A Message from the Conference Coordinator
Thank you for your interest in the Alberta Criminal Justice Symposium!
As many of you are undoubtedly aware, there is a high probability of an Alberta Provincial election to be called in the month of May. This will affect all provincial government employees in that they will not be able to present nor participate in our Symposium.
As we would greatly miss the valuable input and participation of our provincial partners, and since they represent a substantial number of our potential registrations, we have made the difficult decision to POSTPONE the ACJS until May 2024.
In fact, we will again strive for early May 2024 as that time has always worked well for the event. The venue at McEwan University in Edmonton would remain the same. We hope to have definite dates by August 2023.
We are encouraging all interested parties to submit a workshop proposal at any time and we will keep those in our files until the fall of 2023, at which time we hope to make our selection. We invite everyone to please let us know if you will consider participation in 2024.
If you have already submitted registration payment, we will be issuing a follow up email shortly.
Once again, we regret having to make this decision but we are confident that ACJS 2024 will be better than ever!
We look forward to hearing from you. And thank you for your interest and support.
Although attitudes to, and practices of, criminal justice implementation have improved dramatically over the past century, there remain many aspects of the criminal justice system in the western world that still require new ways of thinking and implementation. These include effective rehabilitation, creative correctional practices and evidence-based approaches and practices that significantly prevent criminological behaviour or reduce recidivism.
This symposium anticipates a diversity of speakers and workshop presentations that will explore current best practices and new approaches to rehabilitation and correctional reform both within Canada and internationally.
Proposed Key Themes
Aging in the Criminal Justice System
Prison and Correctional Reform
Homelessness and the Criminal Justice System
Indigenous Restorative Practices / Alternatives to Formal Justice
Confirmed Speakers
Howard Sapers
Narrator, Justice Sector Policy Advisor, Visiting Professor, University of Ottawa, Department of Criminology
Dr. Meghan Novisky
Associate Professor, Department of Criminology and Sociology, Cleveland State University
Justin EC Tetrault, PhD
Assistant Professor of Sociology
University of Alberta Augustana
Project Manager, University of Alberta Prison Project
Symposium Sponsors
