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2021 Award Recipients and Election Results

Award Recipients: The DTBC is excited to announce the winners of the Student Paper and Distinguished Scholar Awards. This year’s first place Student Paper Award is Chenghui Zhang, and Sara Doering has been awarded second place. Our 2021 Distinguished Scholar is Dr. Steven Chermak.  Congratulations to all! Award winners will be recognized at the Division meeting during the American Society of Criminology’s 2021 Conference in… Read More »2021 Award Recipients and Election Results

Statement by the DTBC Executive Board Regarding the Mass Murder of AAPI Community Members in Atlanta Last Week

Statement of the DTBC Executive Board Regarding the Mass Murder of AAPI Community Members in Atlanta Last Week Racist and xenophobic assumptions, false narratives, and violence against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders have been persistent in the United States for an extended period of time. In 1893, the U.S. was complicit in the overthrow of Queen Lili’uokalani and the dissolution of the Hawaiian monarchy, later… Read More »Statement by the DTBC Executive Board Regarding the Mass Murder of AAPI Community Members in Atlanta Last Week

2020 Distinguished Scholar Award

Congratulations to Dr. Barbara Perry, who has been named the 2020 Division of Terrorism and Bias Crime (DTBC) Distinguished Scholar! Dr. Perry is a Professor of Social Science and Humanities at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology and an author of several books and scholarly articles on topics related to hate crime and extremism. She also currently serves as Director of the Centre on Hate, Bias… Read More »2020 Distinguished Scholar Award

2020 Election Results & General Meeting Information

The DTBC is pleased to announce the results of the 2020 election:   Executive Counselor Positions: Carla Lewandowski and Jared Dmello Secretary/Treasurer: Daren Fisher,  Student Position: Clara Braun  Congratulations to our new Executive Board members!  Additionally, in lieu of the meeting that would normally take place at the physical ASC conference, the DTBC will be hosting a virtual meeting on December 10th beginning at 5:00pm (EST), followed by a virtual happy… Read More »2020 Election Results & General Meeting Information

2019 ASC Annual Meeting Information

1) Please make sure to come to our Division meeting on Thursday, November 14th from 12:30-1:50 in the Marriott Marquis, Salon C2 on the B2 level.  2) During our meeting, you can help us celebrate our award winners. Dr. Gary LaFree is our 2019 DTBC distinguished scholar and Leevia Dillon and Michael Becker won 1st and 2nd place respectively in the Student Paper Award competition.  3) The election results are in!… Read More »2019 ASC Annual Meeting Information

2017 Division Meeting & Sessions of Interest

The Division on Terrorism & Bias Crimes’ Third Annual Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, November 16th in Philadelphia, PA. It will be held from 2:45 to 4:00pm at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown in the Independence Ballroom II – Headhouse Tower. All are invited to attend.  In addition, please check out the ASC 2017 DOTBC Sessions of Interest.

2017 ASC Division Meeting

The Division on Terrorism & Bias Crimes’ Third Annual Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, November 16th in Philadelphia, PA. It will be held from 2:45 to 4:00pm at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown in the Independence Ballroom II – Headhouse Tower. All are invited to attend.

2017 Election Results of the Division of Terrorism and Bias Crime

The Executive Board is pleased to report the results of the 2017 election of officers for the American Society of Criminology’s Division on Terrorism & Bias Crimes:       Chair:  Joshua Freilich       Vice Chair: Steve Chermak       Executive Counselor:  Nancy Morris       Student Member:  Brent Klein