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Notes the various aspects of the problem of drug dependency. Attorney • General's Conference on "Deviant Behaviour". This was held in the Australian National University, Can­ berra, from 30th January to 22nd February, 1968. There were 24 participants from the five States, Tasmania, the A.C.T., the Commonwealth and New Zealand. The report of the conclusions and recommen­ J. LL. J. Edwards, Professor of Law and dations of the seminar were submitted to Director of the Institute of Criminology, the Hon, The Attorney-General of the University of Toronto, Canada. He is Commonwealth on 28th February 1968. visiting Australia collecting material for The report has now been published by his projected book "Law Officers of the the Commonwealth. Crown". Norval Morris, Professor of Law and Professor K. O. Shatwell, Professor of Director of Center for Studies in Criminal Law and Dean of the Law Faculty, Justice, University of Chicago. It is under­ University of Sydney. He will be return­ stood that Prof. Morris will be visiting ing to Australia in November 1968 after Australia in August this year. some ' twelve months away studying various aspects of criminology in a number Mr. G. J. Hawkins, Senior Lecturer in of different countries, including the United Criminology, University of Sydney. He is States. at present working in the University of Chicago with Prof. Morris and will be New South Wales Bureau of Crime returning to Sydney in September this Statistics and Research. Mr. J. C. year. Maddison, New South Wales Minister of Justice, has indicated that such a bureau Duncan Chappell, Lecturer in Criminology, is to be established shortly. Functions of University of Sydney. Dr. Chappell has the bureau will include provision of crime been made the recipient of a Harkness statistics to judges as an aid to sentencing; Fellowship and will be leaving Australia examination of the effectiveness of in January, 1969, for eighteen months' different types of sentence; and a review study in the United States. of probation and parole policies. Mr. G. S. Smale, Superintendent of Train­ Mrs. F. C. Spurgin, Chairman of the Over­ ing, Social Welfare Department, Victoria. seas Committee of the Magistrate's He received a Churchill Foundation Association (U.K.) and first British Scholarship for 1968 and recently pro­ President of the International Association ceeded overseas. It is understood he will of Youth Court Magistrates, visited all be visiting Europe including England and mainland States during March in the the United States, his interest being con­ course of an extended tour of India, S.E. cerned with training of the various types Asia, Japan and Nepal contacting those of personnel required by a social welfare concerned with juvenile courts and department. ancillary services. Mr. B. Luby, Chief Executive Officer, Institute of Criminology in Sydney is Alcoholism Foundation of Victoria. He conducting the following seminars during received a Churchill Foundation scholar­ 1968: 9 May and 13 June' - Two late ship for 1968 and will be travelling afternoon and evening sessions dealing overseas in the next few months. He will with the significance of juvenile offences be going to both Europe and the United in a changing society, and with present States and will be attending the con­ and future correctional programs for ference on alcoholism in Washington in young offenders. 27 June - A late after­ September this year. noon and evening session on abortion law A. A. Bartholomew, Psychiatrist Superin­ reform. 3, 4 and B August - A weekend tendent, H.M. Prison Pentridge and seminar including demonstrations on the Alexandra Clinic, Melbourne. Dr. subject "Computers and the Lawyer" . Bartholomew has left to attend the Inter­ November (date to be announced) - A national meeting on Neuropharmacology survey of recent trends in drug abuse in in Tarragona in Spain. He will return to Australia. For further information regard­ Australia via England, the United States, ing these seminars, contact the Secretary Canada and New Zealand. A major of the Institute of Criminology, 167 Phillip Street, Sydney, New South Wales, 2000. interest whilst journeying round will be http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology SAGE

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the various aspects of the problem of drug dependency. Attorney • General's Conference on "Deviant Behaviour". This was held in the Australian National University, Can­ berra, from 30th January to 22nd February, 1968. There were 24 participants from the five States, Tasmania, the A.C.T., the Commonwealth and New Zealand. The report of the conclusions and recommen­ J. LL. J. Edwards, Professor of Law and dations of the seminar were submitted to Director of the Institute of Criminology, the Hon, The Attorney-General of the University of Toronto, Canada. He is Commonwealth on 28th February 1968. visiting Australia collecting material for The report has now been published by his projected book "Law Officers of the the Commonwealth. Crown". Norval Morris, Professor of Law and Professor K. O. Shatwell, Professor of Director of Center for Studies in Criminal Law and Dean of the Law Faculty, Justice, University of Chicago. It is under­ University of Sydney. He will be return­ stood that Prof. Morris will be visiting ing to Australia in November 1968 after Australia in August this year. some ' twelve months away studying various aspects of criminology in a number Mr. G. J. Hawkins, Senior Lecturer in of different countries, including the United Criminology, University of Sydney. He is States. at present working in the University of Chicago with Prof. Morris and will be New South Wales Bureau of Crime returning to Sydney in September this Statistics and Research. Mr. J. C. year. Maddison, New South Wales Minister of Justice, has indicated that such a bureau Duncan Chappell, Lecturer in Criminology, is to be established shortly. Functions of University of Sydney. Dr. Chappell has the bureau will include provision of crime been made the recipient of a Harkness statistics to judges as an aid to sentencing; Fellowship and will be leaving Australia examination of the effectiveness of in January, 1969, for eighteen months' different types of sentence; and a review study in the United States. of probation and parole policies. Mr. G. S. Smale, Superintendent of Train­ Mrs. F. C. Spurgin, Chairman of the Over­ ing, Social Welfare Department, Victoria. seas Committee of the Magistrate's He received a Churchill Foundation Association (U.K.) and first British Scholarship for 1968 and recently pro­ President of the International Association ceeded overseas. It is understood he will of Youth Court Magistrates, visited all be visiting Europe including England and mainland States during March in the the United States, his interest being con­ course of an extended tour of India, S.E. cerned with training of the various types Asia, Japan and Nepal contacting those of personnel required by a social welfare concerned with juvenile courts and department. ancillary services. Mr. B. Luby, Chief Executive Officer, Institute of Criminology in Sydney is Alcoholism Foundation of Victoria. He conducting the following seminars during received a Churchill Foundation scholar­ 1968: 9 May and 13 June' - Two late ship for 1968 and will be travelling afternoon and evening sessions dealing overseas in the next few months. He will with the significance of juvenile offences be going to both Europe and the United in a changing society, and with present States and will be attending the con­ and future correctional programs for ference on alcoholism in Washington in young offenders. 27 June - A late after­ September this year. noon and evening session on abortion law A. A. Bartholomew, Psychiatrist Superin­ reform. 3, 4 and B August - A weekend tendent, H.M. Prison Pentridge and seminar including demonstrations on the Alexandra Clinic, Melbourne. Dr. subject "Computers and the Lawyer" . Bartholomew has left to attend the Inter­ November (date to be announced) - A national meeting on Neuropharmacology survey of recent trends in drug abuse in in Tarragona in Spain. He will return to Australia. For further information regard­ Australia via England, the United States, ing these seminars, contact the Secretary Canada and New Zealand. A major of the Institute of Criminology, 167 Phillip Street, Sydney, New South Wales, 2000. interest whilst journeying round will be

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Published: Jun 1, 1968

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