, a wide-ranging, legal education portal.The new section draws together links to web sources for counter-terrorismlaws and policies worldwide, as well as to terrorism-related trial documents,news, and general information. Adding perspective to the information iscommentary from law professors from throughout the United States.

PROJECT FOR INTEGRATING SPIRITUALITY, LAW, AND POLITICS

http://www.spiritlawpolitics.org/

The Project for Integrating Spirituality, Law, and Politics is a nationwidenetwork of those interested in the progressive transformation of law.The project’s aims are to develop and articulate a new vision of law’srelationship to social transformation and to bring together leaders andactivists in such spiritual/political/humanistic legal movements as restorativejustice, understanding-based mediation, and collaborative law under acommon theoretical and practical vision that can unify their respective efforts.

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SPICING UP THE CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENTSOME IDEAS

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Joint Conference Focuses on Critical Incident Response

A conference on critical incident response will be held September 27-29, 2004,at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans atLouisiana Superdome, in New Orleans,Louisiana. The theme of the meeting is“Prevention, Response, Preparedness, andRecovery.”

First responders; business and industryleaders; members of academia; and federal,state, and local stakeholders will be able tolearn about technology and tools now avail-able and under development for the respon-der community to deal with major threats to lives and property, such as terrorist attacks.

The conference, which is sponsored by the Department of Justice’s NationalInstitute of Justice and the Department ofHomeland Security’s Science and TechnologyDirectorate, will cover topics including special operations and tactics, transportationsecurity, critical infrastructure protection,communications and interoperability, information sharing, incident response, border security, funding sources for equip-ment and training, lessons learned, threatvulnerability and assessment, cyber securityand forensics, emergency preparedness andresponse.

For further information on this first-everjoint conference, contact: Jen Telander,Center for Technology CommercializationPO Box 11344, Alexandria, VA 22312. Phone:703/395-7382. E-mail: [email protected]

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The Dozens is an 80-minute, color,VHS drama that can be shown in 20-minute segments, with classroom dis-cussion paced accordingly. The film fol-lows a woman in trouble with the lawand focuses on the common needs andstruggles of young working-classwomen coming of age in urbanAmerica.

Based on a year’s research, this isthe fictional story of Sally Connors, age21, who struggles to create an inde-pendent life for herself and her four-year-old daughter after having served

time for economic crimes.Through Sally’s story, the film

explores the limitations placed onwomen by the criminal justice system as well as those placed on women in the larger society. Among the issues itdeals with are the effect of incarcerationon women and families, the stigmaattached to women who break the law, the failure of state rehabilitationprograms, and the alienation of prison-ers from society at large.

The film breaks down many prevail-ing stereotypes and offers a realistic

basis for discussing a wide range ofquestions and current issues.

An online teacher’s guide focuseson criminal justice topics such as“women and the criminal justice system” and “crime, the justice system,and recidivism,” as well as more generaltopics such as family roles and the economics of survival.

The award-winning independentfeature film is not sold in video stores. Itis available from Calliope Film Resources,Inc. E-mail: [email protected] Web site:http://www.calliope.org/

Harry Dammer has been elected Chair of the Criminal Justice/SociologyDepartment at the University ofScranton for 2004-2007.

Christopher Lowenkamp receiveda Ph.D. in Criminal Justice in March2004 from the University of Cincinnati.His dissertation was on “CorrectionalProgram Integrity and TreatmentEffectiveness: A Multi-Site Program-Level Analysis.”

Betsy Matthews received a Ph.D. inCriminal Justice in March 2004 from theUniversity of Cincinnati. Her dissertationwas on “Enhancing the ProtectiveCapacity of Mentoring Relationships:Strengthening the Social Bond.”

Scott Pray will be heading upMuskingum College’s new criminal justice program. He is currently completing his dissertation at SamHouston State University and instructingat Aurora University. Prior to that hewas a police officer and a chief of policefor a small town in Illinois.

Chris Schreck has moved to theCriminal Justice Department at theRochester Institute of Technology. He was formerly with the Departmentof Criminal Justice Sciences at IllinoisState University.

Betsy A. Witt (coauthor of Briefs ofLeading Cases in Corrections) is leavingher position as assistant professor in theDepartment of Criminal Justice atColumbus State University (Georgia) toTarleton State University in Stephenville,TX. She was recently awarded her Ph.D.from Sam Houston State University.

Focus on Faculty

International Consortium of Criminology AssociationsOrganized at Paris Conference

The International Consortium of Criminology Associations (ICCA) hasbeen organized as a result of the First Societies of Criminology Key IssuesConference, which was held in Paris, France, in May 2004. The conference, a joint project involving the efforts of 30 professional societies and associa-tions of criminology, was attended by 350 persons representing more than30 countries.

The Consortium has been organized to promote the establishmentand/or further development of academic criminology worldwide, with a goalof seeing vibrant academic departments of criminology in every universityin the world; to promote professional societies and associations of criminol-ogy worldwide, with a goal of seeing dynamic societies of criminology functioning in every country (i.e., holding annual meetings, publishingjournals and newsletters, operating a web page, interacting with other professionals and practitioners, and so on); and to promote indigenous,criminological knowledge, with the goal of seeing reputable professionalcriminological journals published in every country. A biannual meeting willbe held under the ICCA banner to advance the criminological knowledgebase and enhance the level of professional exchange among criminological associations around the world.

The ICCA web page can be found at http://www.asc41.com/icca.htmlThe page is currently being hosted by the American Society of Criminology,but the Consortium will soon have its own, free-standing URL. For moreinformation, contact Chris Eskridge. E-mail: [email protected] Phone:402/472-6755.

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Felician College Felician College has added a new bachelor’s degree

program in criminal justice. Criminal justice majorswill be prepared for careers as federal agents; insurancefraud investigators; forensic laboratory technicians;prison guards and administrators; loss prevention specialists; private investigators; and municipal, state,county, and federal police officers.

The criminal justice program is an interdiscipli-nary concentration within the Department of Historyand Social Sciences and will be chaired by SashaSinkowsky. Students will take a wide array of special-ized courses in the disciplines of sociology, psycholo-gy, and political science and will be required to take aseries of courses designed to acquaint them with thetheory and practice of criminal justice administration,investigation, and policing. An internship will berequired of all criminal justice majors.

The criminal justice program is assisted by an advisory board comprised of police, security, and legalprofessionals including chiefs of police, criminal attor-neys, and forensic specialists. Members of the boardadvise students, assist with identifying internshipopportunities, and serve as instructors, practicum lead-ers, and professional curriculum specialists.

For further information, contact: Felician College,223 Montross Avenue, Rutherford, NJ 07070. Phone: 201/559-6131.

Muskingum College A new undergraduate program in criminal justice

will be offered at Muskingum College beginning in the2004 Fall semester. The multidisciplinary program isthe result of a joint effort between the political sci-ence, sociology, and psychology departments.

Criminal justice students will have a liberal artseducation in the field, and will take a variety of cours-es ranging from public administration to abnormalpsychology. Two tracks of interest will be offered tostudents, (1) Criminology and the Justice Process, and(2) Economic and Social Justice, so students can decidewhether to pursue a more criminal-oriented programor one that focuses more on philosophy and economy.

For further information on the program, contact:Larry Normansell, Professor of Psychology andNeuroscience, Muskingum College, New Concord, OH43762. Phone: 740/826-8355. Fax: 740/826-8357. E-mail: [email protected]

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Northeastern University Northeastern University’s College of Criminal

Justice will launch a new Criminology and JusticePolicy Ph.D. program in the Fall of 2004. This development follows nearly three years of efforts on the part of the faculty and administration toresearch the nation’s criminal justice-oriented doctoralprograms and design a groundbreaking, innovativeprogram that meets the needs of a rapidly changingcriminal justice environment. The program will focuson applied research with a strong urban focus to prepare highly skilled criminal justice faculty andscholars, applied researchers, and senior agencyadministrators.

The proposed program will consist of 64 semesterhours of course work (32 beyond the semester-based master’s degree requirements). Students will berequired to take a series of eight theory and methodscore courses, including criminology, criminal justiceprocess, a law course, advanced criminological theory,research methods with lab, evaluation methods, statis-tics with lab, and multivariate statistics, in addition to two third-year practica and 12 elective courses.

Northeastern also recently introduced a new academic investment policy for graduate programs.Qualified individuals who enroll in the graduateschool of criminal justice as full-time students may be eligible for a 30 percent tuition discount, and thosewho enroll on a part-time basis may be eligible for a 25 percent discount. This policy will take effect forstudents entering in Fall 2004. More informationabout this initiative can be obtained from JackMcDevitt, Associate Dean of Research and GraduateStudies, or Laurie Mastone, at 617/373-2813.

For further information, contact: NortheasternUniversity, 204 Churchill, Hall, 360 HuntingtonAvenue, Boston, MA 02115. Phone: 617/373-3327

University of Madras Offers Post-GraduateCourse on CyberCrimeThe Department of Criminology of the University of Madras

in Chennai, India, is offering a post-graduate diploma incyber crime and information security, offered in a part-timeevening course format. The last date for submitting anapplication is October 8, 2004. For details contact: +91-044-25366988 Web site: http://www.unom.ac.in/

CJ Update • Fall 2004

CALLS FOR PAPERS


Conferences

Meeting:Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS)

Contact:Maki Haberfeld and Delores Jones-Brown, Co-Program Chairs

John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Department of Law and Police Science

899 10th Avenue

New York, NY 10019

212.237.8381 • 212.237.8390 • Fax: 212.237.8383

E-mail: [email protected] or [email protected]

Comments:Papers are invited for ACJS’s 2005 annual meeting, to be

held at the Sheraton Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, on March 15-

19, 2005. The conference will focus on the theme “New

Challenges in Criminal Justice Education.” Abstracts and

information are due to topic area chairs by October 1, 2004.

Meeting:Alfred University, Rural Justice Institute

Contact:Sally Dorman

The Rural Justice Institute

One Saxon Drive

Alfred, NY 14802

607.871.2215

E-mail: [email protected].

Comments:Submissions are invited for a conference on “Crystal

Opportunities: Building Resiliency in Youth At-Risk” to be held

May 18-20, 2005, at the Radisson Hotel in Corning, New York.

The purpose of this conference is to provide participants with a

multidisciplinary approach to programs and resources for develop-

ing resilient youths. Included in the conference program will be

treatment approaches, service coordination, interventions, preven-

tion programs, and protocol development from programs across

the country. The conference is designed for anyone who works

with youths, including professionals from criminal justice; law

enforcement; human service organizations; medical and health

services; education; mental health; addiction treatment; clergy

and church groups; researchers; and university faculty. Proposals

should be submitted in one of three categories: workshop,

research paper, or poster session. The proposal deadline is

October 1, 2004. Interested parties should send a brief abstract

(1,000 words), a brief biography of the presenter(s), and a copy

of the proposal form, which can be downloaded from the RJI web

site (http://www.ruraljustice.org).

Journals

Journal:Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice

Contact:Robert M. Bohm, JCCJ Guest Editor

Department of Criminal Justice and Legal Studies

University of Central Florida

Orlando, FL 32816

407.823.5944

E-mail: [email protected]

Comments:The journal invites manuscripts for a special issue on the theme,

“Miscarriages of Criminal Justice.” Submissions are encouraged

that focus on why miscarriages occur and what can be done

about them. Send four copies of each manuscript, along with

one copy on disk. Manuscripts should be no more than 25 typed,

double-spaced pages including tables, figures, and references.

Manuscripts are due January 15, 2005.

Journal:Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice

Contact:Janice Joseph, Editor

Richard Stockton College of New Jersey

PO Box 195, Jim Leeds Road

Pomona, NJ 08240

609.652.4312 • Fax: 609.748.5559


Comments:Original manuscripts are sought focusing on crime, criminal

justice and ethnicity/race. Contact the editor for instructions.

Journal:Trends in Organized Crime

Contact:James O. Finckenauer, Editor

389 Sayre Drive

Princeton, NJ 08540

973.353.3301


Comments:Published four times a year, Trends in Organized Crime is the

official journal of the International Association for the Study

of Organized Crime (IASOC). It offers analyses and syntheses

for practitioners, policymakers, and the academic community.

It publishes peer-reviewed, academically rigorous research;

excerpts significant governmental reports; offers reviews of new

books, and, presents analyses and commentary on current issues

in organized crime. Manuscripts must be submitted in English,

in electronic form, as either ASCII, RTF, or Word files.

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World Justice Information Network Launches Partnership Program

The World Justice InformationNetwork (WJIN) is launching a part-nership program with selected criminal justice organizations andindividuals who share their vision to provide a common repository of criminal justice information forresearchers, policymakers, politicians,and the general public. All partner-ship levels are free and will provideparticipating organizations with exposure in the criminal justice community in the developing anddeveloped world.

Three kinds of partnerships areavailable: (1) research partnerships, (2) organizational partnerships, and (3) company partnerships.

Research partnerships are avail-able to large and small criminal justice research organizations andindependent consultants. A researchpartnership will allow research to bedisseminated to the criminal justicecommunity by housing research onWJIN databases or providing a links to participant web sites. Currentresearch partners include AbtAssociates and the Urban Institute.

Organizational partnerships areavailable to government agencies and

nonprofit organizations that sponsor criminal justice research, provide technical assistance, or make criminaljustice policy. Becoming an organiza-tional partner allows agencies toshare sponsored research with thewider community, build awareness of efforts, and keep abreast ofresearch across the criminal justicearena. Organizational partners willreceive an unlimited number of usernames for organization members andconstituents. Partners may also electto have their constituents andemployees receive a daily criminaljustice news-feed delivered directlyvia e-mail. This news-feed is tailoredto criminal justice researchers andpolicymakers. The National Instituteof Justice and Department of State arecurrent organizational partners.

Company partnerships are avail-able for companies that have innova-tive technology or disseminationtools that could be useful for criminaljustice researchers. Partnership allowscompanies to share information with WJIN and the criminal justicecommunity about relevant tech-niques and tools. Thompson Dialog’sNewsEdge is a company partner.

Any person or organization inter-ested in pursuing a partnership withWJIN should send an e-mail to:[email protected]

Now fully funded by a grant fromthe National Institute of Justice, WJINwill soon begin accepting sponsorshipfrom other organizations wishing tosupport their criminal justice researchdissemination mission.

Through soliciting, authoring, publishing, translating, cataloging, filtering, annotating, and distributingdigital materials in a convenient format and providing cutting-edgetechnologies, WJIN empowers part-ners around the world to build global networks of knowledge about crimeand justice.

All questions and commentsabout the WJIN program and technical administration of the WJIN portal should be addressed to:World Justice Information Network(WJIN), Abt Associates, Inc., 4800Montgomery Avenue, Suite 600,Bethesda, MD 20814-3460. Phone:301/347-5644. Fax: 301/652-3618. E-mail: [email protected] Web site:http://www.abtassociates.com


JCJE Seeks New EditorThe Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) is

seeking applications for the position of Editor of theJournal of Criminal Justice Education. The Editor will beresponsible for administering a high-quality academicjournal for the ACJS membership. The Editor will set editorial policy, select deputy and associate editors, createa peer review system, and manage the journal. The Editor’sfirst issue will be March 2006 (Volume 17, Number 1).The ACJS Executive Board recently approved a $5,000stipend for the Editor.

Those interested in being considered should provide aformal proposal to the Editor Selection Committee no laterthan January 7, 2005. The proposal should include: a state-ment of editorial philosophy for the Journal; a statementof the applicant’s qualifications, including vita; a formaldeclaration of institutional support; and a budget includ-ing a breakdown of the expenses that will be provided bythe host institution and those expected for the Academy.The Executive Board of the Academy will appoint theEditor for a three-year term.

Applications and requests for further informationshould be directed to: Jeffery T. Walker, Department ofCriminal Justice, University of Arkansas, Little RockLittle Rock, AR 72204-1099. Phone: 501/569-3083.

Corrections Compendium Welcomes ResearCorrections Compendium, the research journal of

the American Correctional Association (ACA), is seekingsubmissions. Its international readership includes individ-uals involved in various sectors of the corrections andcriminal justice fields, including individuals employed in academia, correctional institutions, and communitycorrections. The journal is open to submissions on all subjects, provided they relate to corrections and adhere tostandards of quality scholarship. A typical article isapproximately 3,000 to 6,000 words, excluding references,endnotes, tables, charts, and so on. All submissions arereviewed by members of an editorial advisory board.Articles must not have been published elsewhere or beunder consideration by another publication. A completelist of guidelines is available on their web site:http://www.aca.org/publications/ccjournal.asp

To submit, send an unformatted article on an IBM-compatible disk in WordPerfect or Microsoft Word, double-spaced, as well as a hard copy to: Susan Clayton,Managing Editor, American Correctional Association4380 Forbes Boulevard, Lanham, MD 20706-4322. E-mail:[email protected] Include name, title, affiliation, address,daytime telephone number, fax number, and e-mailaddress.

Corrections Compendium Welcomes Research

Norval Morris: The Modern Day John Howard

Norval will be missed by many; he was a classic burr-in-the-saddle; his work regarding conditions of confinement, supermaxprisons, and the plight of the mentally ill behind prison bars isseminal.

In his last book, a compelling roman à clef, entitledMaconochie's Gentlemen: The Story of Norfolk Island and the Rootsof Modern Prison Reform, the humanism and the incisive intellectof Norval Morris are beautifully revealed. Published in 2002, thenovel gives a vivid portrayal of Alexander Maconochie's heroicachievement of creating a “token economy” for rewarding positivebehavior through a convict “marks system” in the penal colony atNorfolk Island, a thousand miles off the coast of Australia, 1840-44. Moreover, it shares a passionate belief that a virtuous prison ispossible in the process of maintaining humane and safe prisons.This belief epitomizes the life and work of Norval Morris.

Why would anyone devote himself to penal reform? If there isa viable alternative, why choose to suffer the chill breath of adversepublic opinion, the bemused stares of neighbors, the frustrations and lack of reward? It is a vexing question; a satisfy-ing answer is not easily come by. Yet, down through the history ofprisons, penal reformers are legion. In contemplating the extraor-dinary saga of John Howard (1773) and his narrative, The State of the Prisons in Europe and England, Norval made noteof his own life’s journey of penal reform.

“In an incomparably lesser way, I have devoted the last five and a half decades to the minutiae of prison regimes in four continents. Yet, a vocation in the academic side of criminal law provided all I needed by way of a comfortable,professional, and personal life. To add myself to the list of prison reformers is not to draw a self-serving comparison. Rather, it is to seek an answer to the troublesome question: Why should anyone of reasonable ability see the conditions of prison life as meriting serious and sustained concern? So, when devising prison conditions, you should devise them for yourself.”As the nineteenth-century American prison reform heroine,

Elizabeth Gurney Fry advised: “If thee should build a prison, consider thee and thine children might inhabit it.” In tribute to Norval Morris, and at his behest for achieving a better under-standing of the dilemma(s) of corrections, I recommend an absorb-ing read of Manonochie's Gentlemen. Here one will find the heart and soul of a life committed to penal reform. Here, too,one will discover how we will all continue to benefit from theenduring legacy of Norval Morris.

Jess Maghan, Chester, Connecticut (2/25/04)

In Memoriam

LexisNexis Makes It Easier for Visually Impaired Students

LexisNexis now offers an easy link for requesting publications for visually impairedstudents or faculty members. To directly link to the form, visit: http://www.lexisnexis.com/lawschool/faculty/about/visr_form.asp

All customers requesting titles for visuallyimpaired students should use this form torequest files of a LexisNexis academic publish-ing title for a visually impaired student or faculty member. For requests on behalf of students, proof of purchase of the requestedtitle will be required. Users will be contactedwith instructions on how to provide this proof.

Criminal justice faculty should not be confused by the fact that this link is on the lawschool web site. It should be used for bothcriminal justice and law school publications.


Norval Morris, former dean of the University of Chicago Law School andinternationally recognized expert on criminal justice and prison reform, diedof heart failure February 21, 2004. Jess Maghan penned the tribute belowin memoriam.

NIJ International Center Hopes toLink U.S. Researchers with Others

Academics and practitioners are invited to participate in a project funded by the NIJInternational Center. The project aims to determine the best strategies to link U.S. andnon-U.S. researchers on particular topics ofinterest in crime and criminal justice. A survey,focus groups, and individual interviews will beutilized to assess strategies and to develop a listof persons interested in global collaboration.

Those interested should visit the web siteat: http://www.crjinterlink.org or contact:Harry Dammer, The University of Scranton. E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 570/941-5853.

NEACJS Confers 2004 AwardsThe Northeastern Association of Criminal

Justice Sciences (NEACJS) held its annual meet-

ing in June in Bristol, RI. Gerhard Mueller,

(Distinguished Professor, Rutgers University)

won the 2004 Founders Award; Kevin Ryan,

(Director of Continuing Legal Education,

Vermont Bar Association) received the 2004

Fellow Award; Yolanda Scott (Assistant

Professor, Roger Williams University) won the

2004 Emerging Scholar Award; and Robert

McKenna, Assistant Dean and Director, Justice

System Training and Research Institute, Roger

Williams University, was the recipient of the

2004 Innovator’s Award.

Institution:Southern Illinois University, CarbondaleDepartment:Center for the Study of Crime,Delinquency, and CorrectionsPosition:3 tenure-track positions, assistantprofessor level; begin August 2005(See article on below regarding Directorposition)Submissions:letter of interest indicating specialty(ies);vita; 3 letters of referenceReview Date:November 1, 2004until position filledContact:Faculty Search CommitteeCenter for the Study of Crime,Delinquency, and CorrectionsSouthern Illinois University, CarbondaleMailcode 4504Carbondale, IL 62901http://www.siu.edu/~ajsiuc/

Institution:University of Pittsburgh at BradfordDepartment:Administration of JusticePosition:visiting assistant professor level;begin Fall 2004Submissions:curriculum vita; letter of application;official transcripts, 3 letters ofrecommendationReview Date:Until position filledContact:Shailendra GajananAdministration of Justice SearchUniversity of Pittsburgh at Bradford300 Campus DriveBradford, PA 16701814.362.7628E-mail: [email protected]

Institution:University of Wisconsin-ParksideDepartment:Criminal JusticePosition:tenure-track position, assistant professorlevel (pending final approval)Submissions:letter of application; vita; names andcontact information for 3 references;writing sample; teaching evaluations.Review Date:December 3, 2004until position filledContact:Susan R. Takata, ChairDepartment of Criminal JusticeUniversity of Wisconsin, Parkside900 Wood RoadP.O. Box 2000Kenosha, WI 53141-2000262/595-3416E-mail: [email protected]://oldweb.uwp.edu/employment/

The institutions represented in CJ Update are equal opportunity/affirmative action employers.For detailed position descriptions, applicant requirements and other information,

please contact the school in which you are interested.

POSITION OPENINGS


SIU’s Center for Study of Crime, Delinquency,and Corrections Seeks New Director

The Center for the Study of Crime, Delinquency, andCorrections at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale,seeks an established scholar for the position of Professor andDirector of the Center. The Center offers the B.A. and M.A.in administration of justice and collaborates with theDepartment of Sociology in offering a criminology special-ization within the sociology Ph.D. program. Candidatesshould have a doctorate in criminal justice or a closelyrelated social or behavioral science, a strong commitmentto undergraduate and graduate education within a liberalarts context, and outstanding records of teaching andscholarship. Particularly valued is the ability to leadthrough consensus during a period of faculty and program-matic transition. Salary is negotiable, according to qualifi-cations and experience. Review of applications will beginOctober 1, 2004, and continue until position is filled; theappointment will begin no later than August 16, 2005.

Interested parties should send a cover letter, vita, andthree letters of reference to: Director Search Committee;Center for the Study of Crime, Delinquency, andCorrections, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale,Mailcode 4504, Carbondale, IL 62901.

Twenty-First Century Workforce:Can Your Students Make the Grade?

Community corrections is facing the need to adapt tochanging social and political mandates. As part of a projectto examine twentieth-century workforce needs in commu-nity corrections, including the ability of agencies to meetfuture recruitment, selection, retention, and careeradvancement demands, the National Institute ofCorrections (NIC) seeks to identify practices that helpbridge the gap between classroom theory and its applica-tion to careers. They are soliciting input from those inhigher education who have developed avenues for promot-ing mutual objectives through collaborative partnershipswith community corrections. Examples might includecreative internship programs, entry-level certification, jobtask analysis, co-op education, and the like, as applied tocommunity corrections. Particularly innovative initiativeswill be featured in a “best practices” section of an NICreport highlighting the involvement of higher educationin community corrections.

Anyone with examples of such initiatives isencouraged to contact: Jeanne Stinchcomb, Departmentof Criminology and Criminal Justice, Florida AtlanticUniversity. Phone: 954/762-5138. E-mail: [email protected]

CALENDAR


September22-25Southern Criminal Justice Association(SCJA)Sheraton Capital Center HotelRaleigh, NCChasing Shadows: Confronting What We Knowand Don't Know about CrimeFor additional information, contact:Gordon Crews, Program ChairCAS Room 146School of Justice StudiesRoger Williams UniversityOne Old Ferry RoadBristol, RI 02809401.254.3353 • Fax: 401.254.3431E-mail: [email protected]

30-2Midwestern Criminal JusticeAssociation (MCJA)Best Western Inn of ChicagoChicago, ILDoing Justice While Transforming Livesand Communities: Modern Challengesfor Criminal JusticeFor additional information, contact:Thomas Castellano, Program ChairDepartment of Criminal JusticeRochester Institute of Technology1 Lomb Memorial DriveRochester, NY 14623-5603585.475.2812 • Fax: 585.475.6749E-mail: [email protected]

October7-9Southwestern Association of CriminalJustice (SWACJ)Hilton Houston PlazaHouston, TXResearching Criminal Justice OrganizationsFor additional information, contact:Tory CaetiCriminal JusticeUniversity of North TexasBox 305130Denton, TX 76203940.565.4591E-mail: [email protected]

7-9Western and Pacific Association ofCriminal Justice Educators (WPACJE)Holiday Inn Express Old TownSan Diego, CAFor additional information, contact:Andrew Giacomazzi, WPACJE Vice PresidentDepartment of Criminal Justice AdministrationBoise State UniversityBoise, ID 83725-1955208.426.4162E-mail: [email protected]

11-15Society for Police and CriminalPsychologyRome, ItalyFor additional information, see articleon page 2.

October, continued27-29Criminal Justice Educators Associationof New York State (CJEANYS)Holiday InnRonkonkoma (Long Island), NYFor additional information, contact:John MockryClinton Community CollegeClinton Point DrivePlattsburgh, NY 12901518.562.4179E-mail: [email protected]

November11-13International Conference on SocialScience ResearchHotel Inter-ContinentalNew Orleans, LAFor additional information, contact:Tamara CrohnConference ManagerCentre for Policy and Practice900 E. Seventh Street, #202Bloomington, IN 47405E-mail: [email protected]

17-20American Society of Criminology (ASC)Renaissance Nashville HotelNashville, TNTaking Stock: The Science of Criminologyand the Pursuit of JusticeFor additional information, contact:Sarah HallAmerican Society of Criminology1314 Kinnear Road, Suite 212Columbus,OH 43212-1156614.292.9207 • Fax: 614.292.6767E-mail: [email protected]

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Volume xxxiii, No. 1 UPDATE · Volume xxxiii, No. 1 ASC to Hold 2004 Meeting in Nashville The American Society of Criminology (ASC) will hold its annual 2004 meeting November 16-20