To be held in Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel from 18 May to 20 May 2010, ACCOP 2010 is a global meeting of psychologists, international police and academia in the field of Criminal and Operations psychology. In this upcoming conference, there will be a series of pre-conference workshops, keynote presentations, oral paper presentations as well as poster presentations. The committee would like to invite and welcome academicians and practitioners from all over the world to present their work on criminal and operations psychology. This can be in the form of paper and/or poster presentations. Proposals can pertain to behavioural sciences research, theory and applications in the following fields:

• Criminal and Forensic Psychology
• Psychology of Terrorism, Counter-Terrorism and De-radicalisation
• Crisis and Criminal Hostage Negotiations
• Critical Incident and Disaster Psychology
• Leadership and Command Psychology
• Resilience and Well-being in Law Enforcement and Corrections Settings
• Personnel Assessment / Occupational Psychology in Law Enforcement and Corrections Settings
• Changing Concepts of Order and Crime: Media and New Media Perspectives

Paper presentations may report on empirical studies and/or applied research (e.g. case studies). Each individual paper presentation is limited to 20 minutes, inclusive of a question-and-answer session. Presenters are encouraged to present their papers via PowerPoint slides but alternative audiovisual presentations may be possible, as long as they are kept within the 20 minute time slot. Presenters are advised to provide early notification to the Scientific Committee if they wish to employ an alternative audiovisual presentation format. Presenters who wish to conduct a paper presentation will need to submit an abstract of the paper (in an obligatory format) alongside their current Curriculum Vitae (CV).

Poster presentations allow presenters to report their findings on research with simple designs. Poster presentations are a great opportunity, especially for students, who would like to present the outcomes of their studies following a simple intervention, research with simple or no statistical analyses, or even literature reviews of topics receiving great attention in the area of Criminal and Operations psychology. Presenters are required to organise and represent their information in a suitable format for printing on A1-sized (594mm by 841mm) posters. Each poster presentation is limited to a maximum of TWO A1-sized posters. While there is no prescribed format, presenters are advised to organise their information according to (i) Introduction / Objectives of research, (ii) Methodology, (iii) Results, (iv) Discussion/Conclusion. The posters will be set up in a dedicated time and area and presenters will have the opportunity to interact with delegates and to exchange ideas pertaining to their research.  Presenters who wish to conduct a poster presentation will need to submit an abstract of the poster (in an obligatory format) alongside their current Curriculum Vitae (CV).

All paper and posters abstract submissions will be reviewed by members of the Scientific Committee and its review panel, which comprises both practitioner and academic expert reviewers. Abstract submissions will be evaluated based on originality, technical and/or research content/depth, accuracy, relevance to the conference, contributions and comprehensibility. 

General rules for submissions

• All submissions must be original
• All submissions must adhere to the predetermined format and should be submitted via the online submission form
• All details should be accurate as what you send to the Conference Organisers will be copied directly to the Conference booklet
• Acceptance or otherwise is at the discretion of the Conference Scientific Committee
• The acceptance of a submission does not imply funding of registration, travel arrangements, accommodation or other costs by the Conference Organisers
• A submission which does not adhere to the regulations is likely to be rejected
• Responsibility for the accuracy of all submissions rests with the author
• A microphone, projector, projector screen and laptop are standard equipments available for all paper presentations. Presenters should notify the Conference Organisers early should you require other AV equipment, by indicating on the abstract submission form. The provision of these equipments, however, is not guaranteed.

International and regional participants include:

• Police Psychologists from Hong Kong Police Force
• Police Psychologists from Indonesia National Police
• Forensic Psychologists from Australia
• Forensic Psychologists from United Kingdom
• Forensic Psychologists from United States
• Forensic Psychologists from Canada

Local participants include:

• Singapore Police Force
• Singapore Prison Service
• Behavioural Sciences Unit
• Singapore Civil Defence Force
• Central Narcotics Bureau
• Immigration and Checkpoints Authority of Singapore
• Home Team Academy
• Singapore Management University

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