In June of 2006, the Center sponsored two institutes focused on race and child welfare and race, crime and communities.
June 14 Race and Child Welfare
- Disproportionality: Overview and Research Methods
Ruth McRoy, University of Texas at Austin - Disproportionality: Recent Findings
Robert Hill, Westat Inc. - Current Challenges and Initiatives
Carol Wilson Spigner, University of Pennsylvania - Race and Permanence
Helen Cahalane, University of Pittsburgh - The Pittsburgh Region: Local Issues and Policy and Practice Options
Walter Smith, Family Resources of Pennsylvania, and, Marcia Sturdivant, Allegheny County Department of Human Services
June 29 Race, Crime, and Communities
- Community Context of Crime: Ethnographic Studies of Race, Communities, and Drug Markets, part one
Luke Bergmann, Oregon University of Health Sciences; - Community Context of Crime: Ethnographic Studies of Race, Communities, and Drug Markets, part two
George Tita, University of California at Irvine - Context and System Factors Affecting Race and Crime
Darnell Hawkins, University of Illinois at Chicago - Race, Crime, and Community Response--Measurement of Community Characteristics, part one
Rolf Loeber, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center - Race, Crime, and Community Response--Measurement of Community Characteristics, part two
Alfred Blumstein, Carnegie Mellon University