Public Perceptions of the Probation Service of England and Wales

Dr. Ruth Hatcher (University of Leicester).

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.

Can Expert Testimony about the Post-identification Feedback Effect Help Combat Confidence Inflation?

Dr. Cara Laney and Donna Morris (The University of Leicester).

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 effect of evidence type on Jurys Decision Making

Dr Melanie Takarangi and Cheryl Mc Philomey (University of Leicester)

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.

Perceptions of Therapeutic Advice

Antonella Bianco, Cara Laney and Melanie Takarangi (University of Leicester).

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.

Attitudes towards Rape Allegations

Ms Hayley McCaskill and Dr Heather Flowe (University of Leicester).

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

Perceptions and Attitudes Towards the Wrongfully Convicted

Laura Smith (University of Leicester)

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

Perceptions of Alcohol Related Sexual Offences

Emma Allcock and Dr. Cara Laney (University of Leicester).

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.

Attitudes Towards Crime

Navdip Attwal and Dr. Vince Egan (University of Leicester)

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.

Criminal Justice Attitudes and Jury Decision Making

Lisa Smith and Prof Ray Bull (University of Leicester)

This study aims to investigate the link between attitudes and beliefs about the criminal justice system and decision making in a mock juror task.

Investigating the Big-five Personality Dimensions as Contributory Factors on Fear of Crime: A Mediatory Analysis

Eve Klama and Dr. Vincent Egan (University of Leicester)

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.

An Investigation of ‘Fear of Crime’ Rates and Frequency of Fear of Crime in the UK

Fiona Kyle (University of Leicester)

Study looking at fear of crime rates and frequency of fear of crime in a sample of participants from the UK

The Impact of Mood and Memory on Jury Decision Making

Rebecca Chicken and Heather Flowe (University of Leicester)

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

The Impact of Mood on Mock Juror Decisions

Jan Dart (University of Leicester)

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

Eyewitness Recognition Study

Dr Nadia Wager (Buckinghamshire New University)

This project investigates potential causal mechanisms which facilitate the link between childhood sexual abuse (CSA) and adult sexual assault. Some questions relate to other forms of trauma such as bereavement, natural disasters, traffic accidents, witnessing violence etc. Thus I am seeking to recruit a variety of people (male/female, young/not so young, happy/not so happy) with a diverse array of trauma histories, and not solely those with a history of CSA

Eyewitness Recognition Study

Natalie Brown & Andrew Brand (iPsychExpts)

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

Perceptions of Child Sex Offenders

Natalie Brown & Dr Lucy Akehurst (University of Portsmouth)

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

A picture says 1000 words

Agnes Lech, Robert Johnston & Chris Solomon (University of Kent)

Police releases the composite of offenders hoping that someone will recognize them and bring them to justice. Imagine yourself in such situation and take part in the likeness rating procedure

Composites Rating Task

Agnes Lech (University of Kent)

You are asked to take part in the likeness rating procedure. You will be presented with a composite, created under different experimental conditions, and ask to rate the likeness of that composite with a target photo

Exploring Drug Use and Antisocial Behaviour

Marina Rachitskiy, MSc, & Nicholas P. Emler, PhD (University of Surrey)

Exploring the relationship between substance use and antisocial behaviour. Specifically, which specific substances relate to which antisocial behaviours

Opinions of emotions in Fictional Scenarios Using a Mock Jury Design Consent & Study

James Bisset and Jane Wood (University of Kent Canterbury)

Judging how you and others might feel in different situations

Juror decision making in rape cases

Catherine McQuade (University of Central Lancashire)

This is a study of how people view evidence given during a criminal trial in order to better understand juror decision making in alleged cases of rape

Eyewitness Identification from a Video

Dr. Andrew Brand (iPsychExpts [Company]).

The study investigates eyewitness identification from a video. It takes just under 2 minutes to complete.

Perspectives on Offenders

Antoinette Buisman (University of Exeter).

The study concerns public attitudes towards offenders in the community. It looks at how media & government affect these attitudes.

Personality and Beliefs about Sexual Assault

Dr. Louise Porter (University of Liverpool).

This questionnaire is designed to aid the understanding of people's beliefs about sexual assault and it's victims. We are interested in your beliefs on the matter using a personality scale, true/false questions and a behaviour rating scale.

Imagine that you are an Investigating Officer

Professor Laurence Alison and Dr. Louise Almond (University of Liverpool).

An online questionnaire which involves imagining that you are a Police Officer in charge of investigating a series of offences. You are given incident information, suspect descriptions and offender profiles, and the questionnaire examines investigative decision making. The questionnaire normally takes about 15-20 min to complete and includes some useful references.

Eyewitness Recognition

Dr. Andrew Brand (iPsychExpts [Company]).

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