Forensic Psychology

Purpose of research: The purpose of this research is to further explore jury decision-making in court cases.
To be eligible for this study you must be over the age of 18.

You will be asked to complete an online questionnaire which will ask you about what you think the roles and functions of the Probation Service of England and Wales are. You will be provided with statements and will be asked to rate your agreement with each statement.

You must be aged 18+ years, must reside within England or Wales and must not be employed by the Probation Service, the Police or any other Criminal Justice Agency.

This is a short 2 part study. In the first part you will watch a video. 24 hours later you will be emailed with a link to part 2, which is a short questionnaire.

Participation will involve filling in a questionnaire that will ask questions about your opinions and how you act or think in different situations. There will be questions about what drugs you have used, including both legal and illegal substances. Takes approx. 15 minutes.

Witnesses Experiences of the Criminal Justice System – To explore lay beliefs about eyewitness identifications and to uncover any myths or misconceptions a person may have about identification procedures in the UK.

This study is looking at people’s perceptions of crimes. You will read three brief scenarios, each detailing a crime, and then choose a statement which you feel best describes the scenario. You will then answer three short questions about each scenario. Takes approx. five minutes.

This study aims to explore people’s perceptions of wrongful convictions. After reading a few examples of wrongful conviction cases, you will be asked to answer a survey and some questionnaires on the topic, which will take approx. 20 minutes.

This study is concerned with the public perception of the roles and functions of the Probation Service in England and Wales. Respondents are asked to indicate how much they agree or disagree with various statements relating to the Probation Service and its role.

This study looks into the effect of expert witness testimony on eyewitness confidence inflation at a trial to see how this affects a jurors perception of the court trial.

The purpose of this research is to evaluate the impact of various forms of evidence presented in court on jury’s decision making and should take 15/20mins to complete.

This study looks at attitudes towards rape and an allegation of rape made by an alleged victim.

Participants will be asked to read a short transcript of a conversation between a therapist and client and answer questions about it, both immediately and after a one-week delay.

This study will involve reading a short article about a case of wrongful conviction followed by questions regarding your perceptions and attitudes towards those who have been wrongfully convicted

This study is investigating perceptions of alcohol-related sexual offences. Participants answer a few demographic questions and read a scenario detailing a sexual offence between a man and a woman. They then answer 10 questions about their perceptions of the sexual offence they have read about.

This survey is a test of the effects of personality type on fear of crime. The main idea behind the research is that neurotic personality correlates with fear of crime.

This study aims to identify personality traits most common in individuals who experience fear of crime. Furthermore we are interested in investigating the influence of experiencing (or not) pleasure from normally pleasurable life events, mental tension, individual’s sense of control and attitudes towards punishment in relation with the identified personality traits that may further influence fear of crime.

It is a two part study looking into the effect of mood of jury decision making and also how this effects memory over time, the second part of the study needs to be taken 24 hours after the first

A study to explore how mood states might affect juror judgments when evaluating evidence. A mood induction procedure is used, with different levels of evidence and defendant photographs

The study investigates the effect of performing an attentional  task on eyewitness recognition. It takes just over 5 minutes to complete

This research is investigating people’s perceptions of child sexual offenders and involves completing two questionnaires. Takes approx. 10 to 15 minutes