Psychology, Criminology and Policing Discover Programme

The psychology of illusions

We all know that our eyes can sometimes fool us, things are not always what they seem, and our perceptions of the world are not always accurate. This lecture will demonstrate various perceptual and visual illusions and explain the psychology behind them. The implications of this for practical areas such as eyewitness testimony, film and visual effects, and magic will be explored. At the end of the session, you will have the opportunity to take part in a practical demonstration surrounding the phenomenon of phantom limb syndrome.

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Detecting deception in criminal contexts 

In this session through a series of role plays and discussions, students will be invited to consider how individuals successfully use their ability to lie in order to commit crimes or to evade prosecution. For example, those who assume a false identity to illegally cross borders and how the authorities might be able to detect when someone is not being entirely truthful.

The realities of imprisonment 

During the session you'll consider the impact of imprisonment on offenders, the cost of imprisonment to society, before asking the question, is imprisoning offenders really necessary?

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Catching criminals 

In this session, you'll explore with an ex-detective how some of the UKs most serious criminals are caught and the key challenges faced by criminal investigators today.

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