Members of the department are actively involved in a range of activities related to academic quality including editorships of peer-reviewed journals, peer review of grant applications and journal articles, acting as external examiners for other departments and acting as external PhD examiners.
Dr. Rachel Wilcock, Senior Lecturer in Psychology, conducted a survey asking people what they believed would happen if they were asked by police to view an identification line-up. The data collected from the survey revealed that a majority of people thought they would view a live identification parade. In fact, today, the majority of identification procedures are shown on video. The misconception that people may come face to face with the perpetrator of the crime they witnessed may affect their willingness to participate in an identification procedure.
The aim of this project was to develop a multi-media DVD which informs witnesses and victims about identification procedures in order to reduce their fears about viewing an identification procedure. Dr Wilcock worked with Inspector David Crossley from the Identification Suite at Surrey Police to develop the multi-media DVD. The project was fully funded by Surrey Police.
The DVD consists of different clips which the witness/victim can select to view. The clips include:
The DVD is currently available to witnesses and victims within Surrey Police and is also available to be used by other police forces.
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