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):
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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
Correspondent
address: Prof. Petrus C. van Duyne
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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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