Jacqueline Wheatcroft is a Chartered and Registered Forensic Practitioner. She is Chair of the British Psychological Society Division of Forensic Psychology Training Committee. Her research and teaching interests lie broadly in the enhancement of information, intelligence and evidence with a focus on process, procedure and questioning techniques to increase accuracy and appropriate confidence in those information forms.
She upholds interdisciplinary research and her latest works have broken new ground when cross-examination techniques are under scrutiny as never before. Her work has contributed to the Inns of Court Principles which guide the ways in which children and vulnerable witnesses are examined in the court process, together with pioneering work on witness familiarisation.
Jacqueline is also known nationally and internationally for her development of the LIP; a witness interview protocol adopted by law enforcement and investigative agencies, used in interviews and post incident management protocols, and by United Nations Experts in investigations. Jacqueline’s vision is that all witnesses and interviewees can be supported to give of their best evidence, in investigations, interviews and judicial settings worldwide.
Chartered Psychologist, British Psychological Society
Full Member, British Psychological Society Division of Forensic Psychology
Chair, British Psychological Society, Division of Forensic Psychology Training Committee
Associate Fellow, British Psychological Society
Registered Practitioner Psychologist (Forensic), Health & Care Professions Council
MSc Forensic Psychology. Teaching and learning aligns to my areas of interest and research publications within applied social and cognitive psychology as applied to forensic contexts. Evidence based practice in professional contexts.
Research is focused across a range of forensic, security and legal settings. For example, forensic and investigator interviews, examination of witnesses in court and pre-trial procedures, children and vulnerable witnesses, maximising accurate reports, decision making in critical contexts.
Chair, British Psychological Society Division of Forensic Psychology Training Committee
Inns of Court College of Advocacy
Forensic and Legal Psychology, Children and Vulnerable Witnesses, Forensic and Investigator Interview Protocols, Question Types, Critical Contexts.
Chair, British Psychological Society Division of Forensic Psychology Training Committee
