Conferences

Quakers in Criminal Justice holds a residential weekend conference every year, usually in February.

The venues are chosen for their peaceful and spiritual atmosphere, which helps people to relax and communicate at a deep level. Typical venues include Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre in Birmingham, The Ammerdown Centre in Somerset and Hinsley Hall in Leeds.

Overviews of past and upcoming conferences are available below:

2024: Gateways to Rehabilitation
2023: Prejudice and Disadvantage – Groups Over-Represented in the Criminal Justice System
2022: Trauma, Dysfunction and Criminality
2021: Finding Hope in Difficult Times
2020: Challenges and Helping Hands
2019: The Decriminalisation of the Personal Use of Drugs
2018: Mental Health and the Criminal Justice System
2017: Restorative Justice & Restorative Practices
2016: Poverty and Power – Where is our responsibility?
2015: What Is the Criminal Justice System For?
2014: The Changing Landscape of the Criminal Justice System
2013: Celebrating Success in the Criminal Justice System
2012: The Cradle and the Grave – Both ends of the Criminal Justice System
2011: Swimming Against the Tide
2010: Whose Hands Are at Work Within the Justice System?
2009: Making Connections
2008: From Faith into Action
2007: Those Harmed by Crime...?