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Tuesday 30th April 2019
0800 | Registration Open | Foyer, Level 4, ICC | ||
OPENING PLENARY | C4.5 CHAIR: Rick Brown & Melanie Hawyes |
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0900-1000 | Opening Address | Rick Brown, Australian Institute of Criminology Welcome to Country | Yvonne Weldon, Manager for the Aboriginal Strategic Coordination Unit for Juvenile Justice NSW Department of Justice Smoking Ceremony | Uncle Jimmy, Cultural Representation of the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Lands Council Welcome Address | Gareth Ward, New South Wales Minister for Families, Communities and Disability Services Official Opening | Melanie Hawyes, Executive Director Juvenile Justice New South Wales and A/AYJA Chair |
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1005-1100 | ![]() Becoming a bicultural service with young people at its heart: New Zealand’s quest to transform Youth Justice Gráinne Moss’ career spans over 25 years in the public and private sectors across three countries, the UK, Switzerland and New Zealand. Gráinne is the Chief Executive of Oranga Tamariki — Ministry for Children, where she is leading a fundamental system change, putting children front and centre so that New Zealand children can flourish. Full biography |
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1100-1110 | Indigenous Dance Performance | ||
1110-1135 | Morning Tea | Foyer, Level 4 ICC | ||
CONCURRENT SESSION A | |||
STREAM 1 – C4.3 Safety, security and rehabilitation |
STREAM 2 – C4.4 Mental Health |
STREAM 3 – C4.5 Overrepresentation |
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CHAIR | Michael Homden | Anita Torok | Sudha Joseph |
1135-1200 | Emerging positive signs that trauma informed treatment interventions being used in youth facilities in US, Netherlands and Norway are reducing recidivism and restraints and improving outcomes for young people in custody Murray Robinson |
Suicide in adolescents exposed to the youth justice system: A 22-year retrospective data linkage study Dr Rohan Borschmann |
‘Crossover kids’: Effective responses to children and young people in the youth justice and statutory child protection systems Dr Susan Baidawi |
1205-1230 | Innovative partnership: Government, NGO, and FFT-LLC. Breaking intergenerational offending cycles through Hybrid Functional Family Therapy Phyllis Meier, Michael Williams |
Innovation and collaboration in custodial youth justice – translating a mental health model to the custodial setting to reduce conflict and improve safety for all Madeleine Gardiner, Patrick Ryan, Adrian Bol |
A new way to support tamariki (children) who have offended Allan Boreham, Liz Marsden |
1235-1300 | Rehabilitation and case management: What do the recent major reviews of youth justice tell us? Shelley Turner |
Victims Services Counselling in prisons program Loretta Allen-Weinstein |
The Ngudjoong Billa reintegration & transition program strengthening cultural connections for Aboriginal young people Carol Thomas, David Poulier |
1305-1330 | Dynamic security and behavioural supports in a custodial setting Stephen Green, Matt Smith |
Longitudinal and cumulative adverse childhood experiences in a sample of Australian juveniles convicted of sexual offenses Dr Danielle Harris |
Mitigating the biases of evidence-based public policy through co-design: Lessons learned from Aotearoa New Zealand Youth Justice Benjamin Bielski |
1330-1415 | Lunch | Foyer, Level 4 ICC | ||
PLENARY SESSION | C4.5 CHAIR: Jodie Robinson |
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1415-1510 | ![]() Supporting positive youth development: Insights from a former ‘at-risk’ youth, now a Youth Justice Attorney Frankie Guzman is the Director of the CA Youth Justice Initiative at the National Center for Youth Law. As a juvenile justice attorney, Frankie is working to eliminate the practice of prosecuting and incarcerating children in California’s adult criminal justice system, reducing incarceration and justice system involvement, and increasing developmentally appropriate alternatives in communities for youth in conflict with the law. Full biography |
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1510-1530 | Afternoon Tea | Foyer, Level 4 ICC | ||
CONCURRENT SESSION B | |||
STREAM 1 – C4.3 Safety, security and CVE |
STREAM 2 – C4.4 Meeting Diverse Needs |
STREAM 3 – C4.5 Overrepresentation |
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CHAIR | Matthew Willis | Chris Simcock | Phil Dinham |
1530-1555 | A multi-disciplinary allied health approach to Youth Justice services in South Australia Luke Francis, Amanda White |
Juvenile Justice NSW: Supporting young people with an intellectual disability or cognitive impairment Ruth Marshall |
Contact with the youth justice system: Experience of young people in out-of-home care Kate Tillack |
1600-1625 | Program attrition among youth and its relationship with reoffending from the Changing Habits and Reaching Targets (CHART) program Jesse Nastaly |
Improving the management of young people with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and other neurodevelopmental impairments in an Australian detention centre Hayley Passmore |
Who is overrepresented in youth justice statistics? Dr Russell Reid |
1630-1655 | A restorative approach to countering violent extremism Kerrie Sellen |
Educational experiences of young Indigenous males: The school to prison pipeline Grace O’Brien |
Family support and the Children’s Court Dr Emma Colvin |
1700-1725 | Radicalisation and violent extremism: Early intervention opportunities at the juvenile justice frontline Sarah Andruchow |
Design, delivery and evaluation of Qld Youth Justice’s Transition 2 Success (T2S) therapeutic and vocational service model Nicholas Dwyer, Natasha Doherty |
Western Region remand reduction strategy: To reduce the over-representation of Aboriginal clients in custody Greg Edwards, Kelvin Cook |
1730-1900 |
Welcome to 2019 AYJC! This is the first social opportunity to catch up with your interstate colleagues and sponsors of the Meeting. The welcome reception also provides a great opportunity to meet delegates who are attending the conference for the first time. |
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Wednesday 1st May 2019
0830 | Registration Open | Foyer, Level 4, ICC | ||
PLENARY SESSION | C4.5 CHAIR: Matthew Willis |
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0900-0955 | Keynote Address 3: Indi Clarke,Executive Officer of the Koorie Youth Council Ngaga-dji (hear me) – Young Voice Creating Change for Justice |
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1000-1100 | Plenary Panel: Narratives of violence and how they affect youth justice prevention and response initiatives Dr Heather Nancarrow (chair), Andrew Taukolo, Dr Karen Struthers, Elena Campbell |
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1100-1125 | Morning Tea | Foyer, Level 4 ICC | ||
CONCURRENT SESSION C | |||
STREAM 1 – C4.3 Innovative Responses |
STREAM 2 – C4.4 Poster Orals (10 mins each) |
STREAM 3 – C4.5 Panel: Mental Health |
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CHAIR | Darren Hegarty | Allan Boreham | Alison Tibbey |
1125-1150 | Innovative approaches to social inclusion, participation and rehabilitation of young people intersecting the youth justice system Lauren Cusick, Conrad Connolly |
Oranga Rangatahi: Whakangao kia Haumaru a Rangatahi. Investing in Prevention – An innovative indigenous approach to tackle youth offending Shaun Brown, Rose Wereta,Pamela South Opportunities to disrupt the trauma to prison pipeline – a multidisciplinary approach to trauma healing “The best school I’ve ever been to”: Re-connecting with education in youth detention, Australia-wide |
Peer Support Program promotes wellness at work for Juvenile Justice employees Alison Tibbey, Janet Bels, Vicki Geach, Donna Young, Jodi Rigg |
1155-1220 | Juvenile Justice New South Wales (JJNSW) Practice Framework: A conceptual map guiding innovative, evidence-based interventions in youth justice in NSW Kristina Bustamante |
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1220-1305 | Lunch | Foyer, Level 4 ICC | ||
PLENARY SESSION | C4.5 CHAIR: Rick Brown |
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1305-1400 | ![]() Responding to young people in the countering violent extremism context Peta Lowe is the Director Countering Violent Extremism for Juvenile Justice in the NSW Department of Justice. Peta has over 13 years experience working with young people who display violent and anti-social offending behaviours in both custodial and community contexts. She has worked with individuals, families and communities to address offending behaviours and criminogenic risks. Full biography |
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1400-1420 | Afternoon Tea | Foyer, Level 4 ICC | ||
CONCURRENT SESSION D | |||
STREAM 1 – C4.3 Innovative Responses |
STREAM 2 – C4.4 Emerging Technologies |
STREAM 3 – C4.5 Panel: Overrepresentation |
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CHAIR | Jodie Robinson | Roxanne Moore | |
1420-1445 | Accreditation pathway for youth lawyers in Queensland: What we know so far David Law, Dylan Roberts |
Potential applications of data science in assessing security risk A/Prof. Garner Clancey |
Changing the Record of mass incarceration of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander children: disability, disadvantage, justice reinvestment and raising the age of criminal responsibility Roxanne Moore, Scott Avery, Tammy Solonec |
1450-1515 | Lessons learnt from implementing a robust evaluation of the Youth on Track early intervention scheme Mandy Loundar, Hamish Thorburn |
Digital shackles or rehabilitative technology? Electronic monitoring in the Northern Territory’s youth justice system Elizabeth Colliver |
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1520-1545 | The Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia’s (ALSWA) Youth Engagement Program: Addressing the overrepresentation of Aboriginal children in the Western Australian justice system through the provision of culturally competent, holistic, individualised, flexible and practical support to Aboriginal children in the Perth metropolitan area Victoria Williams, Sasha Greenoff |
The role of speech-language pathology in the Queensland youth justice system Stella Martin |
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PLENARY SESSION | C4.5 CHAIR: Rick Brown |
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1550-1650 | Plenary Panel: Young people and violent extremism: Practitioners reflections Peta Lowe, Sarah Andruchow, Shane Healey, Steve Barracosa, James March, Todd Donald |
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1650 | Day Concludes |
Thursday 2nd May 2019
0830 | Registration Open | Foyer, Level 4, ICC | ||
PLENARY SESSION | C4.4 CHAIR: Murray Hillan |
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0900-0955 | ![]() Finding solutions for youth justice systems across Australia: International perspectives, local applications Julie Edwards joined Jesuit Social Services in 2001. She was the Program Director prior to her appointment as CEO in June 2004. Julie has over 35 years experience engaging with marginalised people and families experiencing breakdown and trauma. She is a social worker, family therapist and a grief and loss counsellor. Julie has a Masters in Social Work and is currently completing her doctorate in this discipline. In January 2010 Julie became a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Full biography |
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1000-1100 | Plenary Panel: Early intervention – the roles of schools, police, communities and courts in diverting young people from the criminal justice system Joseph Cassar, Dominic Teakle, Alex Sakis, Mark Wall (chair) |
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1100-1120 | Morning Tea | Foyer, Level 4 ICC | ||
CONCURRENT SESSION E | |||
STREAM 1 – C4.2 Connections for Change |
STREAM 2 – C4.3 Overrepresentation |
STREAM 3 – C4.4 Family and Domestic Violence |
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CHAIR | Mike Wheaton | Phil Dinham | Darren Hegarty |
1120-1145 | The blueprint for youth justice in the ACT 2012 – 2022: Taking stock. Progress in achieving goals in youth justice in the ACT over the past six years and identifying focus areas for improvement to achieve better outcomes for children and young people Jodie Robinson, Dr Sarah Anderson |
Embedding Indigenous cultural competency in criminal justice curriculum Annette Gainsford |
Legal responses to adolescents using family violence – doing more harm than good? Elena Campbell |
1150-1215 | RISEUP – working together to improve outcomes for young people Joseph Cassar, Dominic Teakle |
Aboriginal engagement in Juvenile Justice NSW Yvonne Weldon |
Young people as perpetrators of domestic and family violence in NSW: Offenders, victims and context Karen Freeman |
1215-1300 | Lunch | Foyer, Level 4 ICC | ||
CONCURRENT SESSION F | |||
STREAM 1 – C4.3 Connections for Change |
STREAM 2 – C4.4 Panel: Juvenile Justice and Family Violence |
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CHAIR | Matthew Willis | Carolyn Newbigin | |
1300-1325 | ‘Young People Connected. Communities Protected.’ Development of a state plan in South Australia to provide vulnerable young people and their families with connected supports, programs and services Sarah Strathearn |
Juvenile domestic and family violence Carolyn Newbigin, Dr Tamara Blakemore, Karen Freeman, Elena Campbell, Aaron Tang, Lydia Hamilton |
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1330-1355 | Characteristics of offences in a subset of youths and young adults with FASD: A qualitative content analysis Grace Kuen Yee Tan |
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CLOSING PLENARY | C4.4 CHAIR: Melanie Hawyes |
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1400-1430 | Closing Remarks | ||
1430 | Conference Close | ||