Symposium Presenters:
Alan Young, Law Professor at York University, Osgoode Law School
Steve Sullivan, Federal Victim Ombudsman
Priscilla DeVilliers, Victim Advocate
Panelists:
Joel Pink, Defence Attorney
Judge Anne Derrick, Provincial Court
Frank Hoskins, Crown Attorney
Collingwood, Ontario
September 24-27, 2007
This 4-day training seminar is for professionals from a variety of disciplines including, but not limited to counselling, medicine, victim support and advocacy, law enforcement, crown attorneys, child protection and education. The purpose of the training is to provide information and education to professionals in Ontario who are working with children and youth who have been sexually exploited on the internet, as well as their families and communities. The goal is to provide opportunities for multi - disciplinary professionals to work together to develop strategies and best practice principles that can be implemented across the province of Ontario in keeping with the Provincial Strategy developed by the Ministry of the Attorney General.
For information please visit: www.boostforkids.org/pdf/RCE-Brochure.pdf
Ottawa, Ontario
September 25-27, 2007
This workshop is specifically designed for Internet-facilitated child sexual exploitation investigators. This workshop provides an opportunity for investigators to share best practices, discuss current challenges/concerns and to develop/exchange investigative techniques.
Program highlights include:
For more information please see: http://ncecc.ca/
Toronto, Ontario
September 28-29, 2007
For more information please see: http://www.madd.ca/
Ottawa, Ontario
September 30, 2007
The Annual Police and Peace Officers’ Memorial Service will be held on Sunday, September 30, 2007. Once again, police and peace officers from across Canada will meet on Parliament Hill to honour fallen comrades. The Memorial Service is held every year to keep their memory alive, and to ensure that the magnitude of their sacrifice will never be forgotten.
The tradition started following the death of Ottawa Police Constable David Kirkwood in 1977. The first Memorial was organized by the Ottawa Police and the 30th Field Regiment (the By-Town Gunners), who fired a two-gun salute in the memory of fallen officers. The By-Town Gunners presented a memorial to the Ottawa Police that was fashioned from one of the two shell casings from the original salute. In 2002, to recognize the 25th year landmark of the Canadian Police and Peace Officers' Memorial Service, the shell casing memorial piece was unveiled at a ceremony. It is on display in the lobby of Ottawa Police Headquarters.
For more information please see: http://www.ottawapolice.ca/en/about_ops/history/officers_main.cfm
Sydney, Australia
October 2-3, 2007
The purpose of this conference is to examine Charters for Victims of Crime. The intention is to analyse the processes of implementation, explore the challenges of compliance including identifying any gaps in compliance and take a closer look at the various ways of understanding the Charter(s) from the perspectives of both victims and service providers.
The conference will focus on victims rights as victims progress through the criminal justice system. The sub themes relate to various aspects of Charter principles:
For more information please see: http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au
/lawlink/victimsservices/ll_vs.nsf/pages/VS_aboutusconference
RECENT EVENTS
Programs & Partnerships: A Winning Combination
Reno, Nevada
July 22-27, 2007
The 33rd Annual conference aims to engage attendees in learning creative, effective ways to better serve victims and survivors, manage dynamic programs, and enhance working relationships among victim service providers and allied agencies.
In addition, the Conference includes the following plenary sessions:
Attending this conference will provide an opportunity to establish links with national and international counterparts to promote the newly established Office of the Federal Ombudsman for Victims of Crimes as outreach is an extremely important part of our mandate. The conference will enable us to expand the reach of victim service programs through strategic partnerships on the local, state, national, and international levels.
It also will provide valuable information to help us to respond to our commitment to identify emerging issues and explore systemic issues that impact negatively on victims of crime.
For information please visit: http://www.trynova.org/conference/2007/