American Society of Criminology

10/21/2026

📱🎉 The ASC 81st Annual Meeting Mobile App is NOW LIVE!

Getting ready for the Annual Meeting? Make the most of your conference experience with the official ASC Mobile App!

📲 With the app, you can:

✅ Easily browse the conference program and sessions.
✅ Personalize your schedule to plan your conference experience.
✅ Search for meeting participants and connect with fellow scholars.
✅ Explore the hotel map to navigate the conference venue.

🎉 Download the app today and start planning your ASC conference experience!

🔗 Download here: https://m.core-apps.com/dl/asc_2026am?utm_campaign=qr

We look forward to seeing everyone at the 81st ASC Annual Meeting!

10/19/2026

📢 ASC Pre-Conference Workshops – Seats Still Available!

We still have seats available for our Pre-Conference Workshops! Don't miss this opportunity to enhance your skills, expand your knowledge, and engage in professional development!

📅 Tuesday, November 17, 2026
⏰ 1:00–5:00 PM
📍 Palmer House Hilton

🎓 This year's workshops cover three exciting topics:
🔹 Introduction to Multilevel Theorizing and Analysis

Explore multilevel theorizing and analysis, with hands-on opportunities to practice modeling multilevel data using Stata and/or HLM.

🔹 Beyond the Ivory Tower: Bringing Criminology to the Public

Learn strategies for communicating criminological research and sharing knowledge with broader public audiences.

🔹 Wellbeing in the Field: Navigating Emotional, Ethical, and Practical Challenges in Criminological Fieldwork

Explore strategies for addressing the emotional, ethical, and practical challenges of conducting fieldwork on sensitive topics.

🎉 We strongly encourage you to consider adding one of these workshops, even if you have already completed your online pre-registration!

🔗 To add a workshop, please use the registration link: https://asc41.org/events/asc-annual-meeting-workshops/

Don't miss this valuable opportunity to learn, connect, and strengthen your professional skills before the ASC Annual Meeting!

10/16/2026

📢 Join us at for the Presidential Panel: Ending Mass Incarceration through Decarceration!

📅 Thursday, November 19, 2026
⏰ 11:00 AM – 12:20 PM
📍 Grand Ballroom – 4th Floor

This panel will feature discussions on three topics related to decarceration, presented by Jessica Simes, Claudia Anderson, Heather Schoenfeld, Michael Campbell, and Ashley Rubin.

🎤 Panel Chair: Natasha Frost

🎓 Discussants: Todd Clear and David Garland

We hope to see you there!

10/05/2026

🔈 Considering making your attendance more meaningful? Please join our ASC service event organized by Unified Outreach. This year, we are pleased to partner with local organizations, including KAPOW and The Love Fridge Chicago.

You can support this initiative by attending the panel discussion, joining our community service activities, donating supplies via Amazon (use the QR code in the attached flyer), or donating an Instacart gift card (use the QR code in the attached flyer) to support The Love Fridge Chicago.

If you have questions, please contact:

Dr. Kylil R. Martin: [email protected]
Dr. Brooke Baker: [email protected]

09/25/2026

This is a friendly reminder that the online early registration deadline is approaching! ⏰

Register today, add pre-conference workshops to your schedule, and secure discounted rates for the conference hotel before September 30!

‼️ ASC Online Preregistration Is Now Open! Take Advantage of Discounted Registration and Hotel Rates‼️

We encourage everyone to take advantage of the discounted preregistration fees and special hotel rates.

Register on or before September 30 to receive the discounted conference rate. Beginning October 1, registration fees will increase.
📎 Online preregistration: https://asc41.org/events/asc-annual-meeting/asc-annual-meeting-registration/

Interested in advancing your research skills and expanding your knowledge of criminological research? Consider adding a preconference workshop to your registration! We are offering three wonderful preconference workshops, and you can add one when completing your online preregistration.
📎Workshop information: https://asc41.org/events/asc-annual-meeting-workshops/

If you would like the convenience of staying at the conference hotel—Palmer House Hilton—be sure to reserve your room by October 8 to receive the discounted rate!
📎Hotel booking: https://book.passkey.com/go/Criminology2026

09/23/2026

We would like to bring this to your attention again! Please consider adding this pre-conference workshop to your schedule when you attend in Chicago!
📎 Registration online today: https://asc41.org/events/asc-annual-meeting-workshops/

💡 ASC Pre-Conference Workshops💡

We are excited to offer pre-conference workshops designed to enhance your research skills, expand your knowledge, and increase your awareness of critical issues in contemporary criminological research. Each workshop requires online registration, and space is limited.

In this workshop, you will learn how to transform scholarship into engaging short-form social media content, develop and produce podcasts that center research-based conversations, and organize community-embedded lecture series and public dialogues that facilitate conversations with audiences beyond the university. Please see the information and flyer below for more details!

📢 Beyond the Ivory Tower: Bringing Criminology to the Public by Abigail Henson, Ph.D.

📅 Tue, Nov 17, 1:00 to 5:00 pm

📍 Spire Parlor, 6th Floor, Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, IL

🧷 Registration website: https://asc41.org/events/asc-annual-meeting-workshops/

09/22/2026

We would like to bring this to your attention again! Please consider adding this pre-conference workshop to your schedule when you attend in Chicago!

📎 Registration online today: https://asc41.org/events/asc-annual-meeting-workshops/

💡 ASC Pre-Conference Workshops💡

We are excited to offer pre-conference workshops designed to enhance your research skills, expand your knowledge, and increase your awareness of critical issues in contemporary criminological research. Each workshop requires online registration, and space is limited.

In this workshop, you will learn how to recognize, manage, and mitigate trauma, emotional burnout, and ethical uncertainties associated with researching sensitive criminological topics. Please see the information and flyer below for more details!

📢 Wellbeing in the Field: Navigating Emotional, Ethical, and Practical Challenges in Criminological Fieldwork by Ellen Van Damme and Michelle Lyttle Storrod

📅 Tue, Nov 17, 1:00 to 5:00 pm

📍 Water Tower Parlor - 6th Floor, Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, IL

🧷 Registration website: https://asc41.org/events/asc-annual-meeting-workshops/

09/17/2026

Attending the Annual Meeting with your little one? 👶

The American Society of Criminology is happy to announce that childcare grants of $250 per family are available to assist ASC member participants attending the Annual Meeting in Chicago!

Please apply for the grant lottery online by September 30, 2026.
To be eligible, you must:
• Be a 2026 ASC member before applying.
• Be registered for the Annual Meeting before applying.
• Attend the Chicago Annual Meeting in person and bring your own young child/children (aged 14 or under).
• Participate in the meeting as a session chair and/or presenter (i.e., panel, roundtable, lightning session, author-meets-critic, or poster).
• Only one parent of a child/children may apply for the grant.

For more information and the application site, please check: https://asc41.org/events/asc-annual-meeting/asc-annual-meeting-childcare-information/

09/09/2026

‼️ ASC Online Preregistration Is Now Open! Take Advantage of Discounted Registration and Hotel Rates‼️

We encourage everyone to take advantage of the discounted preregistration fees and special hotel rates.

Register on or before September 30 to receive the discounted conference rate. Beginning October 1, registration fees will increase.
📎 Online preregistration: https://asc41.org/events/asc-annual-meeting/asc-annual-meeting-registration/

Interested in advancing your research skills and expanding your knowledge of criminological research? Consider adding a preconference workshop to your registration! We are offering three wonderful preconference workshops, and you can add one when completing your online preregistration.
📎Workshop information: https://asc41.org/events/asc-annual-meeting-workshops/

If you would like the convenience of staying at the conference hotel—Palmer House Hilton—be sure to reserve your room by October 8 to receive the discounted rate!
📎Hotel booking: https://book.passkey.com/go/Criminology2026

09/05/2026

💡 ASC Pre-Conference Workshops💡

We are excited to offer pre-conference workshops designed to enhance your research skills, expand your knowledge, and increase your awareness of critical issues in contemporary criminological research. Each workshop requires online registration, and space is limited.

In this workshop, you will engage in multilevel theorizing, be introduced to multilevel analysis, and practice modeling multilevel data in Stata and/or HLM.

Please see the information and flyer below for more details!

📢 Introduction to Multilevel Theorizing and Analysis by Gregory Zimmerman

📅 Tue, Nov 17, 1:00 to 5:00 pm

📍 Grant Park Parlor, 6th Floor, Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, IL

🧷 Registration website: https://asc41.org/events/asc-annual-meeting-workshops/