Associate Professor. Interests: Miscarriages of justice, false confessions, face perception, lie detection. Views own.
Edinburgh, Scotland
Joined August 2017
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Co-organising this lecture in memory of Paddy Hill of the Birmingham Six at @EdinburghNapier in collaboration with MOJO, the miscarriage of justice charity Paddy founded. We're delighted to confirm his lawyer Gareth Peirce, and Matt Foot, Co-Director of Appeal, as speakers.
📢 New article in @ConversationUK today exploring life after a wrongful conviction bit.ly/43yGPEy @PsyNapsENU
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Paddy Hill suffered one of the worst miscarriages of justice in British history. His tenacity and generosity has helped countless others who have experienced a miscarriage of justice. Rest in power, Paddy. #miscarriageofjustice #birminghamsix bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cj90…
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The government may have breached its duty to provide access to justice due to issues in the legal aid sector
A new report has found legal aid providers turning away 90% of applicants due to lack of capacity, and 88% of providers are unsatisfied with fees thejusticegap.com/civil-lega…
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We're delighted to invite you all to a Public Engagement Lecture on 'The Psychology of Misinformation'. 👨🏫 It is scheduled on Thursday, 14th November @ 6pm at the TIC main Auditorium. Grab your FREE tickets: buff.ly/3Uizvbg. Open for all! #Psychology #Misinformation 💡
Went to see our very own Ted (one of my fab @ENUApplyScience @PsyNapsENU PhD students) at the Fringe today, talking about the perils of fake news and whether there is anything we can do to mitigate it. @CODIfringe
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Congratulations @DToredi for an outstanding performance in her PhD viva today. We are so proud! @Dr_Sian_Jones @LightFayber @AlexHMcIntyre @QMUniversity @QMUPsychology @eyewitness_lab
Very pleased to have been able to contribute to this documentary discussing important concerns over the evidence in the #LucyLetby case channel5.com/show/lucy-letby… 1/
If you missed the documentary it's repeated Weds 7th at 23:05, Channel 5 channel5.com/show/lucy-letby… 5/5
One of my MSc students is recruiting for an online study. Please read further info. at the link below, share, and take part if you can! lnkd.in/eHB58whu
I got the good news last week that my application for promotion was successful, so as of 1st August I will be Associate Professor! 🎉
If an innocent person IS exonerated, they more than likely will not receive any compensation for their ordeal. Even if they do, their lives are often irreparably damaged, and they themselves are changed forever.
The burden of proof on an innocent but convicted person to overturn their conviction is enormous - far beyond that required to convict them. Most will never clear their name and remain guilty in the eyes of the law (and public) for the rest of their lives.
This is a must watch for anybody interested in justice (which should be all of us). A heartbreaking documentary detailing the multiple failings by @gmpolice and @ccrcupdate leaving Andy - an innocent man - in prison for 17 years 1/2 bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001zyw…
And the unrelenting work of @we_are_APPEAL in uncovering failings, finding evidence to exonerate Andy, and supporting him through and beyond his successful appeal. But in Andy's own words "it doesn't go away".
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📢TONIGHT DON’T MISS ‘The Wrong Man: 17 Years Behind Bars' - a documentary telling the story of Andy Malkinson’s long fight for justice - BBC2 9pm.
@franrobertson1 and @Proper_J_Gander are the formidable women behind it
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