Joint BAFS and The Forensic Network event: "Mental health in the criminal justice system: towards reform" The relationship between mental health and criminality is complex and multifaceted
Date: 25/10/24
Time: 0900 Registration and Welcome - Full Day Programme, Reception & Dinner
Venue: STIRLING COURT HOTEL, UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING, SCOTLAND
Prices
- Members: £0.00
- Non-members: £0.00
- Students: £0.00
THANK YOU TO 1919 MAGAZINE & THE SCOTTISH POLICE FEDERATION FOR SPONSORING THIS EVENT
1919 Magazine covers justice and social affairs issues in Scotland and is published online on the first Tuesday of every month. It is a free digital magazine – funded by the Scottish Police Federation – containing in-depth interviews, features and exclusive news stories on topics such as policing, crime, politics, public policy and current affairs.
The editorial team is led by award-winning journalist Gemma Fraser, with further editorial content provided by employees of Quantum Communications Group Limited, a PR agency commissioned to support the magazine’s operation. The publication was launched in June 2021 and has become a key part of the media landscape, having been shortlisted for several national awards.
To find out more please go to: 1919magazine.co.uk
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EVENT INFORMATION
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We would be delighted if you could join us for a full-day meeting set in the beautiful location of Stirling, Scotland at the Stirling Court Hotel. Lunch and refreshments are included in the price of registration, with an additional option to book to join us for a conference dinner to end the day.
REGISTRATION AND RATES: EventBrite Forensic Network Scotland
Subscribe to the British Academy of Forensic Sciences discount on membership rates when you register for this event.
Early bird rates available. BAFS Members special rate. Blue light and mental health workers, and students and trainees benefit from Student rate.
KEY SPEAKERS
Professor Peter Watson | Solicitor Advocate PBW Law, Visiting Professor of Law, Strathclyde University, President BAFS
Professor Andrew Forrester | Professor of Forensic Psychiatry, Cardiff University; Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist and Director of Research, Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Sir Harry Burns | Professor of Global Public Health, Strathclyde University and former Chief Medical Officer
Mr David Kennedy | General Secretary, Scottish Police Federation, Hon Member BAFS Executive Council
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GUEST SPEAKERS
Dr Harneet Hundal Clinical Director and Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist, Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Professor Lindsay Thomson Professor of Forensic Psychiatry, University of Edinburgh; Medical Director, State Hospital at Carstairs
Dr Jo Brown Clinical Director and Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist, Orchard Clinic, Royal Edinburgh Hospital
Clare Crole-Rees Consultant Psychologist, Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Manuela Jarrett Assistant Professor in Mental Health Nursing, University of Birmingham
Shelagh McCall KC Convener of the Faculty of Advocates’ Human Rights and Rule of Law Committee
How to get there
STIRLING COURT HOTEL, UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING, SCOTLAND
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