4:00-5:00 Panelists will discuss the growth in opportunities for Elizabeth Nebraska State Bar justice system research and how the work of applied Association Gilpatrick A sociologists is used to improve justice system processes Anne Hobbs, UNO Juvenile Justice and practices, with a particular focus on improving access Institute and fairness for racial and ethnic minorities. Panelists will briefly highlight four recent studies including: assessing the over representation of minority youth in a state’s juvenile justice system; understanding the experience of recent African refugees involved in the justice system; evaluating court’s efforts to reduce the prevalence of failure to appear as a means of reducing the overrepresentation of minorities in jail populations, and evaluating the impact of legislation meant to improve the extent to which juries are representative of the communities that they serve. Thursday, October 4, 2012 WELCOME RECEPTION SILENT ACTION 6:00 9:00 p.m. – STUDENT POSTER DISPLAY Hor d’oeuvres and cash bar POLARIS ROOFTOP RESTAURANT MILWAUKEE HYATT REGENCY Underwritten by Daniel’s Catering & Lorene Hirsch Agency, LLC American Family Insurance – STUDENT POSTERS Poster Title Presenters Evaluation of a Bullying Prevention Program” Kristina Cappello, University of Tampa “An Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Comparative Analysis Sandra L. King, Wayne State University “Fetal of At-Risk Women at National versus Local Level” Inequality in Today’s Society” Christine Barone, University “Gender Friday, October 5, 2012 Time Session Presenters 8:00 9:00 a.m. Sunrise Plenary 1 – Sheldon Ph.D. Bernard and Audre Rapoport Centennial Regency AB "Justifying the Violation of Universal Professor of Liberal Arts and Director of Moral Imperatives" the School of Human Ecology, University of Texas, Austin Continental breakfast will be served Friday, October 5, 2012 9:15 Concurrent Sessions –10:30a.m.
4:00-5:00 Gilpatrick A Elizabeth Nebraska State Bar Association Anne Hobbs, UNO Juvenile Justice Institute Panelists will discuss the growth in opportunities for justice system research and how the work of applied sociologists is used to improve justice system processes and practices, with a particular focus on improving access and fairness for racial and ethnic minorities. Panelists will briefly highlight four recent studies including: assessing the over representation of minority youth in a state’s juvenile justice system; understanding the experience of recent African refugees involved in the justice system; evaluating court’s efforts to reduce the prevalence of failure to appear as a means of reducing the overrepresentation of minorities in jail populations, and evaluating the impact of legislation meant to improve the extent to which juries are representative of the communities that they serve. Thursday, October 4, 2012 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. WELCOME RECEPTION SILENT ACTION STUDENT POSTER DISPLAY Hor d’oeuvres and cash bar POLARIS ROOFTOP RESTAURANT MILWAUKEE HYATT REGENCY Underwritten by Daniel’s Catering & Lorene Hirsch Agency, LLC – American Family Insurance STUDENT POSTERS Poster Title Presenters “An Evaluation of a Bullying Prevention Program” Kristina Cappello, University of Tampa “Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Comparative Analysis of At-Risk Women at National versus Local Level” Sandra L. King, Wayne State University “Gender Inequality in Today’s Society” Christine Barone, University Friday, October 5, 2012 Time Session Presenters 8:00 – 9:00 a.m. Regency AB Sunrise Plenary 1 Sheldon Ph.D. Bernard and Audre Rapoport Centennial Professor of Liberal Arts and Director of the School of Human Ecology, University of Texas, Austin "Justifying the Violation of Universal Moral Imperatives" Continental breakfast will be served Friday, October 5, 2012 9:15 –10:30a.m. Concurrent Sessions
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