Summer Newsletter 2010
A round up of news on IP publications, jobs, funding, training,
conferences, events and announcements
Apologies for the delay, but we have been experiencing technical difficulties with the
IAIP website. However the site is now up and running with plenty of coverage from
the 9th International Investigative Psychology Conference, held in January 2010.
Sneak preview of interview with Colonel Gerard Labuschagne, head of the
South African Police Service Investigative Psychology Unit:
Hiding in bushes waiting for a murderous predator to strike, or raiding toilets to arrest a
suspected serial rapist is standard procedure for Colonel Gerard Labuschagne, who heads up
South Africa’s Investigative Psychology unit.
It may sound like something straight from the fictional streets of hit TV show CSI, but this
team of psychologists are in the rare position of being involved in cases right from the initial
investigation and this is reflected in their moto: “from crime scene to courtroom”.
As police officers (with military-style titles) rather than civilians or consultants, they are able
to track, arrest and interview suspects, examine crime scenes, and give evidence in court.
“I always say that even if you’ve murdered 16 people that is about 16 hours of your life, not
even one full day. A person is much more than 16 hours.”
Read the full article at: http://www.ia-ip.org Members Only area
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CONFERENCE NEWS:
IAIP Fellows announced
The 2010 cohort of IA-IP Fellows was announced at the conference:
Professor Pekka Santilla - for his contributions to the empirical foundations of the discipline
through an impressive diversity of IP studies
Professor Gerard Labuschagne - for his pioneering applications of scientific IP to the
challenging South African context and the establishment of a specialised IP unit within the
police in South Africa
Professor Gaby Salfati - for her contributions to the development of the discipline, in
particular her studies of the IP of homicide and the establishment of the Investigative
Psychology Research Unit at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY
Professor Par Anders Granhag - for his innovations in the study of deception and
investigative interviewing and the establishment of the IP-focused CLIP research centre in
Sweden
DETAILS OF THE FELLOWSHIP NOMINATION/APPLICATION PROCESS 2010-11 CAN BE
FOUND AT: http://www.ia-ip.org/index.php?page=membership-and-fellowship-nomination
Conference host invitation
International Support and Collaboration committee opens the Invitation to Host a 2011
Christmas IA-IP Conference. For more details see: http://www.ia-ip.org/iaip/committees/international-support-and-collaboration.html
Investigative experts- International Listing
Also at the conference, Professional Applications- Investigations committee Chair Prof
Gerard Labuschagne announces the establishment of the peer-reviewed IAIP International
Expert Listing of IP contributors to police and other investigations. Further information will
be available shortly.
Conference coverage
Presentations, videos and photographs from the 9th International Investigative Psychology
are now available online. Keynote speaker presentations available in the Members Area.
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PUBLICATION NEWS:
Books
Forensic Psychology: A Very Short Introduction
By David Canter
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Forensic-Psychology-Short-IntroductionIntroductions/dp/0199550204/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1277110542&sr=8-1
Book Description
Lie detection, offender profiling, jury selection, insanity in the law, predicting the risk of re
offending , the minds of serial killers and many other topics that fill news and fiction are all
aspects of the rapidly developing area of scientific psychology broadly known as Forensic
Psychology. Forensic Psychology: A Very Short Introduction discusses all the aspects of
psychology that are relevant to the legal and criminal process as a whole.
Victimology: Legal, Psychological, and Social Perspectives (Paperback)
by Harvey Wallace deceased (Author), Cliff Roberson (Author)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Victimology-Legal-Psychological-SocialPerspectives/dp/0135071577/ref=sr_1_45?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1271761861&sr=1-45
Book Description
A book studying victimology as a discipline of law, sociology, psychology and criminology. It
takes in victim-offender interaction, traditional theories, empowering victims, and special
victims such as homicide, disabled and hate crime victims.
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International White Collar Crime (Hardcover)
by Bruce Zagaris (Author)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/International-White-Collar-CrimeZagaris/dp/0521194687/ref=sr_1_75?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1271761990&sr=1-75
Book Description
Contemporary transnational criminals take advantage of globalization, trade liberalization,
and emerging new technologies to commit a diverse range of crimes, and to move money,
goods, services, and people instantaneously for purposes of pure economic gain and/or
political violence. This book captures the importance of transnational business crime and
international relations by examining the rise of international economic crime and recent
strategies in the United States and abroad to combat it.
Situational Prevention of Organised Crimes (Hardcover)
by Karen Bullock, Ronald V. Clarke, Nick Tilley
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Situational-Prevention-Organised-CrimesBullock/dp/1843927721/ref=sr_1_60?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1271761925&sr=1-60
Book Description
Situational crime prevention is the art and science of reducing opportunities for crime.
Despite accumulating evidence of its value in reducing many different kinds of crime - such
as burglary, fraud, robbery, car theft, child sexual abuse and even terrorism - little has
previously been published about its role in reducing organized crimes. This collection of case
studies, by a distinguished international group of researchers, fills this gap by documenting
the application of a situational prevention approach to a variety of organized crimes. These
include sex trafficking, cigarette and drug smuggling, timber theft, mortgage fraud,
corruption of private professionals and public officials, and subversion of tendering
procedures for construction projects.
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A Woman Doing Life: Notes from a Prison for Women (Paperback)
by Erin George (Author), Robert Johnson (Editor), Joycelyn Pollock (Editor)
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Woman-Doing-Life-NotesPrison/dp/0199734755/ref=sr_1_41?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1271761861&sr=1-41
Book Description
A Woman Doing Life is the only book that tells stories of women in prison from the inside
out. Author and inmate Erin George draws a vivid and uniquely raw portrait of female life in
prison, detailing her own responses to incarceration as well as her observations of prison
relationships, death and sickness, reactions from friends and family, and even "cooking" in
prison. The text also features poignant stories from other female inmates.
Journal articles
Interviewing suspects: Practice, science, and future directions
Saul M. Kassin, Sara C. Appleby and Jennifer Torkildson Perillo
Citing recent studies, this paper proposes that laboratory paradigms be used to help build
more diagnostic models of interrogation. Substantively, we suggest that the British PEACE
approach to investigative interviewing may provide a potentially effective alternative to the
classic American interrogation. As a matter of policy, we suggest that the videotaping of
entire interrogations from a balanced camera perspective is necessary to improve the fact
finding accuracy of judges and juries who must evaluate confession evidence in court.
Legal and Criminological Psychology (2010), 15, 39–55
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/bpsoc/lcp/2010/00000015/00000001/art00004
Introduction: What works in investigative psychology?
Par Anders Granhag and Aldert Vrij
This is an introduction to the special issue entitled ‘What works in investigative psychology?’
guest edited by Par Anders Granhag and Aldert Vrij. This special issue focuses on eight
research themes and aims to discuss how psychological research can help solve concrete
problems that occur in investigative contexts.
Legal and Criminological Psychology (2010), 15, 1–3
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/bpsoc/lcp/2010/00000015/00000001/art00001
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A sequential examination of offenders’ verbal strategies during stranger rapes:
the influence of location.
Claire Lawrence, Julia Fossi and David Clarke
This paper examines the verbal strategies used by offenders during rape, examining the
sequential, temporal and interactional aspects of sexual assaults. Forty-five statements
taken from victims of rape were analysed in order to examine the interactive impact of the
verbal strategies of offenders.
Psychology, Crime & Law (2010), 16, 381-400
http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a919189998~db=all~jumptype=rss
A theoretical and practical test of geographical profiling with serial vehicle theft
in a U.K. context
Matthew Tonkin, Jessica Woodhams, John W. Bond, & Trudy Loe
Geographical profiling is an investigative methodology sometimes employed by the police to
predict the residence of an unknown offender from the locations of his/her crimes. The
validity of geographical profiling, however, has not been fully explored for certain crime
types. This study, therefore, presents a preliminary test of the potential for geographical
profiling with a sample of 145 serial vehicle thieves from the U.K.
Behavioural Sciences and the Law (2010), 28, 442-460.
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/123206130/abstract?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0
The Consistency of Inconsistency in Serial Homicide: Patterns of Behavioural
Change across Series
Marina Sorochinski & C. Gabrielle Salfati
Linkage analysis is a crucial part of the investigative process when faced with a possible
series of related offences. The present study examined patterns of consistency and change
using a combination of thematic and behavioural subgroup approaches that use
Multidimensional Scaling. Thematic differentiation indicative of behavioural manifestations of
cognitive strategies was found in all three examined subgroups: planning, wounding, and
offender–victim interaction, and patterns of change within these subgroups provided support
for the above theories.
Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling (2010), 7, 109–136
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/123329063/abstract
Linking Serial Residential Burglary: Comparing the Utility of Modus Operandi
Behaviours, Geographical Proximity, and Temporal Proximity
Lucy Markson, Jessica Woodhams, & John W. Bond
Whilst case linkage is used with serious forms of serial crime (e.g. rape and murder), the
potential exists for it to be used with volume crime. This study replicates and extends
previous research on the behavioural linking of burglaries. One hundred and sixty solved
residential burglaries were sampled from a British police force. From these, 80 linked crime
pairs (committed by the same serial offender) and 80 unlinked crime pairs (committed by
two different serial offenders) were created.
Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling (2010), 7, 91–107
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/123413668/abstract
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JOBS AND EVENTS:
Studentships
Doctoral Studentship
Criminology
Swansea University - Centre for Criminal Justice & Criminology
Closing date for applications is Friday, July 30th, 2010
http://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/ABD702/doctoral-studentship/
Conferences
PsyPAG Annual Conference
The annual conference is a great opportunity to connect with others working in your field,
swap findings and ideas, and to meet other postgraduate students in psychology in general.
Whether you are about to submit your thesis, or are just beginning your postgraduate
career, the conference is a supportive friendly arena in which to present and receive
commentary and interest concerning your research. The opportunity to meet others who are
in a similar position to yourself can be invaluable, with support and advice on offer from
those in all different fields of psychology.
Where and when: Sheffield Hallam University, 21st to 23rd July 2010
http://www.psypag.co.uk/conference/
The British Society of Criminology Annual Conference 2010
Human Rights, Human Wrongs: Dilemmas and Diversity in Criminology
The theme has been chosen to reflect the fact that criminology remains in a period of
expansion and transition, embracing an impressive range of theoretical and empirical
perspectives. Human rights has in the last three to five years emerged as one of the most
pressing and stimulating areas of criminological study.
The conference theme gives primacy to the increasingly important relationship between
criminology and human rights, but has been framed in deliberately inclusive terms as a way
of capturing the imagination of all criminologists.
Where and when: University of Leicester, 11th July to 14th July 2010
www.le.ac.uk/bscconference
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The International Society for Justice Research (ISJR) 13th Biennial Conference
Rights and Equality in the Global Community
Where and when: Banff, Alberta, Canada, 21st to 24th August 2010
http://wcmprod2.ucalgary.ca/isjr2010/
Society for Personality and Social Psychology Annual Conference
Where and when: San Antonio, Texas, January 27 to 29 2011
http://www.spsp.org/confer.htm
The 2011 International Conference for AP-LS, the European Association of
Psychology and Law, and the Australian and New Zealand Association of
Psychiatry, Psychology and Law
Where and when: Miami, Florida from March 1st to 6th, 2011, at the Miami Regency Hyatt.
http://www.ap-ls.org/conferences/apls2011/index2011.php
The 20th Annual DFP Conference 2011
Where and when: University of Portsmouth on 22nd, 23rd, 24th June 2011
http://www.port.ac.uk/departments/academic/psychology/DFP2011/
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The 10th International Investigative Psychology Conference of the IA-IP
Amsterdam: March 2011
Submissions, as individual, symposia or posters, welcomed on any area of investigative psychology, including:
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Investigative Interviewing
Sexual and Violent Crime
Analysing Volume Crime
Legal and Court Psychology - Jury Decision-Making; Expert Psychological Testimony
‘Offender Profiling’ and Crime Linking (CCA)
Detecting Deception
Eyewitness Testimony
Geographical Profiling; Crime Mapping and Environmental Criminology
Applied Forensic Science
Police Decision Making and the Investigative Process
Psychology of Terrorism
Email all submissions as abstracts of no more than 150 words to l.hammond@hud.ac.uk no later than
the 1st October 2010.
Training
An introduction to working with the media
A one-day immersion in the media - newspapers, magazines, radio and television - with
lots of hands-on experience. The course is organised by the Press Committee of the British
Psychological Society. This course is designed to give a general introduction to how the
media operates, as well as introducing some of the skills necessary in media liaison (e.g.
press release writing and interview techniques).
Where and when: 27th September 2010, London
http://www.bps.org.uk/conferences-and-events/event-listing/events$/2010/september/anintroduction-to-working-with-the-media/an-introduction-to-working-with-the-media_home.cfm?subsite
Short Course on Hologrammatic Terrorism: Political Violence in the
Communication Society
The International Short Course on Hologrammatic Terrorism aims to provide students and
young professionals with a comprehensive understanding and a detailed perspective on
communication, geopolitical and social aspects related to the problem, and the evolution of
terrorist groups in a globalized society.
Where and when: 16th to 22nd September 2010, University Campus Selva dei Pini
(Pomezia, Rome, Italy)
www.unicri.it
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Geographical Offender Profiling: Professional Training for Police and Crime
Analysts in Geographical Offender Profiling
A professional two day training opportunity from Professor David Canter and The
International Academy for Investigative Psychology. Making More Effective Use of GOP to
Support Intelligence and Investigations, for Crime Analysts, Police & Researchers:
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Applying geographical offender profiling to volume crime, serial crime, and one-off offences
Using geographical offender profiling for Comparative Case Analysis (linking) and identifying
‘TIC’s
Exploring when geographical offender profiling works
Geo-Behavioural Profiling Training package includes theoretical and practical sessions:
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Review of the latest thinking in geographical offender profiling
Up to date summary of research
Step-by-step guide to using geo-profiling software
Case studies
Discussion forum: share experiences, problems and successes
To be held in December 2010 at two separate venues: London and Amsterdam
2 day training: £495
Register by e-mail: l.hammond@hud.ac.uk
Closing date: 1st October 2010
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