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By Sarah Maere - February 23rd, 2012

Different Paths, One Vision: Transforming Corrections

28 October - 2 November 2012
Hotel Intercontinental Presidente, Mexico City

CLOSING DATE: 21st JULY 2012

The ICPA Program Committee invites people interested in presenting papers at the Association's 2012 Annual Conference later this year to submit ideas for consideration.

The theme of the ICPA Conference this year is "Different Paths, One Vision: Transforming Corrections".

The Conference will be held in the Hotel Intercontinental Presidente in Mexico City, October 28-November 2, 2012.

This year's event will explore the way in which different strategies have been employed in different jurisdictions across the globe with the aim of improving prison conditions, enhancing public safety, reducing re-offending and enhancing leadership and staff professionalism.

Though other aspects of corrections may be considered, priority will be given to those papers that are clearly related to the Conference's main theme. We particularly welcome papers from the Latin American region. We welcome any proposals (for individual papers, symposia or panel presentations) within this general theme and particularly within each of the following areas:

Staff Issues
Staff Safety;
Staff Development and Training;
Correctional Leadership;

Offender Management
Risk and Case Management;
Effective Interventions;
Managing Overcrowding;
Community-Based Interventions;
Best Practices in Re-entry Programmes and Initiatives;

Special Needs Offenders
Young Offenders;
Women in the Justice System;
Substance Misusers;
Offenders with Mental Health problems;

Architecture, Planning and Design
The impact of architecture and design on Regime

Partnership Working
Community Corrections and Probation
Healthcare (prison and community-based)
Corrections in Post Conflict and Developing Nations

Presentations should offer creative views of anticipated changes in trends, technologies, operational practices, and system responses to managing diverse offender populations.

Again this year, the Committee will identify a number of outstanding submissions for presentation at the main Plenary Sessions at the conference. The selection will be based on relevance to the conference topic, breadth of innovative practice and evidence of a strong research/empirical base. Individuals and/or agencies who may be interested in being considered for a Plenary Session are encouraged to present a coherent and convincing proposal of no more than 400 words. Preference will be given to those proposals that are developed with across-agency or across-jurisdiction collaboration.

The ICPA conference attracts some 350-400 delegates from more than 60 countries. The format of the conference is a mixture of plenary sessions and workshops. The maximum time allocation for individual workshop papers is 45 minutes. We welcome presentations in either English or Spanish. There will be limited Spanish/English translation facilities at the conference (consideration will be given to papers in any other language providing the presenter can supply a suitable interpreter).

The closing date for submissions is 21 July, 2012 and the ICPA's Program Committee will inform you of the outcome shortly after this date. Any questions or further information can be obtained from the Program Committee via email at contacticpa@icpa.ca.

Abstract Submission Form


*Conference enquiries can be directed to contacticpa@icpa.ca.






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