Southern Criminal Justice Association

General Business Meeting

Las Vegas, NV

MINUTES – March 11, 2004

I. Attendance and Waive Reading of Minutes

The Southern Criminal Justice Association general business meeting was held on March 11, 2004 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The meeting was called to order by President Matthew Robinson at 3:30 p.m. Board Members present were David Camp, Gordon Crews, Florence , Christopher Hensley, Ronald Hunter, Julie Kunselman, Matthew Robinson, and Richard Tewksbury. Twenty-two members were present.

The reading of the previous minutes was waived: Dansker, Edwards.

II. Reports

A. Report of the President (Robinson)

Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina is site for 2004 SCJA Annual Meeting. Diversifying and increasing membership, including student members, continue to be goals of President.

B. Report of the First Vice President (Crews)

Jacksonville Beach, Florida, is site for 2005 SCJA Annual Meeting and the Sea Turtle Beach Resort is probable location at $119 per night. Please let Gordon know if interested in helping with raffle and t-shirts for this meeting.

Dansker stated problem with continuing to have SCJA Annual Meeting over a Jewish Holiday and that the Board should address this in the procedural manual.

C. Report of the Second Vice President (Presented by Robinson)

Membership was asked to present locations for 2006 site selection to Wood.

Tewksbury suggested West Virginia.

D. Report of the Secretary-Treasurer (Presented by Robinson)

Balance of funds is $30,000.

E. Report of the ACJS Regional Representative (Hunter)

Hunter recognized Mittie Sutherland for being awarded the ACJS Founder’s Award and Laura Moriarty for being voted in as ACJS First Vice President. ACJS is moving forward with “certification” of programs as a peer-reviewed process. ACJS is currently negotiating contracts with Sage for e-online journals. ACJS purchased property in DC for accumulation of space and value for the national office. Staff of national office will look at ways to retain and recruit new members, in addition to being more efficient and enhance services. ACJS is looking at how ASC functions to enhance efficiency and effectiveness. Website will have link for “members only” portion of the site. Request to include regional affiliates on the site. [Noted that SCJA is incorrectly identified in the current ACJS Annual Meeting booklet.]

Laura Moriarty encouraged members to provide her with input.

F. AJCJ (Hensley)

Finalized contract for next journal. Request to increase the number of copies per issue from 650 to 700. Dustin Singer will replace Mary Koscheski as managing editor of the journal beginning July 1, 2004.

G. Audit (Presented by Robinson)

Special thanks to the audit committee: Brandon Applegate, Duane Everhart, and Julie Kunselman for completing the audit. Everything was in order and final report is available if anyone is interested.

H. Budget and Finance (Robinson)

Fine. No change

I. Constitution and Bylaws (Camp)

Completed working session on constitution and bylaws; mainly just housekeeping. Please see the SCJA website and provide comments. Discussed paperwork on website, joining of listserv and use of email for voting.

J. Fund Raising (Crews)

K. Program and Local Arrangements 2004 (Crews)

L. Membership (Robinson)

Please send ideas for increasing membership to Robinson.

M. Nominations and Elections (Tewksbury)

Please consider individuals for nomination to (1) director at large, and (2) second vice president.

N. Secretariat (Presented by Robinson)

Membership trends okay; please see updated lists from Fields.

O. Webmaster (Robinson)

Please send suggestions to Robinson. Use the web!

III. Old Business

A. Conference Review Survey (Presented by Robinson)

March 1 deadline to submit survey to West. Fill it out!

B. College Rep. Ad Program (Robinson)

Request to provide an individual at each institution for contacting about an ad for the annual program.

IV. New Business

Conference Changes (Robinson)

Poster sessions included and focus on more student activities.

Motion to adjourn/Second (Stevens, Tewksbury)