[Research] Fwd: JRSA Student Presenation Contest

[Artur Dubrawski]

To Auton Lab students working on anti-terrorism-related stuff:
This may be a chance to increase visibility of your work, 
involving a visit Denver, CO.

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>  Justice Research and Statistics Association
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> 2006 Student Presentation Contest
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> JRSA is pleased to announce the Third Annual Student Presentation Contest
> in conjunction with the 2006 Bureau of Justice Statistics/Justice Research
> and Statistics Association National Conference.  The winner will have all
> expenses paid to the conference, which will be held October 12?13 in
> Denver, Colorado, and will present research findings as part of a panel
> session.
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> Entry criteria:
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> To be eligible, an entrant must be a graduate student in an accredited
> university program in the United States.
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> Only one entry per student is allowed.
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> Work submitted must be applied research that was conducted during 2005
> and/or 2006 toward fulfillment of a graduate degree.
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> The research must fall within a criminal justice area such as corrections,
> courts, sentencing, civil justice, cybercrime, computer crime, terrorism,
> reentry, domestic violence, juvenile justice, drug use, victimization, or
> law enforcement.
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> The paper to be presented must not have been published in a professional
> journal.
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> The winner must be able to present the paper in person at the BJS/JRSA 2006
> conference, and is expected to participate in the entire two-day conference.
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> Entry guidelines:
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> A letter of intent to submit a paper, including the topic, should be
> submitted by Friday, March 31, to studentcontest at jrsa.org.
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> Papers must be submitted electronically by 5:00 p.m. eastern time on
> Wednesday, May 31, to studentcontest at jrsa.org.
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> Papers must not exceed 25 double-spaced pages in 12-pt. font, exclusive of
> references and appendices.
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> A 50-100 word abstract must be provided.
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> The cover page must include:  the author?s name (if there are multiple
> authors, all must be graduate students, only one may enter the contest and
> that name must be clearly identified); contact information, including email
> address; the name of the graduate school; the time period during which the
> research was carried out; and the date the paper was completed.  If the
> paper has been presented at other conferences, indicate the conference and
> date.
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> Submissions will be rated by an independent panel of reviewers.
> Determination of the winner will be made by JRSA and announced in August.
> JRSA reserves the right not to award a prize if no entry is deemed
> qualified.  All decisions will be considered final.
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> Staff of JRSA, BJS, and the state Statistical Analysis Centers are
> ineligible to apply.  Questions should be directed to
> studentcontest at jrsa.org.
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> The Justice Research and Statistics Association is a national nonprofit
> organization.  For more information about JRSA, see our Web site at
> www.jrsa.org.
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