IfJ AGM and Conference: 'Another Way for Justice?'
IfJ training: Seminar and Conferences
Course Facilitator(s) Bio
- Aisa Shearing, Senior Restorative Standards Officer, Restorative Justice Council
- Letitia Duffus, a highly experienced criminal defence advocate specialising in serious and complex crime, who has also completed counselling training. Letitia has over 20 years of experience in criminal defence, having worked as a solicitor, solicitor-advocate, and now as a barrister, Garden Court Chambers.
- Dr Anne-Marie Day, a Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Youth Justice Researcher based in Centre for Crime and Youth Justice Research (CCYJR). She has a lot of experience as a practitioner and policy maker in a range of criminal justice roles and is a trustee at the Alliance for Youth Justice.
- Kelly Judge, House Manager, Steps 2 Recovery
- Emily O'Connor (Registered Intermediary, Speech and Language Therapist, Chairperson of RI Ireland) and Louise Evans (Registered Intermediary, Court Appointed Intermediary, Speech and Language Therapist and The Intermediary Cooperative Director)
- 'Mental Health and Intermediaries' Discussion Panel
We are grateful to Raymond Lyons, Sarah Cocco-Doyle, Dr Tim Turner, Dr Andrea Heverin and Dr Brendan O'Mahony for agreeing to be our Panel Hosts for this themed discussion.
Course Requirements
Open to members and other professionalsWho is this course for?
Members and None MembersDescription
We have an exciting day planned, the full programme is below or downloadable as a PDF here.
9.05 am Zoom opens, waiting room available
9.15 am - 9.30 am
Opening and Welcome to the Conference and AGM, Dr Catherine O'Neil, Chair of IfJ, and Trustees
9.30 am - 10.30 am
AGM and Election of Officers
10.30 am - 11.15 am
Breaking the Cycle of the Criminal Justice System and Addiction, Kelly Judge, House Manager, Steps 2 Recovery
11.15 am - 11.30 am - BREAK
11.30 am - 12.15 pm
Seeing the Courtroom Differently: The Challenges and Practical Insights of Working with Visual Impairment – a case presentation, Louise Evans, Registered Intermediary, Court Appointed Intermediary, Speech and Language Therapist and The Intermediary Cooperative (TIC) Director and Emily O'Connor, Registered Intermediary, Speech and Language Therapist, Chairperson of RI Ireland.
12.15 pm - 1.00 pm
Intermediaries and the Defence: Enhancing Communication, Understanding and Participation in the Criminal Justice System, Letitia Duffus, Barrister, Garden Court Chambers
1.00 pm - 1.45 pm LUNCH
1.45 pm - 2.30 pm
What If Justice Could Do More? Restorative Possibilities Alongside and Beyond Court, Aisa Shearing, Senior Restorative Standards Officer, Restorative Justice Council
2.30 pm - 3.30 pm
Panel Discussion: Mental Health and Intermediaries, Raymond Lyons, Dr Brendan O'Mahony, Dr Tim Turner, Sarah Cocco-Doyle, Dr Andrea Heverin
3.30 pm - 3.45 pm BREAK
3.45 pm - 4.30 pm
Children's Experiences of Diversion and Out-of-Court Resolutions, Dr. Anne-Marie Day, Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Youth Justice Researcher, Manchester Metropolitan University
4.30 pm Conference Close