2007 OHIO CRIMINAL JUSTICE RESEARCH CONFERENCE

• General Information
• Agenda
• Registration - Registration is now closed
• Guest Speaker
• Hotel Information and Directions
• Call for Papers - Deadline February 28, 2007
• Contact Information

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• Adult Corrections;
• Juvenile Justice;
• Policing;
• Community Corrections;
• Sentencing and Courts; and
• Mental Health in Criminal Justice;

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Richard P. Seiter, Ph.D.
Richard P. Seiter is a career corrections professional, having worked in prisons and for corrections agencies for thirty years.  Following receipt of his Ph.D. in Public Administration from The Ohio State University, he was a research associate and then Assistant Director of the Program for the Study of Crime and Delinquency at OSU.

In 1976 he began a career with the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP).  Dr. Seiter served in a variety of roles with the BOP including the Assistant Director for Industries, Education and Training, Chief Operating Officer of Federal Prisons Industries, and Warden of two federal correctional institutions.  He was also named the first Chief of the NIC National Academy of Corrections in Boulder, Colorado.  Dr. Seiter served as Director of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction for six years.

Following his work in the field of corrections, Dr. Seiter was an Associate Professor and Director of the Criminal Justice Programs at St. Louis University.  Currently, Dr. Seiter is employed by Corrections Corporation of America as Executive Vice President and Chief Corrections Officer.

Dr. Seiter is the former editor of Corrections Management Quarterly and has authored several articles.  He has also written two textbooks on corrections, Corrections: An Introduction (2005) and Correctional Administration: Integrating Theory and Practice (2002).

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The Midwest Hotel and Conference Center
4900 Sinclair Road
Columbus, Ohio

For reservations, please call The Midwest Hotel and Conference Center at 614-846-0300 or 1-877-609-6086.  Please mention the conference to receive a room rate of $75 plus tax.

From North

1. 1-71 South to Morse Road Exit (Exit 116)
2. Ramp ends at Sinclair Road.  Turn right to hotel entrance

From South

1. 1-71 North to Morse Road Exit (Exit 116)
2. Turn left under freeway to the first street, Sinclair Road.  Turn right, one block to hotel.

From East or West

1. 1-70 to I-71 North to Morse Road Exit (Exit 116)
2. Turn left under freeway to the first street, Sinclair Road.  Turn right, one block to hotel.

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We would like to invite all Criminal Justice and Criminology Scholars to present papers at the 2007 Conference. This year the conference theme is Understanding Criminal Justice Practice:  The Value of Research.  The program consists of several areas, which include Corrections, Juvenile Justice, Community Corrections, Policing, Sentencing and Courts, and Mental Health in Criminal Justice.

Additionally we will be offering presenters the opportunity to publish their papers on the Ohio Offenders Research Connection (OORC) web site.  The OORC is a repository for research papers on Ohio's offender population including prisoners, parolees, probationers, youthful offenders, and other offender groupings.  If you are interested in publishing your paper on this forum, please e-mail Stephanie Eich.

Deadline:
The deadline for submission is February 28, 2007.

Submissions should be sent to electronically to:
Kelly.Ward@odrc.state.oh.us

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For additional information please contact:

Kelly Ward
(614) 752-1315
Kelly.Ward@odrc.state.oh.us

OR

Cynthia Gonzalez
(614) 728-1189
Cynthia.Gonzalez@odrc.state.oh.us