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.
A pdf version of the programme can be downloaded by clicking here.
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
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| 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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