Webinar: Statistical issues in police investigations

We’re pleased to invite you to an upcoming webinar from the Scottish Policing Academic Centre of Excellence (SPACE):

Statistical issues in police investigations, including clusters of health care deaths

Friday 12th Jun

10:00–11:30 GMT

Online (Microsoft Teams)

This session will explore key statistical challenges in policing and forensic investigations, including the analysis of clusters of deaths in healthcare settings.

What to expect:

• A case study examining statistical evidence in the Lucy Letby case
• Insights into the challenges of applying epidemiological methods in criminal investigations
• Discussion of common statistical pitfalls in policing, including bias, data selection, and modelling
• An overview of ongoing work to strengthen the use of statistics in police investigations

Speakers:

Jane Hutton, Professor of Statistics, University of Warwick
Amy Wilson, Lecturer in Statistics, University of Edinburgh

Chair: @Susan McVie, Professor of Quantitative Criminology, University of Edinburgh

This webinar will be of interest to researchers, practitioners, and anyone working at the intersection of data, statistics, and policing.

👉 Register here: https://bit.ly/4eryDfj