Professor David Canter is the Director of the CIP and the current Course Director of the MSc in Investigative Psychology. He has co-edited 6 books on Investigative psychology and the detection of crime (with Dr Alison), has an international reputation as a key figure in the critical assessment and evaluation of psychological advice provided in major investigations and has provided legal and investigative advice in several major criminal investigations. He is also very well known internationally for his earlier work in environmental psychology and industrial safety.

Professor Ian Donald, who is the Head of Department designate for the Psychology Department has also been with the CIP since the start, having supervised many projects and published in the area. He has extensive experience in occupational psychology and has provided advice to major financial institutions (particularly in terms of safety procedures).

Dr Donna Youngs has been involved with the CIP since the beginning as a student, and has recently joined us as a lecturer and is currently involved with a series of projects on youth offending.

Dr Shane Johnson recently joined us as a lecturer and has been working within the field of forensic psychology for nine years. He has published widely on a variety of topics including eyewitness testimony and crime prevention and has conducted research for, amongst others, the Home Office and ESRC.

Dr Graham Wagstaff is widely know for his work on hypnosis, including its use in police cases as well as his studies of psychological aspects of Jurisprudence.

Dr Clifford Stott studies crowd disorder and the impact of policing on crowd behaviour.

Dr Jon Coles although best known for his work in psychopharmacology is developing studies of psychological issues in the police use of firearms.

Other lecturers are drawn from staff of the Psychology Department and other associated departments at Liverpool University, including the Faculty of Law and Department of Clinical Psychology. Visiting lecturers from British and overseas police forces and universities also contribute and several lectures are provided by Senior Detectives who have worked on some of the most significant UK criminal investigations in the last 30 years. A team of Post-Doctoral Fellows, who are members of the Centre of Investigative Psychology are also on hand to provide guidance and support.

For more detail on staff and research students at the CIP and in the Department of Psychology, look on the Psychology websites www.liv.ac.uk or on our CIP website www.i-psy.com.

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