I am delighted to see all of you here.
Today is a day of commemoration and celebration.
Some have asked why we decided to convene this symposium. But, in fact, the idea for holding this gathering has other origins. So for me, the impetus behind wanting to hold this symposium was twofold. First, that as we move forward into the 21 st century, we step back and reflect broadly on the 30-year history that brought us in criminal justice to where we are today. And while the path ahead is clearly never the same as the one just traveled, reflecting on where we've been can indeed help us better see where we should be going.