The Ohio State University

Department of Sociology : CJRC : RDCJ-N : ASC Sessions

Upcoming Sessions at the American Society of Criminology meetings,
November 2006

1. Racial Democracy in American Criminal Justice: A Political Analytic Framework
   (Organizer: Geoff Ward, Northeastern University)

Papers and Panelists

• "Back Toward DuBois: Reconsidering the Relationship Between Race and Crime"
  Nikki Jones, University of California, Department of Sociology
• "The Struggle for Racial Democracy in American Juvenile Justice: Past, Present, Future"
  Geoff Ward, Northeastern University, College of Criminal Justice
• "Undemocratic Policies: The Politics of a Felony Conviction"
  Keesha Middlemass, Rutgers University-Newark, Department of Political Science
• "Race and the Roots of the Contemporary Legislative Assault on Undocumented Immigrants"
  Marie Provine, Arizona State University, School of Justice & Social Inquiry, and
  Jorge Chavez, Bowling Green State University, Department of Sociology
• Marjorie Zatz, Arizona State University, School of Justice & Social Inquiry (Discussant)




2. Race/Ethnicity, Crime, and Space
   (Organizer: Ruth D. Peterson, Ohio State University)

Papers and Panelists

• "Explaining Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Delinquency: The Role of Neighborhood Immigrant Concentration"
  Charis E. Kubrin, George Washington University, Department of Sociology, and
  Scott A. Desmond, Purdue University, Department of Sociology and Anthropology
• "Racial Composition, Disadvantage, and Neighborhood Codes of Violence"
  Ross L. Matsueda and Kevin Drakulich, University of Washington, Department of Sociology
• "Neighborhood Disadvantage and the Concentration of Criminogenic Physical Ecologies"
  Christopher R. Browning, Catherine A. Calder, Lauren J. Krivo, Mei-Po Kwan, Michael D. Maltz, and Ruth D. Peterson, Ohio State University, Departments of Geography, Sociology, and Statistics
• "Crime in Advantaged Areas: Does Racial Privilege Matter?"
  Lauren J. Krivo and Ruth D. Peterson, Ohio State University, Department of Sociology




3. New Directions in Understanding the Race/Ethnicity-Crime Link
   (Organizer: María B. Vélez, University of Iowa)

Papers and Panelists

• "Complicating Contexts: The Convergence of Race and Place on Youth Perceptions of Injustice"
  Carla Shedd, Bryn Mawr College, Department of Sociology
• "Education on Lockdown: Curriculum Tracking, Zero Tolerance Policies and Delinquency among African American and Latino Youth"
  Kecia Johnson, University at Albany, Department of Sociology
• "Neighborhoods and Ethnic-Specific Intimate and Non-intimate Assaults in Miami"
  Amie L. Nielsen, University of Miami, Department of Sociology, and
  Ramiro Martinez, Florida International University, School of Policy and Management
• "One-Strike and You’re Out: Reversing the Codes of the Street"
  Wenona Rymond-Richmond, Northwestern University, Department of Sociology
• Avelardo Valdez, University of Houston, Office for Drug and Social Policy Research (Discussant)

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