Legal Systems Timetable
| Understanding of legal systems. Programme | |||
| Venue: Marjorie Sykes Room, Friends House, 173-177 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BJ | |||
| Day 1 | 2nd December 2024 | ||
| Time | Activity | Speakers | Topic |
| 10:30 | Registration and coffee | Participants will provide a one page summary of their background and interests | |
| 11:00 | Welcome | Jane Hutton | |
| 11:05 | Introductions | All | One minute on background and most important topic |
| 11:30 | Presentation |
Job de Roij, Lead Statistics Regulator - Crime and Security domain, Office for Statistics Regulation |
Challenges and opportunities in crime and justice official statistics |
| 12:10 | Presentation |
Andrew Walker, Head of Physical Forensics, City of London Police |
Investigative challenges in Forensic Case Management |
| 12:40 | Presentation |
Hollie Calley, University of Exeter |
Visualising homicide evidence (TBC) |
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13:00 |
Discussion | All |
List the main issues arising from first talks, questions to address |
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13:15 |
Lunch | ||
| 14:00 | Presentation |
Dr Amy Wilson, University of Edinburgh and Dr Gail Robertson, Biomathematics & Statistics Scotland |
Methods for evaluating evidence: drugs on banknotes and the Knox-Kercher case. |
| 14:45 | Case studies | Groups of about six people | Refining questions, outline approaches to solutions. |
| 16:00 | Refreshments | ||
| 16:20 | Feedback | Volunteers. About 10 minutes per group. | Describe potential projects based on questions. |
| 17:00 | Break | ten minute walk to Restaurant | |
| 18:00 | Dinner | The Great Nepalese, 48 Eversholt Street, London NW1 1DA | Further discussions. |
| 20:30 | End of day | ||
| Day 2 | 3rd December 2024 | ||
| 09:00 | Presentation |
Professor Andromachi Tseloni, Professor of Quantitative Criminology, Nottingham Trent University and Academic Lead Data First Programme |
Data First: Linked administrative justice data and opportunities for research and policy evidence. |
| 09:45 | Presentation |
Associate Professor Genvieve Grant, Faculty of Law, Monash University |
Civil litigation, administrative data and data linkage - a company law example. |
| 10:30 | Refreshments | ||
| 10:50 | Discussion | Groups |
Opportunities and experience of routinely collected data. |
| 11:45 |
Presentation |
Dr Rowland Seymour, University of Birmingham |
Statistical prevalence estimation methods for different crime types. |
| 12:30 | Lunch | ||
| 13:30 | Presentation | Professor Jane L Hutton, University of Warwick | Stop. Search. Decide. How can we evaluate screening policies? |
| 14:10 | Presentation |
Professor Qingyuan Zhao, University of Cambridge |
Response on Stop. Search. Decide. |
| 14:30 | Discussion | Groups | Topics arising from potential projects and Tuesday presentations. |
| 15:15 | Refreshments | ||
| 15:30 | Discussion | All | Overview of workshop: different professional perspective. |
| 16:00 | End of day | ||