The Biennial Symposium on Violence & Aggression has been a collaborative effort of Correctional Service Canada, the University of Saskatchewan, and other government, public, and academic contributors since 1986.  Targeted to frontline workers, as well as clinicians and other professionals and administrators in criminal justice and forensic mental health, the Symposium translates research and theory into practice and provides an opportunity to highlight excellence and innovation within a variety of correctional and criminal justice environments.

• Dr. Lisa Jewell (Co-Chair), Research Associate, CFBSJS
• Dr. Mansfield Mela (Co-Chair), Director, CFBSJS
• Lilani Samarakoon, Coordinator, CFBSJS
• Dr. Bryce Stoliker, Research Officer, CFBSJS
• Delphine Gossner, Director of Program Integrity and Evaluation, Offender Services, Goverment of Saskatchewan
• Dr. Leslie Anne Keown, Executive Director, Canadian Institute for Public Safety Research and Treatment (CIPSRT)
• Dr.Dena Derkzen, Senior Research Manager, Research Branch, Correctional Service Canada - National Headquarters
• Professor Emeritus Cindy Peternelj-Taylor, Professor Emeritus, College of Nursing, University of Saskatchewan
• Dr. John Weekes, Independent Consultant
• Sgt. Nick Smyth, Manager, Regina Violent Crime Analysis Sections, Royal Canadian Mounted Police
• Dr. Natalie H. Polvi, Registered Doctoral Psychologist, Chief Psychologist, Regional Psychiatric Centre, Correctional Service Canada, Prairie Region
• Dr. Kingsley Nwachukwu, Saskatchewan Hospital North Battleford