Conference Presentations
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Titles of presentations from the 56th Annual Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences (ACJS) Meeting in Baltimore, MD:
- Paper presentation: Fatal Outcomes of Militarization: Re-Examining the Relationship Between the 1033 Program and Police Use of Deadly Force
**Dr. Wendy Koslicki, Rachael Brooks, and Dr. Dale Willits
- Complete panel: The Old Ball Gag and Chain: BDSM, Gender, Mental Health and the Law
**Brianne Posey - Paper presentation: Resisting Arrest: The Discretionary Use of Force by the Police
**Dr. Otwin (Otto) Marenin - Paper presentation: The Effect of Probation or Parole on an Offender’s Likelihood to Abscond
**Kylee Runyan and Dr. Dale Willits - Paper presentation: Peer Community Building at Lambert House: LGBTQ+ Community Youth Center
**Krystal Roig-Palmer - Paper presentation: Police Operational Strategies: Training Police to Deal with Dangerous Situations
**Chair: Dr. Otwin (Otto) Marenin - Paper presentation: #Black Lives Matter? Analyzing the Effects of Police-Caused Black Deaths on Media Coverage and Public Interest in the Movement
**Dr. Dale Willits and Francesca Bordonaro - Paper presentation: Technology and Information Sharing
**Chair: Nicholas Pimley - Paper presentation: Social Media and the Police: A Study of Organizational Characteristics Associated with the Use of Social Media
**Drs. Xiaochen Hu, Nicholas Lovrich, and Mengyan Dai
- Paper presentation: Time Saver or Time Sapper? An Examination of BWC Impact on Case Disposition Timelines
**Nicholas Pimley and Dr. David Makin - Complete panel: Juvenile Right to Counsel in 2019: A Comparison of State Legal Codes
**Dr. Ruibin Lu, Dr. Douglas Routh, Christopher Bogert, Dr. Craig Hemmens, and Dr. Mary Stohr - Complete panel: Victim Impact Statements and Court Documents to Study Violent and Sexual Crimes
**Chair: Dr. Amelie Pedneault - Complete panel: High School Teachers who Sexually Abuse Students: A Comparison of Males and Females
**Samantha Tjaden - Complete panel: Victim Impact Statements in the International Criminal Court
**Cortney Dalton - Complete panel: A Discourse Analysis of the Brock Turner Case Documents
**Dr. Amelie Pedneault - Complete panel: Victim Impact Statements and Other Court Documents as Data Sources
**Dr. Amelie Pedneault, Cortney Dalton, and Samantha Tjaden - Keynote address: Chief Carmen Best, Seattle Police Department
**Presenter: Dr. Faith Lutze - Keynote address: Keynote Discussion with Chief Carmen Best
**Presenter: Dr. David Makin - Complete panel: A Review of the 2017 U.S. Supreme Court Term’s Criminal Justice-Related Decisions
**Chair: Dr. Craig Hemmens - Complete panel: Deconstructing Police-Community Interactions: Applications of Systematic Social Event Modeling Using Body-Worn Camera Footage
**Chair: Dr. David Makin - Complete panel: Conflict Avoidance: Situational Analysis of Police De-Escalation Tactics
**Dr. Dale Willits, Dr. David Makin, and Rachael Brooks - Complete panel: Hot Neighborhoods? Situational Analysis of Emotionally Intense Police-Community Interactions
**Dr. David Makin, Dr. Dale Willits, and Rachael Brooks - Complete panel: Describing What Happened: Understanding the Average Police-Citizen Encounter
**Rachael Brooks, Dr. Dale Willits, and Dr. David Makin - Complete panel: Gender Differences in Time to Activation and Level of Aggression: An Analysis of Police Cadets’ Defensive Tactics Fight Drills
**Brandi Long and Dr. David Makin - Complete panel: The Effects Of Marijuana Legalization In Washington State On Law Enforcement And Crime
**Chair: Dr. Mary Stohr - Complete panel: The Calls for Service Shift As Legalization Occurs
**Dr. David Makin, Dr. Dale Willits, Mikala Meize, Dylan Pelletier, Duane Stanton, Dr. Craig Hemmens, John Snyder, Dr. Nicholas Lovrich, and Dr. Mary Stohr - Complete panel: The Legalization of Marijuana and Resultant Marijuana-Related Arrest Rates Disaggregated by Race, Gender, and Age
**Mikala Meize, Dr. Dale Willits, Dr. Mary Stohr, Dr. David Makin, Dr. Nicholas Lovrich, Dylan Pelletier, John Snyder, Duane Stanton, and Dr. Craig Hemmens - Complete panel: The Challenges of Legalization from the Police Perspective
**Duane Stanton, Dr. Mary Stohr, Dr. Nicholas Lovrich, Dr. Dale Willits, Dr. David Makin, Mikala Meize, Dylan Pelletier, Dr. Craig Hemmens, and John Snyder - Complete panel: Effects of Marijuana Legalization on University Students in Washington State
**Duane Stanton - Paper presentation: Cyber-Crime Session 1
**Chair: Samantha Tjaden - Paper presentation: Craigslist, Backpage, and Female Homicide?
**Samantha Tjaden and Dr. David Makin
- Complete panel: Levels of Hate: Understanding Contemporary Issues with Hate Crime and Terrorism Legislation
**Dr. Wesley McCann and Nicholas Pimley
- Complete panel: Learning from the Legalization of Recreational Marijuana: A Preliminary Assessment of Washington State’s Experience
**Drs. NIcholas Lovrich, Ugljesa Zvekic, and Sikang Song - Keynote address: Chris Wilson
**Presenter: Dr. Faith Lutze - Keynote address: Keynote Discussion with Chris Wilson
**Presenter: Dr. David Makin - Paper presentation: Digital Media Piracy and Legal Alternatives: A Global Perspective
**Oliver Bowers and Dr. David Makin - Paper presentation: Religiosity and Offender Misconduct in Prison: South Korean inmates
**Sohee Kim and Youngki Woo - Research and Pictorial Showcase: Seriously Supervising the Serious Mentally III
**Lamonica Harrison - Complete panel: The Role of Social Support and Environment in Inmate Prison Work
**Courtney Bagdon, Dr. Faith Lutze, Dr. Xiaohan Mei, and Angelo Brown - Roundtable: Law Enforcement Perceptions of Marijuana Legalization in Washington
**Moderator= Jordan Sykes & Discussants= Isobel Luengas, Jessica Pletsch, Kaitlyn Van Vleet, Mantz Wyrick, Patrick Griffin, and Kaylee Philips