Midwestern Criminal Justice Association
2021 Annual Meeting:

"Criminal Justice Research
​in the Context of Social Justice Movements"

Final Program available here.
Please note the program is only available in this digital format this year. 

Hotel Accommodations

To reserve rooms at the Hilton Garden Inn Chicago under the Midwestern Criminal Justice Association conference rate ($199 per night for single rate and $209for double rate*), please go to the Reservation Website. Rooms must be reserved no later than Friday, August 27th, 2021 by 11:59 p.m. (Central Time) to receive the discounted conference rate. If you are making a reservation by phone, be sure to mention that you are with MCJA to receive the discounted conference rate. Please email Matt Matusiak (Matthew.Matusiak@ucf.edu) if you have any trouble with this process. *Rates may change. ​

Conference Registration

Renew your MCJA membership and Register for the annual conference by September 15th, 2021 for preregistration rates! 

Conference Participation

The 2021 Midwestern Criminal Justice Association conference will be held September 23rd and September 24th, 2021.  

The abstract submission site is closed for the 2021 annual conference. 

We accept individual paper presentations, complete thematic panels, and roundtables for regular sessions. Undergraduate and graduate students who are submitting an abstract for a poster may also submit here. Please note: poster submissions are limited to undergraduate and graduate students.
 
Questions about abstract submission should be directed to MCJA 1st Vice President and Conference Program Chair Dena Carson at carsond@iupui.edu. 

Award Opportunities

Tom Castellano Award: We are looking for nominations for 2021. Please see information here. 
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Practitioner Award: Consider nominating a non-faculty practitioner for 2021. Please see information here. 
MCJA Student Paper Competitions: We are looking for undergraduate and graduate submissions for 2021. Please see information here. 
MCJA Student Poster Competitions: We are looking for undergraduate and graduate submissions for 2021. Please see information here. 

MCJA Preliminary Program 

Please submit any edits or changes to the program by September 1, 2021.