Online Talk by Prof. Dr. Michael Seto – Wednesday 27th November at 3pm (CET)
We are thrilled to announce that Professor Michael Seto will be giving a talk hosted by the EAPL. This online event will take place on Wednesday 27th November at 9am (Ottawa) / 2pm (UK) / 3pm (CET). Dr. Seto will be speaking on ‘Etiology, Assessment, and Treatment of Pedophilic Disorder: Where Are We Today?’ For members only, so join us!
The link will be provided here one day before the event. It will be displayed for members only. Please be sure to be logged in.
Dr. Michael Seto is a registered clinical and forensic psychologist and currently a research director with the Royal Ottawa Health Care Group, as well as Professor in Psychiatry at the University of Ottawa. Dr. Seto has published extensively on pedophilia, sexual offending against children and online sexual offending. He regularly presents at scientific meetings and professional workshops on these topics. He has written well-reviewed books on pedophilia and sexual offending against children (2008, second edition in 2018) and on internet sexual offending (2013, forthcoming 2nd edition in 2025), all published by the American Psychological Association. His research has been funded by the European Commission, Oak Foundation, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Correctional Services of Canada, Mental Health Commission of Canada, and the Ontario Mental Health Foundation.
This is one not to miss – we are looking forward to seeing you there!
EAPL 2025 in Lithuania (August 5-9):
Next year’s conference will take place in Vilnius, Lithuania from August 5-9th.
Annual EAPL Conference in Caparica, Portugal 2024
The 2024 EAPL conference took place in Caparica, Portugal from July 9-12th 2024.
Please check out the dedicated website: https://www.eapl2024.com
Past Conferences
Annual EAPL Conference in Cluj-Napoca (Transylvania, Romania) 2023
After three years without conferences in person, we held the Annual Conference of the European Association of Psychology and Law in Cluj-Napoca (Romania) from July 4th (Tuesday) to July 7th (Friday) 2023.
Thanks to Laura Visu-Petra (@LauraPeVis) and her team of organisers, we had an amazing time! Please visit the dedicated conference homepage at https://eaplconference.ro for a reprise.
Online Events in 2022
As the EAPL conference was postponed to 2023, we had a series of online events in 2022. The events were held in August/September 2022. They focussed on various aspects of Psychology and Law:
- Vulnerability in Forensic Settings (17th August 2022),
- Criminal Profiling and Crime Linkage (31st August 2022),
- Asylum Interviewing and Decision Making (28th September 2022).
Each event included relevant keynote speakers, a roundtable discussion and student/ early career presentations. As an EAPL member you can re-watch all the events on the dedicated page.
V-EAPL Conference 2021
Dear members and friends of the EAPL,
what an amazing event! We had three consecutive half-day sessions (August 23-27) with keynotes, life talks, pre-recorded sessions, posters, and many more! And there was even more: Social events that we enjoyed so much!
Santiago de Compostela, Spain (2019)
The 2019 EAPL conference took place in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, on July 17-20. The scientific program was addressing the key issues in psychology and law. Different areas of forensic psychology and criminology were explored, such as eyewitness testimonies, investigative interviews, lie detection and credibility assessment, risk assessment, recidivism, treatment of offenders and victims. Researchers and practitioners from Europe and other parts of the World were invited to share their recent scientific work and field experience concerning new challenges faced in legal processes.
Proceedings of the Conference in Santiago de Compostela (2019) online now !
Thanks to Ramón Arce and his team you can get the Conference Proceedings for free fom Sciendo:
Arce, R. (Ed.). (2020). Psychology and Law: Research for practice. Sciendo. https://doi.org/10.2478/9788395669682.
- You can explore and download talks and posters at: https://osf.io/meetings/EAPL2019
- Please see the fotos that have been taken from our members: Impressions of the conference in Santiago de Compostela (Spain)
- You can also explore 2019’s award winners on the awards page.
Conference History
| 2023 | Cluj Napoca, Romania | https://eaplconference.ro |
| 2022 | EAPL Online Events 2022 | https://eapl.eu/conferences/online-events-2022-recordings |
| 2021 | Virtual EAPL Conference 2021 | https://eapl.eu/conferences/veapl2021 |
| 2020 | Virtual EAPL Conference 2020 | https://eapl.eu/veapl-2020 |
| 2019 | Santiago de Compostela, Spain | http://sepjf.org |
| 2018 | Turku, Finland | https://eapl2018.fi/ |
| 2017 | Mechelen, Belgium | |
| 2016 | Toulouse, France | https://eapl2016.sciencesconf.org |
| 2015 | Nuremberg, Germany | |
| 2014 | Saint Petersburg, Russia | |
| 2013 | Coventry, United Kingdom | |
| 2012 | Nicosia, Cyprus | |
| 2011 | Miami, USA | |
| 2010 | Gothenburg, Sweden | |
| 2009 | Sorrento, Italy | |
| 2008 | Maastricht, Netherlands |