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March 17, 2010
The psychology of terrorism
Experts on everything from terrorism to forensic psychology will discuss the latest issues in crime, punishment and treatment at the annual American Psychology-Law Society conference March 18-20 at Vancouver’s Westin Bayshore. Among more than 40 SFU faculty and students participating is psychology professor Steve Hart, who’ll speak on identifying the risks for terrorism. He’ll be part of a discussion on terrorism and extreme violence, which will include a focus on child soldiers and how youths become terrorists and suicide bombers. Other presentations will cover adolescent offending, violence, police interrogations and issues related to the role of witnesses and juries. For more see: http://www.ap-ls.org/conferences/apls2010/index.html
Jodi Viljoen, SFU psychology, jviljoen@sfu.ca
Kathy Gaskey, 704.796.0346; apls@ec.rc.com
Confidence in the justice system
B.C. has the lowest public confidence in the justice system in the country, according to a recent report by SFU criminologist Neil Boyd for the Canadian Bar Association. He’ll be part of an experts panel examining the issue at a forum, Confidence in the Justice System in British Columbia, Perspectives and Prospects, on Thursday, March 18, from 3-6 p.m. at Douglas College (lecture theatre 1614) in New Westminster. He’ll join Oxford professor Julian Roberts, an expert on public opinion about crime and criminal justice, and Vancouver Sun columnist Peter McKnight. Boyd can share his earlier findings and the results of the discussion.
Neil Boyd, 778.782.3324, 604.947.9569; nboyd@sfu.ca
Creating age-friendly communities
The SFU Seniors Program has been busy – its latest outreach project, a DVD called A Place for Everyone: Age-Friendly Communities, will be launched on March 18 (10 a.m.-noon at SFU’s Harbour Centre campus) in concert with the Ministry of Health Living’s new website: SeniorsBC.ca. The project shows how communities across the country can be more accessible and inclusive for older adults and features SFU gerontologist Elaine Gallagher and City Program director Gordon Price.
Julian Benedict, Seniors Program coordinator, 778.782.5212
Experts on everything from terrorism to forensic psychology will discuss the latest issues in crime, punishment and treatment at the annual American Psychology-Law Society conference March 18-20 at Vancouver’s Westin Bayshore. Among more than 40 SFU faculty and students participating is psychology professor Steve Hart, who’ll speak on identifying the risks for terrorism. He’ll be part of a discussion on terrorism and extreme violence, which will include a focus on child soldiers and how youths become terrorists and suicide bombers. Other presentations will cover adolescent offending, violence, police interrogations and issues related to the role of witnesses and juries. For more see: http://www.ap-ls.org/conferences/apls2010/index.html
Jodi Viljoen, SFU psychology, jviljoen@sfu.ca
Kathy Gaskey, 704.796.0346; apls@ec.rc.com
Confidence in the justice system
B.C. has the lowest public confidence in the justice system in the country, according to a recent report by SFU criminologist Neil Boyd for the Canadian Bar Association. He’ll be part of an experts panel examining the issue at a forum, Confidence in the Justice System in British Columbia, Perspectives and Prospects, on Thursday, March 18, from 3-6 p.m. at Douglas College (lecture theatre 1614) in New Westminster. He’ll join Oxford professor Julian Roberts, an expert on public opinion about crime and criminal justice, and Vancouver Sun columnist Peter McKnight. Boyd can share his earlier findings and the results of the discussion.
Neil Boyd, 778.782.3324, 604.947.9569; nboyd@sfu.ca
Creating age-friendly communities
The SFU Seniors Program has been busy – its latest outreach project, a DVD called A Place for Everyone: Age-Friendly Communities, will be launched on March 18 (10 a.m.-noon at SFU’s Harbour Centre campus) in concert with the Ministry of Health Living’s new website: SeniorsBC.ca. The project shows how communities across the country can be more accessible and inclusive for older adults and features SFU gerontologist Elaine Gallagher and City Program director Gordon Price.
Julian Benedict, Seniors Program coordinator, 778.782.5212