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Orlando, June 29, 2007 — This year's weeklong criminal justice summer seminar series, titled "Crime Trends in Suburban America," brought more than a dozen local, national and international speakers to the Orlando campus to share their expertise.
Shown above is John Sloan III, chair of the Department of Justice Sciences at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, speaking in a Classroom Building I lecture hall about trends in campus crime and violence.
"The speakers were really excellent," said Assistant Professor Ross Wolf, who coordinated the seminar series. "The feedback indicates that the students thought the program was awesome."
Wolf said several themes emerged from the presentations.
Over the past two to three years, violent crime has risen while property crime has declined. Fraud and identity theft are rapidly growing. And jail and prison populations continue to grow, while government legislation continues to propose longer sentences for criminal activity.
More than 80 undergraduates, graduate students, and law enforcement and security professionals attended the program. About 90 percent of the participants are eligible to earn university or continuing-education credits.
Click here to view the seminar series announcement.
Click here to read the speakers' biographies.
For further information, contact Assistant Professor .
— Karen Guin
Jerry Demings, director of public
safety for Orange County, Florida,
discussed trends in public safety.
Richard Tewksbury, professor of
justice administration at the
University of Louisville, spoke about
criminal activity related to sexual
deviance.
All photos by Thomas Alan Smilie
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