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

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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

THANK YOU TO 1919 MAGAZINE & THE SCOTTISH POLICE FEDERATION FOR SPONSORING THIS EVENT

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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.

Mental Health in the Criminal Justice System: It's Time for Reform Registration, Fri 25 Oct 2024 at 09:00 | Eventbrite

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

 

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STIRLING COURT HOTEL, UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING, SCOTLAND

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