Security and Crime Prevention

Our section would like to have you as a member! We are a very welcoming group and we encourage our members to continue to innovate, accept fruitful challenges and most importantly, to help in carrying the torch of freedom for a more enlightened system for the administration of justice and for peace and security in the world.

Please reach out to Martin Greenberg at mgreenberg955@gmail.com and/or feel free to contact any member for more information.

The primary function of the Security and Crime Prevention Section is to promote the professional growth and development of its members through service and education. Security and crime prevention education includes the dissemination of information related to techniques and services available to both the public and professionals with the goal of reducing harm and fear of victimization. The Section strives to provide resources, organizational programs, workshops, and activities to support these ends. It seeks to ensure that its members, and through them the general public, remain on the cutting edge of technology, research, and practical applications in the fields of security and crime prevention.

We welcome the participation of concerned members of the public as well as practitioners and faculty in achieving our objectives through membership in the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences and its Section on Crime Prevention and Security.

Section Executive Board:

Chair: Martin Alan Greenberg: - mgreenberg955@gmail.com
Vice-Chair: Mark H. Beaudry -mbeaudry2@worcester.edu
Secretary/Treasurer: Cheryl L. Johnson - johnsonc6@hartwick.edu
Executive Counselor: Darin Cygan - darin.cygan@gmail.com
Executive Counselor: Jeffrey Rush - jefferyprush@gmail.com
Executive Counselor: Frank Plunkett - fplunkett@peirce.edu
Immediate Past Chair: Hyeyoung Lim - hyeyoung@uab.edu

Membership and Member Benefits:

Membership in the ACJS Security and Crime Prevention section brings many benefits and privileges. With its diverse membership of educators, specialists in security, researchers, and other criminal justice professionals, the Section is uniquely situated to bring all the various actors to the table to address today's most pressing security and crime prevention issues.

Members Receive:

Access to the Journal of Applied Security Research.
An opportunity to participate in a meaningful and prestigious awards program.
Access to essential practice resources and publications of Section members at special discounts.
An opportunity to provide leadership in the field through participation in committees and special projects.
Mentorship opportunities in the fields of security, crime prevention, and related careers.
Participation in the annual membership meeting in conjunction with the ACJS annual meeting and participation at related events.
Expansion of collegial and referral networks.

TO JOIN THE SECTION

Only members of ACJS can join a Section. To join ACJS and add a Section, complete the membership application. If you are an existing member and would like to ADD a Section to your membership, please select the Section (only) on the membership application and complete the payment process.

Section dues are $30 for non-students and $15 for students.

Section Journal:

The Journal of Applied Security Research: An International Journal of Police – Security Operations & Practices (JASR) is the official journal of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences' Security & Crime Prevention Section. It aims to assist scholars, educators, practitioners, and students to understand better and meet the increasing need for security.

JASR seeks to publish high-quality original articles focusing on current developments in the theory and practice of security research to advance discussion of these issues and their application in criminal justice settings. The journal particularly welcomes articles with an emphasis on the latest methods, techniques, and technology. All research articles in this journal have received rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymous referees.

Call for Proposals - download details on submitting an article here.

To learn more about the journal, read articles, or submit your research visit, www.tandfonline.com/toc/wasr20/current.

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Security and Crime Prevention Awards Competition:

The following three Section awards will be presented during the ACJS Annual Conference in Denver. Interested candidates should respond with their complete application no later than December 1, 2024. Award recipients will be notified by January 15, 2025. Please submit your applications to the Section Awards Committee Chair, Mark Moore at Mark.Moore@bucks.edu on or before December 1, 2024 at 11:59 pm EST.

Lifetime Achievement Award
This award recognizes sustained outstanding professional contributions by an individual to the broadly defined areas of security and crime prevention research. The award is not given for any single research project of study but rather for a body of research developed over one’s career. Scholarly contributions may be empirical or theoretical. Professional contributions also include advocating for applied security and crime prevention research as an area of scholarship within criminology and criminal justice and related disciplines as well as mentoring students, faculty, or practitioners. Persons who have made substantial practical contributions to the field are also eligible to receive this award. Recipients must be late-career scholars in the field. Retired scholars can be considered. Nominations should include up to two letters of support and up to two supplemental submissions of lifetime achievement.

Early Career Award
This award recognizes the achievement of scholars who show outstanding merit at the beginning of their careers. Outstanding merit may be based on a single book or work, including a series of theoretical or research contributions to the field of security and crime prevention. The nominee must have earned a Ph.D. within the last five years and be non-tenured. Early scholars working alone or as part of a team of co-authors currently employed in an academic program are eligible. Nominations must include a letter of nomination (max. 1,000 words) and a curriculum vitae. Submission of additional supporting materials is recommended.

Outstanding Contribution Award
This award recognizes outstanding service contributions by a Section member to the Security and Crime Prevention Section. Service may include mentoring, serving as an officer of the Section, committee work for the Section, or other related groups in the security and crime prevention field. Nominations must include up to three letters of support and up to two supplemental submissions of evidence of service to the field/Section. These should detail the nominee's outstanding contributions and their impacts on the field. An SCP member may win this award for a second or more time, provided three years have elapsed since the member last received this award.

K-12 Bystander Reporting Toolkit

This new resource offers strategies and guidance on strengthening school safety reporting programs and encouraging bystander reporting among students and other members of the school community. This toolkit was created by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the U.S. Secret Service National Threat Assessment Center (NTAC). Also included are self-assessment worksheets, checklists, and additional resources on topics such as threat assessment and school climate. Access the toolkit now.

International Nuremberg Principles Academy

INTERNATIONAL NUREMBERG PRINCIPLES ACADEMY

2022 Closing Panel – 2 hours; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1Lk4YeZHic

The International Criminal Court 2002–2020: A Court in Practice
Where and how has the International Criminal Court (ICC) strengthened the common fight against impunity? What have been the achievements and what are the contributions to the international legal order? This conference discussed and dissected the achievements of the Court's practice over the past 20 years. Click here for a description and above to view the discussion.

Section Logo:

The new logo for the Section represents the mission of our members in both academic and practitioner roles.
The logo consists of several parts that help in this representation. The entire logo has the feel of a padlock representative of security, protection, and crime prevention.
At the top, the shackle part of this padlock represents security.
The body of the padlock is in the shape of a shield to represent the concepts of security, protection, and crime prevention.
Within the body of the padlock, the eye is indicative of the watchers that are part of our system of security and crime prevention.
Within the body of the padlock, the lines represent “digital” or “cyber” concepts, which means the Section is for both physical and cyber security and crime prevention.
Finally, the text ACJS, Security and Crime Prevention Section, identify who we are.

Logo Design by Hyeyoung Lim
Graphic Design by Gibeom Park
2022

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