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The causes of last summer's riots
Poor parenting and failures on the behalf of schools have been cited as reasons for the outbreak of riots seen across England last summer.
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Anders Behring Breivik to be tried
The latest psychiatric assessment on Anders Behring Breivik has found him sane enough to stand trial and face a possible sentence.
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Chartered psychologist talks on cyberbullying
Dr Emma Short C Psychol took part in the BBC3 programme The Anti-Social Network on Monday 19 March.
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Holmes sweet Holmes: The enduring appeal of the greatest fictional detective
With Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows showing in cinemas and the second series of the BBC's adaptation hitting our screens, Society Honorary Fellow Professor John Radford explains Sherlock Holmes’ continuing hold on our imagination.
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Stormont event on Pathways to Justice
'Pathways to Justice' is the title of the Division of Forensic Psychology (N.
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Assessing whether a person is psychotic
Many factors are taken into account when deciding whether or not a person is psychotic, it has been noted.
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Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Abuse: Risk implications from Research to Practice
This workshop will include an overview of IPV exploring assumptions, (active participant involvement in applying material to clients) and an introduction to current challenges deriving from theoretical developments.
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Preventing Sexual Violence
This workshop will explore current national and international research and practice on preventing sexual violence.
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Offender Profiling & Linking Serial Crimes
Investigative Psychology is a field within Forensic Psychology that specifically focuses on howpsychological principles can be applied to the analysis of criminal behaviour. This workshop
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Introduction to working with challenging forensic clients
There is emerging emphasis on exploring the function of challenging behaviours, through greater use of theoretical models, as well as through the use of practical management strategies.
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The Psychology of Sexual Violence
This workshop will explore current research and practice on sexual violence. It is designed to provide qualified and in training psychologists with insights into one of the most complex and challenging areas of forensic psychology. 
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Use and abuse of IQ
Delegates will review theories of intelligence and their application in report writing. This will then lead to the consideration of alternative conceptual frameworks for intelligence viz.
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Victim Impact Assessment – Promoting Mental Health Recovery While Tackling Crime
Examining Models of Assessing Victims in Order to Treat Them Effectively
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Introduction to Ethics and Professional Practice: Ethical Decision Making
This workshop is designed to help continue to uphold and enhance our professional standards as psychologists (both qualified and in-training).  Specifically this workshop aims to:
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Liberal roots of electronic tagging revealed
The tagging and electronic monitoring of offenders is a staple of modern law enforcement, but the technology has its roots in the counter culture an earlier decade. Professor Robert S. Gable recalls his ‘Streetcorner Project’ in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in the early 1960s.
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Children suffer when mothers are gaoled
Mothers are being needlessly separated from their children because of imprisonment practices, it has been claimed.
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Justice: Developing restorative approaches
Social workers and residential care employees are among the professionals to be included in the UK's first register of restorative justice experts.
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Psychologist joins Risk Management Authority
A Chartered Psychologist has been appointed to the Risk Management Authority, a Scottish public body concerned with the assessment of offenders whose liberty presents a risk to t
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21st Division of Forensic Psychology Annual Conference
Exchange research, learn about latest developments, engage with peers, meet with old colleagues, develop your skills and network at social events
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Will juries be seduced by brain scans?
It's surely just a matter of time until functional MRI brain scans are admitted in US and UK courts.
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North East of England Branch Fourth Annual Conference
    
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Gisli Gudjonsson awarded CBE
Gisli Gudjonsson, Professor of Forensic Psychology at King’s College London, has been appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the
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Interview study seeks people with autism
People with autism and Asperger’s syndrome are being sought to take part in a new study examining police interview methods in relation to the condition.
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Perpetrators of Intimate Partner Abuse: Risk implications from Research to Practice
This workshop will include an overview of IPV exploring assumptions, (active participant involvement in applying material to clients) and an introduction to current challenges deriving from theoretical developments.
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Trauma and domestic violence
This workshop will cover understanding trauma, including defining trauma and the neurology and psychology of trauma and trauma and domestic violence, including trauima and victimisation, trauma and perpetration and working with traumatised individ
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