Crime Prevention

The aims of the conference is to bring together practitioners, researchers, academics and policy makers from the diverse fields that are involved in preventing crime. It will provide an opportunity to discuss the types of policies and programs which have been implemented on a national, regional or local level. The emphasis will be on inter-agency approaches to crime prevention, which include measures to reduce opportunities for crime, as well as preventing "criminality".

Conference Themes:
Crime prevention through social development
Early intervention
Juvenile justice
Diversion
Drugs and alcohol
Evaluation and evidence-based practice
Community education
Property crime
Domestic violence
Sexual assault
Situational crime prevention including crime prevention through environmental design
Training and community capacity building
Criminal justice system
Policing

Who Should Attend
Commonwealth, State and Local Government officers
Justice professionals
Education professionals
Domestic violence and sexual assault workers
Child protection workers
Police
Community agencies
Crime prevention officers
Health and welfare professionals
Educators and youth workers
Academics
Policy makers

Conference Papers
the conference will include papers by plenary speakers, other invited speakers and selected papers from interested persons in plenary and concurrent sessions. If you wouldlike to present a paper, please prepare the following:

* A brief astract (approx 150 words)
* A personal profile (two paragraphs)
* Details of some papers you have presented in the past (ie, paper title, where it was presented and date of presentation)

The closing date for abstracts is 30 May 2002.

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