Jim Webb to Hold Symposium on Crime and Drugs: 10/15 in Arlington

By: Lowell
Published On: 10/7/2008 4:54:05 PM

Senator Webb's criminal justice symposium will largely focus on drug policy. It's open to the general public, but RSVPs are strongly encouraged. The flyer is on the right-hand column of www.webb.senate.gov

Senator Jim Webb & George Mason University to Host Criminal Justice Symposium

Three Panels to Focus on Drug Trafficking, Policy & Sentencing        

Arlington, VA - On Wednesday, October 15, Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) and the Administration of Justice Department of George Mason University will host a symposium entitled "Drugs in America: Trafficking, Policy and Sentencing."

The event will feature a number of experts in the field to examine how drugs enter into the United States and how they are distributed to users; law enforcement practices pertaining to drug usage and drug-related crimes; and punitive vs. public health responses to drug abuse.    

Since entering the U.S. Congress, Senator Webb has hosted two Senate hearings on the causes of America's mass incarceration rate. He is committed to finding solutions that are both responsive to our needs for law and order, and fairer to those ensnared by the system.

The symposium is open to the general public, but RSVPs are requested in advance.


DETAILS

WHO: Senator Jim Webb, Administration of Justice Department of George Mason University, experts in the field of criminal justice and drug policy

WHAT: Symposium on America's Incarceration Rate & Drug Policy

WHEN: Wednesday, October 15, 2008, 8:00- 12:00pm*
* 8:00am:         Continental breakfast
                                      8:30am:         Introductory Remarks by Senator Jim Webb and GMU President Alan Merton

8:45am: Panel 1 begins
9:45am: Panel 2 begins
10:45am: Panel 3 begins
12:00pm: Media Availability

WHERE:  George Mason University Law School
       3301 Fairfax Drive
       Arlington VA 22201

PANELS: Panel 1:  How do drugs get to the U.S. and how are they distributed to users?

Panel 2: Combating drug crime

Panel 3: What's happening to users?

PARKING: Transportation by Metro is highly encouraged. Limited parking for TV trucks is available, but must be reserved in advance.

RSVP: For members of the media, please RSVP to Annie Hughes at Anne_Hughes@webb.senate.gov or 202-224-4447.

For the general public, please RSVP to Kate Zinsser at kzinsser@gmu.edu or 703-993-9699.

To download a flyer, visit Senator Webb's website at: http://webb.senate.gov/pdf/fly...

Comments



Sounds good (Catzmaw - 10/7/2008 5:20:41 PM)
This stuff's right up my alley and just down the street from my office.  Thanks for the heads up.


Speaking of Crime and Drugs - McCain?! (Andrea Chamblee - 10/7/2008 5:22:16 PM)
"WASHINGTON - Barack Obama has his William Ayers connection. Now John McCain may have an Iran-Contra connection. In the 1980s, McCain served on the advisory board to the U.S. chapter of an international group linked to ultra-right-wing death squads in Central America."