To register, visit the above web site -- registration may be done
electronically.
THE FIRST NORTH AMERICAN CONFERENCE ON CONFERENCING
Thunderbird Hotel and Convention Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
August 6-8, 1998=A0=A0=A0
Conferencing in various formats is attracting worldwide attention as a way
to involve victims, offenders and communities in restorative justice. For
the first time, the Conference on Conferencing will bring together leading
researchers, practitioners, theorists and advocates to share and explore
this new response to wrongdoing.=20
The Conference on Conferencing promises to be the most important
restorative justice event of the year including presenters from Australia,
New Zealand, Singapore, Canada, the Navajo Nation, the United Kingdom and
the United States.=20
Featured speakers include:
John Braithwaite: Internationally recognized criminologist and author of
Crime, Shame and Reintegration, which provides a sociological explanation
of conferencing.=20
Donald Nathanson: Well-known psychiatrist and author of Shame and Pride,
which provides a psychological explanation of conferencing.=20
Terry O'Connell: Conferencing pioneer, police officer and co-author of The
REAL JUSTICE Training Manual.=20
Kay Pranis: A prominent advocate for community centered justice, Kay is the
Restorative Justice Planner for the Minnesota Department of Corrections.=20
This three-day event is intended to serve as a forum for the exchange of=20
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Kinds of conferencing that will be discussed include:=20
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=95=A0community conferencing=20
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=95=A0campus conferencing=20
=95=A0police, court and corrections conferencing=20
=95=A0school conferencing=20
Participants in this event will include:
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Presenters at the 3-day event include:
Cordelia Anderson -- Sensibilities, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota
Gordon Bazemore -- Florida Atlantic University, Fort Lauderdale
Peta Blood -- New South Wales Police, Australia
Gale Burford -- St. John's College, Newfoundland
Bob Costello -- Real Justice, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Gena Gerard -- Central City Neighborhoods Partnership, Minneapolis,=
Minnesota
Andy Grier -- John Howard Society, Manitoba
David Hines -- Woodbury Police Department, Minnesota
Joe Hudson -- University of Calgary, Alberta
Jackie Keyser -- Thames Valley Police, U.K.
Angeline Koh-Khoo -- National Institute of Education, Singapore=20
Ivan Iserhoff -- Nishnawbe-Aski Legal Services, Thunder Bay, Ontario
Marianne -- Australian Federal Police, Victoria
Paul McCold -- Conferencing Research Consultant, Coopersburg, Pennsylvania
Carolyn McLeod -- Washington County Court Services, Minnesota
Jim Mustin -- Real Justice, Palmyra, Virginia=20
Charlie Okeese -- Nishnawbe-Aski Legal Services, Thunder Bay, Ontario
John Perry -- Vermont Department of Corrections, Burlington
Ralph Perry -- Thames Valley Police, U.K.
Roberto Hugh Potter -- Morehead State University, Kentucky
Graham Reddoch -- John Howard Society, Manitoba
D.C. Reti -- Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Ottawa, Ontario
Andrew Revering -- Anoka Police Department, Minnesota
Beth Rodman -- Real Justice, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Mary Samuels -- University of Minnesota, Edina
Paul Schnell --=A0Carver County Sheriff's Department, Minnesota
Lynn Schroeder -- Creative Intervention Strategies, Bemidji, Minnesota
Frank Schweigert -- University of Minnesota, St. Paul
Susan Stacey -- Minnesota Department of Corrections
John Stahr -- Bethlehem Police Department, Pennsylvania
Patricia Stewart -- New Zealand Office of Children, Young People, and=
Families
Romola Trebilcock -- Aboriginal Justice Learning Network, Ottawa, Ontario=20
Ted Wachtel -- Real Justice, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Randy Wickins -- Edmonton Police Service, Alberta
Robert Yazzie -- Courts of the Navajo Nation, Window Rock, Arizona
James Zion -- Courts of the Navajo Nation, Window Rock, Arizona
The conference agenda, an extensive list of presentation topics, and an
electronic registration form may be found at the RealJustice website:
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