UTSA presents 'Law and Criminology Without Borders' symposium
(June 11, 2010)--The UTSA Mexico Center and the UTSA Department of Criminal Justice recently welcomed 50 students from the Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon to the UTSA Downtown Campus for a daylong symposium, "Law and Criminology Without Borders."
At the symposium, students heard UTSA professors and faculty members present their research findings on a variety of current headline topics including migration, gangs, human trafficking and homicide.
The presenters included:
- Miguel Tapia, UTSA assistant professor of criminal justice, "Migration of Latino Gangs to the Midwest Region of the U.S."
- Roger Enriquez, UTSA associate professor of criminal justice, "Immigration Solutions for Victims of Human Trafficking"
- Fabian Romero, UTSA lecturer in criminal justice, "Longitudinal Study of Homicide in San Antonio"
Following the morning presentations, the students were given a tour of the Federal Courthouse by Appellate Court Judge Edward Prado, 5th Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals.
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