Our conference hotel this year will again be at Aloft Chicago Mag Mile.  Single rooms at the conference rate are $195 with double rooms at $205 (plus state/city taxes). To reserve rooms under the Midwestern Criminal Justice Association conference rate, please go to the Reservation Website. Rooms must be reserved no later than September 1st, 2026 by 11:59 p.m. (Central Time) to receive the discounted conference rate. If you are making a reservation by phone, be sure to mention that you are with MCJA to receive the discounted conference rate.

Please email President Mike Vecchio if you have any trouble with this process. Aloft Chicago Mag Mile location is at 243 East Ontario Street, Chicago Illinois.

The 2026 Midwestern Criminal Justice Association conference will be held from September 24th and 25th. Renew your MCJA membership and Register for the annual conference by September 15th, 2026 for preregistration rates!

2026 Abstract Site

We accept individual paper presentations, complete thematic panels, and roundtables for regular sessions. Undergraduate and graduate students who are submitting an abstract for a poster may also submit here. Please note: poster submissions are limited to undergraduate and graduate students as first author. Abstracts for all types of submissions are due by July 15.

Questions about abstract submission should be directed to MCJA 1st Vice President and Conference Program Chair Julie Hibdon.