Forensic Psychology Research Theme
Exploring criminal behaviour from the perspectives of causation, assessment, treatment, and management; plus, an examination of factors that help desist from crime.
We conduct high-quality research on diverse topics such as understanding offending behaviour and crime, bystander behaviour and intervention, prevention of crime and victimization, eyewitness memory and investigative interviewing, and intervention with victims, offenders, and vulnerable populations. We use a range of methods (for example qualitative research, quantitative research, and mixed methods research) and approaches ranging from experimental to field studies. Further, our research has close links to other areas of psychology such as criminal and investigative psychology, social psychology, cognitive psychology, and developmental psychology.
Our members are currently engaged in research projects addressing topics such as:
- the link between dark triad personality traits and offending behaviour
- bystander behaviours in bias-based bullying and harassment
- intervention in cases of domestic abuse and stalking
- terrorism and Cybercrime
- preventing sexual and gender-based violence
- developing new techniques to enhance eyewitness memory and improve police investigations
- examination of adversity, wellbeing and support among marginalised groups
- desistance, recovery and pathways into and out of substance use and crime
We have strong cross-disciplinary links with other academics and national/international universities and are active in the academic community, namely by leading international research projects, authoring high-quality research, and working as editors and members of the editorial board for Journals on this field. Our group also comprises chartered forensic psychologists and has strong links with practitioners namely in the Prison and Probation Services, the NHS, and the Police. Our research is funded by various sources, which include the British Academy, UKRI, the Leverhulme Foundation, the NHS, and the Police.
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Meet the researchers within this theme:
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Dr Kurannen Baaki
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Dr Huifeng Bai
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Dr Rebecca Bailey
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Dr Christopher Baker
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Dr James Baker
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Lol Baker
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Prof Ivan Baldry
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Dr Kate Ballantyne
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Catherine Barker
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Dr Kezia Barker
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Dr Dermot Barr
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Dr Una Barr
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Dr Giles Barrett
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Michael Barrett
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Susan Barry
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Dr Peter Barton
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Dr Musa Bashir
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Dr Andre Batako
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Dr Kate Bates
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Stuart Bates
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Dr Hannah Baumeister
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Dr Christine Beardsworth
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Dr Thomas Beaumont
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Dr Helen Beckett Wilson
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Dr H M Belal
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Sam Belfield
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Dr Mike Benbough-Jackson
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Sarah Bennett
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Dr Thomas Berry
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Dr Emily Bethell
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Dr Frederic Bezombes
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Dr Saiful Bhuiyan
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Dr Jon Bielby
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Christy Biggar
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Dr Hilary Bishop
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Prof Laura Bishop
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Dr Peter Blundell
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Prof Mike Bode
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Jason Bogh
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Thomas Bolland
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Dr Cheryl Bolton
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Catherine Bonser
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David Boorman
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Dr Matteo Borrini
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Dr Fiona Borthwick
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Dr Stuart Borthwick
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Dr Laura Boulton
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Dr Colm Bowe
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Dr Kevin Bown
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Dr Lee Bradley
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Dr Jules Bradshaw
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Laurence Brady
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Prof Simon Brandt
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Dr Victoria Brennan
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Dr Gaynor Bresnen
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Jonathan Britten
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Dr Rachel Broady
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Aleksandra Brokman
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Dr Lorna Brookes
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Dr Samantha Brooks
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Dr Karen Broomhead
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Gary Brown
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Dr Jan Brown
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Prof Richard Brown
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Dr Davide Bruno
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Prof David Bryde
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Mollie Bryde-Evens
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Dr Laura Buck
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Prof Lawrence Burke
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Dr Patricia Burke
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Dr Michael Burn
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Dr Sam Burton
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Alan Bury
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Nadia Butler
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Chris Byrne
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Prof John Byrne
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Dr Patrick Byrne
PhD Students
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Christopher Baker
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Esmee Bakker
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Elena Balakina
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Daniel Bannell
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Homa Basiri
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Surendra Basnet
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Geoff Bates
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Meg Bayley
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Mehdi Belabyad
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Sam Belfield
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Ashleigh Bellard
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Dr Joseph Bello
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Tony Bennett
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Luke Bentley
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Megan Bettinson
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Emma Biles
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Lesley Billingsley
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Bahrom Bin Mohd Isa
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Rachel Bird
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Sapana Basnet Bista
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Ola Bochenek
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Dr Kalum Bodfield
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Noemie Bonnin
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Lenaic Borot
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Zeyad Bouarki
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Joanne Bowring
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Julie Boyd
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Daisy Bradbury
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Hannah Branwood
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Dr Victoria Brennan
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Jemima Briggs
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Chris Brodie
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Elizabeth Brown
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Sebastian Buntin
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Isabel Burton
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James Bush
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Gavin Butler
We welcome the opportunity to supervise PhD students interested in any of the following topics:
- Dark Triad personalities and offending behaviour, specifically, sexual coercion, abuse, and interpersonal violence
- An examination of primary and secondary sexual violence prevention approaches
- Desistance from sexual violence
- Intimate Partner Violence