Wednesday, 8th of April 2009

8:15am - 4:30pm

Technology Park Function Centre
2 Brodie Hall Drive, BENTLEY WA 6004

About the Conference

The Justice Policy and Practice Conference is a one-day reoccurring conference.  The purpose of the conference is to foster discourse between local researchers, practitioners, government departments and students in relation to the application of criminal justice research in WA.  Underpinning it is the role to by played by evidence-based policy in advancing the WA justice system.  Previous conferences have been run at the University of Western Australia (2005), Murdoch University (2006), and Edith Cowan University (2007) and have served as excellent forums for the presentation of Western Australian research.  The 2009 edition is hosted collaboratively by the Department of Corrective Services (DCS) and the Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services (OICS).  A particular focus for this year is collaboration and partnership in research.

To download the program, click here and the program of events, click here.

Conference Registration

Registration for the WA Justice Policy and Practice Conference is now available.

Registration  fees for the conference are as follows:

Practitioners/Academics = $80
Students                         = $35                        

A registration form is available for download here.

Please Note 
Notification of any alterations or cancellations must be recieved in writing to the Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services.  A full refund of registration fees will be paid to any delegate cancelling 2 weeks before the conference.  No refunds will be made after this date. If a registered delegate is unable to attend, a substitute delegate is welcome at no additonal cost.  The substitute delegate's details must be forwarded to the Office of the Inspector of Custodial Services.

Call for Abstracts

A call for abstracts is now open. Abstracts must be recieved by the 15th of March 2009 to be considered.

Preparing your Abstract
The abstract should define the precise subject of the presentation in no more than 250 words.  A committee will consider all abstracts for potential inclusion in the conference program.

Abstract Submission
Abstract submission forms must be as a Microsoft Word document and emailed as an attachment to: Hilde.Tubex@correctiveservices.wa.gov.au by the 15th of March 2009. Please name the file using the presenter's full name: surname, first name.

Note to Authors
Authors of accepted papers are expected to register.

Call for Posters

As the focus of this year's conference is collaboration, partnership, and alignment of future research directions, we would like to invite all research institutes to present their current and future research agendas in a poster.  There will be the opportunity during conference breaks and over lunch to talk to these posters. If you need help in producing your poster, contact Adelle.Willis@correctiveservices.wa.gov.au or phone (08) 9264 6427.

Poster Submission
Posters must be saved as a Microsoft Word document and emailed as an attachment to: Hilde.Tubex@correctiveservices.wa.gov.au by the 15th of March 2009.  Please name the file using the following format: presenters full name: surname, first name.

More Information

For more information on the WA Justice Policy and Practice Conference 2009 please contact:

Hilde Tubex
Department of Corrective Services, Level 8, Westralia Square, 141 St Georges Terrace, PERTH WA 6000
Tel: (08) 9264 6118,
Fax: (08) 9485 0045,
Email: Hilde.Tubex@correctiveservices.wa.gov.au