Topics Discussed at APCCA

 

11. China (Beijing), 1991

• Correctional Statistics, Research and Development
• Prison Education, Training and Work
• Discipline and Grievance Procedures
• Prison and the Community

12. Australia (Adelaide), 1992

• Prison Health Issue
• New Developments in Community Corrections
• Private Industry and Prison Management
• International Co-operation in Corrections

13. Hong Kong, 1993

• Rights and Treatment of Unconvicted Prisoners
• The Effective Treatment of Different Types of Offenders
• Public Awareness and Support for Corrections
• International Co-operation in Corrections

14. Australia (Darwin), 1994

• Management of Intractable and Protection Prisoners
• The Application of Technology and Information Systems in Corrections
• Care and Control of Minority Groups in Prison
• Staffing and Management Systems in Corrections

15. Japan (Tokyo and Osaka), 1995

• Prison Health Issues
• Contemporary Issues in Correctional Management
• Classification and Treatment of Offenders
• Impact of External Agencies on Correctional Management

16. New Zealand (Christchurch), 1996

• Community Involvement in Corrections
• Provision of Food and Health Services in Prisons
• Special Issues Relation to the Management of Female Offenders
• International Co-operation at the Global, Regional and Sub-Regional Levels

17. Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur), 1997

• National Report on Contemporary Issues
• Vocational Training and the Work of Prisoners
• Private Sector Involvement in Corrections
• Prison Staff: Recruitment, Training and Career Development

18. Canada (Vancouver), 1998

• National Report on Contemporary Issues in Corrections
• Best Practices in the Treatment of Offenders
• Creating and Sustaining the Interest of the Community and Government in Corrections
• The Application of Technology to Prison Design and Management

19. China (Shanghai), 1999

• National Report on Contemporary Issues in Corrections
• The Corrections or Re-education of Young Offenders
• Corrections in the New Millennium: Challenges and Responses
• Defining and Clarifying the Role and Functions in Prisons with a view to: Reducing Recidivism; Reducing the Negative Impact of Prison on the Families of Convicted and Unconvicted Criminals; and Enhancing the Use of Community Corrections

 

20. Australia (Sydney), 2000

• National Report on Contemporary Issues in Corrections
• Women Prisoners
• Community Involvement in Corrections

21. Thailand (Chiang Mai), 2001 

Agenda Items

• National Report on Contemporary Issues in Corrections
• Foreign Prisoners and International Transfer
• Drug Offenders – Psychological and Other Treatment
• The Management of Special Groups of Offenders

Specialist Workshops

• Correctional Throughcare
• Indigenous Offenders
• Restoration Justice

22. Indonesia (Denpasar, Bali), 2002

Agenda Items

• National Report on Contemporary Issues in Corrections
• Outsourcing of Correctional Services
• Recruitment, Training and Career Development of Correctional Staff
• The Reception and Classification of Prisoners as the Key to Rehabilitation

Specialist Workshops

• Correctional Standards, Service Quality, Benchmarking and Risk of Reoffending
• Community Participation and Engagement in Corrections

23. Hong Kong, 2003

Agenda Items

• National Report on Contemporary Issues in Corrections
• Dealing with Prisoners’ Complaints and Grievances
• Promoting Desirable Prison Officer Culture and Behaviour
• Major Prison Disturbances : Causes and Responses

Specialist Workshops:

• Prison Industry Partnership
• Training and Succession Planning for Senior Correctional Managers

24. Singapore, 2004

Agenda Items

• National Report on Contemporary Issues in Corrections
• Roles of Community/Public Sector Agencies & Families in Successful Reintegration
• Preventing and Containing Infectious Diseases
• Managing Public Expectations in the Treatment of Offenders
• Practices in Dealing with the Diverse Cultural & Spiritual Needs of Inmates

Specialist Workshops

• Resolving Ethical Conflicts Amongst Prison Officers
• Innovation within the Correctional Settings
• Communication and Public Relations – Ways to Gain the Support of Media, Politicians and the Public

Republic of Korea (Seoul), 2005

Agenda Items

• National Report on Contemporary Issues in Corrections
• The Promotion of International Cooperation in Correctional Field
• The Management of High Profile and Dangerous Prisoner
• “Doing More with Less”: Improving Prison Services at Times of Overcrowding and Financial Constraint

Specialist Workshops:

• Measuring the Success of Prisoners’ Treatment Program
• Preparing and Helping Inmates to Adapt to Society upon Release
• Staff Training and Development

26. New Zealand (Auckland), 2006

Agenda Items

• National Report on Contemporary Issues in Corrections
• Maintenance of Institutional Order
• The Wellbeing of Correctional Staff
• Improving the Reintegration of Offenders into the Community

Specialist Workshops

• Effective Drug / Substance Abuse Treatment
• Dealing with Prisoners with Medical / Mental Health Problems
• Alternatives to Custody

27. Vietnam (Ha Noi), 2007

Agenda Items

• National Report on Contemporary Issues in Corrections
• Managing Special Group of Offenders
• Staff Recruitment and Training
• Overcoming Barriers to Successful Reintegration

Specialist Workshops

• Rebuilding Correctional Capacity Following Natural Disasters and Conflict
• Effective Community Supervision and Monitoring
• Managing Youthful Offenders

28. Malaysia (Langkawi), 2008

Agenda Items

• National Report on Contemporary Issues in Corrections
• Balancing effective prison management with the increased scrutiny of corrections by external bodies
• Best practices in rehabilitation for women and other special groups of prisoners
• Engaging families and communities in the rehabilitative process (including restorative justice approached)

Specialist Workshops

• Developing correctional standards that reflect international d regional best practice and measuring performance
• Designing prisons to promote effective rehabilitation and environmental sustainability
• Building capacity through the recruitment, management and retention of talent and through succession planning

29. Australia (Perth, Western Australia), 2009

Agenda Items

• National Report on Contemporary Issues in Corrections
• Providing efficient and effective health services for prisoners, including harm reduction strategies
• Prisoner employment as a mechanism to promote good order in prisons and reduce recidivism
• Developing and implementing parole systems and community based sentences

Specialist Workshops

• Engaging with other criminal justice system agencies (including police, judges and policy makers) to achieve consistency of goals
• Fairness and efficiency in handling prisoner complaints
• Success stories in corrections, with special reference to technology, staff welfare and community engagement

 

30. Canada (Vancouver), 2010

• National Report of Contemporary Issues in Corrections
• Assessing the performance of corrections (through internal and external mechanisms)
• Staff wellbeing and professional development
• Managing prisoners with mental health issues and reducing risks of suicide and self-harm
• What works in community corrections?
• Assessment and classification to facilitate safe custody and rehabilitation in prison and the community (with special reference to high risk offenders)

31. Japan (Tokyo), 2011

• Challenges and Initiatives in Corrections.
• Contemporary Issues in Correctional Facility Construction
• International Collaboration: International Prisoner Transfers, Training and Executive Development, and Sharing Best Practices.
• Partnerships with Private Sector: Challenges and Opportunities
• Recruiting Custodial Staff with the Desired Skills and Attributes
• Engaging and Communicating with the Community
• Responding to Changing Offender Profiles

32. Brunei Darussalam (Bandar Seri Begawan), 2012

• Challenges and Initiatives in Corrections
• Sharing and adaptability of best practices in correctional administration (including executive-level training and succession planning)
• Promoting staff-offender interactions in prison and in the community whilst ensuring staff safety
• Challenges and opportunities in the management and reintegration of prisoners serving long sentences
• Women in corrections as: (i) offenders, (ii) officers and other staff

33. India (New Dehli), 2013

• Challenges and Initiatives in Corrections
• Organisational Culture: Promoting Shared Positive Values and Integrity
• Meeting the Challenges Posed by High Risk Offenders
• Alternatives to Imprisonment: Opportunities and Challenges in
• Developing Community-based Supervision and Management
• Measuring and Reducing Recidivism Rates: Assessing What Works, Setting Targets, and Implementing Evidence-Based Programs

34. Canada (Victoria, Vancouver Island), 2014

• National Reports on Contemporary Issues in Corrections
• Looking to the Future: How Can Correctional Services Departments Achieve Efficiencies and Public Safety Outcomes by 2020?
• Training, Motivating and Developing Staff for their Changing Roles
• Taking Account of Age: Meeting the Challenges posed by: (i) Young Offenders; or (ii) Offenders who are Aged or Infirm 56
• Managing the Release of Prisoners and Engaging the Community: Options such as Pre-release Centres, Open Prisons, Home Detention and Aftercare

35. Thailand (Bangkok), 2015

• Challenges and Initiatives in Corrections
• Female offenders in prison and in the community (including the Bangkok Rules)
• Technology as a tool for delivering safe, effective and efficient correctional services (Discussing examples such as prison design and construction, contraband detection; security screening; movement control; staff and prisoner safety; electronic visits / consultations; and monitoring in the community)
• Managing offenders with special needs who pose specific challenges (including security, safety and rehabilitation) and associated staff training requirements
• Opportunities for regional and international collaboration and learning (including foreign prisoner transfer; staff exchange and training programs; and correctional assistance to countries postcrisis)

36. China (Tianjin), 2016

• Challenges and Initiatives in Corrections
• Designing prisons and community-based facilities that meet the safety, security and rehabilitation needs of different groups of offenders
• Providing effective infection control and healthcare services in prison
• Developing effective corrections in the community as well as prison
• Initiatives in offender education and rehabilitation in prison and the community (with special reference to programs that prepare prisoners for release, programs for sex offenders and drug offenders, and ‘de-radicalisation’ programs to combat terrorism)

37. Republic of Fiji (Nadi), 2017

• Challenges and Initiatives in Corrections
• Embracing technology in rehabilitation, prisoner management and prison design: striking the right balance between technology and people
• Initiatives in community based sentences and post-release reintegration: what is working well, and how to engage with family and community
• How to achieve efficiencies, cost savings and better outcomes in corrections or in prison industries/enterprises (including engagement with NGOs and private enterprise)
• Best practice in caring for old aged offenders, offenders with dementia, and offenders with psychiatric conditions

38. Malaysia (Melaka), 2018

• Challenges and Initiatives in Corrections
• Best practices in the management, rehabilitation and reintegration of offenders who have links to extremism, terrorism, organised crime, and gangs
• Preventing, detecting and treating drug and alcohol abuse by offenders
• Training, developing and motivating correctional staff
• Developing risk and needs assessment tools to improve the classification, management and rehabilitation of offenders

39. Mongolia (Ulaanbaatar), 2019

• Challenges and Initiatives in Corrections
• Specialist Presentations by UNAFEI, ICRC, and Guest speaker from University of Internal Affairs of Mongolia
• Using modern technologies to improve prison operations, offender
• rehabilitation, and the supervision of offenders in the community
• Managing and rehabilitating offenders who have substance abuse or mental health problems
• Non-custodial sentences and parole: What are the challenges and what works?
• Managing and rehabilitating juveniles and young adult offenders

 

40. Singapore (held virtually), 2022

• Challenges and Initiatives in Corrections
• Managing Prison Emergencies (COVID-19 Pandemic, natural disasters, disorder, escapes, suicide etc): Preparedness, Response and Recovery
• Providing Effective Programs for Staff Support and Career Development
• Managing the Release of Prisoners and Engaging the Community in Reintegration
• Best Practices in Meeting the Needs of Inmates
• Specialist Presentations by Yellow Ribbon Singapore, ICRC, UNAFEI

41. Viet Nam (Ha Noi), 2023

• Challenges and Initiatives in Corrections
• Managing offenders with unique needs such as mental health problems, behavioural disorders, physical disabilities or drug problems: providing a safe and secure environment and delivering effective treatment
• Reducing recidivism through reintegration programs in prison and the community
• Engaging with the private sector and with not-for-profit organisations to provide vocational training and other rehabilitation programs
• Developing future-ready correctional systems: improving infrastructure, technologies and training in custody and community corrections