Hosted by the Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science and Justice Studies in collaboration with the Regional Psychiatric Centre, Correctional Service Canada, the 15th Biennial Symposium on Violence and Aggression was held at the University of Saskatchewan, June 15-17, 2014.
Attended by over 120 academics, government and non-governmental representatives, clinicians, and criminal justice professionals, the event provided an opportunity to share knowledge, insight and understanding of important issues related to crime, justice and corrections.
Plenary sessions and speakers at this year's Symposium included:
- Collaborative Risk-Driven Community-Safety Models: Innovative Approaches; Cal Corley, President CorStrat Solutions Inc., Ken Hunter, Executive Director, Community Mobilization Prince Albert, and Dale McFee, DM Corrections and Policing, SK Ministry of Justice
- Smarter Violence Prevention; Irvin Waller, Professor of Criminology, University of Ottawa
- Clinical Risk Management in Forensic Psychiatric Populations; Johann Brink, VP Medical Affairs and Research, BC Forensic Psychiatric Services Commission
- The Effects of Prison Life; Paul Gendreau, Professor Emeritus, University of New Brunswick
For a complete list of speakers and presentations, go to: http://www.usask.ca/cfbsjs/VA2014/index.php