Annual Conference

UNK 36th Annual Criminal Justice Conference
Thursday, October 16, 2025

Nebraskan Student Union - Ponderosa room

This event is free and open to the public. No registration required.

Schedule
Time Event
8:00am – 9:00am Conference Registration and Career Fair
9:00am – 9:05am Conference Welcome
Dr. Theresa Wadkins, Chair of the Department of Criminal Justice
9:05am – 10:15am Title TBA
Mitch Morrissey
10:15am – 10:45am Career Fair and Break
10:45am – 12:00pm Title TBA
Bryan Waugh
12:00pm – 1:00pm Career Fair and Lunch
1:00pm– 2:15pm Title TBA
Peggy Reisher
2:15pm Closing

About the Conference

Each year the Criminal Justice Department hosts an annual conference in the Fall. A variety of outstanding justice authorities from around the nation have presented at past conferences. Speakers have included world famous criminologist Henry Lee, former FBI profiler John Douglas, Nicole Brown Simpson's sister Denise Brown, and dozens more.

The conference is held in conjunction with the Criminal Justice Department's annual Criminal Justice Career Fair. The career fair provides students with the opportunity to meet with representatives from dozens of justice agencies at the federal, state, and local level, in Nebraska and across the Midwest.

The Annual Criminal Justice Conference and career fair attracts over 400 students and justice practitioners each year, and is heavily covered by local and regional media.