The Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology is a multidisciplinary journal devoted to publishing papers relating to aspects of psychiatry and psychological knowledge (research, theory and practice) as applied to offenders and to legal issues arising within civil, criminal, correctional or legislative contexts.
Throughout the world, psychiatrists, psychologists, criminologists, lawyers, sociologists, nurses, social workers and other legal and medical professionals use this journal as their major forum for penetrating, informed global debate on the latest developments and disputes affecting the practice of forensic psychiatry.
The Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology publishes in-depth case studies, current research and short articles on mental health, crime and the law. This acclaimed journal is essential to all serious psychiatric or legal collections.
Peer Review: All submitted manuscripts are subject to initial appraisal by the Editor, and, if found suitable for further consideration, to peer review by independent, anonymous expert referees. All peer review is double anonymized and submission is online via ScholarOne Manuscripts.
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Editor-in-Chief:
Jenny Shaw, Ph.D.- University of Manchester, UK
Associate Editors: Philip Birch, Ph.D. - University of Technology Sydney, Australia Kimberlie Dean, Ph.D. - The University of New South Wales, Australia Michael Doyle, Ph.D. - South West Yorkshire NHS Foundation Trust and University of Manchester, UK Mark Freestone, Ph.D. -
Professor of Mental Health, Wolfson Institute of Population Health, Queen Mary University of London, UK Ed Heffernan, Ph.D. -
The University of Queensland, Australia Jane L. Ireland, Ph.D -
University of Central Lancashire, UK Jane Senior, Ph.D. - University of Manchester, UK
Social Media Editor: Sarah Leonard, University of Manchester, UK Editor Emeritus:
Alec Buchanan, Ph.D. - St Andrews Healthcare, Northampton, UK
Editorial Board:
Tim Amos, Ph.D - University of Bristol, UK
Paul Appelbaum, M.D. - University of Massachusetts Medical School, MA, USA
Peter Bartlett, Ph.D. - University of Nottingham, UK
Sheila Bird, OBE - MRC Biostatistics Unit, Cambridge, UK
Jonathan I. Bisson, Ph.D - Cardiff University, UK
Roy Blackburn, Ph.D (retired) - University of Liverpool, UK
Andrew Coyle, Ph.D. - King's College London, UK
Jeremy Coid (retired) MD - Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Queen Mary University, London, UK
Jackie Craissati, MBE - Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust, UK
Anna Dåderman, Ph.D - University West, Sweden
Michael Daffern, Ph.D - Monash University, Australia
John Danesh, Ph.D - University of Cambridge, UK
Joel Eigen, Ph.D. - Franklin and Marshall College, PA, USA
Tim Exworthy, FRCPsych - St Andrews Healthcare, Northampton, UK
Tom Fahy, Ph.D - Institute of Psychiatry, South London and Maudsley NHS Trust, UK
Phil Fennel, MPhil. - Cardiff Law School, Cardiff University, UK
Kevin Gournay, Ph.D. - Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, UK
Adrian Grounds, MD (retired) - Institute of Criminology, Cambridge, UK
Don Grubin, Ph.D (retired) - Newcastle University, UK
Gisli Gudjonsson, Ph.D (retired) - Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, UK
Thomas G. Gutheil, MD - Harvard Medical School, MA, USA
Lady Justice Hale, DBE - Royal Courts of Justice, London, UK
Robert Hare, Ph.D - University of British Columbia, BC, Canada
Stephen Hart, Ph.D - Simon Fraser University, BC, Canada
Sheilagh Hodgins, Ph.D - Institue Philippe Pinel, Montreal, Canada and Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
David James, Ph.D (retired) - Royal Free and University College Medical School, London, UK
Friedrich Lösel, Ph.D - University of Cambridge, UK
Ronald Mackay, MPhil - De Montfort University, Leicester, UK
Mary McMurran, Ph.D - University of Nottingham, UK
Gillian Mezey, Ph.D - St George’s Hospital Medical School, University of London, UK
Phil Minoudis, Ph.D., - London Pathways Partnership; Oxleas & East London NHS Foundation Trusts
John Monahan, Ph.D - University of Virginia, VA, USA
Estelle Moore, Ph.D - Broadmoor Hospital, Berkshire, UK
Roger Mulder, Ph.D - University of Otago, New Zealand
Rüdiger Müller-Isberner, MD (retired) - Haina Forensic Psychiatric Hospital, Germany
Norbert Nedopil, MD - University of Munich, Germany
Jim Ogloff, Ph.D - Monash University, Australia
Herschel Prins, Ph.D (retired) - Leicester University, UK
Vernon Quinsey, Ph.D - Queen’s University Kingston, Canada
Paul Rogers, Ph.D - University of Glamorgan, UK
Fabian M. Saleh, Ph.D - Harvard Medical School, MA, USA Francine Shapiro, Ph.D - Mental Research Institute, CA, USA Joanna Shapland, Ph.D - Centre for Criminological and Sociolegal Studies, University of Sheffield, UK Alan Stone, Ph.D - Harvard Law School, MA, USA Lindsay Thomson, Ph.D - University of Edinburgh, UK Cleo Van Velsen, Ph.D MD - East London NHS Foundation Trust, UK Matti Virkkunen, Ph.D MD - University of Helsinki, Finland Simon Wilson, Ph.D - Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK Almar Zwets, Ph.D - Forensic Psychiatric Centre De Kijvelanden, The Netherlands Last Updated 30/01/2023
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