March 23, 2004

Media Advisory:

Official opening of the Centre for Criminal Justice Research at UCFV

When: Friday, March 26, 1 p.m.,
Where: UCFV, foyer of the Peter Jones Learning Centre on the Abbotsford campus
Who: Guests will include the Honorable Rich Coleman, Solicitor General of B.C., and RCMP Deputy Commissioner Bev Busson.
What:
The Centre of Criminal Justice Research at UCFV will be the first of an international network of research laboratories that will further multidisciplinary research on urban issues with a focus on crime and safety. The new lab at UCFV will provide a secure facility in which crime-related data can be analyzed through modern data management. The Centre is being established in partnership with the Institute for Canadian Urban Research Studies (ICURS) at Simon Fraser University. ICURS has recently received a substantial donation from Sun Microsystems to enhance its analytic capacity to become the international leader in crime pattern analysis. This state-of-the-art technology will be put to work in the new Centre at UCFV.

Advisory issued by University College of the Fraser Valley, Community Relations & Development, email: karen.heiber@ucfv.ca
phone: 604-504-7441, local 2819



Karen Heiber
Community Relations Coordinator (Acting)
University College of the Fraser Valley
604-795-2841