RoyceWest
F o r u m and L e ct u r e S e ri e s
“Criminal Justice at the Crossroads:
Where do we go from here?”
A P R I L 1, 2 016
9 :0 0 A M – N o o n
Don K. Clark Building
Hosted by the
College of Juvenile Justice & Psychology
Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center
The annual R oyce West Forum and Lecture Series
is designed to
increase the knowledge and skills of our students in psychology and criminal/juvenile justice, and provide
juvenile justice and social ser vice practitioners with information concerning the reduction of juvenile
delinquency and crime and related social problems.
This year’s program will feature Dr. Alejandro (Alex) del Carmen, Professor and Executive Director of the
School of Criminology, Criminal Justice and Strategic Studies at Tarleton State University and Region Two
Commander Philip “Duane” Steen of the Texas Department of Public Safety from Houston, Texas.
Dr. del Car men is considered an authority on the topic of race and crime with particular
emphasis on racial profiling in law enforcement and has published a nationally
recognized book titled “Racial Profiling in America” by Prentice Hall.
Commander Steen started with the Texas Department of Public
Safety (DPS) in 1981. In October of 2009, Commander Steen
was promoted to Major, Criminal Investigations Division,
in Austin and in Februar y 2010 he was promoted to Deputy
Assistant Director, CID. On September 12, 2011, Commander Steen was promoted to
Region 2 Commander (Houston).
For additional infor mation
(936) 261-5212 | Fax (936) 261-5252
www.pvamu.edu/cojjp
This lecture series provides scholarship support for our students in the College of Juvenile Justice and Psychology.
For online donations, please go to www.pvamu.edu/cojjp/BedfordFund