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    Help! Murder! Polis!: The history of crime in Glasgow
    Provider   Organisational and Staff Development Unit

    OSDU are hosting 6 lunchtime classes every Thursday starting from the 20 April where staff can discover the seamy side of the city of culture with a journey through the history of crime and punishment in Glasgow.

Duration 6 sessions

Course Type Series

Booking Status Archived

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Target Audience: All Staff

This series of 6 one hour lunchtime sessions are opened to all staff members and are taking place every Thursday from the 20 April.

Discover the seamy side of the city of culture with a journey through the history of crime and punishment in Glasgow. The class will discuss the history of the police, courts and prisons in the city, from the Medieval period to the First World War, from the days of public hangings at Glasgow Cross to Victorian and Edwardian high society murder trials. The class will include a walk (in week six) through the dark side of the Merchant City.



Delivered By: Ronnie Scott, CLL

Prerequisites

In order to get maximum benefit from the Series, you should attend all 6 workshops. Please check the dates to ensure you can attend all 6 workshops:

  • Session 1: 20/04/2017

  • Session 2: 27/04/2017

  • Session 3: 04/05/2017

  • Session 4: 11/05/2017

  • Session 5: 18/05/2017

  • Session 6: 25/05/2017

CANCELLATION POLICY

When applying for a course, you should note that there will be a £50* to your department if you cancel within 5** working days or you do not attend, and a £25 charge for cancellations/ non-attendance between 6 and 10 working days. There will be no charge for cancellation made 10 or more working days before the event. Notifications should be made to OSDU@strath.ac.uk

A department is welcome to send someone else in your place if they wish without incurring a charge, providing that person has the necessary pre-requisites for the course. In the case of courses split over more than one day, you must attend ALL parts of the course. If you fail to attend any part you will be charged as outlined above.

*This is the standard charge for cancellation or non-attendance of course of 1 days duration or less. For some courses there may be a higher cancellation charge and if this is the case you will be advised of this at the time of booking.

**Any bookings made within 10 days of the event will incur the charges as specified.