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Heritage and History of the UK Criminal Justice System
A one-day conference hosted by the European Centre for the Study of
Policing
Michael Young Building
Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes.
Friday June 18th, 2004
10.30am - 4.30pm
The 'bobby' has long been extolled as one of Britain's crowning glories,
yet many police and criminal justice institutions in the UK are
surprisingly negligent with their heritage.
There is still no national policy for preserving the records of provincial
police forces, although the Freedom of Information Act offers both the
opportunity of creating one, and the threat that its arrival might
precipitate an intensified period of 'shredding'. Meanwhile, crime
dominates the public agenda as never before, and various views about the
'good old days' of law enforcement (and, sometimes, of crime too) are
proffered in the media.
This one-day conference at the Open University in Milton Keynes will
provide an opportunity to discuss a wide variety of issues in this field.
Rather than focus on the findings of academic research, it is intended to
be of practical use to those working in the field, including museum
curators, archivists, police record management officers, academics
researching in the area, and interested members of the public.
Programme
Session One: The nature of the situation.
Clive Emsley (Open University) 'Welcome and introduction'
Hugh Forrester (Curator, The Police Museum, Belfast) 'A history worth
preserving?' Chris A. Williams (Open University) 'British police forces'
archiving policies in 2003' Stefania Bernini (Open University) 'Police
archives in London: the state of play' Charles Griffiths, (Dyfed-Powys
Police Museum) 'Museum status, storage demands, and 'hearts and minds' -
three insurmountable areas?' Tony O' Connor and Bryn Elliot (Waltham
Abbey Police Historical Collection) 'The role of a police collection in a
local community museum'
During lunch there will be an opportunity to view displays from a number of
police archives, museums, preservation initiatives, and related
organisations, to watch a video about the Gendarmerie and Carabinieri
museums in Paris and Rome, and to tour the recently completed archive
facility in the Open University's Library.
Session Two: Challenges and opportunities
Martyn Lockwood (Essex Police Museum) 'Essex Police Museum and its
relationship to the Essex Police' Kelvin Smith (National Archives, Kew)
'The impact of the Freedom of Information Act on records management'
Alice Stewart (Records Manager, Strathclyde Police) 'Police force records
management policies and the needs of the historical record' Guy Purdey
(South East Museum, Library and Archive Council) 'The role of the museums,
libraries and archives sector'
Session Three: The way forward for criminal justice heritage in the UK.
Short panel presentations followed by a general discussion.
With: Clive Emsley (Open University); Dave Cross (Police History Society /
West Midlands Police Museum); Bev Baker (Galleries of Justice, Nottingham)
All sessions and lunch take place in the Meeting Rooms of the Michael Young
Building, which has ground-level access throughout.
Registration Form [please print out, fill in, and send off]
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Cost (includes lunch, refreshments, and copy of the conference proceedings)
£48 / £28 Cheques to 'The Open University'. The concessionary rate applies
to voluntary organisations, students, and Police History Society members.
If in doubt, contact us. Send to: Heritage Conference, History Dept, Arts
Faculty, Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA.
For more information about the conference, ring Valerie Humphrey on 01908
652477 or email [log in to unmask]
The European Centre for the Study of Policing (Director, Professor Clive
Emsley) is based in the Open University's History Department. It maintains
an archive of material relating to UK and European police history, and has
recently added a bibliography of British police history to its website.
http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/history/policing
The conference is benefiting from close consultation with the Police
History Society. With over 350 members worldwide, the PHS is a body for all
those with an interest in the police history of the UK. For more
information, see: http://www.policehistorysociety.co.uk/
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Margaret Procter
Lecturer in Records and Information Management
LUCAS, School of History
9 Abercromby Sq
Liverpool L69 3DA
Tel 0044 151 794 2411
Fax 0044 151 794 3153
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