Forensic Psychology

The research being conducted is an investigation of intimate partner violence/abuse outside the boundaries of traditionally recognised violence against cisgender women. It is expected that this research will be a forefront for future research and contribute greatly to contemporary understanding of IPV/A, informing public opinion, practice, and future research.

This survey is looking into conflict in relationships. It should take no longer than 15 minutes and is open to women over the age of 18 who identify themselves as heterosexual.

This is an online survey that can be completed by anyone over the age of 18. It will take between 15-20 minutes maximum to complete.

In this study we are interested in how negative people perceive visual evidence to be. Please note this study involves a number of emotional images, some of which may be very graphic and very negative (e.g. gun shot victims, burns) in nature. Proceed with caution.

For this investigation you will be presented with a short written account of a robbery and a photo composite of a suspect. To be eligible to participant you must be at least 18 years of age.

Take part in a study looking at the impact of siblings, peers and bullying on antisocial behaviour. Participants need to be aged 16-19. The questionnaire should last around 10 minutes. All information is gathered anonymously.

This project aims to study public attitudes toward offenders in relation to individual differences.

You are invited to participate in a study of the attitudes toward animals. The purpose of the study is establish the relationship between attitudes toward animals, animal abuse and aggression. You will be asked to fill in three quesitionnaires.

The study is concerned with how we make sense of allegations of sexual assault, specifically rape. This involves reading a brief paragraph which outlines a rape allegation (please note this does not contain graphic detail) and then responding to a few questions. Participation should take no longer than five minutes.

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.

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.