2011 John Barry Memorial Lecture and Symposium

Lecture | Tuesday 15 November 2011 | 6.30pm | Public Lecture Theatre, Old Arts Building, University of Melbourne

More Upbeat than Usual: Considering Crime Rates in Indigenous Communities
Professor Larissa Behrendt

Criminology in the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Melbourne invites you to the 2011 John Barry Memorial Lecture and Symposium on Tuesday 15th of November.

The 2011 John Barry Memorial Lecturer is Professor Larissa Behrendt and her topic is "More Upbeat than Usual: Considering Crime Rates in Indigenous Communities". The lecture begins at 6.30 pm in the Public Lecture Theatre, Old Arts Building, University of Melbourne. The Lecture will be followed by refreshments in the Arts Hall, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Old Arts Building.

Symposium | Tuesday 15 November 2011 | 4.00pm | North Lecture Theatre, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Old Arts Building, University of Melbourne

Moving beyond consultation: collaborative ways forward for criminal justice, social justice and structural justice

The 2011 John Barry Memorial Symposium precedes the lecture, and is titled "Moving beyond consultation: collaborative ways forward for criminal justice, social justice and structural justice". The Symposium features three early career researchers:

  • Erin Birch on Education, collaboration and Aboriginal community capacity building
  • Claire Spivakovsky on Writing and rewriting the relationship between Koori offenders and the Australian Government
  • Simone Gristwood on Indigenous perspectives on correctional policy and practic

The seminar begins at 4.00 pm in the North Lecture Theatre, Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Old Arts Building.

The Lecture and Symposium are free and open to the public

Registration is requested.

More information and registration for the Lecture

More information and registration for the Symposium

Cost-benefit analysis in the real world: reducing incarceration costs

22 November 2011 | 11.00am - 12.00pm | Level 4, Justice Precinct Offices, 160 Marsden Street, Parramatta

Mr Steve Aos Director, Washington State Institute for Public Policy

The Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, and the Crime Prevention Division of the NSW Department of Attorney General and Justice, invite you to attend a seminar presented by Mr Steve Aos, Director of the Washington State Institute for Public Policy, established by the Washington State Government to provide evidence relevant to major policy decisions. His work has become the primary source of evidence on the cost-effectiveness of prevention programs in the US. The Institute has been effective in altering the balance of expenditure in Washington State in favour of prevention.

Mr Aos will discuss the 15-year development of an analytical strategy and its actual public policy implementation to incorporate evidence about what works into criminal and juvenile justice policies in Washington State. The central elements include the creation of an evidence-based and economically sound portfolio of public policies designed to reduce crime at lower costs.

Speaker

Mr Steve Aos is the Director of the Washington State Institute for Public Policy, the non-partisan research arm of the Washington State legislature in the United States. He has 35 years of experience conducting cost-benefit analyses and communicating the results to policymakers in a wide range of public policy areas, as well as in the private sector. His current work focuses on identifying and evaluating the costs and benefits of programs and policies that reduce crime, improve K–12 educational outcomes, reduce child abuse and neglect, improve mental health and reduce substance abuse. He also has many years of experience in energy economics and regulatory policy.

Time and Place

11 am – 12 pm, 22 November 2011 – please join us at 10.30 for tea and coffee
Level 4, Justice Precinct Offices, 160 Marsden Street, Parramatta
Please note attendees will need to sign in on the ground floor of the Justice Precinct Offices

Directions

The Parramatta Justice Precinct Offices are located at 160 Marsden Street, Parramatta.
There are a number of paid parking options available in the area.
Details can be found on the Parramatta Council website

RSVP

RSVP's are essential as places are limited - please email to cpd_unit@agd.nsw.gov.au by 15 November 2011