Women as participants in the criminal justice system

Summary report of the seminar is attached.

Proceedings of a seminar held Canberra, 18-21 June 1975

Contents

• Introduction
• Opening session
• Session 1
  The Honourable Mr Justice L.K. Murphy
• Session 2
  • Panel discussion: Discrimination against women in Australia: some or none?
    H. Coonan, M. Sleeman, M. Berg, B. Wurtheim
• Session 3
  • Women offenders
    David Biles
• Session 4
  • Feminism - the end of preferential treatment for women
    E. Barnett
• Session 5
  • Women in the criminal justice system in Finland - Lecture I
    Professor Anttila
• Session 6
  • Career opportunities for women in the criminal justice system
    J.L.A. Griffits, E.C. McGuire, E. Barnett, M.E. Carpenter
• Session 7
  • Women in the criminal justice system  in Finland - Lecture II
    Professor Anttila
• Session 8 [not included]
• Session 9
  • Women as victims of crime, and some personal comments
    The Honourable Justice E.A. Evatt
• Session 10 [not included]
• Session 11
  • Overseas views on the role of women in society
    M.F.J. Campbell, A. Dambui, G. Nugawela, R. Paul, B.C. Sekhar, M. Sovaki
• Session 12
  • Can you legislate for equality?
    David Partlett
• Session 13
  • Is there a special role for women in a juvenile court?
    Judge A. Demack
• Appendix I
  • Resolutions
• Appendix II
  • List of participants
• Appendix III
  • Seminar programme