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Keynote – Prof. Em. Gisli Gudjonsson

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August 23, 13:00-14:00 CEST

Keynote session by Prof. Em. Gisli Gudjonsson

Keynote – Prof. Em. Gisli Gudjonsson


Gisli Hannes Gudjonsson is an Emeritus Professor of Forensic Psychology at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London. Prior to his retirement from King’s College in January 2012, he was the Head of Clinical Forensic Psychology Services for the Lambeth Forensic Services and Medium Secure Unit at the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust (SLaM).

Professor Gudjonsson is a Fellow of the British Psychological Society and a registered practitioner (clinical and forensic) with the United Kingdom Health Care Professions Council (HCPC).

He was a magistrate in Croydon Magistrates’ Court between 1990 and 1999, sitting as a lay judge one day per week.

Research:

Professor Gudjonsson pioneered the empirical measurement of interrogative suggestibility and has published extensively in the areas of psychological vulnerabilities, false confessions, and police interviewing. He has published almost 400 peer reviewed articles, 12 books (three as sole author), and 74 book chapters/articles. In addition, he produced two influential research reports for the Royal Commission on Criminal Justice:

Gudjonsson, G. H., Clare, I., Rutter, S. and Pearse, J. (1993). Persons at risk during interviews in police custody: The identification of vulnerabilities. Royal Commission on Criminal Justice. London: H.M.S.O.

Clare, I. and Gudjonsson, G. H. (1992). Devising and piloting a new “Notice to Detained Persons”. Royal Commission on Criminal Justice. London: H.M.S.O.

Expert evidence:

Professor Gudjonsson has provided expert evaluation and testimony in many high-profile criminal cases internationally. Much of his contribution to the development of forensic psychology is documented in the following publications:

Gudjonsson, G. H. (1992). The Psychology of Interrogations, Confessions, and Testimony. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons.

Gudjonsson, G. H. (1996). Forensic Psychology in England: One Practitioner’s Experience and Viewpoint. Legal and Criminological Psychology, 1, 131-142.

Gudjonsson, G. H. (1997). The Gudjonsson Suggestibility Scales Manual. Hove: Psychology Press.

Gudjonsson, G. H, & Haward, L. R. C. (1998). Forensic Psychology: A Guide to Practice. London: Routledge.

Gudjonsson, G.H (2003). The Psychology of Interrogations and Confessions. A Handbook. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons.

Gudjonsson, G. H. (2018). The psychology of false confessions. Forty years of science and practice. Chichester: Wiley Blackwell.

Gudjonsson, G. H. (2021). The science-based pathways to understanding false confessions and wrongful convictions. Frontiers in Psychology, 12:633936. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2021.633936

Professional awards:

Professor Gudjonsson was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in Medicine in 2001 by the University of Iceland for services to forensic psychiatry and psychology.

He has been awarded three Lifetime Achievement Awards:

2009. The British Psychological Society presented him with a Lifetime Achievement Award.

2012. The European Association of Psychology and Law (EAPL) presented him with a Lifetime Achievement Award for his ‘Lifetime contribution to the field of psychology and law’.

2017. The Tom Williamson (illRG) Lifetime Achievement Award ‘In recognition for his outstanding lifetime achievement to the area of investigative interviewing’.

Professor Gudjonsson was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the Queen’s Birthday 2011 Honours List for services to clinical psychology.

 

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