Criminal Justice Educators Conference At Md. Public Safety Education and Training Center In Sykesville, Friday, 4/27
TOWSON, MD (April 26, 2012)---The Maryland Consortium of Criminal Justice College Educators (MCCJCE) will be holding its first Annual Conference at the Maryland Public Safety Education and Training Center (PSETC), 6852 4th St. in Sykesville on Friday, April 27, from 10 AM to 3 PM.
Participating colleges and universities include the Carroll Community College, Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC), Coppin State University, Howard Community College, Montgomery College, Prince George’s Community College and the University of Baltimore. Approximately 100 students and faculty from these institutions are expected to attend and many will present papers and posters highlighting various current issues in criminal justice. Additionally, a panel including various local criminal justice professionals will discuss challenges in the field (see list below).
To encourage students to explore the various employment opportunities in the criminal justice field, there will be representatives from thirteen (13) agencies promoting their employment opportunities from 12:15-2:15.
Colonel Marcus Brown, Superintendent of the Maryland State Police, will provide the keynote speech to the assembly on the theme of the conference, ‘Education, Technology and Challenges in Criminal Justice’.
The Maryland Consortium of Criminal Justice College Educators (MCCJCE) is dedicated to improving criminal justice service delivery and promoting criminal justice education.
Contact:
Professor Jay Zumbrun
Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC)
Conference Coordinator
jzumbrun@ccbcmd.edu
443-745-0737 (cell)
DUPLICATE SESSIONS—PANELS AND POSTERS WILL REPEAT DURING SESSION #2
SESSION #1: 10:45-11:25
SESSION #2: 11:30-12:10
Room: The Forum-Panel (10:45-11:25 and 11:30-12:10)
Moderator: Dr. Michael Berlin, Coppin State University
1) The Challenges of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) People in the Criminal Justice System
Presenter: Desra Dickerson (CCBC)
2) Community Policing at Coppin State University, an HBCU
Presenters: Andre Osborne, Davette Woodard, Alonzo Howard and Roderick Milligan (CSU)
3) Eyewitness Accuracy
Presenters: Brenda Kathurima and Michelle Phillips (CSU)
Room: C-210-Panel and Posters (10:45-11:25 and 11:30-12:10) Room Capacity: 24
Moderator: Dr. Kathleen Block, University of Baltimore
1) Sex Offender Registry Issues
Presenter: Barrett Weems (UB)
2) The Creation of a Mt. Airy Police Department
Poster Presenters: Stephanie DeRiso, Jose Lizama, Vjollca Elshani and Raquel Mejia (MC)
3) The 14th Amendment and its Impact on Procedural Due Process
Poster Presenter: Erich Jampolsky (MC)
4) Minority Youth Attitudes Toward Police
Poster Presenters: Hazel Cook and Chetina Long (CSU Graduate students)
Room: C-213-Panel (10:45-11:25 and 11:30-12:10) Room Capacity: 40
Moderator: Dr. Patrick O’Guinn, Howard Community College
1) Immigration Policy Challenges
Presenter: Matthew Pruett (CCBC)
2) Divorce, Domestic Violence and Protective Orders
Presenters: Sarah Valentin and Robert Freniere (HCC)
3) Local Crime Mapping
Presenter: Daniel Flanagan (HCC)
LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
Baltimore City Police Department
Baltimore County Police Department
Gaithersburg Police Department
Howard County Police Department
Montgomery County Police Department
Rockville City Police Department
STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT
Maryland State Police
FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
U.S. Capitol Police
U.S. Park Police
U.S. Secret Service
MDPSCS AGENCIES
Maryland Division of Correction
Maryland Division of Parole and Probation
Coordinators: Sean Fay (MC) and Keith Lessner (CCBC)
COLLEGE EDUCATORS (MCCJCE) CONFERENCE
Education, Technology and Challenges in Criminal Justice
Challenges in the Criminal Justice System
1:15-2:15
THE FORUM
PANELISTS
Dr. Michael M. Berlin, J.D., PhD, Criminal Justice Graduate Program Director, Coppin State University
Professor Linda Fleischer, Chair, Criminal Justice Studies Program, CCBC; Retired, Probation Agent, Maryland Division of Parole and Probation
Major Jodie McFadden, Baltimore Police Department, Commanding Officer, Booking, Baltimore Juvenile Justice Center
Mr. Gene Nuth, J.D, Retired, Maryland Division of Correction; Former Warden, Maryland Penitentiary
Dr. Patrick J. O’Guinn, J.D., MPA, Criminal Justice Program Coordinator, Howard Community College
