National Conference on Australian Prison Issues

Speakers & Agenda Details 2009

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Agenda

 8.45am Registrations
 9.00am Welcome – Miriam Scurrah
 9.10am Father Peter Norden - A National Perspective on the Use (or abuse) of Imprisonment in Australia - Presentation
 10.00am Claire Spivakovsky - Localised Correctional Approaches towards Indigenous Offender Responsivity - Presentation
 10.35am Morning Tea
 11.00am Prof. Rob White - The Duality of Responsibility and the End of Prison as We Know It - Presentation
 11.35am Ron Fabre - Improving Prisoner rehabilitation and reintegration outcomes through computer and Internet-based resources and education
 12.10pm Dr. Terry Bartholomew - Measuring community views about the reintegration of offenders: Victorian data & Should young children be allowed to reside with incarcerated mothers? The views of key Australian stakeholders
 1.00pm Lunch
 1.30pm Miriam Scurrah - The Australian Prison Foundation – Why did it start and what will it do? - Paper
 2.05pm Prof. Joe Graffam - The ecology of reintegration: an explanatory and support model - Presentation
 2.40pm Dr. Debra Smith - Conversations with Patrick - Presentation
 3.15pm Afternoon Tea
 3.45pm John Ryan - Prisons, Needles and Occupational Health and Safety - Video on Lateline Presentation
 4.20pm Greg Barns - The Politics of Prison Reform: When will the Penny Drop?
 4.55pm Summary - Miriam Scurrah

Recordings


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Interview on RRR by Miriam Scurrah after the conference event available here