* Registration open, Day Delegate rates released.
Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal, President, Victim Support Scotland, will open the conference at a reception at Our Dynamic Earth. All delegates are invited to attend.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
- Victim Support Practitioners
- Legal Professionals
- Judges
- Law Enforcement
- Academics/Researchers
- Health Professionals
- Social Workers
- Voluntary and Statutory Sectors
Programme Outline
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(This programme will be updated as details become available)
Tuesday October 5, 2010
11.30 Registration/lunch
13.30 Opening and welcome ceremony
14.30 Kenny MacAskill, Cabinet Secretary for Justice, Scottish Government
14.45 Introduction by chair
14.50 Dr Mark Groenhuijsen, Professor of Law, Tilburg University – European perception of unreported crime
15.45 Break
16.00 The Chickenshed Theatre - ‘Crime of the Century’
17.00 Closing remarks, information about the evening
17.15 End of session
18.30 Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal, President, Victim Support Scotland, will open the conference at a reception at Our Dynamic Earth. All delegates are invited to attend.
Wednesday October 6, 2010
9.00 Welcome by the chair
9.05 Viviane Reding, Vice President of the European Commission
9.15 Introduction by the chair
9.20David McKenna, President of Victim Support Europe - Representing and supporting victims across Europe
9.40 Questions
10.00 Introduction by Chair
10.10 Kathryn Stone, VOICE UK - Vulnerable Victims: Are we ready to listen?
10.50 Questions
11.00 Break
11.30 Workshop session 1
13.00 Lunch
14.30 Welcome by the chair
14.35 Kathleen O’Hara, Psychotherapist – The Journey through the Criminal Justice System: A Victim's Perspective
15.30 Break
15.45 Workshop session 2
17.15 End of the day
Thursday October 7, 2010
9.00 Welcome by the chair
9.05 Professor Dean Kilpatrick, National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center - Rape in America Revisited: A fifteen year follow up
9.45 Introduction by the chair
9.50 Kathryn Turman, Program Director, Office for Victim Assistance, Federal Bureau of Investigation - Bridging the gap: Can victim assistance increase reporting?
10.30 Questions
10.45 Break
11.00 Workshop session 3
12.30 Lunch
14.00 Welcome by the chair
14.05 Discussion – How to ensure victims have a voice - Ann Moulds, Psychotherapist; Marketa Vitousova, Head of Prague Advice Centre for Victims of Crime; & Dr. Antony Pemberton, International Victimology Institute (INTERVICT) Tilburg University
15.00 Break
15.15 Workshop session 4
16.45 Closing ceremony
17.15 End of the day
Friday October 8, 2010
Sightseeing tours (optional additional cost)
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