Criminal Justice Conference

Local Organizer: Andy Jordan

Registration has closed.

Location: WashU, Charles F. Knight Executive Education & Conference Center, Classroom 210 on December 13-14, 2024.

Directions to the Charles F. Knight Executive Education & Conference Center
Charles F. Knight Executive Education & Conference Center Parking Information
Charles F. Knight Executive Education & Conference Center Floor Plan (Classroom 210, 2nd Floor Break Area, and Knight Center Courtyard)

Beverages will be available in the 2nd-Floor Break Area throughout the day.
Food will be available in the 2nd-floor Break Area during the following times:

AM Snack Break 9:00 am-10:30 am
PM Snack Break 2:00 pm-3:30 pm

Participants from outside WashU may inquire about a garage (only) parking pass by e-mailing Jessica Cain (jcain@wustl.edu) beforehand.

PROGRAM
Friday, December 13, 2024 (Day 1)

8:00 - 8:30 AM: Breakfast in Anheuser-Busch Dining Hall (Charles F. Knight Center, 3rd floor)

8:30 - 9:45 AM: Paul Heaton (University of Pennsylvania)
"Prosecutorial Background and Charging Decisions"
Discussant: Andy Jordan (WashU, Economics)

9:45 - 10:00 AM: Break; refreshments found in the 2nd-floor break area

10:00 - 11:15 AM: Ben Feigenberg (University of Illinois Chicago)
"Class Discrimination in Traffic Stops and Searches"
Discussant: Luke Brinkman (WashU, Economics)

11:15 - 12:30 PM: Steve Mello (Dartmouth College)
"Discrimination in Police Use of Force"
Discussant: Andy Jordan (WashU, Economics)

12:30 - 1:30 PM: Lunch in Anheuser-Busch Dining Hall (Charles F. Knight Center, 3rd floor)

1:30 - 2:45 PM: Andy Jordan (Washington University in St. Louis)
"The Heterogeneous Effects of Optional Oversight: Evidence from Police Body-Worn Cameras"
Discussant: CarlyWill Sloan (United States Military Academy West Point)

2:45 - 3:00 PM: Break; refreshments found in the 2nd-floor break area

3:00 - 4:15 PM: Felipe Goncalves (UCLA)
"Police Work and Political Identity"
Discussant: Christopher Lucas (WashU, Political Science)

4:15 - 5:30 PM: David Abrams (University of Pennsylvania)
"Prose and Cons: Measuring Policing Disparities with Text Data"
Discussant: James Hicks (WashU, Law)

Dinner: By invitation.

Saturday, December 14, 2024 (Day 2)

7:00 - 8:30 AM: Breakfast in Anheuser-Busch Dining Hall (Charles F. Knight Center, 3rd floor)

8:30 - 9:45 AM: CarlyWill Sloan (United States Military Academy West Point)
"Discrimination in Drug Testing"
Discussant: Sam Norris (University of British Columbia)

9:45 - 10:00 AM: Break; refreshments found in the 2nd-floor break area

10:00 - 11:15 AM: Taeho Kim (University of Toronto)
"Citizen Valuation of Policing"
Discussant: Steve Mello (Dartmouth College)

11:15 - 12:30 PM: Sam Norris (University of British Columbia)
"Mobile Crisis Response Teams Support Better Policing: Evidence from CAHOOTS"
Discussant: Hannah O'Neil (WashU, Economics)