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John Morgan's painting 'The Jury' (1861) which shows 12 white men looking bored.

The Anglo-American jury system: is there another way?

In this week's blog, Lee John Curley highlights the key differences within the Anglo-American justice model and other international justice models. Lee John Curley is a lecturer in Psychology at The Open University.

23rd September 2019

Sense and Solidarity in the Debate on Transgender Prisoners

Mike Nellis responds to last week's post by Sarah Lamble, and sets out some issues on transgender prisoner policy debates. Mike Nellis is Emeritus Professor of Criminal and Community Justice in The Centre for Law, Crime and Justice at the University of Strathclyde.

16th September 2019

Why context matters in the trans prisoner policy debates

In this article, Sarah Lamble sets out some of the issues in policy debates on trans prisoners. Sarah Lamble is a Reader in Criminology & Queer Theory at Birkbeck, University of London.

9th September 2019

The Johnson Government: Working for the Brexit Clampdown

In this week's post, Joe Sim and Steve Tombs explore the upcoming no-deal Brexit's connections to the government's expositions on law and order.

19th August 2019

A sinister plan….

In this video, Dr Jovan Byford from the School of Psychology and Counselling introduces his research on conspiracy theories.

7th August 2019

Forensics: fact or fiction?

In this film, Dr Jim Turner, Senior Lecturer in Forensic Psychology, looks at ‘the CSI effect’ and explains why forensic science doesn’t always provide the answers.

5th August 2019
Computer screen showing a Facebook page that says 'Eyewitness'.

Telling Tales: what is happening on police Facebook sites?

In this month's article, Zoe Walkington, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, and Graham Pike, Professor of Forensic Cognition, both at the Open University, discuss the police and their use of social media, specifically Facebook.

17th June 2019
Scaffolding around Grenfell Tower with a picture of a heart on the left side and text saying 'Grenfell, Forever in Our Hearts' on the right.

Grenfell Tower and Social Murder

In this post, David Scott, an Open University academic, and Sian Hamlett, the founder of Hamlett Films, discuss the creation of Grenfell Tower and Social Murder.

29th May 2019
A person using their mobile phone at the wheel of a car.

Should members of the public report dangerous drivers…even if they’re celebrities?

In this week's blog, Gemma Briggs discusses whether the public should report dangerous driving by celebrities.

14th May 2019
Headshots of five white men in red shirts with neutral expressions, and one headshot at an angle of a white man in a black shirt smiling.

Police photo lineups: how background colours can skew eye witness identification

Catriona Havard, The Open University and Martin Thirkettle, Sheffield Hallam University, explore how background colours can impact identification by eye witnesses.

10th May 2019

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