Lauren Smithand Rachael Mason attended and presented the at the International Corrections and Prisons Conference (ICPA) in Singapore!
The talks are listed below:
Smith, L. & Mason, R. (2024, September 1-6). Meeting the needs of autistic adults and adults with learning disabilities in prisons in the Midlands (UK). International Corrections and Prisons Association 2024 Annual Conference, Singapore. International.
Harrison, K., Mason, R. & Smith, L. (2024, September 1-6). Aging in the prison service: Experiences of prison governors in England and Wales. International Corrections and Prisons Association 2024 Annual Conference, Singapore. International.
Congratulations Lauren Smithand Rachael Mason for publishing a new book on the prison governor’s wellbeing, along with Karen Harrison and Helen Nichols!!! Grab your copy now!
Dr Tochs Onwuegbusi and Prof. Todd Hogue, along with PhD student, David Karan, attended and presented several papers at the European Association of Psychology and Law (EAPL) conference in Lisbon, Portugal (9-13 July). One of the papers focused on the use of eye tracking as a tool to identify biased jurors, while the other discussed biases that affect jury verdict decision-making.
Phil Willmot, Rachael Dagnall, and Ross Bartels (along with and MSc student Jessica Manganaro) all presented at the BPS’ Division of Forensic Psychology (DFP) annual conference in Cardiff (1st – 3rd July).
Ross (and Jessica) ran a symposium on the psychology of sexual fantasising; Rachael presented a talk about a Unique Homelessness Psychologically Informed Environment; and Phil spoke about a trauma-informed approach to therapeutic boundaries as part of a symposium.
Congrats to Dr Tochukwu (Tochs) Onwuegbusi and Prof Todd Hogue who, together with an ex-student and an ex-Lincoln colleague, have had a paper on the validity of the Attitudes Towards Sex Offenders Scale (ATS) published in the Scandinavian Journal of Psychology.
Abstract
Negative attitudes toward offenders may hinder the rehabilitation process. The present study examines the relationship between attitudes toward sex offenders and stated acceptance of offenders and non-offenders into various aspects of daily life. Sixty female members of the public (18–50 years old, UK residents, recruited by word of mouth and via social media) completed an attitudes towards sex offenders (ATS) scale and indicated for each of eight vignettes describing ex-offenders and non-offenders whether they would accept them in various situations (housing, employment, day-to-day activities). Results indicate that in this group of female participants, harsher attitudes toward sex offenders are associated with lower acceptance of sex offenders (around 50% less acceptance) and other offenders (around 25% less acceptance), but not non-offenders, suggesting a tight coupling between attitudes and acceptance. The observed coupling between attitudes toward sex offenders and acceptance of offenders suggests that it will be difficult to change one without changing the other.
Rawson, L., Hermens, F., Onwuegbusi, T., & Hogue, T. (2024). The construct validity of Attitudes towards Sex Offenders (ATS) scale: ATS is more strongly linked to the acceptance of sex offenders than other offenders or non-offenders. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/sjop.13031
