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Academic Program 

It is our pleasure to announce that conference academic program has been released. Thanks to our program committee members for their relentless work and effort in designing 87 sessions composed of 429 presentations in total.

Members of the organizing committee present their highest consideration and warmest regards to all conference participants. 

OPENING CEREMONY

 

Simultaneous Translation will be Available in

Turkish, English, French, Spanish, Russian, and Arabic Languages

 

Welcome

By

Recep Gultekin, PhD

1st Degree Chief Police Superintendent

Head of Foreign Relations Department

Turkish National Police

Head of the Conference Organization Committee

 

Oguz Kagan Koksal

Governor

Director General

Turkish National Police

 

Muammer Guler

Governor

Governor of Istanbul

 

Osman Gunes

Minister of Interior of the Republic of Turkey

 

Keynote Address

His Excellency Abdullah Gul

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey

 

PLENARY SESSION

 

Available Simultaneous Translation

Turkish, English, French, Spanish, Russian, Arabic

 

Counter- Terrorism Strategies in Metropolitan Cities

Moderator

Jeremy Travis

President

John Jay College of Criminal Justice

City University of New York

 

Celalettin Cerrah

1st Degree Chief Police Superintendent

Chief of Istanbul Police Department

 

Sir Ian Blair

Police Commissioner

London Metropolitan Police

 

Enriqeu BARON

Superintendent

Chief of Madrid Police Headquarters


Program Committee

THEME – 1

Comparative Perspectives on Democracy and Policing

 

Peter K. Manning, PhD

Brooks Professor of College of Criminal Justice at Northeastern University, USA

Charles Wellford, PhD.

Professor of Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at University of Maryland, USA

Yusuf Z. Özcan, PhD

Professor in the Department of Sociology at Middle East Technical University, Turkey

Halim Iltas, MA (Assistant)

Police Superintendent of TNP and PhD Student at George Mason University, USA

THEME – 2

Contemporary Issues in Law Enforcement Agencies

Chris W. Eskridge, PhD

University of Nebraska, USA

Halil İ. Bahar, PhD

Vice President of Turkish National Police Academy, Turkey

Maria (Maki) Haberfeld, PhD

Chair of Law and Police Science at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY, USA

Selcuk Atak, MA (Assistant)

Police Captain of TNP and PhD Student at Graduate Center of City University of New York

THEME – 3

International Perspective on Crime

Program Committee

Cindy J. Smith, PhD

Chief of International Center of National Institute of Justice (NIJ), USA

Jay Albanese, PhD

Chair of Criminal Justice Department at Virginia Commonwealth University, USA

Louise Shelley, PhD

Director of TraCCC at the American University, USA

Ismail Yilmaz, MA (Assistant)

Police Superintendent of TNP and PhD Candidate at Virginia Commonwealth University

THEME – 4

Terrorism: A Global Problem

Charles B. Strozier, PhD

Director of Center on Terrorism at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York, USA

Edmund F. McGarrell, PhD

Director of School of Criminal Justice and Chair of Cross-College Risk Research Program at Michigan State University, USA

Leslie W. Kennedy, PhD

Dean of the School of Criminal Justice at Rutgers University, USA

Ahmet Celik, MA (Assistant)

Police Superintendent of TNP and PhD Student at School of Criminal Justice at Rutgers

THEME – 5

Democracy and New Governance in the 21st Century

Emile Sahliyeh, Ph.D.

Professor of Department of Political Science, International Studies, College of Arts and Sciences, USA

Hans-Jörg Albrecht, PhD

Director of Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law, Germany

Richard Langhorne, Ph.D

Co-Director of Division of Global Affairs at Rutgers University, USA

Ahmet D. Bitmez, MA (Assistant)

Police Superintendent of TNP and PhD Student at Division of Global Affairs at Rutgers University, USA

 

Blue colored participant of each session is the chair of the session

 

Sessions

DAY-1             June 14, 2007

SLOT -1

4-10. The Problem of Religious Justification for Terrorism?

 

Place:             Ball Room A

Date:               June 14 2007

Time:               2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Available Simultaneous Translation: Turkish-English-Russian

 

Ali Bardakoglu, The Presidency of Religious Affairs, Turkey

Mesrob Mutafyan, Armenian Church, Turkey

Georges Marovitch, Roman Catholic Apostolic Church, Turkey

Isak Haleva, Turkish Jewish community, Turkey

Dimitrios Arhondonis Bartholomeos, Fener Greek Orthodox Patriarchy, Turkey

Mor Filiksinos Yusuf Çetin Syriac Orthodox Church, Turkey. (confirmation expected)

Yusuf Sag, Syrian Catholic Church, Turkey

 

4-26. Exploring Terrorist Tactics and Operations:  A New Database for Understanding and Analyzing Terrorist and Extremist Activities

 

Place:             Ball Room B

Date:               June 14 2007

Time:               2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

 

Analyzing and Visualizing the ISVG Relational Database:  Opportunities for Practice and Research

Daniel J. Mabrey, Sam Houston State University, USA

A New Paradigm for Analyzing Terrorist and Extremist Activities: The Institute for the Study of Violent Groups (ISVG) Relational Database

Richard H. Ward, Sam Houston State University, USA

A Real-Time Collection Methodology for Collecting Open Source Information on Terrorism and Extremism

Hasan T. Arslan, Sam Houston State University, USA

Issues of Quality Control in Data Collection and Data Management for the ISVG Relational Database

Vesna Markovic, Sam Houston State University, USA

 

2-1. Struggles Fighting with Corruption

 

Place:             Ball Room C

Date:               June 14, 2007

Time:               2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Available Simultaneous Translation: French-Turkish-English

 

Chris W. Eskridge, University of Nebraska, USA

Fighting with Corruption in the Great New York City

Richard Condon, New York City Department Of Investigation, USA

A Case Study of Public Corruption in New York State

James Mindell, New York State Department of Law, USA

Governmental Legitimacy, Corruption, and Decision to Call the Police

Richard Bennett, American University, USA

James P. Lynch, John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Corruption in Global World (French)

Emile François Callot, Lyon 3 University, France

Strengthening Anti-Corruption in Turkey: Reforming the Penal Code

Vahit Bicak, Turkish National Police Academy, Turkey

 

5-9. Security: Strategic, Legal and Regional Perspectives

 

Place:             Junior Ball Room B

Date:               June 14 2007

Time:               2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Available Simultaneous Translation: Turkish-English

 

The New Paradigm: The Theory of Communicative Risk in the Fight against Crime (Awarded Paper)

Thomas Gilly, ERCES, France

Anelia Ilieva, IISCB, Bulgaria

The implications of a Dutch style Garlandian crime and security complex for the Rule of Law

Amalia Maartje Van Der Woude, Leiden University Faculty of Law, Netherlands

Internal Security Act of Malaysia: An Overview

Abdul Sidek, Mara University Of Technology, Malaysia

Investigation and interrogation of Terror suspects ‘n Turkey

Ali Safak, Turkish National Police Academy, Turkey

Turkey’s Fight with Narcotics and the Provisions of the New Criminal Code the Case of Bursa

Fusun Sokullu-Akinci University of Istanbul Turkey

Derin Akdeniz, Bursa Police Department, Turkey

Serge Brochu, University of Montreal, Canada

 

1-7. Transformations and Transitions towards Democratic Policing

 

Place:             M-30

Date:               June 14 2007

Time:               2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

 

Reinventing the Anachronistic Police Organization of Pakistan

Mohammad Shoaib Suddle, National Police Bureau Pakistan, Pakistan

Police Democracy in Arab World

Mamdooh Elsayed, Police Research Center, United Arab Emirates

Changing Face of Policing in Azerbaijan through the OSCE Community Policing Project

Alesger Bedelov, Azerbaijan Police, Azerbaijan

Police Reform in Belguim; Community Policing and Police Ethics

Denis Bergmans, Aalst Police Department, Belgium

Police Reform Possibilities in Brazil

Claudio Beato Filho, Federal University Of Minas Gerais, Brazil

 

2-16. Human Trafficking and International Aspects

 

Place:             M-31

Date:               June 14 2007

Time:               2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

 

Human Trafficking Of Children

Janice Joseph, Richard Stockton College Of New Jersey, USA

Immigrant Adaptation and Police Perception: A Study Of Chinese Immigrant Communities In Toronto, Ontario

John Song, State University Of New York, Buffalo, USA

Cross-National Distribution of Human Trafficking: An Alternative Approach

Onder Karakus and Edmund F. McGarrell, Michigan State University, USA

Social Impacts of Migration and Security Risks Caused By

Osman Ozsoy, Atilim University, Turkey

Ismail Ozsoy, Fatih University, Turkey

Trafficking Of Human Beings in Georgia: History and Realities

Giorgi Glonti, The Institute Of The State And Law, Georgia

 

3-7. Race based problems and policing

 

Place:             M-32

Date:               June 14 2007

Time:               2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

 

Hate, Crime, And the Law: Beyond Law Enforcement to a Public Health Perspective

Miriam Delone, University Of Nebraska at Omaha, USA

Lisa Holland-Davis, University of South Florida, USA

Racial Profiling: Right, Wrong, or A Necessary Evil?

James Ruiz, The Pennsylvania State University, USA

What Are the Effects of the Long Pattern of Racial Bigotry?

Michael Reimer, Rutgers University, USA

The Impact of Racial Profiling On the Criminal Justice System

Brian Royster, Essex County College, USA

Race Biased Policing In New York and Paris

Cathy Schneider, American University, USA

 

3-5. Issues in human rights and policing

 

Place:             L-15

Date:               June 14 2007

Time:               2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

 

The Socio-Historical Origins of Human Rights Discourses in Turkey

Fatih Balci University Of Utah, USA Co-Authored:

Beyond The Rhetoric of Rights: European Human Rights Standards in Police Training In Russia

Olga Pleshkova, University Of Nottingham, UK

Tactical Training Support of Turkey to Sudanese Police for a More Democratic and Human Rights Friend

Hasan Akin, Embassy of the Republic Of Turkey, Sudan

EU Harmonization Projects and Turkish Police

Murat Aksoy, Christ Church university, UK

The Effects of the European Union on the Human Rights Policy of the Turkish National Police

Ahmet Guler, University at Albany, USA

Human Rights in Criminal Justice: Hiv/Aids an Issue of Global Concern

Gloria Browne-Marshall and Zelma Henriques, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, USA

 

5-6. Application of Democracy and Globalization in a Diverse Society

 

Place:             M-36

Date:               June 14 2007

Time:               2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

 

Arab Americans; Dilemma: To Trust or Not To Trust! (Awarded Paper)

Eric Uslaner University Of Maryland USA

Kerem Kalkan University Of Maryland USA

Globalization of Civil Society: Turkish Case

Zühal Ünalp Çepel, Dokuz Eylül University, Turkey

Deliberative Democracy in Rural Areas

Ganda Upaya University of Indonesia, Indonesia

In Democratic And Diversified Societies: How Racial Harmony Should Be Achieved?

Thomas Youngblood, University of North Texas, USA

Inshirah Nabhan, University of North Texas, USA

Democracy, Citizenship and Security: Dilemmas of Citizenship in a Global World.

Ketevan Geguchadze, Batumi State University, Georgia

 

2-14. Cyber crime

 

Place:             M-37

Date:               June 14 2007

Time:               2:00 PM – 3:30 PM

 

Towards A Safer and More Secure Cyberspace

Seymour Goodman, Georgia Institute Of Technology, USA

Intelligent Internet and Intelligent Networks for Building a Peaceful and Secure Future

Syed Ahamed, City University Of New York, College Of Staten Island, USA

Online Phishing: Risks, Issues and Prevention

Mohamed Mahmoud Shawky, University Of Lyon III, France

International Aspects of Cyber Crime Investigation: Interpol's Role in Combating Cyber Crime

Marc Goodman, Interpol, France

Cyber Crime Investigation

Ahmet Kocak, Turkish National Police, Turkey

 

2-4. Youths and Crime

 

Place:             M-39

Date:               June 14 2007

Time:               4:00 PM – 5:30 PM

 

Juvenile Justice Policy: Emerging Trends in the U.S.

Alida Merlo, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, USA

Peter Benekos, Mercyhurst College in Erie, USA

Democracy, Westernization, and Social Problems: Indicators of Anomie And Strain Among Turkish Youth

Gordon Crews, Washburn University, USA

Democratization, Westernization, and Turkish Youth: Delinquency and Other Social Problems

Angela Crews, Washburn University, USA

Identifying the Causes of Delinquency, And Risk Factors Responsible For Violence In Adolescencts

Syed Khuram Mehdi, Pakistan Institute of Professional Sciences, Pakistan

Gun Related Crimes at Schools and Preventive Policies of them

Ramazan Yalcinkaya and Suleyman Hancerli, University Of North Texas, USA

 

SLOT -2

 

4-17. Understanding Terrorism

 

Place:             Ball Room A

Date:               June 14 2007

Time:               4:00 PM – 5:30 PM

Available Simultaneous Translation: Turkish-English-Russian

 

Terrorism and the Art of Political Warfare

Peter Probst Terrorism Consultant USA

Anti-terrorism and law enforcement

Rumen Andreev, Ministry of the Interior, Bulgaria

Terrorism in Georgia: Invented Issue or Reality

Giuli Alasania International Black Sea University Georgia

A Profile Of Alqaeda

Ahmet Yayla, Ankara Police Department, Turkey

Contributory Ingredients in Conflict and Warring

Chris Stout Center for Global Initiatives USA

An Analysis of Terror-Related Websites

Bunyamin Atici, Firat University, Turkey

 

4-19. Religiously motivated terrorism in the World

 

Place:             Ball Room C

Date:               June 14, 2007

Time:               4:00 PM – 5:30 PM

Available Simultaneous Translation: French-Turkish-English

 

Why Are Turks Less Likely To Be Involved In Jihadist Terrorism?

Christopher Hewitt, University of Maryland Baltimore County, USA

The Reasons for Religiously Motıvated Terrorism in Turkey

Ahmet Aydin, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Turkey

Mehmet Türkoglu, Institute of Security Science of TNPA, Turkey

The Psychological Analysis of the Turkish El-Qaeda Terrorists Captured By the Police

Alican Dalkilic, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA

Policing against Right Wing Violence in Japan

Minoru Yokoyama Kokugakuin University Japan

 

1-1. From Military to Democratic - a Journey into the Human Dignity Era

 

Place:             Ball Room C

Date:               June 14 2007

Time:               4:00 PM – 5:30 PM

Available Simultaneous Translation: French-Turkish-English

 

Democratic Policing

Peter Manning, Northeastern University, USA

Successful Response to Indigenous Terrorism in a Democracy: Military or Police Action? (Awarded Paper)

Sally Ann Baynard, Georgetown University, USA

Demilitarization of Police Forces the case of Romania

Madalina Mocan, RATIU Center for Democracy, Romania

Democratization of Police in Germany

Winrich  Granitzka, IPA Informations- Und Bildungszentrum Schloss Gimborn, Germany

Interagency relations among Law Enforcement Institutions in Centralized Democracies; France as a case study. (French)

Didier Dubois, Retired Colonel in French Gendarmerie, France

 

4-3. Law Enforcement, Intelligence, and counter-terrorism

 

Place:             Junior Ball Room B

Date:               June 14, 2007

Time:               4:00 PM – 5:30 PM

Available Simultaneous Translation: French-Turkish-English

 

Intelligence, Law Enforcement, and National Security: An American Perspective

William Nolte University Of Maryland USA

International Cooperation against Terrorism

Nanan Sukarna, Indonesian National Police, Indonesia

The Role of Intelligence in Democratic Countries (Turkish)

Ramazan Akyurek, Turkish National Police, Turkey

FBI Perspectives on Counterterrorism Investigations

Andrew Mccabe and Shelley Doherty, FBI, USA

Problems in Definition on Countering International Terrorism (Turkish)

Ercument Yilmaz, Ankara Police Department, Turkey      

 

3-4. The role of international organizations in global security

 

Place:             M-30

Date:               June 14 2007

Time:               4:00 PM – 5:30 PM

 

Foreign Policy Success And Failure In The Western Balkans: Kosovo as Europe’s Problem

Geoffrey Pigman, Bennington College, USA

The Role of International Organizations for Understanding and Cooperation between Civilizations

Cengiz Basak, Turkish National Police Academy, Turkey

EU Policies on Struggle against Terrorism within the Perspective of Democracy: Analysis Of PNR Case

Mehmet Ozcan, Turkish National Police Academy/International Strategic Research Organization, Turkey

Fatma Yilmaz Turkish Weekly, Turkey

The UN and the Challenge of African Peace and Security

Gwendolyn Mikell, Georgetown University, School of Foreign Service, USA

Dynamics of Strategic Cooperation: Comparative Analysis of U.S. Relations with the UK And Turkey

Giray Sadik, The University Of Georgia, USA

 

 

1-2. Strategic Models for Policing Democracies

 

Place:             M-31

Date:               June 14 2007

Time:               4:00 PM – 5:30 PM

 

The Imperative of Civility in Developing Democratic Policing

Sam Souryal, Sam Houston State University, USA

The Emergence of Strategic Crime Control in Western Democracies

Edward Maguire, George Mason University, USA

Jeffrey            Snipes, San Francisco State University, USA

Significance of Criminal Law Enforcement in a Democracy       

Krishnamurthy Sastry, National Law School, Bangalore, India

OSCE's Role in Promoting Democratic Policing

Kevin Carty, OSCE, Austria

 

5-7. Globalization: A Governing Model

 

Place:             M-32

Date:               June 14 2007

Time:               4:00 PM – 5:30 PM

 

Comparison of the Development of Federal Structures in the United States and the European Union

Mark Christie, Virginia Commonwealth University, USA

Human Security: The Globalization of a Concept from Theory to Practice

Keith Spence University of Leicester, UK

Globalization as a Deconstructing Agent

Evren Altınkaş, Dokuz Eylul University, Turkey

Challenges of Decentralization in the Era of Globalization

Gennadi Poberezny, Rutgers University, USA

East-West--More Common Challenges Than Commonly Recognized

Stephanie Kinney, USA

 

4-11. Security and Economy

 

Place:             L-15

Date:               June 14 2007

Time:               4:00 PM – 5:30 PM

 

Terrorism Finance & International Cooperation

Charles Lieberman, John Jay College Of Criminal Justice, USA

Security Perspective in Business Life

Yves Michele Marti, EGIDERIA, France

Terrorism and Economic Development

Zeliha Ozdogan, University Of Delaware, USA

Terrorism Financing: The Picture in Turkey and In The Region After The 9/11 And The Invasion Of Iraq

Yakup Yilmazer, Turkish National Police, Turkey

Turkey`s Economic Security in Global World

Suleyman Aydin, Turkish National Police, Turkey

Fighting against Terrorism Financing in Turkey

Tulga Uyar, Turkish National Police, Turkey

 

3-11. Issues in Criminal Justice

 

Place:             M-36

Date:               June 14 2007

Time:               4:00 PM – 5:30 PM

 

Assessing Citizen Perceptions of Police Effectiveness (Awarded Paper)

Daniel Lee, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, USA

People's Perceptions of Police Work in Argentina and the United States: An Interpretive Study

Maria Elias, the University of Akron, USA

An Analysis of Police Misconduct in the Light of Self-Control Theory

Irfan Demir, James Phelps, and Monica Koeningsberg, Sam Houston State University, USA

New Trends in Criminal Justice System: Restorative Justice

Yusuf Sahin, Middle East Technical University, Turkey

 

3-8. Use of technology in policing

 

Place:             M-37

Date:               June 14 2007

Time:               4:00 PM – 5:30 PM

 

Managing Privacy and Investigative Need with Technology

D. Kall Loper, University Of North Texas, USA

Information Technologies and Pravicy

Mehmet Aydin, Hacettepe Universitesi

Jane Giacobbe-Miller, Isenberg School of Management University Of Massachusetts

Security, Privacy & Cameras: A General Evaluation of the Global Trends & the Turkish Case

Mete Yıldız and Erdem Erkul, Hacettepe University, Turkey

An Examination of the Use of Security Cameras in Combating Crime in Streets

Aytekin Geleri, Turkish National Police Academy, Turkey

Toward A New Paradigm in Police Education and Training in the Era of Homeland Security

Phillip Schertzing, Michigan State University, USA

 

 

DAY-2             June 15, 2007

 

SLOT-3

 

 

4-1. Terrorism: a global problem

 

Place:             Ball Room A

Date:               June 15 2007

Time:               9:00 AM – 10:30 AM

Available Simultaneous Translation: Turkish-English-Russian

 

Leslie W. Kennedy, Rutgers University, USA

Religious Violence and Global Security

Mark Juergensmeyer University of California- Santa Barbara USA

Totalitarian Movements and Political Religion

Bassam Tibi University Of Goettingen, Germany

Framing Terrorist Threat: Canada, England and Australia

Erin Gibbs Van Brunschot, University Of Calgary, Canada

Understanding Global Terrorism (Awarded Paper)

Graeme Newman University at Albany, USA

The Role of parliaments in countering Terrorism

Bruce George, UK Parliament, UK

 

3-10. Crime prevention in Criminal Justice System

 

Place:             Ball Room B

Date:               June 15 2007

Time:               9:00 AM – 11:30 AM

 

The New York City Police Department's Compstat Model: The International Impact (Awarded Paper)

Eli Silverman, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, USA

Stop The Next Shooting. Operation Ceasefire in New Jersey

Christopher Andreychak, New Jersey State Police, USA

Anthony Ceravolo, New Jersey State Police, USA

Weapons Control, Public Safety And Democracy: The Brazilian Experience

Artigas Jr Luis Fernando, Departamento Da Policia Civil Do Parana, Brazil

Problem Solving to Reduce Gun Crime: Project Safe Neighborhoods in the U.S

Tim Bynum, Michigan State University, USA

The Role of Police in Prevention of Violence in the U.S. Public Schools

Eric Jefferis, Kent State University, USA

Crime Prevention through Incapacitation and Deterrence: The Evaluation of Three Strikes Laws

M. Alper Sozer, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, USA

Mehmet Kul, Ankara University, Turkey

 

5-5. Democracy and Security in the Islamic World

 

Place:             Ball Room C

Date:               June 15, 2007

Time:               9:00 AM – 10:30 AM

Available Simultaneous Translation: French-Turkish-English

 

Globalization, Democracy, and Security In The Islamic World

Chris Eskridge, University of Nebraska, USA

Islam and the Prospects of Democratic Political Reforms in the Muslim World

Leonid Sykiainen, State University - Higher School Of Economics, Russian Federation

America, Islam, and the Political Economy of Liberty

Tony Sullivan, Near East Support Services, USA

Dialogue with Muslim Communities in Europe. Suggested Practices for Resolving and Preventing Problem (French)

Altay Manço, Institute for Research, Training and Action on Migration (IRFAM), Belgium

Religion and the Proper Role of the State (Awarded Paper)

Joe Barnhart, University Of North Texas, USA

 

2-22. New Approaches in Police Education and Training