Hello, members of the Division on People of Color and Crime. I am honored to serve as the Chair of our Division of the American Society of Criminology for November 2005 – November 2007. Our Division is young and vibrant as we celebrate over ten years of accomplishments. During my term as Chair, I hope that together we can achieve the following:
- Create and maintain a Web site that serves as our window to the world for information exchange, communication, and furthering the work of the Division.
- Promote the scholarly work of Division members who continue their research in the field of Race, Ethnicity, and Criminal Justice.
- Become affiliated with a journal, or initiate our own journal, to promote the field of Race, Ethnicity, and Criminal Justice.
- Publish Race and Justice Scholar biannually as a medium for essays, advertisements, announcements, and commentary of interest to members as well as the general public.
- Present a luncheon program annually at the American Society of Criminology conference, which will highlight the accomplishments of our members as well as stimulate debate, discussion, and understanding through the address of a guest speaker.
- Present panels and papers at the annual American Society of Criminology conference, which will spread word about the Division and promote its ideals.
- Increase membership from the current 102 members to a constant of 200 members or more in good standing.
- Develop a mentorship program for students; for faulty ranging from junior- to senior-levels; and for nonacademic personnel in order to increase the numbers of members in the ranks of tenure-track faculty, tenured and promoted faculty, full professors, and administrators both in academia and outside of it.
- Promote the work of student members with an annual Student Travel Award.
- Promote the accomplishment of distinguished members of the Division with annual awards for research and service.
- Increase the funds for the Division from the current $600 to over $2,000 by enlarging the membership base as well as through fundraising activities, sponsorships, and donations.
- Lead the American Society of Criminology in promoting equality for all people by forwarding issues of race and ethnicity as well as the disciplines of criminology and criminal justice to discussion, debate, policy, and implementation both in the academy and in the mainstream outside of it.
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