2019 Fall Awards & Research Presentations
Awards
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David Makin, associate professor, received the 2019 WSU President’s Award for Safety, Health, and Security. There were 52 nominations and 7 awards given. Makin was honored on October 22, 2019, at the Presidential Awards ceremony.
Presentations
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Titles of presentations from the 57th American Society of Criminology (ASC) Annual Meeting in San Francisco, CA:
Lightning Talk Session
- “It’s Tough to Make Predictions, Especially about the Future: The Future of Risk/Needs/Classification”
– Presenters: Dr. Zachary Hamilton….. Elizabeth Drake
- “NIJ Day: Charting A Way Forward: An Early Review of the Implementation of the FIRST STEP Act and An Overview of Next Steps”
– Discussant: Dr. Zachary Hamilton
Paper Presentations
- “A Comparison of Police Integrity in China and in South Korea Edit Title”
– Presenters: Dr. Guangzhen Wu; Dr. Jon Maskaly; Dr. Wook Kang; Dr. David Makin; and Dr. Sanja K. Ivkovich.
- “A Digital Forensic Inventory: An Assessment of Washington State”
– Presenters: Oliver Bowers and Dr. David Makin
- “Assessing the Dynamic Validity of the Needs Assessment of the PACT: A Multi-State Validation Study”
– Presenters: Dr. Xiaohan Mei and Dr. Zachary Hamilton
- “A self-fulfilling or self-defeating prophecy: A historical conjecture regarding neighborhood ecological theories with current relevance”
– Presenters: Dr. Shannon Linning and Dr. John Eck
- “Child (Un)Awareness of Parental Incarceration as a Risk Factor for Developmental Outcomes: Evidence from South Korea”
– Presenters: Dr. Youngki Woo and Dr. Melissa Kowalski
- “Cost–Benefit Analysis Revisited: Multiple Program Approach on Recidivism of Different Risk Groups”
– Presenters: Dr. Pak-Sing Choi; Dr. Kuan-Ju Chen; Dr. Ming-Li Hsieh; and Dr. Zachary Hamilton.
- “Hashing Out the Effects of Marijuana Legalization: Time-Series Analysis of Youth Drug Arrests”
– Presenter: Mikala Meize
- “How to Win Friends and Influence People: Sustainable Local Ownership in International Interventions: The Case of Sierra Leone”
– Presenter: Cortney Dalton
- “Identification of Racial/Ethnic and Gender Disparities: Analysis of Current and Updated PACT Risk Level Categories across States”
– Presenters: Dr. Melissa Kowalski and Dr. Zachary Hamilton
- “Improving Predictive Performance: Optimizing Juvenile Risk Assessment”
– Presenters: Dr. Zachary Hamilton; Dr. Alex Kigerl; Dr. Melissa Kowalski; and Eunsuhk Choi
- “Issues of Consent: The Portrayal of Non-Consensual Acts in Law and Order: SVU”
– Presenter: Samantha Tjaden
- “Just a Little Weed: Situational Analysis of Suspected Impairment in Cannabis and Non-Cannabis Related Field Sobriety Tests”
– Presenter: Dr. Dale Willits; Dr. David Makin; and Rachael Brooks
- “Mature Coping in the Prison Workplace: A Mixed Methods Exploration of Inmate Work Experiences and Mature Coping”
– Presenter: Courtney Bagdon-Cox
- “Post-Traumatic Stress Symptomatology and Its Effects on Law Enforcement Officer Deadly Force Judgement and Decision Making”
– Presenters: Elizabeth Dotson; Dr. Stephen James; Dr. Lois James; and Dr. Bryan Vila
- “Secondary Traumatic Stress and Burnout Among Public Defenders”
– Presenters: Elizabeth Dotson; Dr. David Brody; and Dr. Ruibin Lu
- “Smashing Stereotypes in Popular Media: A Comparison of Gender Roles in Intimate Partner Violence as Shown in Law and Order SVU”
– Presenter: Mary Miller
- “Telling Rape Stories: Constructions of Victims, Offenders, and Risk in Law and Order SVU”
– Presenter: Dr. Amelie Pedneault
- “The Influence of Micro-and Macro-Level Factors on the Accuracy of International Mortality Statistics”
– Presenter: Dr. Melanie-Angela Neuilly; Dr. Dale Willits; Dr. Renaud Bouvet; and Dr. Vincent Dupont
- “Transitioning out of Crime Through Responsive Treatment: A Latent Transition Analysis of Justice-Involved Youth”
– Presenter: Dr. Douglas Routh and Dr. Zachary Hamilton
Titles of presentations from the Western Association of Criminal Justice (WACJ) Annual Meeting in Coeur d’Alene, ID:
Paper Presentations
- “Before the (Legal) Stoned Age: Youth Arrests in Light of Recreational Marijuana Legislation”
– Presenter: Mikala Meize; Dr. Craig Hemmens; Dr. Dale Willits; Dr. David Makin; Duane Stanton; Dr. Mary Stohr; and Dr. Nicholas Lovrich
- “High Times or Low Times? Marijuana Legalization”
– Chair: Dr. David Makin
- “Police Officers’ Experiences Under Marijuana Legalization and Recreational Sales”
– Presenters: Oliver Bowers; Dr. Craig Hemmens; Dr. Dale Willits; Dr. David Makin; Duane Stanton; Dr. Mary Stohr; Mikala Meize; and Dr. Nicholas Lovrich
- “To Sell or Not to Sell: Retail Marijuana and Crime”
– Presenters: Brittany Solensten; Dr. Craig Hemmens; Dr. Dale Willits; Dr. David Makin; Duane Stanton; Dr. Mary Stohr; Mikala Meize; and Dr. Nicholas Lovrich
- “Understanding the Violence: Analyzing the Peaks in Sexual Violence During the Early 2000s”
– Presenter: Courtney Dalton
Student Posters
- “Police Use of Force Policies: A Statutory Analysis”
– Presenter: Angelo Brown and Samantha Tjaden