The Forensic Psychology Podcast Bias in Forensic Psychology: Live at the European Congress of Psychology, Brighton 2023
Martine Ratcliffe has worked as a forensic psychologist for HM Prison and Probation Service for 20 years. She’s currently the national diversity and inclusion (D&I) lead for the Psychology Services Group. Her passion for D&I has been amplified through her work with men, women and children in custody and from personal experience as a mixed-race woman working within HMPPS.
Dr Tansy Warrilow is a clinical psychologist at Rampton High Secure Hospital. She has introduced innovative techniques within her practice to address sources of cultural bias for clients.
Lawrence Jones is a consultant clinical and forensic psychologist and has worked in community, prison and NHS settings with people who have offended with a range of mental health difficulties. He is a former chair of the DFP serving two terms. He has been involved with the DFP EDI committee. He is a white cisgendered man and acknowledges his privilege. He has co-edited a book on addressing bias in forensic practice.
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Hammond, & O’Rourke, M. (2022) The Cumulative Modelling of Risk. In Liell, G.C., Fisher, M.J. & Jones, L.F. (Eds) Challenging Bias in Forensic Psychological Assessment and Testing: Theoretical and Practical Approaches to Working with Diverse Populations.
On what to do:Day, A. Woldgabreal, Y., & Butcher, L. (2023) Cultural Bias in Forensic Assessment: Considerations and Suggestions 245-258. In Liell, G.C., Fisher, M.J. & Jones. L.F. (eds.) Challenging bias in forensic psychological assessment and testing : theoretical and practical approaches to working with diverse populations.
On grids: Blagden N., & Needs, A. (2023) Personal Construct Psychology and Repertory Grids: Acknowledging and Exploring Perspectives 259-277. In Liell, G.C., Fisher, M.J. & Jones. L.F. (eds.) Challenging bias in forensic psychological assessment and testing : theoretical and practical approaches to working with diverse populations. And the fantastic website with software that analyses grids and introduces them too: https://www.idiogrid.com/Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.