Forensic Psychology Unit Publications

Please see below for the most recent publications from staff members of the Centre. If you would like to see more, please visit Goldsmiths Research Online.

Perceptions of sexualized deepfake abuse across three nations: An exploration of how victim gender and race shape attitudes towards deepfake abuse in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia
Eaton, Asia A.; Scott, Adrian J.; Flynn, Asher and Powell, Anastasia. 2026. Perceptions of sexualized deepfake abuse across three nations: An exploration of how victim gender and race shape attitudes towards deepfake abuse in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Computers in Human Behavior, 177, 108899. ISSN 0747-5632 [Article] (In Press)

Evaluation of a Nature-based Psychological Intervention: Dose of Nature Young People’s Programme
Barbieri, Costanza; Oldfield, Lucy; Norman, Hilary and Gould, Georgina. 2026. Evaluation of a Nature-based Psychological Intervention: Dose of Nature Young People’s Programme. Journal of Ecopsychology, 6, 1. ISSN 2752-5260 [Article]

What works in behavioural recognition? A systematic review
Toolin, Katie; Gabbert, Fiona and Scott, Adrian J.. 2026. What works in behavioural recognition? A systematic review. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 40(1), e70153. ISSN 0888-4080 [Article]

Environmental Risk Factors for Railway Suicide: A Nationwide Analysis of England’s Mainline Network (2019–2021)
Marzano, Lisa; Brown, Sophie; Spence, Ruth; Joyner, Laura; Norman, Hilary; Fields, Bob; Barbin, Arianna; Kruger, Ian and MacDonald Hart, Steven. 2025. Environmental Risk Factors for Railway Suicide: A Nationwide Analysis of England’s Mainline Network (2019–2021). Archives of Suicide Research, ISSN 1381-1118 [Article] (In Press)

The psychology of eyewitness identification: Exploring the relationship between traditional and alternative approaches to recognition
Jordan, Dominic T.; Scott, Adrian J. and Thomson, Donald M.. 2025. The psychology of eyewitness identification: Exploring the relationship between traditional and alternative approaches to recognition. Abingdon: Routledge. ISBN 9781032942827 [Book]

Disproportion and decision: Ethnic minority overrepresentation and police risk assessment in missing persons cases
Gabbert, Fiona; Scott, Adrian J.; Shalev, Karen and van Langeraad, Amy. 2025. Disproportion and decision: Ethnic minority overrepresentation and police risk assessment in missing persons cases. Behavioral Sciences, 15(12), 1628. ISSN 2076-328X [Article]

Interventions to reduce implicit bias in high-stakes professional judgements: A systematic review
Merla, Isabela; Gabbert, Fiona and Scott, Adrian J.. 2025. Interventions to reduce implicit bias in high-stakes professional judgements: A systematic review. Behavioral Sciences, 15(11), 1592. ISSN 2076-328X [Article]

Sexualized deepfake abuse: Perpetrator and victim perspectives on the motivations and forms of non-consensually created and shared sexualized deepfake imagery
Flynn, Asher; Powell, Anastasia; Eaton, Asia A. and Scott, Adrian J.. 2025. Sexualized deepfake abuse: Perpetrator and victim perspectives on the motivations and forms of non-consensually created and shared sexualized deepfake imagery. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, ISSN 0886-2605 [Article] (In Press)

Extracting Witness Evidence in “Cold Case” Investigations: What we Know and What we Need to Learn
Price, Heather L.; Luther, Kirk; Thomas, Wayne; Gabbert, Fiona and Hope, Lorraine. 2025. Extracting Witness Evidence in “Cold Case” Investigations: What we Know and What we Need to Learn. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, 40(2), pp. 405-416. ISSN 0882-0783 [Article]

From an investigator's perspective: Challenges and opportunities in building and maintaining rapport in cross-cultural investigative interviewing contexts
Hope, Lorraine; Hawkins de Namor, Nadine; Gabbert, Fiona; Ferenczi, Nelli and Oxburgh, Gavin. 2025. From an investigator's perspective: Challenges and opportunities in building and maintaining rapport in cross-cultural investigative interviewing contexts. Journal of Criminal Psychology, ISSN 2009-3829 [Article] (In Press)

Development and validation of the rapport-pro for investigative information-gathering contexts
Brouillard, Celine; Gabbert, Fiona and Scott, Adrian J.. 2025. Development and validation of the rapport-pro for investigative information-gathering contexts. Journal of Criminal Psychology, ISSN 2009-3829 [Article] (In Press)

Situational facilitators and barriers of bystander intervention intent in image-based sexual abuse contexts
Mainwaring, Chelsea; Scott, Adrian J. and Gabbert, Fiona. 2025. Situational facilitators and barriers of bystander intervention intent in image-based sexual abuse contexts. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, ISSN 0886-2605 [Article]

Enhancing investigative interview skills with brief educational videos
Gabbert, Fiona; Scott, Adrian J. and Brouillard, Celine. 2025. Enhancing investigative interview skills with brief educational videos. Journal of Criminal Psychology, ISSN 2009-3829 [Article] (In Press)

Developing a narrative theory of deception for the analysis of mock-Covert Human Intelligence Source (CHIS) accounts
Moffett, Lee; Oxburgh, Gavin; Dresser, Paul and Gabbert, Fiona. 2025. Developing a narrative theory of deception for the analysis of mock-Covert Human Intelligence Source (CHIS) accounts. The Police Journal: Theory, Practice and Principles, 98(1), pp. 58-75. ISSN 0032-258X [Article]

Self-Generated Cues: The role of cue quality in facilitating eyewitness recall
Wheeler, Rebecca L.; Gabbert, Fiona and Hope, Lorraine. 2025. Self-Generated Cues: The role of cue quality in facilitating eyewitness recall. Journal of Criminal Psychology, 15(2), pp. 164-175. ISSN 2009-3829 [Article]

Image-based sexual abuse and bystander intervention: A mixed methods study of attitudes, barriers and facilitators
Flynn, Asher; Cama, Elena and Scott, Adrian J.. 2025. Image-based sexual abuse and bystander intervention: A mixed methods study of attitudes, barriers and facilitators. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9783031836466 [Book]

The Alice Ruggles Trust Assembly Project evaluation: County Durham and Darlington
Scott, Adrian J.; Pina, Afroditi; Page, Thomas E. and Smith, Arthur T.. 2025. The Alice Ruggles Trust Assembly Project evaluation: County Durham and Darlington. Project Report. [Report] (Submitted)

Investigating factors and potential biases that might help explain the overrepresentation of people from ethnic minority backgrounds amongst missing person cases
Gabbert, Fiona; Scott, Adrian J. and Shalev, Karen. 2025. Investigating factors and potential biases that might help explain the overrepresentation of people from ethnic minority backgrounds amongst missing person cases. Project Report. [Report] (Submitted)

Appearances can be deceiving: How naturalistic changes to target appearance impact on lineup-based decision making
Jordan, Dominic T.; Scott, Adrian J. and Thomson, Donald M.. 2025. Appearances can be deceiving: How naturalistic changes to target appearance impact on lineup-based decision making. Psychology, Crime & Law, 31(4), pp. 371-398. ISSN 1068-316X [Article]

Racial bias in risk allocation and resource utilisation: A contributing factor to ethnic minority overrepresentation in missing person investigations?
van Langeraad, Amy; Gabbert, Fiona and Scott, Adrian J.. 2024. Racial bias in risk allocation and resource utilisation: A contributing factor to ethnic minority overrepresentation in missing person investigations? International Journal of Missing Persons, 2(1), 2. ISSN 2769-7037 [Article]