Western Association of Criminal Justice

The Western Association of Criminal Justice (WACJ) is the Region 5 affiliate of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences.

[Western Association of Criminal Justice @WACJRegion5]

The western region of @ACJS_National is so excited for WACJ 2023! Submit your awesome research to present in Spokane, WA by 10/1! Also, room rate at the beautiful Centennial Hotel is only $129! Book by 9/13 to lock in your savings. More info at https://t.co/VMo2TOqhOY.

[Western Association of Criminal Justice @WACJRegion5]

The https://t.co/EqMiDeijsH abstract submission portal for our 2023 Spokane conference is now open! We look forward to seeing you all in October! #criminaljustice #wacj2023 #AcademicTwitter

[Western Association of Criminal Justice @WACJRegion5]

Good luck to all of our members presenting at #ACJS2023! We look forward to seeing you this afternoon! #ACJSAM2023

[Western Association of Criminal Justice @WACJRegion5]

We are excited to see you all at #ACJS in National Harbor soon! Please take a bit of time on Wednesday at 5:00pm to stop by the WACJ General Business Meeting in Chesapeake E!

[Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences @ACJS_National]

Good times at the Western Association of Criminal Justice meeting in Reno. @WACJRegion5

[Jessica Wells, Ph.D. @jeswells057]

A great presentation at #WACJ2022 by @bree_bop from @SHSU_VS! The impacts of incarceration on families are very real and wide spread.

[Western Association of Criminal Justice @WACJRegion5]

Welcome everyone to #WACJ2022! We are back in person in the lively city of Reno, NV. We look forward to seeing you at the Silver Baron E room for registration and to give you some amazing conference swag! See you soon.

[Western Association of Criminal Justice @WACJRegion5]

The 2021 WACJ Virtual Conference is being held this week! We look forward to coming together with our past members and meeting new people interested in CJ in the West. Registration is free and the event will be hosted via Zoom. See https://t.co/VMo2TOHkQY for more info.

[Western Association of Criminal Justice @WACJRegion5]

The submission portal for our LIVE 2021 conference in Spokane, WA is now open! Please submit your abstracts as soon as possible (no later than September 10th). Also, please note that while not ideal, we will be allowing virtual presentations as well.

https://t.co/7MbqElzZqP

[Western Association of Criminal Justice @WACJRegion5]

We are excited to announce the details of our 2021 WACJ Conference offered in person and virtually! Join us Oct 13-15 in Spokane, WA. Encourage your #students to submit their work into our student poster competition ($300 1st place award). More info at https://t.co/nsnTkWBgD9.

[Western Association of Criminal Justice @WACJRegion5]

We had a couple great virtual events last week! If you were not able to join, please feel free to watch the recordings of our live events:

Teaching CJ in the time of COVID-19: https://t.co/cTqFtcih5u

CJ research in the days of COVID-19:
https://t.co/e9ZEq4MgNT

[Western Association of Criminal Justice @WACJRegion5]

Don't forget! Tomorrow (Mon 11/9) at 6pm PT, we will be hosting our first 2020 virtual event. Stop by https://t.co/nsnTkWBgD9 for more information about how to join us.

[Western Association of Criminal Justice @WACJRegion5]

We are excited to announce 2 days of virtual presentations! Join us on Mon, Nov 9th (6-8:15pm PT) for discussions on Teaching in the Pandemic and Tues, Nov 10 (6-8pm PT) for discussions on CJ during the pandemic. For more information please visit https://t.co/nsnTkWBgD9

[CCJLS @wscccjls]

Also seeking submissions for a Spring 2021 special issue on police violence, protests, & violent extremism. Submit at: https://t.co/A5yfYOQdGG @WSCriminology @ASCWomenCrime @ACJS_National @WACJRegion5 @sfucriminology @ASCCriticalCrim @thencja @ASCRM41 @cjralliance @SSSpsychopathy

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Please submit your request to present by Thursday, October 22nd!

[Western Association of Criminal Justice @WACJRegion5]

Panelists Wanted! We are sad that we won't be seeing our amazing members in person this year. In lieu of our traditional conference, we are hosting 2 panels on Pedagogy and Research. If you would like to present, please contact us at [email protected]!

[Western Association of Criminal Justice @WACJRegion5]

One of our regional universities, Western Oregon Univ, has organized some great panels on #juvenilejustice! Join us to hear insightful presentations on the Lived Experiences in the JJ System (Oct 20th, 6pm PST) and Working with Youth Impacted by the JJ System (Oct 21, 6pm PST)

[Western Association of Criminal Justice @WACJRegion5]

We also know that action is key to change. If you are a WACJ member, please fill out this brief (6 question) survey to help us connect experts with public sources of information. https://t.co/J1CUIxAVGv

[Western Association of Criminal Justice @WACJRegion5]

"We join with the ACJS in calling for large-scale policy reforms, informed by rigorous empirical research. As academics in this field, our members can be instrumental in researching policies and practices to eradicate inequality in policing and law, and in developing teaching...

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methods and tools to improve law enforcement and community relations." https://t.co/09m1xNOxqy