The National Victims of Crime Conference 2017, titled Victims’ Voices – Reform, Innovation and Action, was cohosted by the Department of Justice and Attorney-General (coordinated by Victim Assist Queensland), and the Griffith Criminology Institute.
The Conference held at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre explored effective ways of giving victims and survivors a voice and how their experiences are influencing and reforming innovative service and policy responses.
Keynotes were delivered by Angela Deal from the Crown Prosecution Service of England and Wales, Prof Paul Cassell from the University of Utah, Antoinette Braybrook from the Aboriginal Family Violence Prevention and Legal Service Victoria and Justice Jennifer Coate, Commissioner for the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse.
Over 240 delegates attended over the 2 days and many GCI researchers presented at the conference.
