Wednesday, September 16, 2009

2009 NIJ Conference Highlights

The NIJ Conference brings together criminal justice scholars, policymakers and practitioners from the local, state and federal levels. They share research findings, ideas ,and practical and policy implications from the most recent studies about crime and justice.

NIJ has posted the following videos from the 2009 NIJ Conference:
· Adam Gelb on Reallocating Prison Expenses To Fund Stronger Probation and Parole Programs (2:25).
· Dr. Michael Kenney on How Terrorists Learn (1:48).
· Pamela K. Lattimore on Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative (2:38).
· Gary Slutkin on The Chicago Project for Violence Prevention (2:30).
· Dr. Aileen Wiglesworth and Detective Cherie Hill on Research in Action: An Elder Abuse Study Impacts How Law Enforcement Work Their Cases (10:59).
· The Honorable Steven S. Alm on 'Swift and Certain' Consequences in Probation and Parole (1:54).

To see additional highlights from the 2009 NIJ Conference including speeches by the Attorney General and Acting Assistant Attorney General, go to:www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/events/nij_conference/2009/welcome.htm.

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