Conference Presentations

2023 Annual Conference (click here to view 2023 Conference Photographs)

• CJAG 2023 Conference Program
• A Student’s Perception of Academic Dishonesty on Campus, Luisa M. Diaz-Kope, University of North Georgia, Matilda Foster, University of North Georgia and Gail Spatt, Georgia Tech
• Acworth, Georgia Killers, Stan Crowder, Kennesaw State University
• Analyzing the War on Drugs and its Effectiveness as a Global Campaign, Katie Colwell, University of North Georgia
• Chatbots, ChatGPT and Academia (PowerPoint), Michael B. Shapiro, Georgia State University
• Chatbots, ChatGPT and Academia (Ancillary Materials), Michael B. Shapiro, Georgia State University
• Child Maltreatment and Other Childhood Factors as a Significant Cause of Juvenile Delinquency, Destiny Gabriel, University of North Georgia
• Criminal Profiling and Luck in Capturing Serial Killers, Police Work and the Community Working Together, Pamela Brown and Jason Armstrong, Albany State University
• Criminalized Women’s Negotiations of Domination and Agency and the Methods that Illuminate Them, Denise Woodall, University of North Georgia
• Cyberattacks-The Effects of the United States Safety with the Influence of Artificial Intelligence, Hannah Hollingsworth, University of North Georgia
• Developing and Validating an Online Neighborhood Network Efficacy Scale, MariTere Molinet, Georgia State University
• Effects of Laws, Policies, and Rehabilitation Programs on African American Male Juvenile Recidivism in Southwest Georgia, Kezzie Donaldson-Richard, Albany State University
• Evaluating the Impact of Speed Zone Cameras in School Zones A Case Study in Albany, Georgia, Kizzie Donaldson-Richard and Jason Armstrong, Albany State University
• Examining Spikes and Long Trends in American Homicides, Brent Paterline, University of North Georgia
• Faith-Based Organizations and Restorative Justice Practice, Shani Wilfred, Valdosta State University, Jewrell Rivers, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College and L’Tyra Williams, Valdosta State U
• Georgia Fentanyl Deaths Racial Disparity and Unequal Treatment, Jon Stuart Batchelder and Jon Hager, University of North Georgia
• Illegal Searches During Proctored Exams, Valerie Cochran, University of North Georgia
• Is the current corruption crisis in the Georgia Prison System predictive of future challenges in policing, Cynthia Atwood, College of Coastal Georgia
• Major Influencers in the Recruits Choice of Agency in Georgia, Butch Beach; Point University, Rudy K. Prine; Valdosta State University, Michael Wilkie; Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police
• Mobile Eye Witness-Cellebrite and Law Enforcement, Hope Kellum and Bryson R. Payne, University of North Georgia
• No-Knock Warrant Human Life versus Evidence Protection, Jim Mayua, Albany State University
• Racial and Gender Disparities in the Sex Trafficking Industry, Alyia Leemook, University of North Georgia
• The History of Challenges Associated with Inmate Self-Development Programs, John Stuart Batchelder and Butch Newkirk, University of North Georgia
• Undocumented Immigration and Crime Rates, Isabelle Cosby, University of North Georgia
• United States Supreme Court Update, 2022-2023 Term (PowerPoint), Michael B. Shapiro, Georgia State University
• United States Supreme Court Criminal & Immigration Law Decisions of the 2022-2023 Term United States Supreme Court Update, 2022-2023 Term (Word), Michael B. Shapiro, Georgia State University

2022 Annual Conference (click here to view 2022 Conference Photographs)

• 2022 Conference Program
• 2022 Georgia Peace Officers Standards Training Council Orientation, Terry McCormick, Georgia POST
• Are Prosecutors’ Actions Towards Police Officers Leading to De-Policing A Qualitative Study of Georgia Police Officers Post-Rayshard Brooks’ Incident, Michael Tuvlin & Jon Hager
• Demystifying the Crime of Aggression Under the International Law, Roger-Claude Llwanga and Patrick Ibe, Albany State University
• Detention of Asylum Seekers in the U.S. and Due Process Clause, Jim Mayua, Albany State University
• Developing Scales to Capture Collective Efficacy in Online Neighborhood Networks, MariTere Molinet, Georgia State University
• The Dressler Case Study, Stan Crowder, Kennesaw State University
• Economic Cost of Incarceration, Ashlie Fuller, University of North Georgia-Abstract
• Economic Cost of Incarceration, Ashlie Fuller, University of North Georgia-PowerPoint
• The Effectiveness of Day Reporting Centers, Brent Paterline and Butch Newkirk, University of North Georgia
• The Effects of Childhood Trauma on Life-Challenges as an Adult, Alexis Owens, University of North Georgia
• Exploring Factors Used in the Prediction of Criminal Violence-The Relationship Between Education and Type of Crime Committed, John Stuart Batchelder and Butch Newkirk, University of North Georgia
• Exploring Policy Improvements Criminal Justice Managers Need to Reduce Cultural Bias in a State Correctional System, Kristi Pitts, Purdue University Global
• Forensic Geneology-The Newest Crime-Solver, Ansley Graham, University of North Georgia
• The Four Year Police Academy-An Examination of Attrition Rate Patters in the University of North Georgia’s Public Safety Academy, Butch Newkirk and John Stuart Batchelder, UNG
• The History, Evolution, and Impact of the Opioid Crisis, Jon Hager and John Stuart Batchelder, University of North Georgia
• The impact of public sector austerity on community policing-a case study of Dorset Police, England, Johannes Oosthuizen, University of North Georgia, Abstract
• The impact of public sector austerity on community policing-a case study of Dorset Police, England, Johannes Oosthuizen, University of North Georgia, PowerPoint
• The Importance of Operational Definitions in Criminal Justice Research, Matilda Foster, University of North Georgia
• Juvenile Delinquency and How it Has Changed and Traumatized, Mya Tucker, University of North Georgia
• The Labeling Theory – A Meso-Level Model of Crime, Xiaoli Su, Jackson State University
• Marijuana-Impaired Driving, Brent Paterline, University of North Georgia
• Media Usage-How Law Enforcement Uses One of the Largest Weapons Used Against Them to Fight Public Perception, Samantha Cooper, University of North Georgia (PDF)
• Media Usage-How Law Enforcement Uses One of the Largest Weapons Used Against Them to Fight Public Perception, Samantha Cooper, University of North Georgia (PowerPoint)
• A Meta-Analysis of the D.A.R.E. Program Effectiveness, Christopher Bakke, University of North Georgia
• Planning for Substance Use and Suicide Prevention Programs on a College Campus, Rani George and George Thomas, Albany State University
• Recovering Citizens Rising-Transformative Social Recovery Interventions, Denise Woodall, University of North Georgia
• The Relationship Between Juvenile Delinquency and Access to Education, Andrea Drost, University of North Georgia
• The Relationship between Juvenile Deliquency Crime and Family Violence, Camila Coleman Pagliario, University of North Georgia
• Risk Factors Associated with Chronic Offending in Juveniles, Casey Hargus, University of North Georgia
• Social Justice Courses Through USG eMajor-A Collaborative Approach, Sarah Kuck, Pam Brown and Jason Armstrong, Albany State University
• A Study of Drug Trafficker Behavoral Characteristics Impacting Police Actions, Butch Newkirk and John Stuart Batchelder, University of North Georgia
• A Summary of the New Georgia Behavioral Health and Peace Officers Co-Responder Act, Jaime Swain and Jason Armstrong, Albany State University
• United States Supreme Court Update, 2021-2022 Term (PowerPoint), Michael B. Shapiro, Georgia State University
• United States Supreme Court Criminal & Immigration Law Decisions of the 2021-2022 Term (Word), Michael B. Shapiro, Georgia State University
• Variables Associated with Inmate Participation in Prison Work and Skill-Building Programs While Incarcerated, John Stuart Batchelder and John Hager, University of North Georgia
• Why Me-Sexual Offenses and Victim Selection, Nayab Hakim, Clayton State University

2021 Annual Conference

• 2021 Conference Program
• Back the Blue Hurts Police, Tom Hochschild and Lorna Alvarez-Rivera, Valdosta State University
• Beyond the Box-Advocating for Equal Access to Post-Secondary Education in Georgia, Patrick Rodriguez, Kennesaw State University and Abigail Cook, Georgia State University
• Beyond the Box in Georgia-One Pager
• Beyond the Box Video:
• A Comparison of CALEA, State, and Non-Accredited Law Enforcement Agencies in Georgia, Rudy Prine and Chris Cook, Valdosta State University
• Criminal Justice in the News TILTed-Tilting Current Events Assignment for Criminal Justice Courses, Pamela Brown, Sarah Kuck and Jason Armstrong, Albany State University
  • Criminal Justice in the News TILTed-Tilting Current Events Assignment for Criminal Justice Courses Assignment, Pamela Brown, Sarah Kuck and Jason Armstrong, Albany State University
  • Criminal Justice in the News TILTed-Tilting Current Events Assignment for Criminal Justice Courses Assignment Template, Pamela Brown, Sarah Kuck and Jason Armstrong, Albany State University
  • Criminal Justice in the News TILTed-Tilting Current Events Assignment for Criminal Justice Courses Rubric, Pamela Brown, Sarah Kuck and Jason Armstrong, Albany State University
• The Efficacy of Efforts to Curb Adult Deaths Caused by Prescription Opioid Use-A Follow-Up Study, Jon M. Hager and John Stuart Batchelder, University of North Georgia
• Exploring the Relationship Between Online Processes and Offline Neighborhood Social Controls in Online Neighborhood Networks, MariTere Molinet, Georgia State University
• Faith-Based Organizations and the Criminal Justice System-Perceived vs. Actual Roles in Serving Offenders, their Families and Communities, Jewrell Rivers, Abraham Baldwin Agricultural Collegee, Shani Wilfred and Damond Jenkins, Valdosta State University
• Fun and Games versus Hazing Where is the Line Drawn, Matilda Foster, University of North Georgia
• How Prediction Equations Can Be Developed and Used to Assist in Program Management in a Correctional Setting, John Stu Batchelder, University of North Georgia
• ICC Operations in Africa, Charles Ubah and Chika Unigwe, Georgia College and State University
• Police Unions-Why There Aren’t Any in Britain, Hanif Majothi, University of North Georgia
• Sisyphus No More, Roger Byrd, Brewton-Parker College
• Teaching Research Methods Course with Experiential Learning, Wilson Huang, Valdosta State University
• To Tell the Truth-What Are the Real Death Numbers Related to COVID-19 Deaths, Jon M. Hager, University of North Georgia
• United States Supreme Court Update, 2020-2021 Term (PowerPoint) , Michael B. Shapiro, Georgia State University and Peter Fenton, Kennesaw State University
• United States Supreme Court Criminal & Immigration Law Decisions of the 2020-2021 Term (Word File), Michael B. Shapiro, Georgia State University and Peter Fenton, Kennesaw State University
• Timeline of United States Supreme Court Cases, 2020-2021 (PowerPoint), Michael B. Shapiro, Georgia State University and Peter Fenton, Kennesaw State University

2020 Annual Conference

• 2020 Conference Program
• Addiction and Amnesty, Tanya Smith, Kennesaw State University
• A Quantitative Predictive Study of Drug Trafficker Behavioral Characteristics Impacting Police Actions, Butch Newkirk, University of North Georgia
• Are We Truly Safe-Assessing the Role of Technology in Thwarting Transnational Victimization, Brittaney Dyer, University of North Georgia
• Correctional Recidivism-Distinguishable Causal Factors and Pertinent Solutions, Brittany Dyer and John Stuart Batchelder, University of North Georgia
• Country Music’s Long Relationship with Alcohol, Thomas R. Hochschild Jr., Lorna Alvarez-Rivera, and Ellis Logan, Valdosta State University
• The Ethical Implications of Pop Culture Humor-Laughing at Chief Wiggum, Kenneth White, Kennesaw State University
• Experiences, Reflections, and Applications of Service-Learning Among Rookie Police Officers, Jacqueline Smith, Kennesaw State University
• Factors Associated with Adult Deaths Caused by Prescription Opioid Use in Conjunction with Alcohol, Marijuana, Methamphetamine, or Cocaine, Jon Hager and John S. Batchelder, University of North Georgia
• Human Trafficking Risk Factors and How to Mitigate Them, Julia Ross, University of North Georgia
• Identity Theft-Examining Victim Reactions to Identity Theft, Susan T. Quinn, Georgia Gwinnett College
• Look Who’s Stalking-Why Stalking Victims Contact the Police and How First Responders Can Enhance Cooperation, Patrick Brady, University of West Georgia
• A Pathologist’s View of a Valued Medicolegal Death Investigator, Jon Hager and Michael Tulvin, University of North Georgia
• Police Knowledge Regarding the Public Safety Exception to Miranda-Examining the Relationship between Knowledge and Rank, Alexandria Goldstein, Christopher Totten, Gang Lee and Richard Stringer
• ReExamining Prison-Based Offender Rehabilitation Values-Lessons For Correctional Policy And Practice, Charles Ubah, Georgia College and State University
• Sysiphus No More-The Case for Prison Education, Roger Byrd, Brewton-Parker College
• United States Supreme Court Update, 2019-2020 Term (PowerPoint), Michael B. Shapiro, Georgia State University and Peter Fenton, Kennesaw State University
• United States Supreme Court Criminal & Immigration Law Decisions of the 2019-2020 Term (Word File), Michael B. Shapiro, Georgia State University and Peter Fenton, Kennesaw State University

2020 Conference Poster Presentations

• Cyber Human Trafficking, Colin Blankenship and Melchor de Guzman, Georgia Gwinnett College
• Relevance of Biological and Latent Print Evidence to Arrest and Conviction Rates, Dalton Skaggs and Ji Seun Sohn, Georgia College and State University
• Violence Behind Bars-Effect of Numbers of Juvenile Inmates and Staffs in Predicting Jailhouse Assaults, Olivia Eason and Ji Seun Sohn, Georgia College and State University

2019 Annual Conference (click here to view 2019 Conference Photographs)

• 2019 Conference Program
• A 50 Year Survey of U.S. Mass Shooting Incidents, R. Neal McIntyre and F.E. Knowles, Valdosta State University
• Accelerating Problems from Within, Brittaney Dyer, University of North Georgia
• Georgia’s New DUI Law, Pamela Newell, University of North Georgia
• Inmate Characteristics and Factors Associated with Sentencing, Stu Batchelder, University of North Georgia
• Integrating POST Content into Academic Courses, Timothy Hayes, Butch Newkirk and Sallie Parker, University of North Georgia
• K-12 Alma Mater School Shootings with Two or More Killed, 1990-2018, Thomas Hochschild, Lorna Alvarez-Rivera and Michael Noll, Valdosta State University; Kathryn Grant, Campaign to Keep Guns Off Campus
• Long-Term Effects of Greek Affiliation on Alcohol Consumption, Lukas Storey and Charles Ubah, Georgia College and State University
• Police Body Camera Effectiveness, Myth or Reality, Jason Armstrong, Albany State University
• Protecting the Privacy of Sexual Assault Victims, Valerie Cochran, University of North Georgia
• Student Learning Assessment and Outcomes, Wilson Huang, Valdosta State University
• The International Criminal Court-Efficacy and Legitimacy 21 Years Later, Charles Ubah, Georgia College and State University
• Transfer of Child Offenders to Adult Criminal Courts in the USA, Roger-Claude Liwanga and Patrick Ibe, Albany State University
• Transformative Learning-Applying Theory and Practice, Brittany Strickland, East Georgia State College
• United States Supreme Court Criminal & Immigration Law Decisions of the 2018-2019 Term (Word File), Michael B. Shapiro, Georgia State University
• United States Supreme Court Update, 2018-2019 Term, Michael B. Shapiro, Georgia State University

Lunch and Learn

• Technology in the Classroom-Engaging Students and Maintaining User Friendly Policies, Michael B. Shapiro, Georgia State University
• Student Response System Comparison, Michael B. Shapiro, Georgia State University

2018 Annual Conference (click here to view 2018 Conference Photographs)

• THE USE OF FORCE AMONG POLICE OFFICERS 2018
• United States Supreme Court Update, 2017-2018 Term
• United States Supreme Court Criminal & Immigration Law Decisions of the 2017-2018 Term

2017 Annual Conference (click here to view 2017 Conference Photographs)

• 2017 Conference Program
• P.O.S.T. Training
• Campus Carry in Georgia PowerPoint, by Cultarevic, Nermin
• A Review of Trauma-Informed Interventions among Adjudicated Youth Experiencing PTSD Symptomology, by Eakin, Mary
• United States Supreme Court Update, 2016-2017 Term, Presented by Fenton, Peter and Shapiro, Michael
• United States Supreme Court Update, 2015-2016 Term (Supporting Materials), Presented by Fenton, Peter and Shapiro, Michael
• Presentation – Effective Strategies for active student engagement in online learning environment Presented by Alex Obi Ekwuaju
• Presentation – Role of Tech in engaging learners Presented by Alex Obi Ekwuaju

2016 Annual Conference (click here to view 2016 Conference Photographs)

• 2016 Preliminary Schedule
• Comparisons of criminal justice-capstone courses Comparisons of Criminal Justice Capstone Courses, Presented by Eskey, Michael
• Considering Sovereign Security Thinking in an Era of Unprecedented Globalization and Global Threats: Lessons for The 21st Century, Presented by Ubah, Charles
• COPS Gone BAD, Presented by Crowder, Stan
• Facilitating Internships at a Distance, Presented by Eskey, Michael
• Justification to Kill, Presented by Bowers, Walter
• Operation Stonegarden Georgia, Presented by de Guzman, Melchor
• Sometimes the Truth Hurst, Presented by Ampel, Marilyn
• The Ferguson Effect on Individual Officers’ Attitudes Towards Pro-active Policing, Presented by Tuvlin, Michael
• United States Supreme Court Update, 2015-2016 Term, Presented by Fenton, Peter and Shapiro, Michael
• United States Supreme Court Update, 2015-2016 Term (Supporting Materials), Presented by Fenton, Peter and Shapiro, Michael

2015 Annual Conference (click here to view 2015 Conference Photographs)

• Agricultural Crimes in Georgia, Presented by McIntyre, Neal
• Coordinating and Delivering and Undergraduate Criminal Justice Internship Program, Presented by Fenton, Peter and Shapiro, Michael
• Cyberbullying in a College Setting: Applying General Strain Theory, Presented by Sanchez, Matheson
• Factors to be taken into Account when Proposing Changes to a Jail or Prison-Based GED Program, Presented by Batchelder, John Stuart
• Focusing On The Real And Perceived Interactions Of Faith-Based Organizations (FBOs) And The Criminal Justice System (CJS), Presented by Wilfred, Shani
• Liars in Public Safety, Presented by Crowder, Stan
• Police Officers and Crime: An Analysis of Crimes Committed by Police Officers in the State of Florida, Presented by Allen, Jennifer and Hougland, Steven
• Recurrent Victimization on College Campuses, Presented by O’Neill, Austin and Tibbs, Rebecca
• Rodriguez Redefines Traffic Stop with Dog Sniffs, Presented by Hammack, Jennifer and Hunt, Brittain
• Sherlock Holmes: Who He Knew and Where He Knew It From Expanding the Use of Sherlock Holmes Stories in the Teaching of Criminal Justice (Presentation in Word format), Presented by Qualls, Michael
• Sherlock Holmes: Who He Knew and Where He Knew It From Expanding the Use of Sherlock Holmes Stories in the Teaching of Criminal Justice (Paper in PowerPoint format), Presented by Qualls, Michael
• Social Media and Police: Technology Uses and Challenges, Presented by deGuzman, Melchor and Hunter, Ron
• States Aren’t Dunn Disagreeing on the Fourth Amendment, Presented by Ahrens, Laura
• Stigma: A Police Officer, Presented by Jones, Heather
• Structural Discrimination: Race and Racial Profiling , Presented by Stokes, Larry
• Sup with Criminal Justice? A Selective Analysis of the Supreme Court’s Pending Cases for the October 2015 Term, Presented by Hoover, Lucy and Reese, Michael)
• The Interactive Effects of Education, Age, Race, and Gender on Inmate Recidivism, Austin O’Neill and Rebecca Tibbs
• Theories and Rationale Behind Mass Shootings, Presented by Eskey, Michael
• United States Supreme Court Update 2014-2015, Presented by Fenton, Peter and Shapiro, Michael
• United States Supreme Court Update 2014-2015 (Supporting Documentation in Word Format), Presented by Fenton, Peter and Shapiro, Michael
• What Happens After Jardines?, Presented by Stout, Abby

2014 Annual Conference (click here to view 2014 Conference Photographs)

• Addressing the potential causes of teens committing violent crimes in Georgia, Presented by Johnson, Brittiny
• A Macro-Level Analysis of Internet Phishing, Presented by Huang, Wilson
• Cobb Animal Control, Presented by Weathers, Lydia
• Criminal Investigation in Nigeria, Presented by Ibe, Patrick and Okafor, Uzoma
• Diving Further into the Drug Court Black Box, Presented by Ballard, Elle
• Drug Law, Presented by Fitzner, Alina
• Evaluating the Effects of Substance Use and Education on the Likelihood of Arrest Among Hispanics, Presented by McIntyre, Neal
• Factors Associated with Inmate Participation in Education and Work Programs, Presented by Batchelder, John Stuart
• Happy 100th Birthday Exclusionary Rule, I Thought You Were Dead, Presented by Fenton, Peter and Shapiro, Michael
• Intergenerational Transmission of Violence, Presented by Camargo, Esperanza
• Issues in American Policing, Presented by Hunter, Ron
• Mass Incarceration in the U.S., Presented by Ikegwuonu, Patricia
• Perceptions of Leadership and the Willingness to Report Sexual Assault at the U.S. Military Academies, Presented by Scherer, Heidi
• PowerPoint as a Powerful Tool for Presentation, Presented by Cobkit, Sutham
• PTSD and Confounding Variables, Presented by Jones, Heather
• School Violence in Rural Areas, Presented by Hayes, Timothy
• Service Learning in Classroom-CJAG 2014, Presented by Johnson, Cyntoria
• Siren Call to Syringe, Presented by Crowder, Stan
• The One that Got Away, Presented by Balemba, Samantha
• The Veneer of Accreditation, Presented by Hougland, Steven
• U.S. Supreme Court Criminal & Immigration Law Decisions of the 2013-2014 Term (Presentation in PowerPoint format), Presented by Fenton, Peter and Shapiro, Michael
• U.S. Supreme Court Criminal & Immigration Law Decisions of the 2013-2014 Term (Supporting Documentation in Word format), Presented by Fenton, Peter and Shapiro, Michael
• Use of Prescription Drugs Among Greek and Non-Greek Students, Presented by York, Scott
• Youth Fire Setters and the Juvenile Justice System, Presented by Benzur, William

2013 Annual Conference (click here to view 2013 Conference Photographs)

• Behavior Modification Through the Use of Color A Study of a South Georgia Jail, Presented by Wilfred, Shani
• Bridging the gap between Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children and Law Enforcement Responses, Presented by Kasalwe, Ruth Yasa
• Corruption in Prison Education, Presented by Batchelder, John Stuart
• CPTED Analysis in K-12 Schools, Presented by Robinson, Deborah
• Criminal Justice Study Abroad A Field Trip Model, Presented by Huang, Wilson
• Examining Court Connections in A Rural Georgia Community, Presented by Hayes, Timothy
• Fifty Years on and Still Have Gone, Presented by Lightfoot, Robert
• Invisible Minority Asian-Americans in Law Enforcement, Presented by Khan, Emran
• Police Investigators’ Attitudes Toward Victims of Crime A Quantitative Study, Presented by Hehnly, Marcy
• PTSD in Law Enforcement Are We Doing Enough, Presented by Jones, Heather
• Technology in the Classroom, Presented by Daigle, Leah and Shapiro, Michael
• United States Supreme Court Update 2012-2013 (Presentation in PowerPoint format), Presented by Fenton, Peter and Shapiro, Michael
• United States Supreme Court Update 2012-2013 (Supporting Documentation in Word format), Presented by Fenton, Peter and Shapiro, Michael