1st Annual Canadian Conference on the Prevention of Domestic Homicides
London, Ontario Convention Centre
June 14-16, 2009
A Conference to Enhance Research and Practice Collaboration to Review and Prevent Domestic Homicides
Host:
Centre for Research & Education on Violence Against Women and Children, Faculty of Education, University of Western Ontario
Co-Hosts:
The FREDA Center for Research on Violence Against Women and Children at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, BC
RESOLVE: Research and Education for Solutions to Violence and Abuse at the University of Manitoba, University of Calgary, and University of Regina
Muriel McQueen Fergusson Centre for Family Violence Research at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton, NB
Quebec Centre de recherche interdisciplinaire sur la violence familiale et la violence faite aux femmes
Social and Legal Responses to Violence in Canada Research Unit, University of Guelph
Changing Ways, Women's Community House, London Police Service, and Children't Aid Society- London, ON
Ontario Provincial Police
Alberta Council of Women's Shelters
Purpose:
The conference is intended to enhace networking and partnerships amongst social science researchers, policy makers and practitioners (coroners, medical examiners, police, crown attorneys, anti-violence community agencies, etc) in their review of domestic homicides across Canadian provinces and territories. The conference proceedings will focus on common risk factors and systemic gaps in policies, training and resources that are related to domestic homicides. The ultimate goal of this work is to prevent domestic violence and save lives.
Workshop Topics:
Impact of domestic violence on children as victims and witnesses of domestic homicide
Safety planning for women who are leaving abusive relationships
risk reduction and treatment of domestic violence perpetrators
Risk assessment of domestic violence by different sectors
Management of high risk domestic violence cases
Public education strategies for warning signs for lethal domestic violence
Role of the workplace in addressing the needs of victims of domestic violence
Benefits of local and centralized death reviews
International perspectives on domestic homicide reviews
Recent developments in Canadian DV homicide review processes
Silent Witness Project in Canada and the U.S.
Invited Speakers:
Dr. Jackie Campbell, Professor in the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing and the creator of the Danger Assessment Scale (DA) that is used to assess a woman's risk for domestic homicide.
Dr. Randall Kropp, Senior Consultant, Forensic Psychiatric Services Commission of British Columbia and Professor, Simon Fraser University. Co-author of Spousal Assault Risk Assessment Guide (SARA) and the Risk for Sexual Violence Protocol (RSVP).
Dr. Stephen D. Hart, Professor in the Department of Psychology and a Member of the Mental Health, Law, and Policy Institute at Simon Fraser University.
Dr. Neil Websdale, Professor, Northern Arizona University and the Principal Project Advisor to the U.S. National Domestic Violence Fatality Review Initiative.
Val Campbell, Alberta Crown Prosecutor, Threat Assessment Service, author of guidelines for Developing Domestic Violence Protocol for Crown prosecutors and guidelines for Developing Domstic Violence Protocol for Police Officers.
D/Sgt. Glenn Sheil, Threat Assessment Unit, Ontario Provincial Police
Jocelyn Coupal, Crown Prosecutor with the Ministry of the Attorney General, Criminal Justice Branch, currently in the position of Domestic Violence Resource Counsel for BC
Dr. Myrna Dawson, Canada Research Chair in Public Policy in Criminal Justice, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Guelph and member of Domestic Violence Death Review Committee
Dr. Jane Ursel, Director, RESOLVE Manitoba, University of Manitoba, expert on the evaluation of specialized court processes, director of a longitudinal study of the Winnipeg Family Violence Court
Dr. Peter Jaffe, Faculty of Education and Academic Director of the Centre for Research and Education on Violence Against Women and Children, University of Western Ontario and member of Domestic Violence Death Review Committee
Dr. William Lucas, Chair, Ontario Domestic Violence Death Review Committee, Office of the Chief Coroner, Toronto
Professor Dermot Hurley, King's College University, London, ON, Child Trauma Clinical Practice and Research
Robert N. Morris, Crown Attorney for the County of Huron (Goderich, Ontario), member of the Domestic Violence Death Review Committee, member of HARRT (Huron Assessment Risk Reduction Team)
Dr. David Adam, Co-Director, EMERGE, Cambridge, MA, and co-author of Why Do They Kill? Men Who Murder Their Intimate Partners
Dr. Myriam Dube, Professor, Universite de Montreal, Ecole de service social, Montreal, Quebec
Lucie Henault, Director, Maison La Source, Sorel PQ, Co-author Preventing Domestic Violence of Women: An Intervention Guide
Jane Coombe, Senior Policy and Legislative Analyst, Victim Services and Crime Prevention Division, BC Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General
Tracy Porteous, Executive Director of the BC Association of Specialised Victim Assistance and Counselling Programs
Gisela Rubesaat, Legal Analyst, BC Community Coordination for Women's Safety
Diane I. Turner, Lawyer, Kelliher and Turner Barristers and Solicitors
