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Creating Equitable Access to Justice: Recognising People with Disabilities as Victims of Crime
3rd-4th May, 2012
Brookfield Health Sciences Complex (BHSC), G_01, University College Cork
A conference organised between the School of Applied Social Studies, Institute for Social Science in the 21st Century, and Centre for Criminal Justice and Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University College Cork, supported by the Irish Research Council for the Humanities and Social Sciences (IRCHSS).
Programme
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Thursday 3rd May
BHSC G10
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6.00-7.30pm
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Keynote address and launch of conference.
Sexual Offences and Capacity to Consent: Understanding the key issues.
Patricia Rickard-Clarke, Former Commissioner, Law Reform Commission
Chair: Professor Caroline Fennell, Head of College of Arts, Celtic Studies and Social Sciences, UCC
The lecture will be followed by a wine reception.
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Friday 4th May
BHSC G_01
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9.15 – 9.45
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Registration
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9.45 – 10.00
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Conference opening and welcome
Dr. Shane Kilcommins, Faculty of Law, University College Cork
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Morning Session 1: Chair: Dr. Mary Donnelly, Faculty of Law, University College Cork
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10.00 – 10.25
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Access to Justice in Civil and Criminal Proceedings: the barriers facing people with Intellectual Disability
Deirdre Carroll, CEO, Inclusion Ireland
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10.25 – 10.50
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Support Measures for Vulnerable Witnesses in the Criminal Justice System
Miriam Delahunt, Barrister, Law Library
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10.50 – 11.15
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Discussion
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11.15 – 11.30
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Coffee break
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Morning Session 2: Chair: Ita MacGruairc, Barrister, Law Library
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11.30 – 11.55
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Sexual Violence, Disability and Justice: RCNI perspectives
Caroline Counihan, Legal Director, Rape Crisis Network Ireland
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11.55 – 12.25
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Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse - was there hate crime against children with disabilities?
Dr. Pauline Conroy, Independent researcher
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12.25 – 13.00
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Discussion
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13.00 – 14.15
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Lunch in the Brookfield Health Sciences Café
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Afternoon Session: Chair: Dr. Máire Leane, School of Applied Social Studies, University College Cork
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14.15-14.40
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‘Show me a justice system that’s open, transparent, accessible and inclusive’: Mapping Access to the Irish Criminal Justice System for People with Disabilities as Victims of Crime
Dr. Claire Edwards, School of Applied Social Studies, University College Cork
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14.40-15.05
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The Experiences of Disabled People in Scotland as Victims of Crime: Structural and Attitudinal Barriers in the Criminal Justice System
Elspeth Molony, Senior Policy and Consultancy Manager, Capability Scotland
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15.05-15.30
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Barriers & Breakthroughs: The Impact of Witness Support, Preparation & Profiling on Access to Justice for People with Disabilities who are Victims of Crime
Geraldine Monaghan, Investigations Manager, and Mark Pathak, Social Worker, Investigations Support Unit, Liverpool, City Council
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15.30-16.00
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Discussion and Conference close
Gill Harold, Dr. Shane Kilcommins and Dr. Claire Edwards, University College Cork
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Booking arrangements and information
Details of the Conference are available at http://www.ucc.ie/en/lawsite/eventsandnews/events/
To register, please email the Conference administrator: n.delea@ucc.ie . Noreen Delea, UCC Law Department, UCC, 021 490 3220, by Monday 16th April 2012.
Conference convenors: Dr. Claire Edwards, School of Applied Social Studies, UCC (claire.edwards@ucc.ie) and Dr. Shane Kilcommins, Faculty of Law, UCC (s.kilcommins@ucc.ie)
Please note that...
- Advance booking is essential as places are limited.
- If you book a place, and subsequently find that you cannot attend, please cancel in advance so that your place may be reallocated
- The Conference team reserve the right to substitute and to rearrange presentations if necessary
Continuing Professional Development
4 hours 40 minutes for the full event (Thursday evening and Friday).
Conference charge
The conference is free of charge. However, a fee of €30 will apply for CPD points.
Maps, travel and accommodation
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