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Miscarriages of Justice in Scotland

The first event of this programme will be held on Tuesday 25th-Wednesday 26th August in the Institute for Advanced Studies, James Weir Building, Montrose Street, Glasgow.

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Tuesday 25th August 2009

9:30 Arrival, registration, refreshments
10:00 Introduction to the Institute for Advanced Studies and the Miscarriages of Justice programme
Michael Bromby (Programme Leader) & Jane Morgan (IAS Director)
10:15

Michael Bromby – the programme, introductions, outcomes and objectives
Michael Naughton – Innocence Network UK
Round table discussion

11:00 Coffee Break
11:30 Sandra Lean – Does the portrayal of the system effect beliefs onto those in the system? Language and understanding; areas of underdevelopment
Round table discussion
12:30 Lunch
13:30 Peter Duff – Views from beyond the SCCRC
John Mayer – Views from the Scottish Bar
Round table discussion
14:30 Coffee Break
15:00 Peter Hill – A Proposed Reform Group
Sandra Lean - The need for a step between the current system and policy makers
Round table discussion
16:00 Round-up and close


Wednesday 26th August 2009

9:30 Arrival, registration, refreshments
10:00 Michael Bromby – Peaks and Troughs. Will the SCCRC continue to receive a steady rate of applications? Why do successful cases not appear to cause a deluge of other cases?
Michael Naughton – Innocence as a Lens
Round table discussion
11:00 Coffee Break
11:30 Rhonda Wheate – Jury Research. Is the time ripe for further enquiry into the mechanics of juries, decision making, and their ability to understand evidence?
Round table discussion
12:30 Lunch
13:30 Burkhard Schafer – Is reasonable doubt reasonable - Larry Laudan's epistemology and
the SCCRC
Round table discussion
14:30 Coffee Break
15:00 Amina Memon – The role of the forensic psychologist. Are research findings backing up policy and development in Scotland?
Round table discussion
16:00 Round-up and close

 

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