ASC 2018

ASC 2018 Reception

The Division hosted a Reception and Awards Ceremony at the ASC Annual Meeting in Atlanta. The ceremony was held on November 15th, 3:30 to 4:50 pm, Marriott Atrium A, Atrium Level.

The Chair William Terrill provided Division updates and the Presentation of awards.

Congratulations to our award winners!

2018 Lifetime Achievement Award Winner: Samuel Walker

This award recognizes lifetime scholarly achievement in the field of policing. The award is not given for any single research project or study, but for a body of research developed over one’s career.

2018 Distinguished Scholar Award Winner: Eugene A. Paoline III

The Distinguished Scholar Award recognizes an established academic/researcher who has held a Ph.D. degree for at least ten years and is considered to be mid-career. The outstanding contributions to the field of policing may consist of a single outstanding book or work, a series of theoretical or research contributions, or the recipient’s accumulated scholarly contributions.

2018 Early Career Award Winner: Cody Telep

The Early Career Award recognizes outstanding scholarly contributions to the field of policing by someone who has received his or her Ph.D. degree within the last five years.

2018 Outstanding Law Enforcement Practitioner Award: Renee J. Mitchell

The award recognizes a law enforcement practitioner who has played an integral role in advancing the field of law enforcement and public safety in innovative ways.

2018 Outstanding Book Award: Policing Immigrants: Local Law Enforcement on the Front Line

This award recognizes a monograph (not a textbook, anthology or edited volume) published in the three calendar years preceding this year.

2018 Student Paper Award: Stephen Wuff

The Outstanding student Paper Award is given for a single outstanding paper on the topic of policing that was written by a student enrolled in a recognized Ph.D. program.

Division of Policing Sponsored events:

Division of Policing: Policy and Practice Committee Roundtable
Thu, Nov 15, 2:00 to 3:20pm, Marriott, M109, Marquis Level

Division of Policing Sponsored Student Panels:

Student Panel 1: Police Organizations
When: Wednesday, November 14th, 12:30-1:50pm
Where: Marriott A707, Atrium Level
Discussant: Cynthia Lum
• Rylan Simpson and John Hipp. A Typological Approach to Understanding Police Agency Trajectories, 1993-2013.
• Kathleen E. Padilla. Becoming a Chameleon: An Exploration into Preparing Successful Detectives.
• Paige Vaughn, Theodore Lentz, Richard Rosenfeld, and Beth M. Heubner. Endogenous Effects of Various Activities on Violent Crime.

Student Panel II: Exploring the Ferguson Effect
When: Wednesday, November 14th, 12:30-1:50pm
Where: Marriott, International 4
Discussant: Evan T. Sorg
• Rachel Lautenschlager, Joel A. Capellan, and Jason R. Silva. Deconstructing the Ferguson Effect: A Multilevel Mediation Analysis of Public Scrutiny, De-policing, and Crime.
• Scott F. Allen, Lorie Fridell, and George Burruss. Violence Against the Police, What Direction is it Heading?
• Anthony Michalka and Timothy Maher. The Ferguson Effect: A Qualitative Study of Police Officers in the Epi-center of Change.

Student Panel III: Police Proactivity, Use of Force, and Misconduct
When: Friday, November 16th, 9:30-10:50am
Where: Marriott, International 4
Discussant: William Terrill
• Logan Somers and William Terrill. Assessing Weapon Usage in Police-Citizen Interactions.
• Jessica Huff. A Spatial Examination of Police Behavior: Evaluating Sociological Ecological Theories of Police Pro-activity and Misconduct.
• Amanda L. Thomas and Kevin T. Wolff. Crime Distortion within the NYPD: A Potential Method for Estimating Crime Misclassification within CompStat Statistics.