8th INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM
Monday 22nd August

 

The following is a list of lectures given at the 8th International Symposium. Abstracts for those titles printed in blue are available from the Australasian Society of Victimology.  Please contact the Society by email to request any abstract.

 'PARADOXES AND PARADIGMS'

  Emphasis and Deficits in the Present-Day Vicimological Thinking’ - Professor Hans Joachim Schnieder, Germany  
  Left Idealism vs Left Realism: Answering the Challende of the Law and Order Paradigm’ - Mr Sam Garkawe, Australia  
 
Images of Man in Victimology’ - Kurt Weis, Germany  
 
The Potential of The Science of Victimology for Defence Lawyers’ Strategies in Criminal Defence, as “Victim Lawyers” and in
   
Supporting the Reconciliation Process Between Offender and Victim Outside of The Courtroom’ - Professor Wolfgang Deischel, Germany
  The Cultural Relativity of Victimisation and Victimisation Effects’ - Dr Ezzat Fattah, Canada

 'VICTIM SURVEYS'

  ‘The Effects of the Type of Data Collection Procedure on Survey Results - Illustrated by a Victimisation Study’ - Professor Helmut
    Kury, Germany
 
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‘Social Transition in East Germany and the Impact of Social (Structural) and Criminal Victimisationon Fear of Crime and
     Sanctioning Attitudes - New Victim Surveys 1991-1993’
- Dr Gunter Gutsche and Dr Knuth Thiel, Germany  
 •  ‘National Victimisation Survey’
- Dr Michael Kilchling, Germany  
 ‘Use of Official Statistics and Criminal Survey Data in Determining Violence Against Women’
- Ms Julie Gardner, Australia  

 
‘Needs of Crime Victims in the Japanese Criminal Justice System’ - Professor Masao Okumura, Japan  

 JUSTICES PANEL


 
Panelists may include:
      Justice Iyer, India  
      Judge Unwin, New Zealand  
      Judge Crane, West Indies  
      Judge Saunders, New Zealand
      Judge Brown, New Zealand  
      Judge Deyalsingh, West Indies
      Ms Schriener, Australia
      Mr Soetjipto, Indonesia  
      Mr Trigg, Australia  

 'VICTIMS OF WHITE COLLAR CRIME'

  The Victims of Pyramid Sales Schemes and its remedies in Japan’ - Mr Tatsuya Ota, Japan  
  ‘Victimisation of the Rich: Telescam in California’ - Professor Gilbert Geis, Dr David Shichor and Mr Jeff Doocy   

 'PARADOXES AND PARADIGMS II'

  ‘Violence and Public Policy: From the Personal to the Global’ - Professor Jennifer Turpin, United States of America  
 • ‘A New Philosophy That Justifies Victim Participation in the Criminal Justice Process. Based on the Concept of Justice and
     Utilitarianism and not Retribution and Revenge’
- Ms Patmalar Ambikapathy, Australia  
 • ‘The Criminal - Victim Relationship in the Case of AIDS’ - Proffesor Yannis Panoussis, Greece  
 
‘Geneaology of the Female Victim’ - Ms Katia Makhailovich, Australia  

 'VICTIM'S SURVEYS II'

  ‘The Benefits of Descriptive Information in Crime Surveys’ - Mr Frank Morgan, Australia  
 
‘Victim’s Needs Survey’ - Ms Margaret Ora Thompson, New Zealand  
 
‘Findings of a Study of Victimisation and Vulnerability in a Group of Train Commuters’ - Dr Ann Aungles, Australia  
 
‘Less Victimisation by way of more functional control: A Dutch Experiment’ - Dr Albert Hauber, The Netherlands  

 'OFFENDERS AS VICTIMS'

  Research on the Experience of Agression and Being Victimised in the Girl’s Juvenille Training School’ - Mr Masayashi Kitayama, Japan
 
‘The Effects of Victimisation on the Goramtion of a Spoiled Identity with Special Reference to the Incarceration Experience of the
     Black Adolescent in South Africa’
- Mr Robert Peacock, South Africa
 
‘Prisoners’ Family and the Victimisation Affected by their Incarceration’ - Mr Takuji Kawasaki, Japan  

 'VICTIM COMPENSATION I'


  ‘Criminal Injuries Compensation: Some Policy Issues’ - Professor David Hambly, Australia  
 
‘Compensation to Victims of Abuse of Power - Recent Developments in India’ - Professor K Chockalingam, India  
 
‘Compensation of Crime Victims in New Zealand’ - Mr Jhn Miller, New Zealand  
 
‘Compensation and Damages for Incest: The PTSD Factor’ - Mr Ian Freckelton, Australia  

 'VICTIMISATION IN THE COMMUNITY - SCHOOLS'

  ‘School Violence in the Junior High School, Taiwan - from the Aspect of Victimology’ Professor Li-Hsing hen, Taiwan  
  ‘Violence and Victimisation in a Western Australia School’ - Dr Paul Omaji, Australia  
  ‘Preventing Peer Victimisation in Schools’ - Professor Ken Rigby, Australia  
  ‘Violence Against Female Intimates in Secondary Schools’ - Professor Martin Schwartz, USA

 'VICTIM SURVEYS III'

  Crime Victim Surveys’ - Mr Herman Woltring, Italy  
  ‘Experiences of Burglary Victims in Tokyo - A Pilot Study’ - Professor Nobuho Tomita and Professor John Dussich, Japan  
  ‘Social Change and/as Victimisation: The Case of the Former GDR’ - Professor Klaus Sessar, Germany  
  ‘Are We Becoming More Violent? A comparison of trends in violent and property offences in Australia and Western Australia’
    Mr David Indermaur, Australia

 'TREATING THE VICTIMISER'

 •Group Programs for Perpetrators of Family Violence’ - Dr Adam Sutton and Ms Ruth Frances, Australia  
 
‘Keeping a Responsibility Focus when Addressing Victimisation with Adolescents who Sexually Abuse’ - Mr Alan Jenkins, Australia  
 
‘Blaming The Victim: A Critique of The Co-dependency Model’ - Mr Greg Dear, Australia  
 
‘A Victim Awareness Program for Young Offenders’ - Mr Ptnins and Ms Schulz, Australia  

 'VICTIM COMPENSATION III'

  Compensation’ - Dr Klaus Krainz, Austria  
 
‘Therapeutic Aspects of Compensation for Victims of Crime’ - Ms Evelyn Field, Australia  
 
‘Victimisation: State Responsibility in India’ - Professor Singh Makkar and Dr Gurdeep Lyallpuri, India  

 WORKSHOP 1

  INTERNATIONAL CRIMES AND CRIMES AGAINST BUSINESS SURVEYS
    Professor Van Dijk, The Netherlands, Mr John Walker, Australia, Dr Albert Hauber, The Netherlands, Professor J. Sahetapy, Indonesia,
    Dr P. Strangeland, Spain and Professor Helmut Kury, Germany  

 WORKSHOP 2

 • FAMILY RECONCILIATION AFTER INCEST - FANTASY OR REALITY
    Ms Rhonda Murrey and Ms Maine Joy, Australia  

 WORKSHOP 3

 • MEETING OF NATIONAL VICTIMOLOGICAL SOCIETIES  

 WORKSHOP 4

 • STANDARDS AND SAFEGUARDS IN VICTIM/ OFFENDER MEDIATION PROGRAMMES  
    Ms Wendy Faulkes and Ms Joli Tie, Australia  

 • 7.00-8.00 - JOHN FREEMAN MEMORIAL LECTURE

    CHAIR:        Professor Ester Kosovski
                     Brazil

    SPEAKER:    Professor Dr Gerd Kirchhoff
                     Secretary General, World Society of Victimology, Germany