ICOPA
• ICOPA XI
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- ICOPA VIII
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Conference Papers Presented at:
• ICOPA IX -Toronto
• ICOPA X -Nigeria
• ICOPA Posters
- A retro-look
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The Movement to Abolish Prisons is as old as prisons themselves. In the 19th century, voices like Thomas Buxton of the British Parliament and Victor Hugo of France condemned the prison system and retributive justice. In 1976 Gilbert Cantor, a former editor of the Philadelphia Bar magazine, wrote in that prestigious magazine: "If our entire criminal justice apparentus were simply closed down...there would probably be a decrease in the amount of behaviour now labeled 'criminal.'
The time has come to abolish the game of crime and punishment, and to substitute a paradigm of resitutition and responsibility. The goal is the civilization of our treatment of offenders."
Ruth Morris of Rittenhouse, Canada 1997
In 1981, the Canadian Quaker Committee on Jails and Justice planted the seed that grew to become ICOPA. Since 1982, eight international conferences have been held in all regions of the world.
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| ICOPA XI 7-11th February 2006 |
The agenda and the form of the conference is now open. Papers can be submitted by emailing: icopa@justiceaction.org.au
Themes to be explored and expanded at the conference can be found here and conference registration can be made over the internet, from this link.
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| A full ICOPA history |
An Introduction and History by one of the founders - Ruth Morris
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| Conferences VIII, IX and X |
Last modified:
Mon, Apr 17, 2006 |
ICOPA X
The Tenth Conference on Penal Abolition
was held in Lagos, Nigeria - Sept/Oct 2002
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ICOPA IX
The Nineth Conference on Penal Abolition
was held in Torronto, Canada - Spring 2000
- Hosts and Regional Contacts
ICOPA VIII
The Eighth Conference on Penal Abolition
was held in Auckland, New Zealand - February 1997.
- Overview, conference resolutions and papers
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| The Abolition Foundation |
ICOPA founders have established a small trust to continue the conferences and build the movement for penal abolition.
ICOPA needs your help and support.
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