Ladies and Gentlemen,
dear Colleagues,
today I would like to alert you to 5 upcoming events in different
countries. Please find details below.
With best regards,
Hans- J. Kerner
*(1)* *Saving Children from a Life of Crime:
Early Risk Factors and Effective Interventions*
A conference on this topic is being scheduled for thursday, *12 June,
2008*, at the Royal Society in London (SW1Y 5AG).
Speakers will be: David Farrington, Brandon Welsh, David Utting, Frances
Gardner, and Carole Sutton.
Details can be found under the following URL:
http://www.dmu.ac.uk/partnerships/consultancy/innovation_centre/dmccc/conferences/saving-children/index.jsp
And/ or you may contact Carole Sutton directly:
Carole Sutton PhD, Unit for Parenting Studies, De Montfort University
Room 2.25p Hawthorn Building, The Gateway
Leicester LE1 9BH Telephone 0116 257 7748 email [log in to unmask]
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*(2)* *Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation Prevention: In the Loop*
The U.S. National Children?s Advocacy Center (NCAC) has been scheduling
its 9th National Conference on the above topic for *August 26-29, 2008*
in New Orleans, Lousiana (Marriott Convention Center).
Details cna be found under the following URL:
http://www.nationalcac.org/professionals/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=122&Itemid=118
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*(3) Discovering Balance -* *Prison Reform, Restorative Justice & Human
Rights*
A Conference on that topic is being scheduled in Australia for* 2nd to
4th October 2008 *at Murdoch University, South Street Campus
Abstract submissions are now being accepted for the 'Discovering
Balance' conference. Visit the conference web site to submit an abstract
via an on-line form, or to download a manual submission form*
**http://irjpr.net.au/conference/*
The deadline for submission of abstracts is *22 June, 2008*
The conference will explore issues relating to penal reform, restorative
justice and human rights, and will include presentations, discussions,
and workshops covering a wide range of topics and issues. We are keen to
receive abstracts or proposals for presentations from a variety of
delegates including activists, researchers, academics, interested
individuals, community organisations, and students.
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*(4) **Mental Health, Delinquency and Juvenile Justice*
This is the general topic of the *Tenth EFCAP Conference* which will
take place in Amsterdam (The Netherlands) at the Free University of
Amsterdam,
*from 21 to 24 October, 2008. *Details can be found under the following
URL: http://www.efcapcongress2008.com
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*(5)* *The Balkans and Europe in Crime*
This is the general topic of the *Tenth Cross-Border Crime Colloquium*
to be held in Beograd (Serbia) from *27 to 29 November 2008*.
Themes for which authors will be invited are (among others):
§ Corruption and good governance
§ Upperworld criminality: abusing the firm for own profits
§ Underworld economy: (a) smuggling licit goods (VAT and
excises & counterfeit goods)
§ Underworld economy: (b) smuggling illicit goods (drugs and
other prohibited substances; human trafficking)
§ Politicians and the business economy: criminal symbiosis
§ Criminal finances: criminal money management and investments
§ Policing crime markets and law enforcement integrity
§ Doing justice: the judicial system.
The organising board invites you to present a paper related to the
themes above.
The Cross-Border Crime Colloquium is an annual event that brings
together experts on international organised (economic) crime to discuss
the latest developments in empirical research, legislation and law
enforcement, with a special geographical focus on Western, Central, and
Eastern Europe. The Colloquia aim at building bridges in three respects:
between East and West Europe, between scholars and practitioners, and
between old and young.
Accommodation is provided free during the time of the Colloquium.
See for the Cross-border Crime Colloquia: www.cross-border-crime.net
<http://www.cross-border-crime.net/>
Correspondent address: Prof. Petrus C. van Duyne [log in to unmask]
<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
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Hans-Juergen Kerner
Listserv Mananger, Criminology_CriminalJustice_News
Professor and Director, Institute of Criminology
University of Tuebingen
Sand 7, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany
Phone: +49-7071-297 29 31 // Fax: +49-7071-29 51 04
Email: [log in to unmask]
Email Secretariat: [log in to unmask]
Homepage: http://www.ifk.jura.uni-tuebingen.de/
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