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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

This post features a conversation with Samantha Fletcher, lecturer in criminology at Manchester Metropolitan University, on crime, harm, and global justice. It was originally posted on Commonweal on 26 February 2019.

In today's post, David Scott explores listening, privilege, and the position of academics and activists when discussing prison abolition.

This week's blog is a report on a lively discussion about the nature of modern slavery. In November 2018, Louise Westmarland, Professor of Criminology and Steve Conway, Lecturer, PuLSE at the Open University organised a conference bringing together police practitioners and academics working in the field of organised crime. This was held with thanks to funding from HERC and the BSC.

Daniel McCulloch discusses the importance of defining 'sleeping rough'.