Conference at John Jay College

John Jay College will be hosting a conference to mark the 100th anniversary of Hugo Munsterberg's "On the Witness Stand" on March 1-3, 2007.  The Conference is entitled "Off the Witness Stand: Using Psychology in the Practice of Justice."  According to the announcement,

“Off the Witness Stand” will bring scientists and justice system practitioners and policy-makers together to see where we stand now in answering Munsterberg’s call to inform practice with science (and science with practice), how we got here and where we are going. The conference will include presentations by psychologists, by practitioners from many points of the criminal justice compass, and by leaders in justice system reform on topics including : perception, witness memory and testimony, deception detection, confessions, forensic assessment, competency and treatment in forensic settings, expert testimony, jury decision making, courtroom procedures, crime prevention, and the influence of psychological research on the legal system.

Plenary and other invited speakers include former United States Attorney General Janet Reno, Thomas Grisso, Saul Kassin, Amy Klobuchar, Elizabeth Loftus, John Monahan, Steve Penrod, Barry Scheck, and Gary Wells.

Looks to be an interesting event.  Information can be found Here.  And for those interested, the call for papers can be found Here.
--- DLF