A special edition of the journal Legal & Criminological Psychology published today, 18th January 2010, features the latest research and thinking on the psychology of criminal investigations including: - Professor Ray Bull (University of Leicester) examines how best to interview children and other vulnerable witnesses...
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January 18, 2010
June 25, 2009
Promiscuous Men More Likely To Rape
This is one of the findings of Sophia Shaw and colleagues from the University of Leicester who will present their research at the British Psychological Society Division of Forensic Psychology Annual Conference today, Tuesday 23rd June, at the University of Central Lancashire, Preston. First, 101 men aged between 18 and 70 completed questionnaires regarding their sexual history, personality an
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Looking Criminal Could Get You Arrested
Weak eye-witnesses pick the most criminal looking faces in identity parades. This is one of the findings of Heather Flowe and colleagues from the University of Leicester who will present their research at the British Psychological Society Division of Forensic Psychology Annual Conference today, Wednesday 24th June 2009. The conference is being held the University of Central Lancashire, Preston.
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June 6, 2009
New Study Shows People With Mental Health Problems Receive Inadequate Medical Care
New research led by the University of Leicester and published this week in the British Journal of Psychiatry reveals that people with mental health problems are receiving inferior care for their medical needs.
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June 3, 2009
Review Led By Leicester Psychiatrist Raises Concern Over Treatment Of Patients With Past Mental Health Issues
New research led by the University of Leicester and published this week in the British Journal of Psychiatry reveals that people with mental health problems are receiving inferior care for their medical needs.
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April 22, 2009
Research Has Important Implications If Alcohol Is Cited As An Excusing Factor In Cases Of Unlawful Sex With A Minor
A new study led by the University of Leicester has demonstrated that consuming alcohol did not affect how men judged the age of women. This has important legal implications if alcohol is cited as a cause of impairing judgement in cases of unlawful sex with a minor.
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April 21, 2009
Barely Legal New Study Into Whether Alcohol Affects Perceptions Of Age
A new study led by the University of Leicester has demonstrated that consuming alcohol did not affect how men judged the age of women. This has important legal implications if alcohol is cited as a cause of impairing judgement in cases of unlawful sex with a minor.
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