Jessica Woodhams

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Jessica Woodhams is a chartered psychologist and an HPC registered forensic psychologist. Her primary areas of research are:

Investigative psychology: Assisting police decision-making, including case linkage (behavioural linking of crimes), offender prioritisation and investigative risk assessment, offender profiling and identifying false allegations
Sexual and serial offending: Sexual offending (particularly offences committed by strangers, juveniles and groups), modus operandi behaviour, victim coping strategies, serial offending (including robbery, burglary and sexual offences)

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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

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61 Article
13 Chapter
6 Commissioned report
4 Conference contribution
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A model for secondary traumatic stress following workplace exposure to traumatic material in analytical staff
Woodhams, J. & Duran, F., 15 Feb 2024, In: Communications Psychology. 2, 10 p., 13.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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A Systematic Review of Criminal Justice Initiatives to Strengthen the Criminal Investigation and Prosecution of Sexual Violence in East Africa
Rockowitz, S., Wagner, K., Cooper, R., Stevens, L., Davies, K., Woodhams, J., Kanja, W. & Flowe, H. D., Jan 2024, In: Trauma, Violence and Abuse. 25, 1, p. 813-827 15 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

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Decoding face recognition abilities in the human brain
Faghel-Soubeyrand, S., Ramon, M., Bamps, E., Zoia, M., Woodhams, J., Richoz, A-R., Caldara, R., Gosselin, F. & Charest, I., 1 Mar 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: PNAS nexus. pgae095.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Associations between individual cognitive factors, mode of exposure and depression symptoms in practitioners working with aversive crime material
Duran, F. & Woodhams, J., 26 Oct 2023, In: European Journal of Psychotraumatology. 14, 2, 9 p., 2264612.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Editorial: The wellbeing of criminal justice personnel
Clements, A. J., Woodhams, J., Young, J. K. & Duran, F., 13 Jul 2023, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 14, 3 p., 1245541.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial

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Using Natural Language Processing to Semi-Automate the Coding of Stranger Sex Offences onto the Violent Crime Linkage Analysis System
Woodhams, J., Grieve, J. & Lee, M.
The Dawes Trust
1/09/21 → 31/08/24
Project: Research
ESRC IAA (2022): Jessica Woodhams (Secondment) - Impact of Traumatic Material on the feelings, emotions and behaviour of Moonshot CVE's Staff
Duran, F. & Woodhams, J.
Economic & Social Research Council, Moonshot CVE Limited
1/05/22 → 31/03/23
Project: Research
ESRC IAA 2021: Jessica Woodhams Top Up Award - Crime Linkage International Network
Woodhams, J.
Economic & Social Research Council
1/11/21 → 31/03/23
Project: Research Councils
A cross-cultural comparison of distinctive behaviours exhibited in rape offences, and their potential use in behaviourally linking these crimes
Davies, K. & Woodhams, J.
British Academy
2/08/21 → 28/01/22
Project: Research Councils
NEPRO3 -VVCP Feasibility Studies
Scharf, K., Bandyopadhyay, S., Taylor, J., Banerjee, A., Montgomery, P., Souza Menezes, L., Bradbury-Jones, C., Cole, M., Apena Rogers, S. & Woodhams, J.
COLLEGE OF POLICING
23/11/20 → 31/07/22
Project: Industry

67 Conference, workshop or symposium
18 Publication peer-review
13 Guest lecture or Invited talk
6 Editorial board of a journal
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Detecting serial criminals
Jessica Woodhams (Speaker)
Nov 2014
Activity: Academic and Industrial events › Guest lecture or Invited talk
Evidence-Based Practice in Crime Prevention and Reduction
Jessica Woodhams (Host)
1 Jun 2014
Activity: Academic and Industrial events › Industry event
European Association of Psychology and Law Conference
Jessica Woodhams (Keynote speaker)
Jun 2014
Activity: Academic and Industrial events › Conference, workshop or symposium
Organiser of Better Policing Collaborative Research Fair
Jessica Woodhams (Host)
Apr 2014
Activity: Academic and Industrial events › Industry event
15th International Academy for Investigative Psychology Conference, London.
Jessica Woodhams (Contributor)
Apr 2014
Activity: Academic and Industrial events › Conference, workshop or symposium

Application of Personality and Social Psychology Award
Woodhams, Jessica (Recipient), 2024
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
European Association for Psychology and Law Early Career Achievement Award
Woodhams, Jessica (Recipient), 2010
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)

Manipulation online and in person – two worlds not so far apart
Juliane Kloess & Jessica Woodhams
2/11/18
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
Who are the perpetrators? And what motivates them to commit such assaults? (Media coverage of research)
Jessica Woodhams
3/03/14
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
Violence fits in with gang rape pattern (Media coverage of research)
Jessica Woodhams
19/12/12
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
Forensic fishing (Media coverage of research)
Jessica Woodhams
8/09/08
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
Computers to help spot criminals’ bad habits (Media coverage of research)
Jessica Woodhams
8/08/08
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media

Jessica Woodhams

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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years

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A model for secondary traumatic stress following workplace exposure to traumatic material in analytical staff

A Systematic Review of Criminal Justice Initiatives to Strengthen the Criminal Investigation and Prosecution of Sexual Violence in East Africa

Decoding face recognition abilities in the human brain

Associations between individual cognitive factors, mode of exposure and depression symptoms in practitioners working with aversive crime material

Editorial: The wellbeing of criminal justice personnel

Using Natural Language Processing to Semi-Automate the Coding of Stranger Sex Offences onto the Violent Crime Linkage Analysis System

ESRC IAA (2022): Jessica Woodhams (Secondment) - Impact of Traumatic Material on the feelings, emotions and behaviour of Moonshot CVE's Staff

ESRC IAA 2021: Jessica Woodhams Top Up Award - Crime Linkage International Network

A cross-cultural comparison of distinctive behaviours exhibited in rape offences, and their potential use in behaviourally linking these crimes

NEPRO3 -VVCP Feasibility Studies

Detecting serial criminals

Evidence-Based Practice in Crime Prevention and Reduction

European Association of Psychology and Law Conference

Organiser of Better Policing Collaborative Research Fair

15th International Academy for Investigative Psychology Conference, London.

Application of Personality and Social Psychology Award

European Association for Psychology and Law Early Career Achievement Award

Manipulation online and in person – two worlds not so far apart

Who are the perpetrators? And what motivates them to commit such assaults? (Media coverage of research)

Violence fits in with gang rape pattern (Media coverage of research)

Forensic fishing (Media coverage of research)

Computers to help spot criminals’ bad habits (Media coverage of research)

Jessica Woodhams

Personal profile

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

Fingerprint

Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years

Research output

Projects

Activities

Prizes

Press/Media