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Laurence Alison

Professor Laurence Alison
BSc, MSc, PhD, C.PSychol

Chair in Forensic and Investigative Psychology
Psychology
Part of
Institute of Population Health
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences

Contact

L.J.Alison@liverpool.ac.uk

Further details of our research on interviewing and critical incident decision making and its impact

+44 (0)151 794 6707

Professional Activities

I assist
- the national counter terrorism cadre in advanced investigative interview training
- the war crimes unit
- DHU chicksands
- Home Office training for CSAE IIOC offences

I am series editor for the Wiley Forensic Psychology Series

I am a panel member of Project Alethia (see https://www.jjay.cuny.edu/project-aletheia)

I advise National Policing on investigative interviewing

I am principal advisor on the online learning package for rapport based training in suspect interviewing for the UK

Conference Roles

  • improving investigative interviewing at Rapport based interviewing and interrogation, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (Washington DC, 2023)
  • Rapport vs Revenge Interviewing at Rapport Based interviewing, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (Lake Tahoe, 2023)
  • Decisions in Extremis at Resilience and Decision Making, by Invitation (Hereford, 2023)
  • Researching Naturalistic Decision Making in Critical Incidents, by Invitation (Haifa University, 2012)
  • Offender Profiling for the 21st Century, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (National Research Institute of Police Science, 2011)
  • Wicked Problems in Adverse Critical Environments, Accountability Pressures and Decision Inertia, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (Academy of Law Enforcement and Security, Australia, 2010)
  • Professionalisation of Offender Profiling, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (International Investigative Research Group, 2010)
  • Developments in Offender Profiling, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (European Association of Psychology and Law, 2010)
  • Changes in Simulation Based Training for Policing Critical Incidents, by Invitation (Royal United Services Insitute and Vector Command, 2009)
  • Decision Making in Extreme Environments, by Invitation (Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2009)
  • Simulation Training for Counter Terrorism, by Invitation (UCL Terrorism Conference, 2007)
  • Sexual Assault: Advances in Criminal Profiling, by Invitation (School of Health,Nursing & Midwifery, 2007)
  • Critical Incident Decision Making, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (Singapore Home Team Academy, 2007)
  • Suspect Interviewing: Cognitive Closure and Selection for Role, Keynote/Plenary by Invitation (Nordic Network of Psychology and Law, 2006)

Editorships

  • Wiley forensic psychology series editor (Invited editor, 2023 - 2025)

Organisations I have been associated with

  • Inspector Generals Office USA (2021 - 2023)
  • District Attorneys Office California (2022 - 2023)
  • High Value Detainee Interrogation Group (2012 - 2023)
  • Home office (2014 - 2023)
  • National Crime Agency (2014 - 2023)
  • Department of Human Intelligence UK (2012 - 2023)

Professional Body Memberships

  • British Psychological Society (Chartered Psychologist, 1998 - 2010)

Other Administrative or Committee Roles

  • Director, MSc Critical and Major Incident Psychology