Conference attendees can visit Booth #2 and meet BJS presenters. See the full booth schedule.
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
Workshop: Analyzing Data from the National Crime Victimization Survey: A Workshop
for Data Users
Time: 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. - Franklin Hall 9, 4th Floor
Instructors: Heather Brotsos, Emilie Coen, DrPh, Erika Harrell, PhD,
Rachel E. Morgan, PhD, Susannah Tapp, PhD, Alexandra Thompson, and
Jennifer L. Truman, PhD, BJS
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
Panel: An Update on Efforts to Modernize the National Crime Victimization
Survey Instruments
Time: 9:30 to 10:50 a.m. - Salon A, 5th Floor
Update on the National Crime Victimization Survey Instrument Redesign
Speakers: Heather Brotsos and Jennifer L. Truman, PhD, BJS
Redesigning and Testing Revised Questions to Measure Help Seeking in the
National Crime Victimization Survey
Speakers: Jennifer L. Truman, PhD, BJS; David Cantor and Pamela Giambo, Westat
Police and Neighborhood Safety Measures on the Redesigned National
Crime Victimization Survey
Speakers: Pamela Giambo and David Cantor, Westat; Jennifer L. Truman, PhD, BJS
A Comparison of In-Person and Web Survey Modes for the National
Crime Victimization Survey
Speakers: David Cantor and W. Sherman Edwards, Westat;
Jennifer L. Truman, PhD, BJS
Panel: Measuring Crime and Justice in Indian Country: Update from the
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Time: 9:30 to 10:50 a.m. - Franklin Hall 12, 4th Floor
Results of the Survey of Jails in Indian Country
Speaker: Michael Field, BJS
Crime and Victimization on Tribal Lands and Involving American Indians
and Alaska Natives–Opportunities and Challenges
Speaker: Amy Lauger, BJS
An Overview of the Census of Tribal Law Enforcement and Court Systems
Speaker: Rachel Hansen and Steven Perry, BJS
Roundtable: Careers Outside the Academy: Opportunities for Service and Impact
Time: 9:30 to 10:50 a.m. - Franklin Hall 1, 4th Floor
Chair: Nancy La Vigne, NIJ
Speakers: Sean E. Goodison, PhD, BJS
Roundtable: Grant Opportunities, Funding Priorities, and Research and Data Updates
from the Department of Justice's Science Agencies
Time: 12:30 to 1:50 p.m. - Franklin Hall 1, 4th Floor
Chair: Nancy La Vigne, NIJ
Speakers: Kevin M. Scott PhD, and Sean E. Goodison, PhD, BJS
Panel: Data Issues in the Study of Prosecutors
Time: 12:30 to 1:50 p.m. - Room 413, 4th Floor
The National Survey of Prosecutors
Speaker: George Ebo Browne, PhD, BJS
Panel: National Law Enforcement Statistics 2023 with the Bureau of Justice Statistics
Time: 5:00 to 6:20 p.m. - Franklin Hall 8, 4th Floor
Chair: Alexia Cooper, PhD, BJS
Federal Law Enforcement Personnel and Policies, 2020
Speaker: Connor Brooks, BJS
Trends in State Law Enforcement Agencies, 1997 to 2020
Speaker: Connor Brooks, BJS
Policies and Procedures of Police Department Personnel: Selected Findings
from BJS’s Law Enforcement Management and Administrative
Statistics (LEMAS) Survey
Speaker: Sean E. Goodison, PhD, BJS
School Resource Officers, 2019 (SLEPS-SRO)
Speaker: Elizabeth Davis, BJS
Panel: Diving into Data: Building Knowledge on DV and Sexual Assault
Victimizations, Services, and Outcomes
Time: 5:00 to 6:20 p.m. - Franklin Hall 12, 4th Floor
Chair: Alexandra Thompson, BJS
Learning more about DV victims and use of victim services
from the NCVS
Speaker: Alexandra Thompson, BJS
Expanding our knowledge of services provided to victims: A discussion
of VSP data collected by the BJS
Speaker: Rachel E. Morgan, PhD, BJS
Panel: Research in Indigent Defense: National Research on Indigent Defense Systems
Time: 5:00 to 6:20 p.m. - Salon J, 5th Floor
BJS’s Survey of Public Defenders and Census
of Public Defender Offices
Speakers: Erica Grasmick and Suzanne Strong, PhD, BJS
Thursday, November 16, 2023
Workshop: Immigration and Justice Issues: Policy and Practice
Time: 12:30 to 1:50 p.m. - Room 406, 4th Floor
Criminal and Administrative Responses to Immigration
Violations in the U.S.
Instructors: Mark Motivans, PhD, and George Ebo Browne, PhD, BJS
Panel: Reducing Firearm Access: Assessing Formal and Informal Approaches
Time: 12:30 to 1:50 p.m. - Room 408, 4th Floor
Bureau of Justice Statistics Firearm Inquiry Statistics Program
Speaker: Connor Brooks, BJS
Lightning Talk: Commemorating 50 Years of the NCVS: History and Current
Perspective of Surveying Households on Crime, Part 1
Time: 2:00 to 3:20 p.m. - Franklin Hall 1, 4th Floor
Chair: Heather Brotsos, BJS
Speaker: Jennifer L. Truman, PhD, BJS
Panel: BJS’s New Interactive Dashboards
Time: 3:30 to 4:50 p.m. - Room 405, 4th Floor
Chair: George Ebo Browne, PhD, BJS
Visualizing Government Resources Dedicated to the Criminal Justice System
Using the Justice Expenditure and Employment Tool (JEET)
Speaker: Emily Buehler, PhD, BJS
Federal Criminal Case Processing Statistics Tool: Modifications and
Enhancements
Speakers: Claire Douglas, Abt Associates; George Ebo Browne, PhD, BJS
Examine statistics on inmates under the jurisdiction of both federal and state
correctional authorities with the Corrections Statistics Analysis
Tool (CSAT) - Prisoners
Speaker: Danielle Kaeble, BJS
National Crime Victimization Survey Data Dashboard (N-DASH) –
Enhancing the dissemination of NCVS data
Speaker: Alexandra Thompson, BJS
Panel: National Crime Victimization Survey Users’ Group
Time: 5:00 to 6:20 p.m. - Salon J, 5th Floor
Chair: Heather Brotsos, BJS
NCVS Data User Guide and Participant Resources
Speakers: Emilie Coen, DrPh, and Susannah Tapp, PhD, BJS
Victims of Identity Theft, 2021
Speakers: Erika Harrell, PhD, and Alexandra Thompson, BJS
Criminal Victimization in the 22 Largest States, 2017-2019
Speakers: Rachel E. Morgan, PhD, and Grace Kena, BJS
Financial Fraud Among Older Adults
Speakers: Susannah Tapp, PhD, and Rachel E. Morgan, PhD, BJS
Panel: BJS’s Court Data Collections
Time: 5:00 to 6:20 p.m. - Franklin Hall 12, 5th Floor
Chair: Kevin M. Scott, PhD, BJS
Criminal Cases in State Courts
Speakers: Suzanne Strong, PhD, and George Ebo Browne, PhD, BJS
BJS’s Civil Court and Census of State Courts Collections Plans
Speakers: Jennifer Bronson, Abt Associates; Suzanne Strong, PhD, BJS
BJS’s National Pretrial Reporting Program,
Speakers: Ian Silver and Matthew DeMichele, RTI International; Erica Grasmick, BJS
Friday, November 17, 2023
Panel: The COPS Office: Funding and Findings
Time: 8:00 to 9:20 a.m. - Franklin Hall 4, 4th Floor
Developing and Validating Self-Guided Wellness and Stress Management
Tools for Law Enforcement Agencies
Authors include: Shelley Hyland, PhD, BJS
Roundtable: Research Design in Criminal Justice and Criminology:
Opportunities and Challenges
Time: 3:30 to 4:50 p.m. - Room 307, 3rd Floor
Speakers include: George Ebo Browne, PhD, BJS
Panel: The Experience of Incarceration and its Effects on Mortality
Time: 3:30 to 4:50 p.m. - Franklin Hall 6, 4th Floor
The Protective Effect of Incarceration on Mortality: Comparing Mortality of Persons
in Local Jails and Prisons to the General U.S. Population Before and
After Carceral Release
Speaker: E. Ann Carson, PhD, formerly BJS
Saturday, November 18, 2023
Panel: Recidivism and The Effects of Misconduct in Prison
Time: 9:30 to 10:50 a.m. - Room 405, 4th Floor
The Characteristics and Arrest Histories of Persons Entering Prison
Across the United States
Speaker: Matt Durose, BJS