Sunday 19 September 2010

Symposium on controversial issues in prisons

I will be speaking in Preston this week.  Full details of the event are:

British Society of Criminology (NW Branch)
Symposium on controversial issues in prisons
Harrington Lecture Theatre, University of Central Lancashire,
September 22nd 2010

Programme

9.00 – 9.30 - Welcome and registration

9.30 - 11.00 Morning Session: Exploring controversial issues in prisons (part 1)
  • David Scott, University of Central Lancashire -Thinking about controversial issues in prison
  • Deborah Coles, INQUEST - Self inflicted deaths of women in prison
  • Barry Goldson, Liverpool University - Child incarceration, state-sanctioned violence and cultures of impunity
11.00 – 11.30 Coffee Break

11.30 – 13.00 Morning Session: Exploring controversial issues in prisons (part 2)
  • Toby Seddon, Manchester University - Mental health in prison
  • Elaine Crawley, Salford University  - Elder prisoners
  • Helen Codd, University of Central Lancashire  - Families of prisoners
13.00 - 14.00 Lunch Break

14.00 – 14.55 Afternoon Session: Responding to controversial issues in prisons (part 1)
  • Joseph Trueman - A view from an ex-prisoner
  • Jamie Bennett, HM Prison Service - Prison Managerialism: How prison managers respond to controversial issues
14.55 – 15.05 Short Interval

15.05 – 16.00 Afternoon Session: Responding to controversial issues in prisons (part 2)

  • Joe Sim, Liverpool John Moores University -We Are All Liberals Now: Science, prison staff and the Prison-Welfare Industry
  • John Moore, University of West England  - The limits of penal reform
16.00-16.15 Close of symposium

For further information and / or to register for your free place and free buffet lunch please contact David Scott

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