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Taking a bite out of crime…Key crime issues — from dealing with juvenile offenders to the prediction of crime patterns — will be tackled by leading criminologists when they gather for the 30th annual conference of the Western Society of Criminology. It’s being held for the first time in Vancouver, Feb. 20-23 at the Sutton Place Hotel. Among experts participating are several from SFU’s school of criminology. They include conference facilitator Neil Boyd, whose main focus will be drug policy; Paul and Patricia Brantingham, who will examine environmental crime and crime patterns, and Dorothy Chunn, who will look at issues related to crime, justice and the media. SFU graduate students will present papers on everything from the use of insects as evidence in animal abuse cases, to the rise of the Hell’s Angels across Canada.

Two high profile SFU graduate students will also participate. Rick Parent will talk about his research on suicide during police pursuits, and Kim Rossmo, a graduate whose work on criminal tracking has also gained international attention, will look at predator early warning methods, with a focus on the pig farm serial murder case. During the conference, Paul Brantingham will receive the Joseph D. Lohman award for outstanding service to the society. For a complete program check the society’s website: http://www.sonoma.edu/cja/WSC/WSCmain.html

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Contact
Neil Boyd, (will check for messages during the conference at
604.291.3324; 604.947.9569 (h): neil_boyd@sfu.ca
Paul Brantingham, 604.291.4175: paul_brantingham@sfu.ca
Marianne Meadahl/Julie Ovenell-Carter, Media & PR, 604.291.4323/3210