Saint Peter’s College Will Hold Two Conferences
With Immediate Relevance to Today’s Society
First Event Addresses Issues in Intelligence Gathering;
Second Covers Changing Demographics Influence on American Politics
March 25, 2003— Jersey City, NJ– Ritchie Martinez, President of the International Association of Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysts and Lt. Col. Juan Mattos, Deputy Superintendent of Investigations for the New Jersey State Police, will headline the third annual Saint Peter’s College Stephen D. Doyle Criminal Justice Symposium that begins on Wednesday, March 26.
The symposium will feature a variety of speakers with expertise on intelligence gathering issues during the War on Terrorism. It is the first of two events at Saint Peter’s College that touch on issues relevant to today’s society. The second, theninth annual Saint Peter’s College Guarini Center for International and Public Affairs Spring Conference will examine America’s changing demographics and its influence on the nation’s political system on Thursday, April 3 beginning at 9 a.m..
The Doyle Symposium opens at 10 a.m. on Wednesday with a demonstration of the analytical products currently being used in the War on Terrorism. Stephen Shirley of MEMEX, Inc., Chris Sandeys of i2 and Scott Peacock of In-Tel-Tec will present some of the latest analytical models being used by federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies in the war on terrorism. Martinez, who heads the world’s oldest and largest consortium of law enforcement personnel with members from 22 countries, will speak at 11 a.m. on the history and future of law enforcement intelligence gathering and analysis.
Lt. Col. Mattos will open the conference’s second day with a 10 a.m. discussion on the changing role of the New Jersey State Police. The final symposium presentation will be held at 1 p.m., when a representative from the Criminal Investigation Division of the Food and Drug Administration, discusses the agency’s role in protecting the region’s food and water from terrorism. For more information, call 201-915-9271.
The Guarini Center event begins on Thursday, April 3 beginning at 9 a.m. with a panel discussion on “Immigration and Domestic Security” with Philip Peters, Vice President of the Lexington Institute, and Dr. Jane Junn, Associate Political Science Professor at Rutgers University. Peters, prior to joining the Arlington, VA-based Lexington Institute in 1999, served for six years as a State Department appointee of Presidents Reagan and Bush. Dr. Junn is an expert in immigrant political participation and elections in the U.S.
The second panel will address “Immigration, Policy Implications and American Politics” with Daniel Griswold, Associate Director of Cato Institute’s Center for Trade Policy Studies in Washington, DC, and Dr. Rodolfo de la Garza, Political Science Professor at Columbia University. Griswold is a widely quoted expert on current trade and immigration issues. Dr. de la Garza has authored numerous books and articles on ethnic politics, with particular emphasis on Latino public opinion and electoral involvement.
Steven Camarota, Director of Research at the Center for Immigration Studies, will be the featured luncheon speaker. The Washington, DC-based immigration expert has testified before Congress numerous times and his articles have appeared in both academic journals and the popular press including Social Science Quarterly, The Public Interest, The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, and National Review. He has also appeared on CNN, MSNBC, Fox News Channel, NBC Nightly News, ABC World News Tonight, the McLaughlin Group, Washington Journal and National Public Radio. For more information, call 201-915-9022.