OJP Conference on Crime and Victimization
Make plans to attend the 2025 Annual OJP Conference on Crime and Victimization, an in-person, one-day symposium on Thursday, June 5, 2025. The event is tentatively set to take place at the Heritage Center in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota.
The symposium is designed to provide a forum for compelling topics, informed practice, and emerging responses, presented by subject matter experts in crime victim services and allied disciplines. We welcome all professionals to learn, share, and engage with one other. All sessions will be offered in-person.
Registration information will be posted here soon.
Organizations are invited to participate in the Exhibitor Fair at the symposium. Click here for the Exhibitor Table Request Form
OJP awards
The Office of Justice Programs seeks nominations for the Distinguished Service Award and the Dr. William Kosiak Victim Service Professional Award.
The Distinguished Service Award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated outstanding and sustained service to crime victims over the course of their career. This award was created in 1995 to recognize those people whose work has been an inspiration and example to others who serve crime victim survivors in Minnesota. The nominee can serve in any capacity or profession, and nominations are open to programs and organizations.
The Dr. William Kosiak Victim Service Professional Award honors an individual whose primary responsibilities involve working with crime victims and whose efforts advance victim survivor services and/or rights at the state, tribal, and/or local level.
Click here for award descriptions and nomination instructions
2024 Conference eBooklet
The 2024 Conference Information eBooklet has information related to the conference, keynote sessions, biographies and continuing education credits.
Contact
For conference information or general questions regarding OJP events, reach out to:
Joann Jones, Training and Communications Coordinator
651-283-1658
joann.jones@state.mn.us