Law/Criminology: Child Anonymity in the Criminal Justice System – University Tutorial With Dr Kathy Hampson From Aberystwyth University
May 15 @ 14:15 - 15:00
In this live interactive Law/Criminology tutorial, we will be joined by Dr Kathy Hampson, Senior Lecturer in Criminology in the Department of Law & Criminology at Aberystwyth University, who will explore Child Anonymity in the Criminal Justice System.
The full context/introduction to this live and interactive discussion is provided in a Headliner recorded resource (see below). This recording can be watched as a class activity or independently in preparation for the discussion.
Children who commit crimes generally have their identity protected by law from being made public. However, judges are able to overturn this protection if they decide that it is in the public interest to do so. However, this can have some serious consequences for those children, their families, for victims and their families.
Using real cases, this session will explore whether children should ever be identified.
The session aims to deepen students’ understanding of the topic whilst enabling them to access and experience a live online university tutorial.
Lecturer Profile (Please Click): Dr Kathy Hampson
Our events are designed so that a group of students can take part from a classroom, or students and teachers can take part as individuals, either from school or from home. This means that sessions will continue irrespective of possible school closures.
As a live, participative event, this session will not be recorded but access to the Headliner recording will continue to be accessible.
Suitable for: Key Stage 5, and equivalent, students studying or with an interest in studying Law, Criminology and related subjects. Teachers and members of school staff, as always, are welcome too and participants can join as individuals from school/college or home, or as a group from school/college.
Preparation/Pre-Reading: Students are asked to watch the Headliner recording and consider some of the key issues and any questions raised.
The IT Setup: The event will be run on Zoom and participants will be able to join using laptops, tablets, and mobile devices. If you are joining as a school group, we recommend connecting with one device and projecting on to a whiteboard. You will be able to interact with the university via a microphone and/or typed comments and questions. Full details will be sent to those who have registered (see below) prior to the event.
Booking a Place: This is free for schools and colleges. If you would like to take part in this event, please register your interest using the link to the registration form below: