Annual Meeting
Join us for the ACJS 62nd Annual Meeting, March 11 - 15, 2025, at the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel, Denver, CO. ACJS President Dr. Bitna Kim is excited to bring you a content rich program with featured speakers, over 300 educational sessions, special events, and workshops, featuring the theme: “The Future of Criminal Justice and Criminology: The Case for Inclusion, Interaction, and Internationalization.”
The ACJS online preliminary program is available by clicking https://www.acjs.org/2025-online-preliminary-program/.
Any corrections or changes to the Preliminary Annual Meeting Program should be emailed to the program co-chairs at 2025acjsprogram@gmail.com and must be received on or before January 13, 2025. **PLEASE ACT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.** Changes received after that date will NOT appear in the Final Program posted online in mid-February.
All attendees and presenters must register for the Annual Meeting. To take advantage of the Early Bird Discount, please register on or before February 10, 2025. For registration information and the link to register, click here.
A detailed Program Agenda via the ACJS mobile app will be made available a few weeks prior to the event date. Attendees should refer to the ACJS mobile app for specific sessions, meeting titles, dates/times, presenters, and descriptions and/or a PDF document, which will be posted to the website just prior to the meeting.
Annual Meeting HASHTAG: #ACJS2025
President’s Address
Dr. Bitna Kim
ACJS President
Sam Houston State University
Keynote Speech
“Translational Criminology: Its Origins, Current Developments, and Future”
Dr. John Laub
Former Director of NIJ
University of Maryland
Plenary Speakers
“Inclusion in Academia & Government”
Dr. Alex Piquero
University of Miami
“Interaction Between Researchers & Practitioners”
Mr. Doug Dretke
Sam Houston State University
“Diversity on the Bench: Why It's Lacking and Why It Matters”
Dr. Cassia Spohn
Arizona State University
“Internationalization in
Criminal Justice & Criminology”
Dr. Jianhong Liu
University of Macau
“Community Re-entry and Inclusion: Let's Talk About Who We're Leaving Out”
Carol Peeples
Remerg