BSC HCN Discussion Group: The Role of the CPS in Hate Crime Prosecution
Wed 15 Nov 2023 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM GMT
Online, Zoom
Description
In this interactive session, Teresa Hughes, who is a Senior Crown Prosecutor, will consider the role of the CPS in prosecuting hate crimes in England and Wales and share some of the decision-making that takes place in these cases. This is an interactive session and there will be plenty of time for questions and discussion.
Once you register, you will receive an email with the joining link. The discussion group takes place on Zoom. If you can, please arrive just before 2pm, so we can get started on time. We're a friendly bunch, so feel free to keep your camera on. When our speaker presents, you will not be visible and the meeting will be recorded.
About this discussion group:
This discussion group is part of the BSC Hate Crime Network, and has been designed to create a supportive space for PGRs and ECRs who are researching within the broad area of hate studies. PGRs could include students studying at MA and doctoral level, and ECRs includes those researchers who are within five years of receiving their doctorate. The group brings PGRs and ECRs together to share their research projects, discuss methodological issues, and consider best practices when researching sensitive topics.
The group will touch upon, but are not limited to, the following topics:
• Working with and supporting victims
• Managing the sensitivity of hate studies research
• Ethical issues
• Working with policy-makers and practitioners
• Creative and inclusive research methods
• Our responsibility as researchers
• Working with perpetrators of hate crime
In addition to these discussions, the group will also organise occasional training sessions with more experienced researchers. These training sessions could cover some of the above, but please get in touch if there are any particular areas that you would benefit from. These sessions will be led by an experienced researcher within the area of hate studies, but there will continue to be an emphasis on open discussion and Q&A. All sessions will run online (unless otherwise stated) via Zoom. These will be bi-monthly on a Wednesday afternoon lasting 1 hour (2-3pm). Presenters will speak for approximately 25 minutes, and this will be followed by a discussion.
If you would like to present at one of these discussion groups, please contact Leah Burch (burchl@hope.ac.uk @LeahFBurch) with a short bio and abstract. This does not need to be detailed but should give a broad overview of a potential topic/issue/method that you would like to discuss. Alternatively, if you have a theme/question that you would like discuss or for a training session, please get in touch.
To stay up to date with these events and access joining details, please ensure that you follow the British Society of Criminology Hate Crime Network on Twitter @BscHcn and are subscribed to our JISCmail account https://t.co/E0KNH46fSa?amp=1