Ghent, Belgium June , 2009

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1 (updated June 18, 2009) Ghent, Belgium June , 2009 EU-LAC City of Ghent Technical Forum and exchange of best practices on courtsupervised treatment alternatives to incarceration for drug-dependent offenders. The Belgian experience. Ghent, Belgium. Wednesday June 24 Location: City Hall Departure from Hotels Ibis Kathedral and Opera Registration at the City Hall Opening of conference Presenting: Filip De Sager, Drug Coordinator at the City of Ghent and EU-LAC Coordinator in Ghent HE Mr. Stefaan De Clerck, Minister of Justice of Belgium Honorable Daniel Termont, Mayor of the city of Ghent Ambassador James F. Mack, Executive Secretary of the Inter-American Drug Abuse Control Commission (CICAD), Secretariat for Multidimensional Security of the Organization of American States (OAS) Prof. Dr. Paul Van Cauwenberge, Chancellor (Rector) of Ghent University Reception offered by the city of Ghent (City Hall)

2 Thursday June 25 Location: Ghent Courthouse Departure from Hotels Ibis Kathedral and Opera Arrival at the Courthouse From Santiago (Chile) to Ghent (Belgium). Outcomes and future challenges. Review from the last exchange. Anna Chisman, Head of Demand Reduction CICAD/OAS :30 Implementation of a drug treatment court within existing legislation. Or do you need to change the law? Basic principles of a Drug Treatment Court Coffee Break Moderator: Rafael Franzini, Deputy Executive Secretary of CICAD/OAS David Fletcher, Presiding Judge North Liverpool Community Justice Centre, Liverpool, United Kingdom Caroline S. Cooper, Director, BJA/USDOJ Drug Court Clearinghouse. Research Professor and Associate Director Justice Programs Office, School of Public Affairs American University, Washington D.C Brief explanation of the Belgian judicial system and of the drug treatment court pilot as implemented in Ghent. Jorn Dangreau, Ghent Drug Treatment Court Judge, Ghent, Belgium Annemieke Serlippens, Ghent Drug Treatment Court Prosecutor, Ghent, Belgium Alphonse Franssen, Coordinator of the drug treatment service providers of the province of East Flanders, Belgium Laurent Van Puyenbroeck, Attorney and Scientific Researcher at Ghent University

3 Open forum discussion Shared responsibility of the various government departments (justice, health, and others). Presentation and open forum discussion Kevin Goulbourne, Consultant Psychiatrist, National Council on Drug Abuse; Ministry of Health; Ministry of National Security & Justice (drug court Montego Bay), Jamaica Brice De Ruyver, Prof. dr. Brice De Ruyver. Director Institute for International Research on Criminal Policy (IRCP), Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium Lunch (Eating adventure offered by the city of Ghent) Leadership roles. Definition of the roles of the different institutions and actors involved in drug treatment courts: Health, Justice, (Judge, Prosecutor and Defense), National Drug Commissions, treatment specialists and providers, others. Presentation and open forum discussion. Moderator: Rafael Franzini, Deputy Executive Secretary of CICAD/OAS William Early, Presiding Judge of the Drug Treatment Court in Dublin, Ireland Ingunn Seim, Leader of the DTC-team and centre in Bergen, Norway Claudio Roe, Prosecutor s Office, Chile Thomas Gillis, Defense Attorney, DTC Ghent, Belgium

4 Training of drug treatment court stakeholders. Presentation and open forum discussion. Moderator: Antonio Lomba, EU-LAC Project Manager and Demand Reduction Specialist at CICAD/OAS. Luz María García Rivas, Executive Director for Demand Reduction. National Center of Planning, Analysis and Information for the Fight Against Delinquency (CENAPI), PGR, Mexico Paul Bentley, Judge and President of the International Association of Drug Treatment Courts (IADTC) Dinner offered by the City of Ghent

5 Friday June 26 Location: Ghent University, Het Pand Departure from Hotels Ibis Kathedral and Opera to the Het Pand Building Cooperation between the criminal justice system and treatment services in an integral and integrated drug policy. University of Ghent. Belgium. Presentation and open forum discussion Coffee Break Moderator: Annemieke Serlippens, Ghent Drug Treatment Court Prosecutor, Ghent, Belgium Brice De Ruyver, Prof. dr. Brice De Ruyver. Director Institute for International Research on Criminal Policy (IRCP), Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium DTC indicators and evaluation system. DTC practice based on evidence. Is the DTC working? How do we know that it works? Presentation and open forum discussion. Moderator: Jorn Dangreau, Ghent Drug Treatment Court Judge, Ghent, Belgium Suzan Verberk, Council of Jurisprudence of the Netherlands Caroline S. Cooper, Director, BJA/USDOJ Drug Court Clearinghouse. Research Professor and Associate Director Justice Programs Office, School of Public Affairs American University, Washington D.C.

6 :00 Treatment providers and their relationship with Justice (1): treatment protocols and aftercare. Presentation and open forum discussion. Moderator: Alphonse Franssen, Coordinator of the drug treatment service providers of the province of East Flanders, Belgium Mariano Montenegro, Director of Treatment and Rehabilitation. CONACE, Chile Wouter Vanderplasschen, Assistant professor at Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium Lunch offered by Ghent University :00 Treatment providers and their relationship with Justice (2): the role of the liaison, and the coordinator. Presentation and open forum discussion Moderator: Anna Chisman, Head of Demand Reduction CICAD/OAS Paul Bentley, Judge and President of the International Association of Drug Treatment Courts (IADTC) Carla Troncoso, Drug Treatment Court Magistrate, Chile Hans-Gunnar Stey, Leader of the DTC-team centre in Oslo, Norway Sara Rivera, Director of the Talita Kum Therapeutic Community and drug treatment court liaison, Chile Next steps within the EU-LAC initiative. Future cooperation Anna Chisman, Head of Demand Reduction CICAD/OAS Antonio Lomba, EU-LAC Project Manager and Demand Reduction Specialist at CICAD/OAS Closing remarks Walking dinner followed by jazz

7 Saturday May Activity organized by the City of Ghent