ACR Restorative and Criminal Justice Section News

4. Judge Fred McElrea, presenter from New Zealand with Roxanne Claassen and Duane Ruth-Heffelbower, at the ACR reception.

4a. Dr. Swanson, former Restorative and Criminal Justice Co-Chair with Judge Fred McElrea, presenter from New Zealand and Kim Hudson, student at the University of West Florida.

5. Dr. Umbreit, University of Minnesota with Kristi Ging and Kim Hudson, students at the University of West Florida.

6. Cheryl Swanson, Theresa O'Neil, new restorative and criminal justice co-chair, and students from the University of West Florida.

7. The panel on Restorative Justice in International Settings, left to right, Cheryl Swanson, The University of West Florida, moderator; Judge Barry Stuart (retired), Yukon, Canada, presenter; Judge Fred McElrea, New Zealand, presenter; and Ron Claassen, Center for Peace-making and Conflict Studies, Fresno Pacific University, discussant.

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Other news

1. Clifford Dorne, Restorative and Criminal Justice Section Co-Chair, has been named Project Director of the new Saginaw Valley State University Crisis Management Intervention Center, funded by a grant from the U.S. Congress. The Center will feature advanced computer simulation instruction that focuses on judgment and decision-making for a variety of professions, including police, corrections, human resources, conflict resolution/mediation, emergency medicine, and school safety. The Center is staffed by instructors, a marketing coordinator, an office manager, and a statistician. The SVSU Theatre Department is partnering with the Center to produce customized computer-simulated scenarios to serve the needs of the client agencies that enroll employees in the Center's training programs. For additional information, please contact Tim Little at 989-964-2134.