Programme & Abstracts latest

The complete programme will span the three days of the conference.  Presentations will be updated as we accept them into the programme.

 

12th Annual Forensic Research & Teaching (FORREST) Conference

~ PROGRAMME 2016 ~

Day 1

Tuesday 5th July 2016

13:00

Welcome: Allan Jamieson

incl. Emergency Procedure announcement

14:00

Norman Fenton (Queen Mary University, London) –

The benefits & pitfalls of using the likelihood ratio to help understand

the impact of forensic evidence

14:30

Claire Gwinnett (Staffordshire University) –

Can undergraduate students get involved with casework?

The use of Easylift to link burglary scenes

15:00

COFFEE

15:30

Barry Turner (Lincoln University) –

Accreditation & registration of experts

16:00

Valentina Brenzini (Anglia Ruskin University) –

A comparison study of the detection of blood stains on

painted surfaces with Luminol

16:30

Ben de Rooij (Avans University) –

International classroom: Experiences with exchange programs

in Forensic Science

17:00

Carole McCartney (Northumbria University) –

Flushing out the Mavericks and Dogmatic: Expert Evidence and Rule 19

17:30

FINISH

17:45

Civic Reception at Glasgow City Chambers

 

Day 2                                                     

Wednesday 6th July 2016

09:00

Debra Carr (Cranfield) –

Forensic textile science: a case study - gunshot damage

09:30

Ashleigh Hunt (University of Cumbria) –

A Major Incident - Real world lessons outside the classroom

10:00

Rory Simmons (Northumbria University) –

The use of multivariate analysis for interpreting

textile fibre evidence in criminal cases

10:30

Keith Sturrock (University of Abertay) –

The application of X-ray Micro-Computed Tomography to

forensic teaching and research

11:00

COFFEE

11:30

Plenary Session: Right Hon. Lord Bracadale QC

Judicial primers for scientific evidence, and, Thomas Ross Young v HMA

12:15

Lesslie Young (Epilepsy Scotland) –

Crime Seen? Inadvertent entry into the criminal justice system

from behaviour associated with seizure activity

12:45

Rachel Bolton-King (Staffordshire University) –

Peer-Mentoring to improve forensic graduate employability skills

13:15

LUNCH and Poster Session

14:15

Ellen Hofstede & Sonny van Seeters (Avans University) –

Didactics in forensic science, an experience-based journey

14:45

Graham Williams (University of Huddersfield) –

Genetic based body fluid identification strategies

15:15

Ahmad Aurangzaib (Punjab Forensic Science Agency, Pakistan) –

Change of location of firing pin impression of 7MM bolt action rifles

15:45

COFFEE

16:00

Rick Graham (University of Leeds) –

Rule 19 of the Criminal Procedure Rules and trust in the expert

16:30

Hilary Hamnett (University of Glasgow) –

Teaching Research Skills to Forensic Science Students by Drinking Coffee

17:00

Graeme Walker (NHS Inverness) –

The (in)significance of genital injury in rape and sexual assault

17:30

FINISH

19:00-24:00

Conference Dinner

 

 

Day 3

Thursday 7th July 2016

09:00

“Matters Arising” (Panel Session)

10:30

COFFEE

10:45

Lorna Dawson (The James Hutton Institute) –

Soil in criminal investigations: intelligence and evaluation in current and cold cases

11:15

Tim Thompson (Teeside University & Science & Justice) -

Publishing your forensic research

11:45

Allan Jamieson (The Forensic Institute) -

T and Me; Soles, Science, and Statistics

12:45

Closing remarks, announcement of Best Speaker & Best Poster Prizes

13:00

END

 

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