Psychology
Decision making in the forensic context
Including research on: Investigative interviews with vulnerable witnesses and suspects (Julie Cherryman; Clare Wilson; Gavin Oxburgh); Burglars' decision-making (Claire Nee); Jury decision-making (Lorraine Hope); Contextual influences on Homicide (Adrian Needs); Stereotypes and prejudice (Lorraine Hope); Assessment centres for recruitment of prison officers (Sonia Pawson).
Research example
"Would you make a good burglar?" Dr Claire Nee undertakes research on the decision-making of residential burglars, both in terms of the way they pick their target properties and the patterns of exploration once inside the property. She is currently developing work in which she will ask convicted burglars to explore the interiors of simulated houses using laptops.
Recent publications
Anand, D. (2009). Forensic Psychological Risk Assessment. Carter Brown Associates, Birmingham
Hope, L. (2010). Jury Decision-making. In J. Brown and E. Campbell (Eds.). Cambridge Handbook of Forensic Psychology. First edition. Cambridge: University of Cambridge Press.
Hope, L., Greene, E., Memon, A., Gavisk, M., & Houston, K. (2008). The third verdict: Examining the availability of a Not Proven verdict on mock juror decision making. Law and Human Behavior, 32, 241-252.
Nee, C. & Meenaghan, A. (2006). Expert decision-making in burglars. British Journal of Criminology. 46, 935-949.