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As some of you know, I am taking a class which allows me to do research with a Sociology professor, Professor Bert Burraston this semester. The study we are working on, along with dozens of others, is developing the program Real Victory which you can read more about here [http://www.realvictory.org/]. It's goal is to help juveniles who are in "the system" [juvenile correctional facilities, jail, probation, etc...] to get out of the system. The majority of what I do is to help fill out monthly report cards for juveniles who are participating in this study.

For this class I also have to work on a research paper. Another student and I are working together with our professor to write out this paper. Our goals are to have it presented at at least one sociological conference and also have it published in a scholarly journal. We reached our first goal!!! A couple weeks ago we worked out a title and abstract of our paper and submitted it to PSA [http://www.pacificsoc.org/] and we were accepted! The paper is titled The Role Familial Relationships Play in Recidivism.

This means that from March 10-13 we are planning on going to Seattle and presenting this research paper and it's findings at the Pacific Sociological Association Convention!!!!!! And by "we" I mean that I will be presenting this information. YAY!!!!

I'm pretty stoked.

Dr. Burraston is a GREAT professor to be working with, he is a highly regarded criminologist all across the USA. This project will be so great especially considering my emphasis on juvenile delinquency.

YAY!!!!