2018 ASC Annual Meeting in Atlanta, GA
Our official organizational meeting will be held on Thursday, November 16, 2018 from 4:00-5:00pm. The division social will follow from 5:00pm – 7:00pm. Venue for both events:
Braves All Star Grill
200 Peachtree Street, NW
Atlanta, GA 30303
Division-sponsored discussion panels
In our inaugural year, the Division is excited to have organized two special “state of the field” discussion panels.
State of the Field: Ethnographies of Communities and Place
Thursday, Nov 15, 2:00 to 3:20pm, Marriott, L402, Lobby Level
Moderator: Christopher Browning, Ohio State University
Panelists:
Andrea Leverentz (University of Massachusetts Boston)
Christopher P. Dum (Kent State University)
John M. Eason (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Cid Martinez (University of San Diego)
This is a “state of the field” panel sponsored by the Division of Communities and Place. Ethnographies have long played a central role in “communities and crime” theory and research, and there is currently a wealth of contemporary ethnographic studies of both communities and places. The panelists have conducted ethnographic work in a series of different settings—ranging from urban to rural and from broader communities to specific places. The panelist will draw on their own research and experiences to inform a discussion of the history, present, and future of ethnographic work on crime and justice within communities and places.
State of the Field: Race and Ethnicity in Communities and Place
Friday, Nov 16, 9:30 to 10:50am, Marriott, A704, Atrium Level
Moderator: Robert Crutchfield (University of Washington)
Panelists:
María B. Vélez (University of Maryland)
Reuben Miller (University of Chicago)
Shytierra Gaston (Northeastern University)
Ana Muñiz (University of California Irvine)
This is a “state of the field” panel sponsored by the Division of Communities and Place. Criminologists have long observed and theorized the connection between race and ethnicity and communities and crime. In recent years, classic conceptions—for instance ethnic heterogeneity, concentrated disadvantage, and racial invariance—have been challenged and rethought while new understandings have emerged acknowledging the role of the broader racial order as well as racialized (and often racist) structures, policies, and practices. The panelists will reflect on the past, present and future of theory and research on the connection of race and ethnicity to communities and crime. The panel is composed of active scholars of race, ethnicity, and communities, each of whom has engaged in work relevant to this topic.
We are also excited to announce a discussion panel co-organized with the Division of Victimology:
Victimization across Communities and Contexts
Moderator: Emily M. Wright, University of Nebraska – Omaha
Panelists:
Karen F. Parker, University of Delaware
Gregory Zimmerman, Northeastern University
Min Xie, University of Maryland
This joint-sponsored panel hosted by the Division of Victimology and Division of Communities and Place features distinguished scholars whose research has significantly influenced the study of victimization across communities and contexts. This panel also represents the annual Division of Victimology Scholarly Contributions Series. Panelists will reflect on their contributions to this area of scholarship throughout their careers, discuss current issues facing the field, and consider key ways to move forward in advancing the research surrounding victimization across communities and contexts as a whole.
Division-organized member panels
The division is also happy to announce our inaugural slate of Division-organized member panels. Division members were asked to submit papers to be organized into “Division of Communities and Place” panels. A list of these sessions follows below:
| Session Title | Start Time | End Time | Day | Location |
| Communities and Place: Perceptions of Safety, Disorder, and Crime | 9:30am | 10:50am | Wednesday | Marriott, M304, Marquis Level |
| Communities and Place: Perceptions and Sources of Collective Efficacy | 12:30pm | 1:50pm | Wednesday | Marriott, M105, Marquis Level |
| Communities and Place: Concentrations of Crime and Poor Health | 2:00pm | 3:20pm | Wednesday | Marriott, A707, Atrium Level |
| Communities and Place: Policing Crime in Places | 9:30am | 10:50am | Thursday | Marriott, M101, Marquis Level |
| Communities and Place: Advances in Spatial Analyses of Crime | 12:30pm | 1:50pm | Thursday | Marriott, M104, Marquis Level |
| Communities and Place: Theorizing and Measuring Crime in Places | 2:00pm | 3:20pm | Thursday | Marriott, A708, Atrium Level |
| Communities and Place: Individuals Moving Across Space | 5:00pm | 6:20pm | Thursday | Marriott, M304, Marquis Level |
| Communities and Place: Place Features and Crime | 8:00am | 9:20am | Friday | International 9, International Level |
| Communities and Place: Parks and Bus Stops as Crime Places | 9:30am | 10:50am | Friday | M102, Marquis Level |
| Communities and Place: How Race and Class Shape Crime across Communities | 12:30pm | 1:50pm | Friday | A703, Atrium Level |
| Communities and Place: Measuring Crime Concentration | 2:00pm | 3:20pm | Friday | International 8, International Level |
Finally, a full list of sessions of interest to division members can be found here.
Program activities were organized by the Program Chair, Kevin Drakulich (Northeastern University) and the Program Committee: Lyndsay Boggess (University of South Florida) and Josh Hinkle (Georgia State University).