THE ROYAL STATISTICAL SOCIETY
STATISTICS AND LAW SECTION INAUGURAL MEETING
MAY 1ST, 2.00 - 4.00 p.m.
Lecture Theatre, Royal Statistical Society, 12 Errol Street
(entrance on Lamb’s Buildings) London EC1Y 8LX
Visions for the future
Professor C.G.G. Aitken, (Forensic Statistics, University of Edinburgh)
Professor G. Jackson (Forensic Science, University of Abertay)
Professor P. Roberts (Criminal Jurisprudence, University of Nottingham)
The Statistics and Law working group of the Royal Statistical Society
was set up in 2005 following a series of high-profile criminal cases
involving sudden unexpected deaths in infancy. Over the last few years,
the group has written a series of four reports on ‘Communicating and
Interpreting Statistical Evidence in the Administration of Criminal
Justice’, published by the Royal Statistical Society with the support of
the Nuffield Foundation. Following the publication of these reports, the
group was wound up and recreated as a Section of the Society. This is
the inaugural meeting of the Section. The three main authors of the
reports will present their ideas for the future activities of the
Section and look for a lively discussion on the role of statistics in
the law.
The reports are available as pdf files from www.rss.org.uk/statsandlaw
Tea and coffee will be available before the seminar.
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Any enquiries please contact Colin Aitken (see below)
Travel Information: The nearest tube stations are Moorgate, Old Street,
Liverpool Street and Barbican.
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Professor Colin Aitken,
Professor of Forensic Statistics,
School of Mathematics,
King's Buildings,
University of Edinburgh,
Peter Guthrie Tait Road, Edinburgh, EH9 3FD.
0131 650 4877; [log in to unmask]
http://www.maths.ed.ac.uk/~cgga
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