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Dr Ryan Botha1, Mx Tara Nicholls1, Dr Simon Davies2 1Department Of Corrections, New Zealand, 2Department of Corrections, New Zealand, 3Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand Biography: Dr Ryan Botha is a Neuropsychologist and Principal Adviser for Psychology Research at the...

Dr Amee Baird1, Professor John Anderson2 1Newcastle Neuropsychology, Newcastle, Australia, 2School of Law & Justice, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia Biography: Dr Amee Baird is a clinical neuropsychologist, lawyer and member of the NSW Guardianship and Mental Health Review Tribunals....

Dr Carey Marr1, Ms Minh Thu Nguyen1, Prof Kimberlie Dean1,2, Ms Fiona White1, Ms Soumya Somarajan1, Mr Lochlan Peters-Donohue1 1UNSW, Sydney, Australia, 2Justice Health & Forensic Mental Health Network, Sydney, Australia Biography: Carey is a Lecturer in the Discipline of...

Vanessa Edwige Australian Indigenous Psychologists Association Rebecca will explain the history of the Bugmy Bar Book and provide an overview of the resources published by the project. She will discuss the legal principles arising from the High Court case Bugmy...

The Hon. Marcia Neave AO Commissioner, Australian Law Reform Commission Justice Responses to Sexual Violence The purpose of this Paper is to consider how insights from social science and medicine could help to reduce the level of sexual violence, improve...

Dr Jacqueline Short1,2 1Te Korowai Whariki Central Region Forensic & Rehabilitation Inpatient Services, 2Mental Health, Addiction & Intellectual Disability Service (MHAIDS) We live in a world of constant change. Societal values shift, scientific knowledge expands and understandings of the human...

Bernadette McSherry1 1Melbourne Law School, 185 Pelham Street, Carlton Vic 3053 Abstract Risk assessment is an important component of judicial decision-making in many areas of the law. In Australia, those convicted of terrorist offences may be the subject of continued...

Nichola Tyler1, Tigga Taylor2, Sarah Cameron3, Paul Jose4, Tony Ward5, Theresa A. Gannon6 1Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science, 1/582 Heidelberg Road, Alphington, VIC, 3078, 2School of Psychology, Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington, PO Box 600, Wellington, 6104,...

Michael R Davis1 1Consultant Forensic Clinical Psychologist, PO Box 50, Doveton Vic 3177 Abstract State and Commonwealth Governments in Australia have enacted legislation that permits the post-sentence supervision and detention of terrorism offenders based on their assessed level of risk....

Theresa A. Gannon1, Mark E. Olver2, Emma Alleyne3, Helen Butler4, Victoria Lister5, Caoilte Ó Ciardha6, Katie Sambrooks7, Nichola Tyler8 1Centre of Research and Education in Forensic Psychology, School of Psychology, University of Kent, Canterbury, UK, CT2 7NP, 2Department of Psychology,...