*MEDIA ADVISORY*

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE HOSTS
ANNUAL RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE

 

WASHINGTON – WASHINGTON - The Department of Justice's National Institute of Justice (NIJ) will host its annual conference on July 21-23, 2008. Experts will discuss crime trends in the United States; crime mapping and crime patterns; new technology to detect concealed weapons detection; better ways to supervise parolees; rail and port security; innovations in DNA technology; and many other topics.

A full listing of speakers and conference panels for the entire conference is available at www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij. Researchers, practitioners, policymakers, and students interested in criminal justice are encouraged to attend.

WHO:	Associate Attorney General Kevin J. O'Connor
WHEN:	MONDAY, JULY 21, 2008 8:30 A.M. EDT
WHERE:	Marriott Crystal Gateway 1700 Jefferson Davis Highway Arlington, Va.

Credentialed media should arrive with government-issued ID and check in at designated table. Press inquiries regarding logistics should be directed to 202-307-0703.

WHO:	Jeffrey L. Sedgwick, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Office of Justice Programs
WHEN:	TUESDAY, JULY 22, 2008 12:15 P.M. EDT
WHERE:	Marriott Crystal Gateway 1700 Jefferson Davis Highway Arlington, Va.

Credentialed media should arrive with government-issued ID and check in at designated table. Press inquiries regarding logistics should be directed to 202-307-0703.

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