Roger Williams to Host 32nd Annual Criminal Justice Conference

Bristol, R.I., June 2008

In this era of terrorism and homeland security the importance of intelligence-led law enforcement in partnership with the community cannot be overstated. Criminal justice educator-scholars, practitioners, and students will convene for a three-day conference at Roger Williams University to examine the interdependence, integrity, and necessary trust between the police and the public. President of the Northeastern Association of Criminal Justice Sciences (NEACJS), Yolanda M. Scott, Associate Professor of Justice Studies at Roger Williams along with the executive board will welcome members and guests.

The NEACJS, an affiliate to the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences—the sole certifying body of criminal justice/criminology programs nationally and abroad— will hold its 32nd annual meeting, titled “The Police Are the Public and the Public Are the Police: What Progress Has Policing Made To Bring this Basic Principle of Sir Robert Peel To Reality?”  The conference will run from Wednesday, June 11 to Saturday, June 14 with more than 250 educators, police practitioners, students, and publishers/exhibitors from the U.S. and Canadian Provinces expected to attend. The conference will take place at the University’s BayPoint Inn and Conference Center, located on Anthony Road, Portsmouth, R.I.

The event is closed to the public, but seats are open to members of the media who R.S.V.P. to the University’s Office of Public Affairs at 401.254.3178.

The conference features two keynote speakers:
Dr. Gary Cordner of Kutztown University in Pennsylvania will open the conference as Keynote Speaker by discussing “Progress in Policing” to be held at 8:30a.m., Thursday in the Portsmouth Room.
Major General Joseph C. Carter, Adjutant General of the Massachusetts National Guard and Immediate Past President of the International Association of Chiefs of Police will deliver Thursday’s luncheon keynote.

Additionally, the conference will include panels, roundtable discussion and presentations on a wide range of criminal justice topics including police stress, ethics, organization/management, and best practices in policing. For a complete conference agenda, visit www.neacjs.org/cms.

For more information, contact the Office of Public Affairs at Roger Williams University at 401.254.3178.