The psychology of evidence and miscarriages of justice
I specialise in cognitive psychology applied to forensic contexts and have published widely on subjects including eyewitness memory and improving police facial composites (so-called ‘E-FITs). Skelton, F.C. & Haddow, C. …
My current and most recent projects (below) use interviews to gather in-depth data on people’s experiences of miscarriages of justice and of the COVID-19 pandemic. Exploring Experiences of Miscarriages of …
I’m an experienced science communicator who develops and delivers bespoke events for a variety of audiences. Please get in touch if you’d like me to speak at your upcoming event! …
This one-off event is a collaboration between Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh Skeptics and Glasgow Skeptics. The event features talks from Dr Faye Skelton, Dr Alice Howarth, and Prof. Henry Otgaar, …
Have you ever admitted to something you didn’t do? At home? At work? What would it take to own up to breaking the law? It’s surprisingly common for innocent people …
We all have biases that affect our decision-making, but how would you feel if your decision led to an innocent person being imprisoned? We like to think that we couldn’t …