Roundtable: Integrating Terrorism Prevention Research and Practice into Criminology and Terrorism Programs of Study - CANCELLED

Session Submission Type: Roundtable Session

Abstract/Description

Emerging scholarly research suggests that prevention is often possible in cases of terrorism and targeted violence, yet many academic programs in criminology and terrorism studies remain focused on studying threats, risk factors for violence, and traditional criminal justice interventions. This panel will feature a discussion with leading researchers, program directors, instructors, and federal policymakers on how terrorism prevention research and practice can be integrated into existing criminology or terrorism studies courses and programs. Panelists will share ideas on how prevention topics and themes can be included in existing course work (such as through the Invent2Prevent program), considerations for building engagement with non-traditional partners across academic disciplines, and resources for developing future homeland security workforce needs.

Sub Unit

• Area XIV. Roundtables

Chair

• Theodore Warner, Department of Homeland Security's Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships

Discussants

• Brandon Behlendorf, Department of Emergency Management and Homeland Security at SUNY – Albany

• Neil Shortland, University of Massachusetts Lowell

• Jeffrey Gruenewald, University of Arkansas

• Erin M. Kearns, University of Nebraska Omaha / NCITE

• Courtney Kay, Center for Prevention Programs and Partnerships, DHS