Dear CJAG Members,
The executive board met last week to discuss the 2020 conference. The health and safety of our members are important. Given the confluence of the current pandemic and anticipated reductions in 2020-2021 budgets across our college and university communities, we decided to cancel the in-person two-day conference and are developing a one-day online conference. We believe this virtual conference will provide more professional development opportunities for you and your students.
As of now the 2020 Criminal Justice Association of Georgia (CJAG) will be held virtually on October 9, 2020, please save the date. This year’s conference theme is “The Importance of Ethics in Justice,” The keynote speaker, is Chief Jason Armstrong, recently appointed Chief in Ferguson, MO. Chief Armstrong is a graduate of Columbus State University and also served as interim chief of police in Forest Park, GA.
The executive board believes in and encourages students’ participation in the annual conference. To promote student engagement and scholarship, the board has devoted a full session to student presentations this year. As you may recall, last year, the board established a student poster session competition and will again host the student poster competition. We are asking you to encourage presentations from your students and practitioners in the field. If we bring all these groups together, we should have an excellent forum for dialogue involving the academe, practitioners, and professionals in the field.
The call for abstracts is available on our website (www.cjag.us). The deadline for abstracts is September 4, 2020. Membership & Registration is $30 for faculty and professionals and $10 for students. Additional details will be forthcoming.
Sincerely,
Your Executive Board