Monday
26 May 2008 |
| 7:00am |
Registration Open |
| 8:30am |
Plenary Room: Bellarine 6
Introductions / Housekeeping – Chief Inspector Alan Kennedy (Victoria Police, Australia) |
| 8:35am |
Welcome to the Country by respected Wurundjeri Elder Aunty Joy Murphy-Wandin |
| 8:50am |
Formal Welcome to the Conference by Chief Commissioner Christine Nixon and Official Conference Opening by The Hon. Bob Cameron MP, Minister for Police and Emergency Services and Minister for Corrections |
| 9:10am |
Keynote Speaker: Professor Martin Innes (Universities' Police Science Institute, UK)
Keynote Title: A ‘Mirror’ or a ‘Motor?’ The Role of Research in Police Reform
Facilitator: Chief Commissioner Christine Nixon (Victoria Police, Australia) |
| 9:50am |
5
mins moving time |
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BREAK-OUT SESSIONS |
| 9:55am |
Panel A Theme: Bellarine 6
Community engagement and the collaborative delivery of policing
services
Facilitator:
Inspector Therese Walsh (Victoria Police, Australia)
Presentation Title:
Community Engagement and Policing: Victoria's Experience of Building
Stronger and Safer Communities
Speaker/s:
Mr Damian Ferrie (Victorian Government Department of Planning and Community
Development, Australia), Dr Harald Klein (Victorian
Government Department of Human Services, Australia) |
Panel B Theme: Bellarine 4
Professional police education and capability development
Facilitator:
Detective Superintendent Wendy Steendam (Victoria Police, Australia)
Presentation Title:
Managing in Organisations Fighting Serious and Organised Crime
Speaker/s:
Detective Superintendent Richard Grant (Victoria Police, Australia), Associate Professor Suresh Cuganesan (Macquarie University, Australia)
Presentation Title:
Challenges of Third-Party Evidence-Based Research Within Policing Organisations – Sexual Assault Research as a Case Study
Speaker/s:
Dr Caroline Taylor (University of Ballarat, Australia), Ms Tania Farha (Victoria Police, Australia) |
| 10:55am |
MORNING TEA |
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| 11:25am |
Panel C Theme: Bellarine 6
Police governance – internal and external governance of policing and security
Facilitator:
Inspector Therese Walsh (Victoria Police, Australia)
Presentation Title:
Collaborative Governance in a Policing Organisation
Speaker/s:
Professor Julie Wolfram Cox (Deakin University, Australia), Professor Owen Hughes (Monash University, Australia)
Presentation Title:
The Relationships Between Working Conditions and Measures of Employee Wellbeing, Satisfaction and Commitment at Victoria Police
Speaker/s:
Dr Andrew Noblet (Deakin University, Australia)
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Panel D Theme: Bellarine 4
Police
governance – internal and external governance of policing and security
Facilitator:
Chief Inspector Alan Kennedy (Victoria Police, Australia)
Presentation Title:
ANZPAA – Leading and Promoting Policing Excellence in Australia and New Zealand
Speaker/s:
Ms Sue Wilkinson (Australia and New Zealand Policing Advisory Agency
)
Presentation Title:
Binding Research to Practice – Dilemmas and Solutions
Speaker/s:
Professor Jenny Fleming (University of Tasmania, Australia)
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| 12:25pm |
LUNCH |
| 1:25pm |
Plenary Room: Bellarine 6
Keynote Speaker: Professor Lorraine Mazerolle (Griffith
University, Australia)
Keynote Title: Partnerships in Policing: Local Solutions for Global Problems
Facilitator: Deputy Commissioner Simon Overland (Victoria Police, Australia) |
| 2:05pm |
5
mins moving time |
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BREAK-OUT
SESSIONS |
| 2:10pm |
Panel E Theme: Bellarine 6
Professional police education and capability development
Facilitator:
Dr David Ballek (Victoria Police, Australia)
Presentation Title:
The Current Nature of Police Management and Governance – Victoria Police as a Case Study
Speaker/s:
Ms Jenny Peachey (Victoria Police, Australia)
Presentation Title:
A Holy Alliance? Police / Academic Partnerships for Smarter (and Good) Police Practices
Speaker/s:
Mr David Bradley (Victoria Police, Australia), Dr Monique Marks (University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa) |
Panel F Theme: Bellarine 4
Professional
police education and capability development
Facilitator:
Chief Inspector Alan Kennedy (Victoria Police, Australia)
Presentation Title:
Improving the Competency of Police Officers in Conducting Investigative
Interviews of Children
Speaker/s:
Professor Martine Powell (Deakin University, Australia) |
| 3:10pm |
AFTERNOON TEA |
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| 3:40pm |
Panel G Theme: Bellarine 6
Police
governance – internal and external governance of policing and security
Facilitator:
Dr David Ballek (Victoria Police, Australia)
Presentation Title:
An Integrity System for Victoria Police
Speaker/s:
Senior Sergeant Danny Civitico (Victoria Police, Australia), Dr Steven Curry (University of Melbourne, Australia)
Presentation Title:
Family Violence Reform: Using Knowledge to Develop and Integrate Policy and Practice
Speaker/s:
Professor Cathy Humphreys (University of Melbourne, Australia), Ms Tania Farha (Victoria Police, Australia) |
Panel H Theme: Bellarine 4
Community
engagement and the collaborative delivery of policing services
Facilitator:
Chief Inspector Alan Kennedy (Victoria Police, Australia)
Presentation Title:
Developing Better Measures for the Recruitment and Retention of CALD Communities to Policing
Speaker/s:
Associate Professor Adela McMurray (RMIT University, Australia) |
| 4:40pm |
Plenary Room: Bellarine 6
Debrief & wrap-up for the day - Mr David Bradley (Victoria Police, Australia), Associate Professor Jennifer Wood (Temple University, USA) |
| 5:00pm |
WELCOME
RECEPTION |
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Tuesday
27 May 2008 |
| 9:00am |
Plenary Room: Bellarine 6
Introductions
/ Housekeeping – Superintendent Frederick Johansen (Victoria Police, Australia) |
| 9:05am |
Keynote
Speaker: Distinguished Professor David Bayley (State
University of New York, USA)
Keynote Title: Cops and Profs: A Power Couple
Facilitator:
Deputy Commissioner Kieran Walshe (Victoria Police, Australia)
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| 9:45am |
5
mins moving time |
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BREAK-OUT
SESSIONS |
| 9:50am |
Panel A Theme: Bellarine 6
Community
engagement and the collaborative delivery of policing services
Facilitator:
Senior Sergeant Chris Thynne (Victoria Police, Australia)
Presentation Title:
Counter-Terrorism Policing and Culturally Diverse Communities
Speaker/s:
Associate Professor Sharon Pickering (Monash University)
Presentation Title:
Policing Diversity – Safety In and Around the Richmond Public Housing Estate (Nexus Policing Project)
Speaker/s:
Inspector Dean McWhirter (Victoria Police, Australia), Senior Sergeant Colin McKinney (Victoria Police, Australia), Ms Fran Whitty (Victoria Police, Australia) |
Panel B Theme: Bellarine 4
Community
engagement and the collaborative delivery of policing services
Facilitator:
Detective Superintendent Wendy Steendam (Victoria Police, Australia)
Presentation Title:
Nexus Policing in a South African Context
Speaker/s:
Dr Monique Marks (University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)
Presentation Title:
Reassurance Policing in Victoria
Speaker/s:
Ms Leanne Sargent (Victoria Police, Australia) |
| 10:50am |
MORNING TEA |
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| 11:20am |
Panel C Theme: Bellarine 6
Community
engagement and the collaborative delivery of policing services
Facilitator:
Senior Sergeant Chris Thynne (Victoria Police, Australia)
Presentation Title:
Getting Tough or Getting Together: Using A Restorative Framework For Better Student Engagement In Connected Communities
Speaker/s:
Leading Senior Constable Kevin Mack (Victoria Police, Australia)
Presentation
Title:
Youth Show The Way in Melton
Speaker/s:
Inspector Greg Payne (Victoria Police, Australia)
Presentation Title:
Mildura – Listening to Our Communities (Nexus Policing Project)
Speaker/s:
Inspector Paul Naylor (Victoria Police, Australia) |
Panel D Theme: Bellarine 4
Community
engagement and the collaborative delivery of policing services
Facilitator:
Detective Superintendent Wendy Steendam (Victoria Police, Australia)
Presentation Title:
The Effectiveness of Forensic Science in the Criminal Justice System
Speaker/s:
Associate Professor Roberta Julian (University of Tasmania), Mr Alastair Ross (Victoria Police, Australia)
Presentation
Title:
Value Of and Tasks Associated With Regional Crime Gun Processing Protocols
Speaker/s:
Mr Peter Gagliardi (Forensic Technology WAI Inc, Canada) |
| 12:20pm |
LUNCH |
| 1:20pm |
Plenary Room: Bellarine 6
Keynote
Speaker: Professor Clifford Shearing (University of Cape
Town, South Africa)
Keynote Title: Why Nexus Policing: Reflections on the Shifting Imaginings of Police
Facilitator: Commander Ashley Dickinson (Victoria Police, Australia)
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| 2:00pm |
5
mins moving time |
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BREAK-OUT
SESSIONS |
| 2:05pm |
Panel E Theme: Bellarine 6
Community
engagement and the collaborative delivery of policing services
Facilitator:
Superintendent Frederick Johansen (Victoria Police, Australia)
Presentation Title:
Policing Crime and Disorder In and Around the Hampton Park Shopping Precinct,
With an Emphasis on Youth Issues (Nexus Policing Project)
Speaker/s:
Senior Sergeant Russell
Patten (Victoria Police, Australia)
Presentation
Title:
An Integrated Response to Family Violence (Nexus Policing Project)
Speaker/s:
Sergeant Mark
Williams (Victoria Police, Australia) |
Panel F Theme: Bellarine 4
Community
engagement and the collaborative delivery of policing services
Facilitator:
Ms Leanne Sargent (Victoria Police, Australia)
Presentation Title:
Police Pluralisation in Practice: City Improvement Districts in South Africa
Speaker/s:
Ms Julie Berg (University of Cape Town, South Africa)
Presentation Title:
Mental Illness and Policing: Implications for Mental Health and Forensic Services
Speaker/s:
Professor James Ogloff (Monash University, Australia), Dr Stuart Thomas (Monash University, Australia) |
| 3:05pm |
AFTERNOON TEA |
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| 3:35pm |
Panel G Theme: Bellarine 6
Community
engagement and the collaborative delivery of policing services
Facilitator:
Superintendent Frederick Johansen (Victoria Police, Australia)
Presentation Title:
Co-case Management of Sex Offenders Post Release (Nexus Policing
Project)
Speaker/s:
Detective Superintendent Wendy Steendam (Victoria Police, Australia), Associate Professor Jennifer Wood (Temple University, USA), Senior Detective Steve Wyatt (Victoria Police, Australia)
Presentation Title:
Transit Safety Network Project – Improving Perceptions of Safety on the Public Rail Network (Nexus Policing Project)
Speaker/s:
Inspector Shayne Pannell (Victoria Police, Australia), Sergeant Mark Vonarx (Victoria Police, Australia) |
Panel H Theme: Bellarine 4
Police governance – internal and external governance of policing and security
Facilitator:
Ms Leanne Sargent (Victoria Police, Australia)
Presentation Title:
Engaging Policy Makers and Practitioners: Outcomes from Collaborative Research with Police
Speaker/s:
Dr Judy Putt (Australian Institute of Criminology, Australia)
Presentation Title:
Improving Research Integration and the Management of Uncertainty
Speaker/s:
Professor Gabriele Bammer (Australian National University, Australia; ARC Centre for Excellence in Policing and Security, Australia; and Harvard University, UK) |
| 4:35pm |
Plenary Room: Bellarine 6
Debrief & wrap-up for the day - Mr David Bradley (Victoria Police, Australia), Associate Professor Jennifer Wood (Temple University, USA) |
| 7:00pm |
CONFERENCE DINNER
Dinner Speaker: Dr Mark Stewart (RMIT University, Australia)
MC: Assistant Commissioner Paul Evans (Victoria Police, Australia) |
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Wednesday
28 May 2008 |
| 9:00am |
Plenary Room: Bellarine 6
Introductions
/ Housekeeping – Chief Inspector Alan Kennedy (Victoria Police, Australia) |
| 9:05am |
Keynote
Speaker: Chief Constable Peter Neyroud (National Policing Improvement Agency, UK)
Keynote Title: The National Policing Improvement Agency: A New Approach to Police Improvement in the UK
Facilitator: Professor Peter Grabosky (Australian National University, Australia) |
| 9:45am |
5
mins moving time |
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BREAK-OUT
SESSIONS |
| 9:50am |
Panel A Theme #1: Bellarine 6
Police
governance – internal and external governance of policing and security
Facilitator:
Detective Superintendent Wendy Steendam (Victoria Police, Australia)
Presentation Title:
Rebuilding Community in the Asia / Pacific Region
Speaker/s:
Mr Ben McDevitt AM APM (CrimTrac, Australia)
Panel A Theme #2: Bellarine 6
Community engagement and the collaborative delivery of policing services
Presentation Title:
Linking Nexus Policing to Community Engagement
Speaker/s:
Dr Martin Butcher (Department of Sustainability and Environment, Australia), Chief Inspector Alan Kennedy (Victoria Police, Australia)
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Panel B Theme Bellarine 4
Police
governance – internal and external governance of policing and security
Facilitator:
Dr David Ballek (Victoria Police, Australia)
Presentation Title:
Victoria Police Internal Governance Arrangements for Road Safety
Speaker/s:
Detective Inspector Richard Watkins (Victoria Police, Australia)
Presentation Title:
From Part-Time to Working Time: The Policing and Quality Part-Time Work Project
Speaker/s:
Dr Sara Charlesworth (RMIT University, Australia) |
| 10:50am |
MORNING TEA |
| 11:10am |
Presentation Title:
The Police Role in Victim Services: Researching a Best Practice Model
Speaker/s:
Dr Dean Wilson (Monash University, Australia) |
| 11:40am |
Plenary Room: Bellarine 6
Nexus Policing Project Learnings - Inspector Therese Walsh (Victoria Police, Australia), Associate Professor Jennifer Wood (Temple University, USA), Chief Inspector Alan Kennedy (Victoria Police, Australia) |
| 12:00am |
Nexus Policing Conference Learnings - Mr David Bradley (Victoria Police, Australia), Associate Professor Jennifer Wood (Temple University, USA) |
| 12:20am |
Conference Wrap-up: Round Panel Discussion "Shaping a Better Policing Future" - Chief Commissioner Christine Nixon (Victoria Police, Australia) and others (To be advised) |
| 1:10pm |
Closing
Remarks - Chief Commissioner Christine Nixon (Victoria Police, Australia) |
| 1:30pm |
End |
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Please note that this program is under development
and is subject to change |
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Last updated on 27 May 2008 |
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