Previous ASC Annual Meeting Program Chairs, Themes,
Meeting Locations, Abstracts and Index of Participants
**Please note that ASC does NOT retain copies of any of the papers presented at our past meetings. These indices only provide abstracts. You will have to contact the author(s) directly for a copy of the paper. You may be able to find contact information in our Member Directory.**
2012 - Chicago Palmer House Hilton Hotel, Nov. 14 - 17, 2012; Pamela Wilcox and John Wooldredge
Thinking About Context: Challenges for Crime and Justice
2011 - Washington Hilton Hotel, Nov. 16 - 19, 2011; Ryan King and Eric Baumer
Breaking the Mold: Innovations and Bold Ventures in Criminology
2010 - San Francisco Mariott Marquis, Nov. 17 - 20, 2010; Crystal Garcia and Kenna Quinet
Crime and Social Institutions
2009 - Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, Nov. 4 - 7, 2009; Natasha Frost and Joshua Freilich
Criminology and Criminal Justice Policy
2008 - Hyatt Regency St. Louis Riverfront Hotel, Nov. 12 - 15, 2008; G. David Curry and Jody Miller
Reinvigorating Theory Through Diversity and Inclusiveness
2007 - Atlanta Marriott
Marquis Hotel, Nov. 14 - 17; Candace Kruttschnitt and Ross MacMillan
Crime and Justice: In the Global and in the Local
2006 - Los Angeles Convention Center, Nov. 1 - 4; Doris MacKenzie and Alex Piquero
Democracy,
Crime and Justice
2005 - Toronto Royal York Hotel, Nov. 15 - 19; Frankie Bailey and Colin Loftin
The Interdisciplinary Roots and Branches of
Criminology
2004 - Nashville Convention Center and Renaissance Hotel, Nov. 17 - 20;
Bonnie Fisher and Melissa Moon
Taking Stock: The Science
of Criminology and the Pursuit of Justice
(Note: When the ASC web page crashed in March
2006, we lost probably 60 percent of the 2004 abstracts. Fortunately,
we were able to recover all session and paper titles, as well as all author
names and contact information. If you wish to obtain an abstract
that we do not have, you will need to contact the authors directly.)
(ASC co-sponsored a meeting that was held at the Renaissance La Defense Hotel in Paris from May 13-15, 2004, organized by Chris
Eskridge. The theme of the meeting was What Works in Reducing Crime.)
2003 -
Denver Adams Mark Hotel, Nov. 19 - 22; Denise Gottfredson and Sally Simpson
The Challenge of Practice,
The Benefits of Theory
2002 - Chicago Palmer House Hotel, Nov. 20 - 23; William Laufer
Re-Inventing Justice:
Theories, Innovations and Research
2001 - Atlanta Marriott Marquis Hotel, Nov. 7 -10; Valerie Jenness and Richard Leo
Criminology, Justice, and
Public Policy in the 21st Century
2000 - San Francisco Westin St.Francis Hotel, Nov. 15 - 18; Deborah
Baskin and Ira Sommers
Crime and Criminology in
the Year 2000
1999 - Toronto Royal York Hotel, Nov. 17 - 20; Simon I. Singer
Explaining and Preventing
Crime: The Globalization of Knowledge
1998 -
Washington, D.C. Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Nov. 11 - 14; Matthew T. Zingraff
Crime, Justice and Public
Policy: Examining our Past and Envisioning our Future
1997 - San
Diego Sheraton Hotel, Nov. 19 - 22; Debra Curran
Crossing Boundaries and Building Bridges:
The Discipline and the Profession of Criminology
1996 -
Chicago Marriott Hotel, Nov. 20 - 23; Raymond Paternoster
Controlling Crime and Achieving Justice
1995 -
Boston Park Plaza Hotel, Nov. 15 - 18; James Austin and Todd R. Clear
Crime and Justice: National and
International
1994 - Miami Hyatt Regency Hotel, Nov. 9 - 12; Thomas Blomberg
Challenges of Crime and Social Control
1993 - Phoenix Hyatt
Regency Hotel, Oct. 27 - 30; Marcia R. Chaiken
Violent Crime and its Victims
1992 - New Orleans
Fairmont Hotel, Nov. 4 - 7; Timothy Flanagan
Relevance and Rationality
1991 - San Francisco Westin St.Francis Hotel, Nov. 20 - 23; Ruth Peterson
Crime and Inequality
1990 - Baltimore Omni Inner Harbor Hotel,
Nov. 7 - 10; John Dombrink and James Meeker
Integrating Theory, Research, and Policy
1989 - John Ascuaga's Nugget Hotel (Reno), Nov. 8 - 12; Susan O.
White
Crime in Social and Moral Contexts
1988 - Chicago Marriott Hotel, Nov. 9 - 12; Raymond J. Michalowski
State
and Crime
1987 - Montreal Le Grant Hotel, Nov. 11 - 14; John S. Goldkamp
Criminology Today: Comparative and
Interdisciplinary Research and Practice
1986 - Atlanta Marriott Hotel, Oct. 29 - Nov. 1; Barbara Raffel Price
Integrating Theory, Research and Practice
1985 - San Diego Town and Country Hotel, Nov. 13
- 16; Marc Reidel
Taking Stock: Current Knowledge and Future
Priorities
1984 - Cincinnati Clarion Hotel, Nov. 7 - 11; Marc Reidel
Research, Policy, and Practice in
Criminology
1983 - Denver Marriott Hotel, Nov. 9 - 13; Joseph E. Scott
The Causes and Consequences of Crime: Multidisciplinary Contributions
1982 - Toronto Sheraton Centre Hotel, Nov. 3 - 6; Israel L. Barak-Glantz
Crime and Criminology in the Americas
1981- Washington, D.C. Capital Hilton, Nov. 11 - 14; Roland Chilton
The Future of Criminology
1980 - San Francisco Sheraton Palace Hotel, Nov. 5 - 8; Malcolm W.
Klein
Myths and Realities Guiding New Criminal
Justice Trends
1979 - Philadelphia Sheraton Hotel, Nov. 7 - 10; Alvin W. Cohn
Criminology and Criminal Justice:
Convergences and Divergences
1978 - Dallas Sheraton Hotel, Nov. 8 - 11; Paul J. Brantingham
Criminology: Interdisciplinary and
International
1977 - Atlanta Fairmont Colony Square Hotel, Nov. 16 - 20; Charles
Wellford
Organized around sub-topics
rather than an overall theme
1976 - Western Division meeting, Hanalei Hotel, San Diego, February 12 - 14
Two Hundred Years of Criminal Justice: Challenges for the Future
(A Brief History of the Western Division)
1976 - Tucson Marriott Hotel, Nov. 4 - 7; C. Ronald Huff and Robert
Meier
Organized around sub-topics rather than an
overall theme
1975 - Holiday Inn Toronto-Downtown, Oct. 30 - Nov.
2; Arnold S.Trebach
International Perspectives of Criminology
1975 - Western Division meeting, Westin, St. Francis Hotel, San Francisco, February 14 - 15
Implementing Change
1974 - Sheraton-Chicago Hotel, Nov. 1 - 4; Edith Flynn
Crime and the Moral Order
1974 - Western Division meeting, Hyatt House, San Jose, May 3 - 4; June Morrison
Corruption in Criminal Justice
1973 - John Jay College, New York City, Nov. 2 - 6; Donal E. J. MacNamara
Criminology in an Era of Social Change
1972 - Caracas Hilton Hotel, Caracas, Venezuela, Nov. 19 - 25; Edward Sagarin
Interdisciplinary Criminology: An
Inter-American Approach
1971 - Puerto Rico Sheraton Hotel, San Juan,Puerto Rico, Nov. 3 - 7; Marvin Wolfgang
No formal
theme
1970 - Pennsylvania State University; Simon Dinitz
Justice in the 70s
1969 - The Ohio State University, October 31 - November 2; Simon Dinitz
Towards a Redefinition of Crime in an Affluent Society
1968 - Park Plaza Hotel, Toronto, November 1-3; Bruno Cormier
Four subthemes (Juvenile Delinquency, Corrections, Psychiatry, Phenomenology of the Crime Concept)
1967 - New York City, November 3 - 5
No formal theme
1966 - Bellevue-Stratford Hotel, Philadelphia, November 18 - 20, Stephen Schafer
Rethinking
1965 - Berkeley, California; Joseph D. Lohman
1964 - Montreal, Canada; Walter E. Reckless
1963 - Cleveland, Ohio
1962 - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1961 - Denver, Colorado
1960 - New York City
1959 - University of Arizona, Feb. 1 - 2; John Kenney
Education and Training: A
Look to the Future
(ASC co-sponsored a meeting that was held at the LaSalle Hotel in Chicago on December 28, 1959, organized by Donal E.J. MacNamara.)
1958 - University of Southern California, Jan. 31- Feb. 1
Public v Police
(ASC co-sponsored a meeting with AAAS that was held in New York City on December 28, 1958)
1957 - A meeting was held but information as to the theme, the name of the program chair, the date, and the location is not in our archives.
1956 - Fresno, Hotel Californian, Dec. 28; John P. Kenney and Richard Hankey
No formal theme
(ASC, then called the Society for the Advancement of Criminology, co-sponsored a meeting that was held at the Hotel Statler in New York City on December 29, 1956, organized by Donal E.J. MacNamara. The theme of the meeting was Science v. Crime.)
1955 - University of California-Berkeley, Alumni House, Dec. 27
1954 - University of California-Berkeley, Dec. 28; William Dienstein
Education in Criminology
1953 - University of California-Berkeley and the Berkeley Hotel Durant, April 4; Donal E. J. MacNamara
No formal theme (discussion focused on course content
and curricula)
(An interim meeting of the ASC, then called the Society for the Advancement of Criminology, was held at Northwestern University School of Law in Chicago on February 24, 1953. The theme of the meeting was Police Education and Training.)
1952 - Los Angeles, Sept. 20; Willard E. Schmidt
1951 - University of California-Berkeley, Dec. 28; Douglas Kelley
No formal theme
1950 - University of California-Berkeley
1949 - University of California-Berkeley, Dec. 29; August Vollmer
No formal theme
1948 - Berkeley, Durant Hotel, Dec. 29
No formal theme
1947 - No meeting held
1946 - Berkeley, Durant Hotel
1945 - No meeting held
1944 - No meeting held
1943 - No meeting held
1942 - A meeting was held and there are definite references in existing correspondence to that fact, but the dates are completely unknown, and the location is unclear. There are indirect references to the meetings possibly being held at what is today Washington State University in Pullman, but no firm documentation exists and has now likely been lost to history.
1941 - Home of August Vollmer, Berkeley, California, Dec. 30 - 31
Minutes from the first organizational meeting
