ICPA 20th AGM and Conference
 
 
PROGRAMME OVERVIEW

20-21 October Event Check-In
21 October Graduate Student Pre-Conference Symposium, Network Group Briefings, and Welcome Reception
22 October Brendan Kevin Reynolds Memorial Lecture, Plenary and Workshop Sessions, and Host Welcome Reception
23 October Network Group Meetings, IACFP Distinguished Scholar Lecture, Plenary and Workshop Sessions, Annual General Meeting
24 October Host Country Day (CSC), Plenary and Breakout Sessions, ICPA Correctional Excellence Awards Ceremony and Gala Dinner
25 October Plenary and Breakout Sessions and Closing Remarks
26 October Facility Tours

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
Please note that there might be changes in the programme.

MONDAY, 22 OCTOBER
Beyond Prisons: Did we Lose our North Star? Jennifer Oades, Chairperson, Parole Board of Canada
Transformative Leadership: Powerful Voices Leading "The Way Forward"

James Ackerman, President and CEO, Prison Fellowship, USA

Dr. Reginald Wilkinson, Retired Director, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction and former Vice-President, ICPA, USA

Leann Bertsch, Director of the North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, and Immediate Past-President of the Association of State Correctional Administrators, USA

Doug Dretke, Executive Director, Correctional Management Institute, Sam Houston State University and Board Member ICPA-NA, USA

Prison Oversight and Human Rights

Michele Deitch, Senior Lecturer, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, University of Texas, USA

Peter Clarke, HM Chief Inspector of Prison, HM Inspectorate of Prisons, England & Wales (UK)

Michael Horowitz, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Justice, USA

Future of Prison Leadership Sam Charles, Client Director, TDP Development Limited, England (UK)
The 7 Habits of Effective Captains of Lives Justin Paul, Singapore
Strategic Human Resources Initiatives to Build a Committed and Professional Workforce Siu Hang CHAN, Hong Kong
Staff Commitment - How Can we Sustain it Haji Ahmad Faudzi Haji Awang, Malaysia
Moral and Ethical Issues of Using Technology in Corrections

Steven Van De Steene, Belgium

Victoria Knight, England (UK)

How Will Society Deal with People Who Break the Law in the Future? An Exploration Using a Scenario Planning Approach

Rohan Lulham, Australia

Stijn van Erp, Australia

An Exploration of Algorithm Impact Assessments in the Criminal Justice System James Lant, Canada
Artificial Intelligence: New Technology Possibilities for Prisons Benny Goedbloed, Belgium
Rehabilitation is a Dirty Word: Learning to Desist from Crime Fiona McGregor, Australia
Prison Education: Desistance Catalyst and Portal to an Alternative Universe

Anne Pike, England (UK)

Helen Farley, Australia

The Way Forward – Education is the Key to a Reduction in Recidivism…A Foodservice Perspective

Leslie Paffe, USA

Rich Felsher, USA

Mark Engelke, USA

Engaging Faith Communities in Offender Reintegration Michael Taylor, Canada
Reintegration Programs in Uganda Prisons Service; The Way Forward Nuruh Mbalyowere, Uganda
Oregon’s Second Chance Employment Tour – Connecting Businesses to People with Criminal Backgrounds

Colette Peters, USA

Genevieve Martin, USA

Agricultural Vocational Training and Employment Support for Parolees: Efforts of the National Center for Offender Rehabilitation in Ibaraki

Hidenori OHINATA, Japan

Junichiro HARA, Japan

Anna MIYACHI, Japan

Beyond Prisons to Community Engagement: Wyoming Pathways from Prison’s No-Cost College in Prison Model

Robert Lampert, USA

Susan Dewey, USA

Integration not Reintegration - The Role of Prison Planning and Design

Sara Snell, Switzerland

Rohan Lulham, Australia

Lucy Klippan, Australia

Kiran Kashyap, Australia

 

Women’s Pathways to Prison and the Implementation of the Bangkok Rules in Kenya

Chontit Chuenurah, Thailand

Samantha Jeffries, Australia

Dennis Mungo, Kenya

Female Prisoners Rehabilitation and Reintegration in Uganda Prisons Service Frank Baine, Uganda
Wahine – e rere ana kit e pae hou: Women’s Strategy 2017 – 2021; Women Rising Above a New Horizon

Jo Field, New Zealand

Nova Banaghan, New Zealand

Utilizing the OMS to Support Agency Recidivism Objectives

Rick Davis, USA

Tim Oakeley, USA

“Moving Forward” with 2020 Innovations is Difficult when your Offender Management Solution is Stuck in the ‘90s—Learn How to Modernize with a COTS

Dan Thomson, Canada

Steven Van De Steene, Belgium

Ben Harrell, USA

AMStrength and CopEWell: Evidence-based Wellbeing Programs for Corrections Staff and Prisoners Jeffrey Pfeifer, Australia
Enhancing the Well-being and Resilience of Correctional Officers: Findings from the AMStrength Program Sarah Benson, Australia
Why Help Prisoners Manage their Well-being? Exploring the Benefits of Coping Enhancement and Well-being Training Justin Trounson, Australia
Defining and Assessing Offender Wellbeing in Corrections

Jeffrey Pfeifer, Australia

Sarah Benson, Australia

Jason Skues, Australia

Community Service as a Constructive Condition for Placement under the System of Community Corrections: A Case Study of a South African Township Francois Louw, South Africa
Innovations in a Model of Rehabilitative Supervision with Community-based Offenders Mark Howard, Australia
Social Enterprise Development and Entrepreneurship: New Solutions in Community Corrections & Reentry

April Bernard, USA

Victor B. Dickson, USA

Sodiqa R. Williams, USA

“Tzahala Project”- Community-Based Rehabilitation Project in Ofek Prison (Prison for Juveniles) Hagay David, Israel
Moving Forward – Providing Programmes that Build Positive Identities and Pathways forYouth in Custodial Settings

Ashley Tedham, England (UK)

Lindsay Stovel, Canada

Beyond Custody: Addressing Age-Related Needs for Successful Community Integration

Anita Desai, Canada

Michel Gagon, Canada

The Evolution of Corrections Delivery in Ontario, and Lessons Learned Going Forward Robert Boraks, Canada
The New Ravenhall Correctional Centre - Striving for Masterplanning Simplicity in Complexity and Retaining Prisoner Autonomy Kavan Applegate, Australia
TUESDAY, 23 OCTOBER
“What We Need to Know About Prisons” Paul Gendreau, OC, Ph.D. , Professor Emeritus, University of New Brunswick, Canada
Government and NGO Collaboration on Corrections Marc Susser, USA
How HKCSD Engage with Community to Pursue a Safer and More Inclusive Society Che Leung LAM, Hong Kong
Implementing and Sustaining EBP Beyond the Prison Walls: Minnesota Dept. of Corrections' Road to Engaging Community Based Programs

Bridget Letnes, USA

Carrie Sullivan, USA

Transforming the Inmate Environment: How and Why Facilities are Implementing Tablet Programs

Dan Szakacs, Canada

Mike Tholenaer, Canada

In-situ Detection of Psychoactive Substances in a Custodial Setting

Oliver Sutcliffe, England (UK)

Andrew Costello, England (UK)

Collaborative Approach to Developing Digital Locking Technology to Meet End User Needs Kevin Skipper, USA
Mind the Gap

Jan-Erik Sandlie, Norway

Marianne Vollan, Norway

Suzanne Nor, Norway

Emerging Roles and Challenges of Corrections in Hong Kong Chi Wing TANG, Hong Kong
The Adelaide Women's Prison Accommodation Upgrade Project - Creating Better Secure Environments And Real Job Pathways Sarah Paddick, Australia

Paul Robinson, Australia

Women's Way Forward: A Creative, Intensive Approach to the Future of the Women's Estate Kylie Calwell, Australia
Motivation for Change among Women Offenders in Prison-Based Treatment and Longitudinal Outcomes of Recidivism Mana Yamamoto, Japan
Development of an Intervention and Prevention Response to the Radicalization Leading to Violence within the Probation System in France

Cateline Autixier, Canada

Anne-Sophie Ponsot, Canada

R2PRIS - A Multi-level Approach to Deal with Radicalisation Prevention in Prisons. Results from 3 years of Development in Europe

Pedro das Neves, Portugal

Kathleen Van de Vijver, Belgium

Colorado Industries: Working Towards Success

Rick Raemisch, USA

Kellie Wasko, USA

Vocational Village Heidi Washington, USA
Innovative Approaches to Reentry in Ohio: Chopping for Change and the Workforce Training Experience

Todd Ishee, USA

Brandeshawn Harris, USA

The Case For Change: Modernizing Corrections In Ontario, Canada Howard Sapers , Independent Reviewer, Independent Review of Ontario Corrections, Canada
A Crisis of Confidence - When Trust Breaks Down in the Correctional System Dean Williams, Commissioner, State of Alaska Department of Corrections, USA
Our Top 10 - The Way Forward in New Zealand

Jo Field, Deputy Chief Executive Service Development, Department of Corrections, New Zealand

Juanita Ryan , Director of programmes and Interventions, Department of Corrections, New Zealand

Learning from Probation Reform – Emerging Future Thinking and Lessons Learned from Transforming Rehabilitation in England and Wales, United Kingdom

Ian Poree, Director of Community Interventions, Her Majesty's Prison and Probation Service, England & Wales (UK)

Sonia Crozier, Executive Director, Probation and Women, Her Majesty's Prison and Probation Service, England & Wales (UK)

Ara Poutama – The Journey from Prison to the Community: an Integrated Practice Framework

Jo Field, New Zealand

Nova Banaghan, New Zealand

A Future for Corrections: Tennessee's Seamless Supervision Model

Wes Landers, USA

Sean Hosman, USA

Pretrial Justice - an Integral Part of Communities’ Well-being Marina Ilminska, Germany
Why Rehabilitation is Important from a Council of Europe Perspective Ilina Taneva, Council of Europe
Taking Digital Literacies from the outside in: Introducing Technologies for Learning into Prisons

Helen Farley, Australia

Anne Pike, England (UK)

Harnessing Digital Technologies for Offender Rehabilitation - Lessons Learned During Development and Implementation of Breaking Free Online

John Weekes, England (UK)

Virtual-Enabled Justice: Delivering Swifter Outcomes and Improved Victim and Witness Experience

Mukund Krishna, England (UK)

Jimmie Olson, USA

Detention in Conflict Situations: South Sudan Ajak Deng Reng, Sudan
Chance for a Better Future Elena Beradze, Georgia
Developing an Evidence-based Approach to Corrections in Kenya Damaris Seina, Kenya
Integrating the Through the Gate (ITTG) Model into the Community (focusing on accommodation)  Ian Ware, England & Wales (UK)

Kim Thornden-Edwards, England & Wales (UK)
The Work of ICRC in Restoring Family Links Vincent Ballon, Switzerland
Family Dysfunctions: Implications for Psychoactive Substance use Among Offenders Entering Prison Custody in Nigeria

Johnson Okoro, Nigeria

Stanley Udeagha, Nigeria

Moving into and through Prison: Improved Well-being with the SPARC and Prison Voicemail Initiatives

Lauren Mumby, England (UK)

Todd Hogue, England (UK)

A Constitutional Right to Rehabilitation and Reintegration for Prisoners in Ireland: What Would This Mean? Jane Mulcahy, Ireland
The Cornerstones Lee Chapelle, Canada
A Collaborative Approach to Improve Health, Reduce Reoffending and Support Continuity of Care – The Experience of England, United Kingdom Carine Lewis, England & Wales (UK)

Caroline Schofield, England & Wales (UK)
Building a Better Understanding between Probation Services Needs and Private Companies Offerings Pedro Ferreira Marum, Belgium
Linking procurement to purpose - an integrated approach from the Netherlands Wolter van der Vlist, Netherlands
WEDNESDAY, 24 OCTOBER
Utilizing Data Mining to Inform Reintegration Strategies: The Use of Decision Trees Leslie Anne Keown, Canada
The Issues and Challenges When Working with a Multiethnic Clientele Mohamed Ait Lahcen, Canada
Reintegration in the Province of Quebec Promoted through Reintegration Support Funds Stéphanie Borgia, Canada
“Don’t Give up in the Middle” the AB Community Corrections Story Lisa Cooke, Canada
Monitoring and Reporting Performance in CSC Laurie Walinga, Canada
Transforming Administrative Segregation Kevin Snedden, Canada
Management of Offenders with Gender Considerations in Corrections Luc Bisson, Canada
Managing a Diverse and Changing Inmate Population through Innovated Methods: Guthrie Therapeutic Community, Right Living and Complex Needs Unit Teri DuTemple, Canada
Offender Mental Health Research: Results, Outcomes and Implications for Policy Lynn Stewart, Canada
Behind the Prison Walls: Addressing the Health Care Needs of Older Adults in Custody Henry de Souza, Canada
Lessons Learned within the Culture of Interdisciplinary Complex Cases for Mental Health Christine Perreault, Canada
The Transition Day Room: An Alternative Correctional Experience for Vulnerable Inmates with Cognitive Impairment and Compromised Mental Health John Scoville, Canada
Section 84 Releases for Indigenous Offenders Shanna Farrell-MacDonald, Canada
Culture- and Gender-Responsive Programming: An Examination of Aboriginal Women Offender Correctional Program (AWOCP) Outcomes Kaitlyn Wardrop, Canada
Restoring Balance through Reconciliation and Culturally Responsive Decision Making Lucille Stewart, Canada
CSC National Indigenous Plan Eric Cyr, Canada
Outcomes and Operational Impacts of Electronic Monitoring to Monitor Supervision Conditions in Canadian Corrections Laura Hanby, Canada
Embarking on the Digital Journey at CSC

Simon Bonk, Canada

Janak Alford, Canada

Conceptualizing Correctional Space: The Application of Geographic Information System (GIS) Technologies to Correctional Service Canada’s Data Dan Kunic, Canada
Collaboration between a Parole Office and a Police Department – an Example of Effective Community Partnership in the Quebec Region Karine Gingras, Canada
Partnering to Provide Integrated Support for Client Re-Entry (Integrated Offender Management and Homelessness Intervention Program) Carrie McCulley, Canada
Emma’s Acres: Reintegration, Restoration and Food Security – Best Practice in Community Engagement

John Glendon Flett, Canada

Don Head, Canada

Supporting Offenders Through the Correctional Continuum

Dianne Giguère, Canada

Dania Khanafer, Canada

Lise Côté, Canada

The Integrated Correctional Programs

Loméga Étienne, Canada

Alexandre D’Amour, Canada

Marie-Lynn Bériau, Canada

Nancy Poirier, Canada

Offender Education and Employment Interventions: Impact on Correctional Results Geoff Wilton, Canada
CSC Employment and Employability Program: An Integrated Program and Business Model Anie Latour-Archambault, Canada
CSC Education Programs: A Key to Successful Reintegration Annie Geneau, Canada
CSC Re-Opening of Penitentiary Farm Operations

Kelly Hartle, Canada

Assessing Ethical Risks in the Correctional Service of Canada Elizabeth Smith, Canada
Ethics / Correctional Culture and Building a Healthy and Respectful Organizational Culture Katherine Belhumeur, Canada
Correctional Employee Well-being: The National Adaptation and Implementation of an Innovative Staff Well-being Training Initiative within CSC Sylvain Mongrain, Canada

Justin Trounson, Australia

Processing Offender Grievances in Canadian Federal Corrections Larry Motiuk, Canada
Understanding Overdose Incidents in Correctional Custody in the age of Opioids Stephanie Biro, Canada
Contraband Control and Preventive Security Warren Coons, Canada
CSC Engagement and Intervention Model Lee Redpath, Canada
Gender Informed Programs for Women Offenders – from Research to Practice Andrea Moser, Canada
Maintaining the Bond Between Incarcerated Mothers and Their Children in Canada Chantal Allen, Canada
Women’s Healing Lodges, Preparing for the Future Rachel Parker, Canada
Building Community Partnerships for Safe Reintegration of Indigenous Women Claire Carefoot, Canada
Establishing Research Partnerships in a Federal Correctional System Tammy Ryan, Canada
Telling our Story: Effective Internal and External Communications within a Correctional Environment Heather Cloutier, Canada
Impact of Volunteer Advisory Groups on the Correctional Service of Canada’s Operations Chelsea Morrey, Canada
Partnerships with Indigenous Peoples through the Corrections and Conditional Release Act Section 81 Agreements Marty Maltby, Canada
Women Offender Facilities, Staffing Selection Process, and Training for Staff working with Women Offenders Penny Angel, Canada
Strategic Actions to Accommodate Aging Offenders Brigitte Ng, Canada
Inuit Healing Centre Ester Powell, Canada
THURSDAY, 25 OCTOBER
The Neuro-physiology of “Talk”: Using Trauma and Resiliency Informed Communication to Increase Safety, Engagement and Reduce Recidivism

Marilyn Van Dieten, Senior Partner, Orbis Partners, Canada

Alyssa Benedict, Executive Director, Core Associates, USA

Realities of Working in Prison Spaces: Violence, Unpredictability, Trauma, and Mental Health Injuries

Rosemary Ricciardelli, Professor, Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada

Diane Groll, Associate Professor, Queen's University, Canada

Why People Stop Offending? Karam Singh, Singapore
Horticulture, Hypermasculinity and Mental Wellbeing: the Connections in a Male Prison Context

Flo Seymour, England (UK)

(co-authors: Prof. Mark Dooris, Dr. Michelle Baybutt, Dr. Alan Farrier)

Development of General Risk Assessment Tool for Inmates in Japan

Tatsuo Kaji, Japan

Madoka Watari, Japan

The Peace Education Program: A Way Forward Beyond Prisons

Michel Judy Klamph, Canada

Penny Maclean, Canada

Terrence Mathews, USA

Security & Technology in Prisons: The Way Forward James Levy, England (UK)
Embracing Technology to Complement the Dynamic Management of Security Risks inPrisons Matthew Clarke, England & Wales (UK)
The Convergence of Information Technology and Operational Technology in Corrections: a Driver for Innovation Ser Leng Kuai, Singapore
Does Court diversion for the Seriously Mentally Ill Work in Reducing Re-offending Tony Butler, Australia
Complex Co-occurring Disorders and Demand for Prison Diversion Julian Somers, Canada
The Justice Continuum – Supporting Cognitively Disabled Offenders with Complex Needs from Custody to Community

Stan Pappos, Australia

Vaughan Winther, Australia

One Commonwealth: Two Approaches to Designing for Youth

Stephen Carter, USA

Gregory Cook, USA

Robert Boraks, USA

Prison Cell Spatial Density and Adverse Health Effects: State of the Evidence and Practice-based Implications

Paul Simpson, Australia

Tony Butler, Australia

Moving Beyond Design Stereotypes – a Study of the Possibilities and Contradictions for Manufacturers’ of Secure Cell Components

Douglas Tomkins, Australia

Rohan Lulham, Australia

Jason Hinds, Australia

“Hospice is about Living”: Examining Lived Experiences with Peer-based End of Life Care in Prison Daina Stanley, Canada
Mental Health, Ageing and Palliative Care: Challenges and Responses for Correctional Services

Kathleen Van De Vijver, Belgium

Pedro das Neves, Portugal

Rethinking the Social Reintegration of Older Prisoners with a History of Psychoactive Substance Use Problems: A Literature Overview Valérie Aubut, Canada
Looking to the Future – the Israel Prison Service (IPS) in 2030 Ilan Malka, Israel
Music as a Tool for Rehabilitation Librati Assaf Joe, Israel
The WHY of Rehabilitation is Crucial to Ensure a Successful Rehabilitation in the 21st Century Avraham Hoffmann, Israel
Therapeutic Community in Corrections: An Evidence Based Model of Treatment that has been Changing Lives for over 70 Years Heather Kerr, Canada
Gaps and Challenges for the Largest Mental Health Provider in the US….the Criminal Justice System Lindsay Ayearst, Canada
Technological Advances in the Assessment and Treatment of Addictions and Impulse Control Deficits in Offenders

Michael Amlung, Canada

James MacKillop, Canada

The rise of Social Media and the Impact on the Corrections Industry Patricia O'Hagan, Northern Ireland (UK)
Sense for Safety Roland Heesen, Netherlands
Designing Effective Pre-Release Programs: Challenges and Pathways towards Successful Post-Release Outcomes

E. Rely Vîlcică , USA

Steven Belenko, USA

Unlocking the Gates to Health: Peer Health Mentoring for Women Transitioning from a Canadian Provincial Correctional Facility Mo Korchinski, Canada
Using Emotional Intelligence to Change the Culture of Corrections Steven Stein, Canada
Sustaining a Resilient Workforce: Trauma-Informed Leadership

Robin Timme, USA

Harmony Goorley, USA

Transforming Agency Culture Through DOC-Stat. Quincy Booth, USA
2018 International Survey of Correctional Services: Community Reintegration

Bruno Jean, Canada

Kaitlyn Wardrop, Canada

“Beyond Prisons Must be Our Way Forward” The Honourable Kim Pate, C.M., Independent Senator for Ontario, The Senate of Canada