Robert McCrie, Ph.D., professor of security management at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, The City University of New York, will discuss “Prisons: A Failed Institution” at 4:15 p.m. Oct. 15 in Benes Room B.
McCrie ’60, who became interested in criminal justice as an OWU student, works daily on reform issues. He has visited about 200 correctional programs in 12 different countries and currently is organizing the 2022 Global Congress for Correctional Change.
His expertise is in security management, history of crime and countermeasures, police procedures, and history of corrections. His research focuses on security industry practices and standards, utility of corrections, prison, jail, probation, and parole trends.
OWU Sponsoring Organization/Office: Andy Anderson Symposium Fund; Department of Philosophy; Students for Decarceration.
Contact: James Buggy at jebuggy@owu.edu.