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Here Do We Fit in Here? the Role of Social Workers in Corrections Niihau Boardroom WESTERN SOCIETY OF CRIMINOLOGY 46th Annual Conference February 7–9, 2019 Program Schedule Hilton Waikiki Beach Honolulu, Hawai’i WESTERN SOCIETY OF CRIMINOLOGY 2018–2019 Board Members OFFICERS Aili Malm, Ph.D., President Michael D. White, Ph.D., Vice President Christine S. Scott-Hayward, Ph.D., Secretary Sam Vickovic, Ph.D., Treasurer Henry F. Fradella, J.D., Ph.D., Executive Director EXECUTIVE COUNSELORS Edith Kinney, J.D., Ph.D. (2016-2019) William Sousa, Ph.D. (2016-2019) Natalie Todak, Ph.D. (2017-2020) John L. Vinson, Ph.D. (2017-2020) Jennifer Wong, Ph.D. (2017-2020) Weston J. Morrow, Ph.D. (2018-2021) Danielle Wallace, Ph.D. (2018-2021) COUNSELORS-AT-LARGE Gisela Bichler, Ph.D. (2018-2019) Nicholas J. Chagnon, Ph.D. (2018-2019) David MacAlister, J.D., LL.M. (2018-2019) Jennifer Sumner, Ph.D. (2018-2019) Megan Welsh, Ph.D. (2018-2019) Maryanne Alderson, M.S. (Student Representative) (2018-2019) VOTING IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT Hadar Aviram, LL.B., Ph.D. EDITORS, Criminology, Criminal Justice, Law & Society Elaine Gunnison, Ph.D. Jacqueline Helfgott, Ph.D. EDITOR, The Western Criminologist Ashley Hewitt, Ph.D. DIRECTOR, Social Media Natalie Todak, Ph.D. CO-FOUNDERS Tom Gitchoff, Ph.D. June Morrison, Ph.D. 2019 PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS Natalie Todak, Ph.D. Danielle Wallace, Ph.D. Megan Welsh, Ph.D. 2 SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7 EVENTS LOCATION 2:30 PM to 5:00 PM Check-In Second Floor Mezzanine 3:15 PM to 5:15 PM Executive Board Meeting Altitude 37 5:30 PM to 7:00 PM President’s Welcome & Reception Ballroom FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8 EVENTS LOCATION 7:00 AM to 11:40 AM & Check-In Second Floor Mezzanine & 1:00 PM to 6:00 PM 7:30 AM to 8:30 AM Plenary Breakfast Ballroom 9:00 AM to 11:40 AM Book Exhibit Second Floor Mezzanine & 1:15 PM to 6:00 PM 8:45 AM to 10:00 AM Panel Sessions 1 – 8 & Roundtable 1 Hawai’i I/II, Kauai, Molokai, Territorial I/II/III, Altitude 37, & Niihau Boardroom 10:15 AM to 11:30 AM Panel Sessions 9 – 16 & Roundtable 2 Hawai’i I/II, Kauai, Molokai, Territorial I/II/III, Altitude 37, & Niihau Boardroom 11:40 AM to 1:00 PM Awards Luncheon Ballroom 1:15 PM to 2:30 PM Presidential Plenary Session 1 Territorial I & II 2:45 PM to 4:00 PM Panel Sessions 17 – 24 & Roundtable 3 Hawai’i I/II, Kauai, Molokai, Territorial I/II/III, Altitude 37, & Niihau Boardroom 4:15 PM to 5:30 PM Panel Sessions 25 – 32 & Roundtable 4 Hawai’i I/II, Kauai, Molokai, Territorial I/II/III, Altitude 37, & Niihau Boardroom 5:45 PM to 7:00 PM Panel Sessions 33 – 40 Hawai’i I/II, Kauai, Molokai, Territorial I/II/III, Altitude 37, & Niihau Boardroom 7:15 PM to 8:30 PM Poster Session and Dinner Ballroom 8:30 PM to ? Student Party Meet in Hotel’s Main Lobby SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9 EVENTS LOCATION 7:30 AM to 10:45 AM Check-In Second Floor Mezzanine & 12:30 PM to 3:00 PM 8:00 AM to 10:45 AM Book Exhibit Second Floor Mezzanine & 12:30 PM to 4:30 PM 8:00 AM to 9:15 AM Panel Sessions 41 – 47 & Roundtable 5 Hawai’i I/II, Kauai, Molokai, Territorial I/II, Altitude 37, & Niihau Boardroom 9:30 AM to 10:45 AM Panel Sessions 48 – 54 & Roundtable 6 Hawai’i I/II, Kauai, Molokai, Territorial I/II, Altitude 37, & Niihau Boardroom 10:50 AM to 12:15 PM Keynote Brunch Ballroom 12:30 PM to 1:45 PM Panel Sessions 55 – 61 & Workshop 1 Hawai’i I/II, Kauai, Molokai, Territorial I/II, Altitude 37, & Niihau Boardroom 2:00 PM to 3:15 PM Panel Sessions 62 – 68 & Workshop 2 Hawai’i I/II, Kauai, Molokai, Territorial I/II, Altitude 37, & Niihau Boardroom 3:30 PM to 4:45 PM Presidential Plenary Session 2 Hawai’i I & II 4:50 PM to 5:10 PM Book Sale Second Floor Mezzanine 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM Executive Board Meeting Altitude 37 3 HOTEL MAP Ground Floor Altitude 37 on 37th Floor nd 2 Floor 4th Floor 4 CONFERENCE PROGRAM OVERVIEW THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7 2:30 PM TO 5:00 PM CHECK-IN SECOND-FLOOR MEZZANINE 3:15 PM TO 5:15 PM EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING ALTITUDE 37 5:30 PM TO 7:00 PM PRESIDENT’S WELCOME & RECEPTION BALLROOM FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8 7:00AM TO 11:40 AM CHECK-IN SECOND-FLOOR MEZZANINE & 1:00 PM TO 6:00 PM 7:30 AM TO 8:30 AM PLENARY BREAKFAST BALLROOM Time to Abolish Life Sentences MARC MAUER Winner, Morrison-Gitchoff Founders’ Award 9:00 AM TO 11:30 AM AND BOOK EXHIBIT SECOND-FLOOR MEZZANINE 1:15 PM TO 6:00 PM 8:45 AM TO 10:00 AM PANEL SESSIONS 1 – 8 & ROUNDTABLE 1 Panel 1: Coming Home: Understanding the Role of Social Bonds and Neighborhood Hawai'i I Context on Reentry Outcomes Panel 2: Policing in Canada Hawai'i II Panel 3: Advances in Research on Co-offending Networks Kauai Panel 4: Perceptual Deterrence: Threat Communication and Perception Formation Molokai Panel 5: Understanding the Intersection of On- & Off-line Experiences with Cybercrime Territorial I Panel 6: Substance Use, Abuse, and Harm Reduction Territorial II Panel 7: Contemporary Developments in Aggression Research Territorial III Panel 8: Contemporary Issues in Corrections I Altitude 37 Roundtable 1: Project Rebound: Addressing Challenges While offering Support to Niihau Boardroom Formerly Incarcerated Students 5 CONFERENCE PROGRAM OVERVIEW 10:15 AM TO 11:30 AM PANEL SESSIONS 9 – 16 & ROUNDTABLE 2 Panel 9: Media, Technology & the Police Hawai'i I Panel 10: Contemporary Issues in Corrections II Hawai'i II Panel 11: Analyzing Crime Data Kauai Panel 12: Assessing Criminal Justice Interventions Across Multiple Domains Molokai Panel 13: The Gendered Consequences of Institutional Control on Justice-Involved Territorial I Women, Girls & Their Families Panel 14: Evaluating Teaching, Learning, and Compensation in Criminology and Territorial II Criminal Justice Education Panel 15: Current Perspectives in CyberCrime Territorial III Panel 16: Mental Health of Prison Inmates and Correctional Officers Altitude 37 Roundtable 2: Interdisciplinary Teaching in Law & Criminology Niihau Boardroom 11:40 AM TO 1:00 PM AWARDS LUNCHEON BALLROOM 1:15 PM TO 2:30 PM PRESIDENTIAL PLENARY I TERRITORIAL I & II Evidence-Based Policing in the Western Region 2:45 PM TO 4:00 PM PANEL SESSIONS 17 – 24 & ROUNDTABLE 3 Panel 17: Diversion, Plea Bargaining, and Sentencing Hawai'i I Panel 18: Critical Issues in Homicide and Rapid Police Response Research Hawai'i II Panel 19: New Perspectives on Groups and Crime Kauai Panel 20: Evolving Trends in White-Collar Crime and CyberCrime Molokai Panel 21: Online Child Sexual Exploitation & Solicitation: The PRESEL Project Territorial I Panel 22: Sexuality, Gender Identity, and Sexual Violence and Victimization Territorial II Panel 23: Consequences of Exposure to Criminal Justice Intervention and Violence Territorial III Panel 24: Law Enforcement Officers' Experiences Altitude 37 Roundtable 3: Where Do We Fit in Here? the Role of Social Workers in Corrections Niihau Boardroom 6 CONFERENCE PROGRAM OVERVIEW 4:15 PM TO 5:30 PM PANEL SESSIONS 25 – 32 & ROUNDTABLE 4 Panel 25: Crime Analysis in Time and Space Hawai'i I Panel 26: Place, Crime, and Community Dynamics Hawai'i II Panel 27: Emerging Issues in “Law Online” and CyberCrime Kauai Panel 28: Explorations in Gender, Sexuality, and Crime Molokai Panel 29: Age, Race, and Gender as Salient Factors in offender and Sentencing Territorial I Panel 30: Severe Punishments Territorial II Panel 31: Gangs and Organized Crime Territorial III Panel 32: Mental Health and Policing Altitude 37 Roundtable 4: Recreational Marijuana Niihau Boardroom 5:45 PM TO 7:00 PM PANEL SESSIONS 33 – 40 Panel 33: Contemporary Issues in Corrections III Hawai'i I Panel 34: Theoretical and Methodological Challenges Analyzing Homicide and Arson Hawai'i II Panel 35: Criminological and Criminal Justice Theories I Kauai Panel 36: Youth and Crime Molokai Panel 37: International Perspectives on Crime, Adjudication, and Sentencing Territorial I Panel 38: Restorative Justice Territorial II Panel 39: Perceptions of Law Enforcement Critical Incident Responses Territorial III Panel 40: Race, Ethnicity, Crime, and (In)Justice Altitude 37 7:15 PM TO 8:30 PM POSTER SESSION & DINNER BALLROOM 8:30 PM STUDENT PARTY MEET IN HOTEL LOBBY Don’t Miss the Book Sale! Each year the WSC organizes a book sale to raise funds for the June Morrison Travel Scholarships that enable students to attend the conference. Books donated by various criminal justice publishers are on display for the duration of the meeting and are then sold at unbelievably low prices. First choice is given to students on Saturday, February 9th at 4:50 pm. Once students have had a chance, the sale is open to all registered conference attendees. End the conference with a little gift to yourself that will benefit a worthy cause! 7 CONFERENCE PROGRAM OVERVIEW SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 9 7:30AM TO 10:45 AM CHECK-IN SECOND-FLOOR MEZZANINE AND 12:30 PM TO 3:00 PM 8:00 AM TO 10:45 AM AND BOOK EXHIBIT SECOND-FLOOR MEZZANINE 12:30 PM TO 4:30 PM 8:00 AM TO 9:15 AM PANEL SESSIONS 41 – 47 & ROUNDTABLE 5 Panel 41: Correctional Assessment, Rehabilitative Programming, and Clemency Hawai'i I Panel 42: Causes and Consequences of School Violence Hawai'i II Panel 43: Perceptions of Punishment Kauai Panel 44: Characteristics of Law Enforcement Officers Molokai Panel 45: Criminological and Criminal Justice Theories II Territorial I Panel 46: Understanding and Reducing Sexual Victimization Territorial II Panel 47: Pedagogical Innovations in Criminology and Criminal Justice Altitude 37 Roundtable 5: Lessons Learned to Date: A Meta-Synthesis on Motivations for Police Niihau Boardroom Proactivity at the Street-Level 9:30 AM TO 10:45 AM PANEL SESSIONS 48 – 54 & ROUNDTABLE 6 Panel 48: Contemporary Issues in Corrections IV Hawai'i I Panel 49: Advances in Drug and Alcohol Harm Reduction Efforts Hawai'i II Panel 50: Intimate Partner Violence Calls for Service in British Columbia Kauai Panel 51: Sexual Assault Prosecutions and Victimology Molokai Panel 52: Minority Threat Injustices Territorial I Panel 53: Policing: Perceptions, Identity, and Oversight Territorial II Panel 54: Addressing Diverse Risks: From Insurgency and Terrorism to Financial Altitude 37 Crime Roundtable 6: Bus Passes, Badges, Handcuffs, and Handshakes Niihau Boardroom 10:50 AM TO 12:15 PM KEYNOTE BRUNCH BALLROOM “Just the Facts, Ma’am.” Evidence, Logic, and Bias in Criminal Investigations D.
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