Association for Criminal Justice Research
(California)

66th. Semi-annual Meeting, October 11- 12, 2007


“Reintegration and Innovation in Criminal Justic Research”

Click to:   Conference Registration Form       
Coast Long Beach Hotel
700 Queensway Drive
Long Beach, Ca 90802
Phone(562 ) 435-7676 or 1-(800)716-6199

Program Chairs:  Dale K. Sechrest, Professor, Cal State San Bernardino
Michael Stefanko, Consultant
 
Conference Schedule
Thursday, October 11, 2007
   
 8:15 AM Registration: Miramar Room
   
 9:15 AM President's Welcome & Introductions, Frances Coles, D.Crim.,
CSU San Bernardino (emeritus)
   
9:30 AM

Keynote Address:
Senator Gloria Romero, Majority Leader, Chair, Senate Committee on Public Safety 
 "Legislative Update on Corrections"

   
10:30 AM New Approaches to Probation and Parole
 
CHAIR: Shirley Hunt, Research Manager, Orange County Probation Research
PANEL:

Jerry Harper, Chief Probation Officer, San Bernardino County
“Implementing Evidence-Based Practices in Probation”

Sheldon Zhang, Ph.D., San Diego State
Study of Parole Reentry in California”

Connie Ireland, Ph.D., Ryan Fischer and Aili Malm, CSU Long Beach
“Substance Abuse Aftercare for Parolees”

   
12:00 NOON Luncheon: Marina Room
   
1:30 PM The Crisis in Youth Gangs 
 
CHAIR: Lydia Hollie, Ph.D., Chair, Youth Gang and Violence Prevention
Task Force, City of Long Beach
PANEL:

Wes McBride, California Gang Investigators, Inc .
“Gangs in California”

Karen Hennigan, Ph.D., USC Psychology Department
“Social Identity Project: Gang Injunctions”

John Anderson, Assistant District Attorney, TARGET
 "Orange County Gang Injunction Project”

   
3:15 PM Implementation of Recent Court Decisions
 
CHAIR: Tomar Mason, Judge, Superior Court, San Francisco
PANEL:

B. Renee Ford – SB Co. Probation Compliance Director, Division II
Director, John Doe 2 Coordinator
 "Implementation of John Doe 2"

Sharon Bolle, SB County Schools, John Doe II Compliance Director “Implementation of John Doe 2”

Carrie Petrucci, Orange County
“Study of DUI Offenders”

   
5:00 PM ACJRC No-Host Reception:  The Bar
6:30 PM Association Business Meeting and Dinner:  Almeria Room 
   
   
   
Friday, October 12, 2007
   
8:00 AM Late Registration: Miramar Room
8:45 AM President's Report: Frances Coles
   
9:00 AM Innovative Victim Studies
 
CHAIR: Brenda Vogel, Ph.D. CSU Long Beach
PANEL:

Kristy Matsuda, Graduate Student & Project Manager , UC Irvine
“Violence in California Correctional Facilities: An Empirical
Examination of 'Sexual Assault"'

Tracy F. Tolbert, Ph.D. CSU Long Beach Department of Criminal Justice
“Love or Obsession: A symbolic interactionist approach to research on
stalking and female/male victimology”

Marshall Wong, MSW, Senior Intergroup Specialist, LA Human Relations Commission
“The Impact of Hate Crimes on Victims."

Stephanie Torres, Student & Barbara Owen, Professor, Department of Criminal Justice, CSU Fresno
“Gendered Violence and Safety: A Contextual Approach”

   
10:30 AM Review and Analysis of Recent Trends in Criminal Justice:
Report of California Expert Panel on California Corrections Reform
 
CHAIR: Robert Cushman, President, American Justice Institute (retired)
PANEL:

Susan Turner, Ph.D. Associate Director, Center for Evidence-Based Corrections, UC Irvine

John Berecochea, D.Crim. Research Director, California Department of Corrections (retired)

Michael Prendergast, Ph.D. Research Historian, Integrated Substance
Abuse Programs, UCLA

   
12:15 Noon Adjourn

Probation officers attending the Conference may be eligible for STC credits. Please check with your agency's HT/Training Division.
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