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