SOCIAL MEDIA IMAGES OF POLICE KILLINGS OF BLACK PEOPLE AND PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA Images of Black people being killed or brutalised by the police have a special meaning for Black people. These images trigger anxiety and memories of police brutality in victims and their families. Many Black people have experienced brutality by the police directly or know someone who has experienced it. BBC News Interview with Dr Bernard Horsford on the Psychological Trauma of Witnessing Police Violence on Social Media Anxiety and trauma can be caused because many Black people will think they may also be subj ..read more

SOCIAL MEDIA IMAGES OF POLICE KILLINGS OF BLACK PEOPLE AND PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA Images of Black people being killed or brutalised by the police have a special meaning for Black people. These images trigger anxiety and memories of police brutality in victims and their families. Many Black people have experienced brutality by the police directly or know someone who has experienced it. BBC New Interview with Dr Bernard Horsford on the Psychological Trauma of Witnesses Police Violence in Social Medial Anxiety and trauma can be caused because many Black people will think they may also be sub ..read more

What Is Medical Negligence? What is medical negligence, and how might clinical negligence impact on our psychological well-being? An example of medical negligence is where a healthcare professional provides you with substandard treatment that is so inadequate that no other competent healthcare professional would have provided the procedure in this way. Alternatively, medical negligence can arise from a failure to provide any treatment at all in the circumstances when another healthcare professional would have done so. Medical negligence typically happens when the individual suffers injury as ..read more

How Does Suggestibility, Conformity, Obedience and Compliance Result in False Confessions or Illegal Behaviour? "Suggestibility has been shown by psychologists to cause false confessions. Psychologists have demonstrated conformity, obedience and compliance can cause illegal behaviour. An assessment by an expert psychologist of a defendant who is considered to be suggestible or compliant is a crucial part of constructing a defence that ensure there are no miscarriages of justice." What is a False Confession? A false confession occurs when a defendant, admits to a crime that they did not c ..read more

What is Parental Alienation Syndrome? "Parental alienation is often raised as a reason for children not wanting to see the parent who they do not live with in child contact and residence disputes. The psychological process of parental alienation is said to develop by the parent with care, and therefore with power, directly or indirectly causing the child to show unjustifiable anxiety, disrespect or hostility towards the non-resident parent. The result of the processes is that the child ultimately rejects the non-resident parent, and typically asserts that they are doing this of their own v ..read more

Test of Fitness to Plead in R v Pritchard To determine whether a Defendant is fit to plead and fit to stand trial the information gathered during the expert witness psychologist assessment must be analysed in the context of the fitness to plead and fitness to stand trial test developed from the case of R v Prichard (1836) 7 C. & P. The test has developed over the years but can be stated as follows: Does the defendant understand the nature of the offence? Part of the assessment of fitness to plead is to test whether an individual understands the nature of the charges they face ..read more

Dyslexia What is Dyslexia? Dyslexia is characterised as a lifelong reading disorder caused by a neurological difference in the brain. People with dyslexia’s intelligence does not match up to their performance in academic areas such as reading, spelling and writing. It is important to get a diagnosis of dyslexia quickly because with the right support people with dyslexia can achieve outstanding results in education, employment and other areas of life. The right support can address the problems often associated with dyslexia. Dyslexia Diagnosis Dyslexia can be diagnosed through a series ..read more

Expert Witness Psychologists What is Psychology? Psychology is the science of mental life. The discipline is of relevance to professionals working in various areas of the legal profession. How Expert Witness Psychologists Assist in Criminal Proceedings Expert Witness Psychologists are often called on by criminal law experts to advise on whether an individual needs an intermediary to participate fairly in the proceedings as either a defendant or a witness for the prosecution. Psychologists often indicate whether an individual needs further evaluation to determine whether they are fit ..read more

Psychological Assessments of Deportation and Immigration Deportation may have many adverse psychological effects; it can result in trauma and stigma which is caused by hardship and being unable to maintain contact with key family members. Many people may be returned to harsh environments where they may be subject to torture and psychological and physical harm. There is typically psychological stress, depression and anxiety associated with deportations. The trauma also adversely affects academic performance with children often becoming withdrawn after the deportation. Children might start ..read more

Forensic Psychologists Help Criminal Justice Processionals Investigative psychologists (IPs) can bring a variety of objective psychological techniques to help defence and prosecution lawyers with the assessment and improvement of investigative information. Investigative Psychologist’s Areas expertise Investigative psychologist can assist the criminal defence and prosecution by: Offender profiling: An objective examination of the styles and patterns of criminal action to infer offender’s psychological and social characteristics. It is important to distinguish the approach used by invest ..read more