Crossing Boundaries, Increasing Knowledge
Red Lion Hanalei Hotel,
San Diego, CA
EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING
PRESIDENT'S WELCOME AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
PANEL 1. GENDER AND JUSTICE I
Chair: Barbara Bloom, Sonoma State University, CA
| Barbara Owen, California State University,
Fresno & Joanne Belknap, University of Colorado, Boulder |
Women and Criminality: A Look at the Pathways Research
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| Stephanie Covington, Center for Gender & Justice, CA |
A Woman's Journey Home: Challenges for Female Offenders and Their Children | ||
| Marilyn Brown, University of Hawaii at Manoa |
Paternalism or Punishment? Female Offenders in Hawaii | ||
| Elizabeth Leonard, Vanguard University, CA |
Stages of Gendered Disadvantage in the Lives of Convicted Survivors |
PANEL 2. INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES FOR ADDRESSING
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
Chair: Darlanne Hoctor Mulmat, Mulmat & Associates
| Barbara Smith, Criminal Justice Consultant |
Children Exposed to Domestic Violence: Crossing Boundaries to Help These Children |
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| Petra Jonas, Simon Fraser University, BC | Family Violence in Aboriginal Communities: Women Victims of Intimate Partner Abuse | ||
| Inger Sagatun Edwards, San Jose State University, CA Hon. Eugene Hyman & Tracy Lafontaine, Santa Clara County Superior Court, CA Erin Serrrano-Nelson Juvenile Probation Department Santa Cruz County, CA |
An Evaluation of a Special Court Program for Juvenile Domestic Violence and Family Violence Offenders |
PANEL 3. CORRECTIONS FROM
A NATIONAL
AND INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE
Chair: Miki Vohryzek-Bolden, California State University, Sacramento
| Miki Vohryzek-Bolden and Sue Cote, California State University, Sacramento |
Correctional Peace Officer Training - California Department of Corrections and California Youth Authority |
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| Amanda Ward, Simon Fraser University, BC | Canadian Prison University Education - Policy and Practice | ||
| Hua-Fu Hsu, University of Essex | Penality Beyond the West: The Experience of Imprisonment in Taiwan |
PANEL 4. TERRORISM AND TORTURE:
UTILITY, RISKS & PREVENTION
Chair: Irwin M. Cohen, Simon Fraser University, British Columbia, Canada
| Irwin M. Cohen, Simon Fraser University, BC |
The Utility of State Torture in the Contemporary Period |
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| Jesse L. Cale Simon Fraser University, BC | Bill C-36: Combating Terrorism in Canada | ||
| Stephen Rosoff, University of Houston, TX Henry N. Pontell, University of California, Irvine CA |
Cyber-Terrorism and the Economic Infrastructure | ||
| Randall G. Shelden University of Nevada-Las Vegas & William B. Brown, University of Michigan-Flint | Round Up the Usual Suspects: Trashing the Bill of Rights in the War on Terrorism |
LUNCHEON KEYNOTE ADDRESS LOCATION: POOLSIDE
PAUL CROMWELL
THE BLIND MEN AND THE ELEPHANT: A PARABLE FOR CRIME AND JUSTICE?
PANEL 5. GANGS, AND JUVENILE
VIOLENCE
Chair: Timothy Kephart, University of Nebraska, Omaha
| Timothy Kephart, University of Nebraska, Omaha |
The Encoding of Gang Communication: An Analysis of Graffiti Messages |
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| Rick Lovell & Carl E. Pope, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee | School Violence Reduction | ||
| Darcy Purvis & James Meeker, University of California, Irvine | A Comparison of Public Middle and High Schools: The Impact of Community and School Characteristics on Gang Related Activity Near Schools | ||
| Raymond R. Corrado, Melanie Boudreau, & Irwin M. Cohen, Simon Fraser University, BC | The Social Bond and Serious & Violent Young Offenders |
PANEL 6. FAMILY VIOLENCE
Chair: Janet R. Johnston, San Jose State University, CA
| Shereen Hassan Simon Fraser University, BC |
Domestic Violence in Canada and Egypt: A Comparative Analysis |
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| B. Joyce Stephens & Peter Sinden SUNY at Fredonia | After the Arrest: The Interactions of Domestic Violence Victims and Abusers | ||
| Janet R. Johnston, San Jose State University, CA | Parental Alienation or Child Abuse? An Empirical Study of Children's Rejection of a Parent after Divorce |
PANEL 7. CRIME ANALYSIS AND MAPPING
Chair: Melanie Tennant, California State University, San Bernardino
| Sharon Chamard Rutgers University |
The Diffusion of Desktop Computer Crime Mapping in American Police Departments |
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| Gisela Bichler-RobertsonCalifornia State University,
San Bernardino Marrisa Potchak, Rutgers University |
Crime Surface: A Continuous Problem | ||
| Julie Wartell, Institute for Law and Justice | Mapping Across Boundaries |
PANEL 8. THERAPEUTIC JURISPRUDENCE I
Challenging the Boundaries of Lawyering and Judging in Criminal and Civil
Court:
Integrating a Therapeutic Jurisprudence Approach
Chair: Carrie Petrucci, OCJP, Sacramento, CA
| David B. Wexler, University of Arizona, & University of Puerto Rico |
Robes & Rehabilitation: How Judges Can Help Offenders Make Good |
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| Leonard P. Edwards, Superior Court Judge, Santa Clara County, CA |
The Juvenile Dependency Drug TreatmentCourt: Rehabilitation in the Context of Child Welfare Proceedings | ||
| Amy Ronner, St. Thomas University, Miami, FL | Validation, Voice and Voluntary Participation: Therapeutic Jurisprudence and Juvenile Justice | ||
| Charles Kennedy, Nulton Diagnostic and Treatment Center, PA | The Perception and Role of the Involuntary Civil Commitment Hearing Through the Eyes of the Petitioner. Is This a Therapeutic Experience? | ||
| Carrie Petrucci, Office of Criminal Justice Planning (OCJP), Sacramento, CA | Respect as a Component in the Judge-Defendant Interaction in a Specialized Domestic Violence Court that Utilizes Therapeutic Jurisprudence | ||
| Discussant: Michael S. King, Stipendiary Magistrate, Perth, Aus. | Therapeutic Jurisprudence and Criminal Justice in Regional Western Australia: Challenges and Innovations |
PANEL 9. GENDER AND JUSTICE II
Chair: Barbara Bloom, Sonoma State University, CA
| Evelyn Zellerer, San Diego State University, CA |
Action Research on Domestic Violence in Central Asia |
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| James Messerschmidt, University of Southern Maine | Embodiment, Masculinities, and Crime: A Structured Action View | ||
| Cynthia Burke & Susan Pennell, San Diego Association of Governments | WINGS-A Gender Responsive Program for Young Women | ||
| Jim La Valle University of California, Riverside | Perception, Disinhibition, and Violent Domination: Pornography Consumption, Alcohol Consumption and Rape |
PANEL 10. BREAKING CYCLES: SAN DIEGO'S
COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY
Chair: Cynthia Burke, San Diego Association of Governments
| Lesley McCelland, San Diego County Probation Department |
Project Overview |
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| Cynthia Burke, San Diego Association of Governments | Breaking Cycles Works: Results of the Impact Evaluation |
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| Project Staff | Breaking Cycles: Parent Advocate Engaging and Involving Parents of Adjudicated Youth | ||
| Project Clients | Breaking Cycles: Clients What is Breaking Cycles Really Like? Client Perspectives |
PANEL 11. DEBATING CRIMINOLOGY
AND THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD
Chair: John Worrall, California State University, San Bernardino
| Nikki Thompson, Simon Fraser University, BC |
Theoretical Knowledge Development in Environmental Criminology |
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| Kathy Powelson, Simon Fraser University, BC | The XYY Syndrome and the Fetal Alcohol Syndrome: A Comparative and Critical Analysis |
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| Jonathan M. Wender, Simon Fraser University, BC | Translating Crime: Some Opening Words in a Dialogue Between Criminology and Hermeneutics | ||
| John Worrall, California State University, San
Bernardino, CA & Travis C. Pratt, Rutgers University, NJ |
Using Time-Series-Cross-sectional Data to Detect Unobserved Heterogeneity Bias in Macro-level Models of Crime |
PANEL 12. THERAPEUTIC JURISPRUDENCE II
Chair: Carrie Petrucci, OCJP, Sacramento, CA
| Bruce J. Winick, University of Miami, FL |
Redefining the Role of the Criminal Defense Lawyer at Plea Bargaining and Sentencing: A Therapeutic Jurisprudence/Preventive Law Model |
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| Carolyn Copps Hartley, University of Iowa |
A Therapeutic Jurisprudence Approach to the Trial Process in Domestic Violence Felony Trials | ||
| Astrid Birgden, Office of the Correctional Services Commissioner, Melbourne, Australia | Dealing with the Resistant Criminal Client: A Psychologically-Minded Strategy for More Effective Legal Counseling | ||
| Jessica Cousineau, Attorney-at-Law, OR | The Defense Counsel's Role in the Mental Health Court | ||
| John V. McShane, Attorney-at-Law, Dallas, TX | The How and Why of Therapeutic Jurisprudence in Criminal Defense Work | ||
| Discussant: Michael S. King, Stipendiary Magistrate, Perth, Aus. |
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23
PANEL 13. CRIME POINT DEMONSTRATION AND CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
Terry Whin-Yates, CEO & President
Crime Prevention Analysis Lab, Inc.
PANEL 14. EVALUATION
Chair and Discussant: Libby Deschenes, California State University Long Beach,
CA
| Connie Stivers Ireland, University of California, Irvine, CA |
Impacts of Discretionary Parole Release |
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| Veronica Emami, Alcohol and Drug Program Administration, County of Los Angeles, CA | Gender-Specific Treatment Needs in Drug Court | ||
| Eric Thompson, California State University Long Beach, CA | Exercising Wellness: The Role of Physical Fitness in a Treatment Drug Court |
PANEL 15. JUVENILE JUSTICE
Chair: John Vivian, Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections
| Robert Barnoski, Washington. State Institute of Public Policy |
Findings of the Washington State Institute for Public Policy in the Juvenile Justice System |
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| Gopal Chengalath, Arizona Dept. of Juvenile Corrections | Recidivism: A Statistical Analysis | ||
| Laurel Duchowny, California Polytechnic State University | Race and the Social Construction of Childhood: Youth Tried as Adults in Florida Courts | ||
| Janelle R. Wolbaum, Raymond R. Corrado & Irwin M. Cohen, Simon Fraser University, BC | Conduct Disorder and Serious and Violent Aboriginal Young Offenders: Examining the Role of Ethnicity |
PANEL 16. CRIMINAL JUSTICE EDUCATION
Chair: Kenneth W. Mentor, New Mexico State University Las Cruces
| Kenneth W. Mentor, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces |
Distance Education in Criminal Justice |
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| Angel Ilarraza, Ronald Burns, & Patrick T. Kinkade, Texas Christian University | Practicing What We Preach? A Statewide Assessment of University Curricula for the Criminal Justice Major | ||
| Silvina Ituarte, Kean University |
Making Classes More Memorable: Using Service Learning to Enhance Criminal Justice Courses
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PANEL 17. HOMICIDE
Chair: Neil Boyd, Simon Fraser University
| Martin Andresen, Greg Jenion & Michelle Jenion Simon Fraser University, BC |
Conventional Calculations of Homicide Rates Lead to an Inaccurate Reflection of Canadian Trends |
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| Brian Paciotti, University of California, Davis | Age and Homicide: Evidence for Persisting Self-help "Honor" Institutions among White Southerners | ||
| Neil Boyd Simon Fraser University, BC |
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PANEL 18. MANAGING CRIME GENERATING
PROPERTIES
Chair: Jill Christie, California State University, San Bernardino
| Jill Christie & Jason Keith, California State University, San Bernardino, CA |
Recognizing and Combating Deviant Social Behaviors on University Avenue, Riverside, CA |
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| Jolene Rivas-Elliott, California State University, San Bernardino, CA | Managing Crime in the Inland Empire: A Survey of Municipal Crime Free Multi-housing Programs | ||
| Melanie Tennant, California State University, San Bernardino, & David Eisenberg, Sgt., Chula Vista Police Department |
Crime Reduction in Budget Motels |
PANEL 19. TREATING OFFENDERS WITH
SPECIAL NEEDS
Chair: Christie Gabriel, California State University, San Bernardino, CA
| Dana K. Smith Oregon Social Learning Center, Eugene, OR |
Gender and the Treatment of Delinquency |
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| Christie Gabriel, Gisela Bichler-Robertson, & Dale Sechrest, California State University, San Bernardino, CA | Integrating Dually Diagnosed Offenders back into the Community: Assessment of the San Bernardino Partners Aftercare Network (SPAN) | ||
| Nena Messina, William Burdon, Garo Hagopian & Michael Prendergast, UCLA Drug Abuse Research Center |
Profiles of Co-Disordered Drug Offenders and Sex Offenders in Prison-Based TC Treatment |
PANEL 20. LAW ENFORCEMENT PROBLEM
SOVLING
Chair: George D. Muedeking, California State University, Stanislaus
| George D. Muedeking California State University, Stanislaus, Turlock, CA |
A Program to Reduce DUI Among Hispanic Males |
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| Gisela Bichler-Robertson & Larry Gaines California State University, San Bernardino, CA | An Examination of Police Officers' Insights into Problem Identification | ||
| Folami Olakunle Michael, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria |
Crime in the banking Sector in Lagos State, Nigeria. |
AWARDS LUNCHEON
Paul Tappan Award for outstanding contributions to the field
of criminology:
Marcus Felson, Rutgers University.
Honored for his original and contributing theoretical and research work on Routine
Activities for which, among other things, he is highly regarded.
Joseph D. Lohman Award for outstanding service to the Western
Society of Criminology:
Darlanne Hoctor-Mulmat, Mulmat & Associates.
Honored for her long-term and continuing service to WSC as president, facilities
chair, program chair (twice) and general support.
June Morrison-Tom Gitchoff Founders Award for significant improvement
of the quality of justice:
Honorable Susan Finlay, retired San Diego Superior Court, current Education
Director of NADCP and NDCI.
Judge Finlay devoted much of her professional career to judicial education on
a local, national and international level, including pioneering work in the
establishment of Drug Courts.
W.E.B. DuBois Award for significant contributions to the field
of racial and ethnic issues in Criminology:
Bill Feyerherm, Portland State University & Carl Pope, University of
Wisconsin at Milwaukee.
Honored for their pioneering work on Disproportionate Minority Confinement (DMC).
They developed an extensive matrix that synthesized the literature, surveyed
the experiences of states across the country, and created a model for determining
the extent of DMC in a system.
WSC Fellows Award conferred upon individuals generally associated
with the Western region who have made important contributions to the field of
Criminology:
Finn Esbensen, University of Missouri, St. Louis.
Honored for his extensive research into gangs, evaluation of anti-gang programming,
and lengthy involvement with the WSC.
President's Award for contributions to the field of criminology
and positive
influence on the current president's career:
Patricia Brantingham, Simon Fraser University, BC.
Honored for her lifelong inspiration and support of the WSC outgoing president.
PANEL 21. THERAPEUTIC JURISPRUDENCE III
Overflow Session
PANEL 22. CROSSING BOUNDARIES TO INCREASE KNOWLEDGE
Roundtable Discussions
With award winners and guest speakers
PANEL 23. INTERNATIONAL CRIME
Chair: Angel Ilarraza Fuentes, Texas Christian University, TX
| Brian Paciotti, University of California-Davis, CA |
Sungusungu "Vigilante" Social Control in Tanzania, East Africa |
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| Rob Tyller, Simon Frazer University, BC | Theoretical Underpinnings of Human Rights and the Implications for International Human Rights | ||
| Christopher Giles, Simon Frazer University, BC |
The Youth Criminal Justice Act: A Darker Young Offenders Act |
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| David Huizinga & Amanda Elliott, University
of Colorado, Karl Schumann & Beate Ehret University of Bremen, Germany |
The Impact of Arrest and Sanctioning on Subsequent Delinquent Behavior: A Cross-National Comparison |
PANEL 24. POLICING
Chair: D. Kim Rossmo, Police Foundation, Washington, DC
| Isabelle Groc & Ruben Sorge Vancouver Police Department Vancouver, BC |
Police Workload: An Analysis of Patrol-Generated Crown Counsel Reports |
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| Steven G. Brandl, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee,
Brad Smith, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, Kenneth Novak, University
of Missouri-Kansas City & James Frank, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH |
Who Are the Burned-Out Officers and What Difference Does it Make? | ||
| D. Kim RossmoPolice Foundation, Washington, DC |
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| Julia Jim, Westminster Police Department, CA & Fawn Ngo, University of Maryland | Analysis and Assessment of Police/Business Empowerment Partnership (P/BEP) Program |
PANEL 25. PRISON RESEARCH
Chair: John Berecochea, California Department of Corrections
| Meredith L. Patten, William M. Burdon, Nena P. Messina, & Michael L. Prendergast UCLA Drug Abuse Research Center, CA |
Prison-Based Therapeutic Community Treatment: Participant Outcomes |
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| Elizabeth Hall, Michael L. Prendergast UCLA Drug Abuse Research Center, CA, Harry Wexler National Development and Research Institutes, NY | Amity In-prison Therapeutic Community: Five Year Outcomes | ||
| Tamie Fennig, Simon Fraser University, BC |
The Devil in Disguise: Aboriginal Overincarceration and Section 718.2(e) of the Criminal Code of Canada |
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| Norman Skonovd, California Department of the Youth Authority | The Youth Authority Act in California: 1941-2001 |
PANEL 26. THERAPEUTIC JURISPRUDENCE ROUNDTABLE
PANEL 27. GANGS, VIOLENCE
AND VICTIMIZATION
Chair: Dana Peterson, University of Nebraska at Omaha
| Adrienne Freng, University of Wyoming |
Gang Membership: Is it a Homogeneous Experience? |
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| Jody Miller & Norm White, University of Missouri - St. Louis | Violence Against Urban Girls: Peer and Neighborhood Contexts | ||
| Finn Esbensen, University of Missouri - St. Louis,
& Dana Peterson, University of Nebraska at Omaha |
Gang Membership and Victimization |
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| Cheryl Maxson, University of California - Irvine | Civil Gang Injunctions as a Gang Intervention Strategy |
PANEL 28. ASSESSMENTS OF WICKEDNESS
& MENTAL HEALTH
Chair: Frances Coles, California State University, CA
| Ansar Haroun, San Diego Superior Court |
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| Richard Hooper, Weber State University, Ogden, Utah | Predicting the Mental Health Status of Adjudicated Youth with the Social Development Model (OJJDP) | ||
| Adekola Olanrewaju Hakeem, Hoba. Com Nig. Ltd, Agege, Lagos & Karimu Olusola Olatunji & Durojaiye Olaitan Babajide, Ondo State University, Akungba, Akoko |
Influence of Mental Illness on the Criminal Justice System in Nigeria. |
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 24
9:00 to 12:00 PM
EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING