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Conferences organised by SASO branches

Most branches organise an annual day conference in addition to a series of evening meeting (see Branches).

"Hidden Crime in a Globalised World" Glasgow Annual Conference 9th May 2011
Note the date. The web site had been erroneously showing the 19th May. Apologies for this. Mary Munro
Conference chair: Lord Browne of Ladyton.The conference will again be held in the McCance Lecture Theatre at the University of Strathclyde. Among our guest speakers, we are pleased to welcome Jasvinder Sanghera, Chief Executive of Karma Nirvana who will speak to 'Honour Crime & Forced Marriage'. Other speakers include Mike Hand from the Serious Organised Crime Agency, Dr Simon Mackenzie from the SCCJR on 'current debates in transnational crime and justice through the lens of the grey market in cultural objects' and Dr Sylvie da Lomba from the University of Strathclyde Law School on “Irregular Migration, Criminalisation & Citizenship”.

pdficon Glasgow Conference 2011 Flyer
pdficon Glasgow Conference 2011 Registration Form
Glasgow Conference 2011 Registration Form .doc
pdficon Venue map and details
pdficon Jasvinder Sanghera, Chief Executive of Karma Nirvana, Biography

"Is Scotland Protecting Its Children?" Glasgow Annual Conference 10th May 2010
Conference chair: Professor Andrew Lockyer

"Women and Children in the Criminal Justice System" Glasgow Annual Conference 11th May 2009
Conference chair: Baroness Viviene Stern.
Presentations
Tom McMurchie, Acting Governor on HM and YOI Cornton Vale (.pdf 0.5MB)
Dr Claire McDiarmid, Law School, University of Strathclyde: 'Raising the age of criminal responibility or not?' (.pdf 400KB)
Dr Loraine Gelsthorpe, Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge: 'Creating justice for women: needs and deeds'. (.pdf 1.6MB)
Dr Monica Barry, University of Strathclyde: 'Pathways of young women in and out of offending'. (.pdf 70KB)
Dr Nancy Loucks, Families Outside: ''Women and Children First'? Families of Female Offenders'. (.pdf 31KB)

Dumfries and Galloway Branch Annual Conference on ‘Multiculturalism’ 22 May 2009. Chair; Chief Constable Patrick Shearer. Keynote Speakers; Dr Jeffery Stevenson Murer, University of St. Andrews. Mr. Bashir Maan, Author

It is with regret that we have to announce the cancellation of this event.

12th May 2008: Glasgow Branch Conference
"Is Justice for the Community Justice by the Community?"
This very successful one day conference was chaired by the Rt Hon Lord Clyde.
Keynote speakers included:
Anne Connolly, Chief Officer, Glasgow Community Justice Authority
"Safer and Stronger.Opportunities and challenges for Community Justice Authorities" (.ppt 69KB)
Julius Lang, Center for Court Innovation (Red Hook)
"Community Courts: bringing community justice into the courts system" (.ppt 2.16MB)
Prof. Candance McCoy, City University of New York
The're neither communities nor courts" (.ppt 48KB)
Mike Nellis, Professor of Criminal and Community Justice, Glasgow School of Social Work
Prof. Stephen Phillips MBE, Children's Hearings Panel Chair West Dunbartonshire
"The Children's Panel" (.ppt 1.77MB)
Tim Richley, Criminal Justice Advisor, Circles of Support & Accountability, Sacro
"Circles of Support and Accountability: a model for the safer re-settlement of sex offenders in the community" (.ppt 129KB)