Youth crime and gang-related activities pose significant challenges to community safety, social cohesion, and individual well-being. This ground-breaking symposium aims to bring together police, practitioners, policy makers, academics, and experts to address the critical issues underlying youth crime and gangs. You will have the opportunity to connect with local and international experts to explore promising practices around these issues, engage in thought provoking presentations, plenary sessions and panel discussions as we explore the challenges and opportunities of youth crime and gangs.
| 0730 | Registration KPMG | Level 36 |
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| Session One Level 37 Rm 11-13 |
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| MC | Stefanie Bradley | |
| Session Chair | Rick Brown | |
| 0830 – 0835 | Welcome and housekeeping Rick Brown |
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| 0835 – 0850 | Opening Deputy Commissioner Neil Paterson |
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| 0850 – 1000 | Addressing community, youth, and ‘gang’ violence Professor David Kennedy |
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| 1000 – 1030 | Morning Tea | |
| Session Two | ||
| Session Chair | Simon Williams | |
| 1030 – 1050 | Youth justice and culturally and linguistically diverse populations: Trends, challenges and strengths-based solutions Dr Stephane Shepherd |
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| 1050 – 1110 | The intersection of high harm offending, peer affiliation, and social media use among justice-involved young people Dr Mohammed M. Ali |
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| 1110 – 1130 | African-Australian young people, group based offending, & relationships with police Abraham Kuol |
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| Session Three |
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| Chair | Dr Stephane Shepherd | |
| 1130 –1230 | A panel with young people who have recent lived experience of the youth and adult justice systems | |
| Chair | Superintendent David Cowan | |
| 1230 – 1300 | Reflections on the lived experience panel Professor David Kennedy, Assistant Commissioner Tim Hansen, Chief Jason Potts, Superintendent Suzanne Hopper |
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| 1300 – 1400 | Lunch | |
| Session Four | ||
| Session Chair: | Jason Kelly | |
| 1400 – 1415 | Pathways in and out of outlaw motorcycle gangs Anthony Morgan |
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| 1415 – 1430 | Predicting high harm offending among gang members: Insights from replication studies in multiple jurisdictions Dr Timothy Cubit |
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| 1430- 1450 | Project Guardian Superintendent Suzanne Hopper |
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| 1450 – 1510 | Prevention Not Cure: Targeting Co-offenders and Convergence Spots to Stop Organised Crime from Happening Dr John Denley |
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| 1510 – 1530 | Afternoon tea | |
| Session Five | ||
| Session Chair | Anthony Morgan | |
| 1530 – 1550 | Using intelligence led policing capabilities to disrupt youth street gangs Associate Professor Justin Ready |
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| 1550 – 1610 | Targeting serious public violence – a focussed deterrence trial in Victoria Australia Superintendent David Cowan |
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| Session Six | ||
| Session Chair: | David Cowan | |
| 1610 – 1630 | Panel discussion, summary and close Assistant Commissioner Tim Hansen, Dr Rick Brown, Professor David Kennedy, Dr Stephane Shepherd |
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