A Discussion with the NIJ Director

Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel

Abstract

Each year, the presidents of ASC and ACJS join the NIJ DIrector on a panel to discuss the work of NIJ, its annual activities and achievements, and the way in which the agency is supporting the work of ASC and ACJS members. This year, NIJ Acting Director Greg Ridgeway will present information about NIJ's efforts to improve science, encourage innovation, build research capacity in the field, and bring rigorous research evidence to bear on criminal justice policy and practice.

Sub Unit

• Area IV. Criminal Justice Policy and Practice / 39. Policing and Law Enforcement

Individual Presentations

• Strengthening the Science and Building Research Capacity: The Work of NIJ - Greg Ridgeway, National Institute of Justice

• Discussion Part 1 - Brian Payne, Old Dominion University

• Discussion Part 2 - Joanne Belknap, President, American Society of Criminology / University of Colorado

Chair

• Thomas E. Feucht, National Institute of Justice