Tasmanian Institute of Law Enforcement Studies (TILES)

VRPR Consortium Symposium in Sydney

VRPRC Sydney keynote speaker Members of the Vulnerability, Resilience and Policing Research Consortium (VRPRC) converged for their annual strategic research meeting at Western Sydney University in December. The meeting was followed by the Symposium on Policing Vulnerability: Challenges & Solutions. Both events were sponsored by Western Sydney University (WSU), Institute for the Study of Social Change (UTAS) and the Tasmanian Institute of Law Enforcement Studies (TILES).

The Symposium was officially opened by Professor Kevin Dunn (Dean, School of Social Sciences & Psychology, WSU). The Hon. Troy Grant MP (NSW Minister for Justice and Police) was the Keynote Speaker (pictured on left). Other invited presenters were members of the NSW Police Force, Tasmania Police and Victoria Police.

About VRPRC: The VRPRC is a network of researchers specialising in the topic of vulnerable people in the criminal justice system, how community and systems resilience in criminal justice contexts can be built and strengthened, and innovative policy and practice approaches in this field. The Consortium is coordinated across three key organisations: the University of Tasmania, through the Tasmanian Institute of Law Enforcement Studies (TILES), Western Sydney University and Victoria University.

Published on: 22 Dec 2015