- Director Piquero joins BJS experts and others to discuss The Future of Criminology at the American Society of Criminology annual meeting, November 16-19.
- On an ASC Presidential Panel, Director Piquero, NIJ Director Nancy La Vigne, and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Director of the Division of Violence Prevention James A. Mercy will discuss their visions for data and research priorities in federal agencies.
- Director Piquero will also participate in a policy panel with other leaders from the Department of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, to share their visions for infusing data and research evidence into all facets of DOJ?s grantmaking, justice reform initiatives, policy leadership, and practitioner engagement. Attendees will be able to ask questions and share their views on the most pressing research priorities.
- The American Society of Criminology, Division of Developmental and Life-Course Criminology, will honor Dr. Piquero with the Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award on Wednesday, November 16, at the annual meeting.
The Bureau of Justice Statistics of the U.S. Department of Justice is the principal federal agency responsible for collecting, analyzing, and disseminating reliable statistics on crime and criminal justice in the United States. Alexis R. Piquero, PhD, is the director.
For more information on BJS's publications, data collections, data analysis tools, and funding opportunities,?visit?bjs.ojp.gov.
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