Neurodiversity and the Legal System : Towards Equality for All

IoN RDPU presents 'Neurodiversity and the Legal System : Towards Equality for All.' taking place 19th and 20th May 2022 via Zoom.

About

The objective of this conference is to facilitate an exchange of cutting edge academic discourse, policy and practice initiatives with lived experience at the core. The conference will include all areas of the criminal justice system across international jurisdictions: police, practice in court and the judiciary, probation, prison, parole and forensic mental health services. Topics will be considered through a lens of lived experience, policy, academic learnings and practice. The aim is that all sectors will have the opportunity to share lived experience, learnings and contemporary practice relating to neurodiversity as they pertain to their research field, organisation and/or jurisdiction. It is hoped that this will allow cross fertilisation of best practice models across jurisdictions.

Full schedule and Speaker Information Available HERE

Topics covered and Featured Speakers:

Thursday 19th May: Introductory Sessions: Associate Professor Anna Eriksson, Monash University , Dr Roxanna Fatemi-Dehaghanir, Cardiff University, Dr Andrea Lollini, UC Hastings Prof Stephen J Macdonald - Experiencing Cuckooing, Durham University Dear Dyslexic Foundation - Shae Wissell, CEO , Prof Eddie Chaplin, London Southbank University Police: Dennis Debbaudt, Dr. Melissa Sreckovic, Dr. Christine Kenney, Dr Donna Peacock, University of Sunderland, Aidan Healy/Lexxic, Gardai of Ireland Courts: Dr Michael Perlin , Prof Penny Cooper,Prof Warren Brookbank, Auckland University of Technology,Melanie Jameson, Dyslexia Consultant,Dr Katie MarasFriday 20th May: Probation, Dr Geraldine O’Hare, Probation Board Northern Ireland, Dr Amanda Kirby, Emeritus Professor, University New South Wales and Hope Kent, Univ Exeter, Elena Nichifor, Probation Officer, Braşov Probation Service, Romania , Dr Maxine Winstanley - The Youth Justice System,Olivia Keaveney - Regional Manager Young Persons Probation Prison: Stephen Dedridge, National Autistic Society and Ryan Francis, Parc Prison,Kathleen Davey, Decipher Zone,Dr Ylva Ginsberg, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm,Prof Froydis Morken, University of Bergen,Dr Caitlin Gormley, University of Glasgow Legislation and Policy, Prof Nathan Hughes, University of Sheffield,Dennis Debbaudt, Dr. Melissa Sreckovic, Dr. Christine Kenney,Prof William Simmons, University of Arizona and Janyce Boynton, Artist and Educator, Leigh-Ann Davis, Director of Criminal Justice Initiatives at The Arc of the United States