ACA

Barbara H. Zaitzow (ps/cj), faculty advisor for the Appalachian Student Chapter of the American Correctional Association (ASCACA), took two Appalachian students to the Louisiana State Penitentiary – also known as “The Farm” - for a special tour that she helped organize to bring students from Illinois, Louisiana and North Carolina for the educational experience (April 19-21). More recently, Zaitzow and three Appalachian students attended the ACA meeting in Kansas City, Mo., (Aug. 11-15) where they participated in a variety of corrections-related events including workshops, business meetings, prison tours, and the national Student Poster competition. Natalie Freeman (criminal justice major), student-president of ASCACA, served in an official capacity throughout the meeting and was a fine representative of the university. Two Appalachian student papers were among the 11 undergraduate papers accepted for presentation in the national student poster competition. Zachary Mozingo (criminal justice and psychology major) shared his paper “Intermediate Sanctions: The Logical Solution to Prison Overcrowding, Effective Reentry, and Reduction of Recidivism” and Rachel Stanton (psychology major) shared her paper “Gendered Criminality: The College Experience.”  Rachel Stanton won first place in the undergraduate competition and all of the student participants were recognized at a special reception in their honor.  For further information about the ASCACA and future activities, contact Barbara Zaitzow at zaitzowbh@appstate.edu.