AGENDA SETTLED FOR 23RD APCCA IN HONG KONG (CHINA)
An ad hoc sub committee was appointed at the preliminary business meeting of the 22nd APCCA to recommend an agenda for the 23rd APCCA to be held in Hong Kong (China) in 2003 The sub committee comprised representatives of Australia, Hong Kong (China), Korea, New Zealand and Singapore together with the APCCA Coordinator, Professor David Biles, and the Co Rapporteur, Dr Neil Morgan.
After considering a number of suggestions from a range of sources the sub committee decided to recommend, and the full conference subsequently accepted, the following agenda for the 23rd APCCA:
Substantive Agenda Items:
Agenda Item I Contemporary Issues in Corrections
Agenda Item 2 Dealing with Prisoners' Complaints and Grievances
Agenda Item 3 Promoting Desirable Prison Officer Culture and Behaviour
Agenda Item 4 Major Prison Disturbances: Causes and Responses
Specialist Workshops:
(Two of the three topics listed below to be selected by the conference host in the light of offers to make presentations by participating nations.)
1. Prison Industry Partnerships (New Zealand offered a presentation)
2. Training and Succession Planning for Senior Correctional Managers, and
3. Techniques for Reducing Prison Overcrowding including Non custodial sentences and Early Release Schemes.
Professor Biles, indicated to the meeting that he would elaborate on this outline in the Discussion Guide which should be available in early 2003.