Bristol, R.I., June 2008 — In today’s era of terrorism and homeland security, the importance of intelligence-led law enforcement in partnership with the community cannot be overstated. Criminal justice educators, 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.

Yolanda M. Scott, associated professor of justice studies at RWU and president of the Northeastern Association of Criminal Justice Sciences, will welcome members and guests along with the NEACJS’s executive board. 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 Canada expected to attend. 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.”

• 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.