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Dr Adrian Scott

Lecturer

Background

Adrian joined the Sellenger Centre for Research in Law, Justice and Social Change as a Post Doctoral Research Fellow in 2009. Prior to this appointment, he worked as a Psychology Officer/Lecturer in the Department of Psychology at the University of Bath, UK, for five years. Adrian has a broad interest in Forensic and Criminological Psychology, and is currently researching public perceptions of stalking and police investigative interviewing practices.

Responsibilities:

• Member of the selection panel for the ECU Industry Collaboration Grant Scheme.

Staff qualifications:

• PhD, University of Bath;
• MSc Applied Forensic Psychology, University of Leicester;
• MSc Social Research, University of Bath; and
• BSc Psychology and Sociology (Hons), University of Bath.

Research

Research interest:

• Perceptions of stalking;
• Investigative interviewing; and
• Eyewitness testimony.

Research grants:

• Dooley, J.J. (Chief investigator), Scott, A.J., Robertson, J., & Tunnelcliffe, M. (Associate investigators). Decision-making skills of police recruits in virtual reality. Edith Cowan Faculty of Business and Law Strategic Grant $20,000, 2011.
  
• Scott, A.J. (Chief investigator), Gabbert, F., & Pedretti, P. (Associate investigators). Memory, eyewitness accuracy and the quality of police interview statements. Faculty of Business and Law Strategic Grant $16,624, 2011.
• Scott, A.J. (Chief investigator), Pedretti, P., & Bull, R. (Associate investigators). The influence of WA Police training on the quality of witness interviews. Edith Cowan Faculty of Business and Law Starter Grant $9,677, 2010.
• Scott, A.J. (Chief investigator) & Sheridan, L. (Associate investigator). International perceptions of stalking and responsibility: The influence of the perpetrator-victim relationship, severity of behaviour, perpetrator-victim sex and domestic situation. Edith Cowan Early Career Researcher Grant $22,710, 2010.

Selected publications

Book:

• Scott, A.J. (2010). Forensic psychology. In N. Holt & R. Lewis (Series Eds.), Palgrave insights in psychology. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.

Refereed articles:

• Scott, A.J., & Gavin, J. (in press). The influence of prior relationship on perceptions of stalking in mock jury deliberations. Forensic Update
• Scott, A.J., & Sheridan, L. (2011). ‘Reasonable’ perceptions of stalking: The influence of conduct severity and the perpetrator-target relationship. Psychology, Crime and Law, 17(4), 331-343.
  
• Scott, A.J., & Tse, P.K. (2011). An exploratory study of the influence of perpetrator and victim sex on perceptions of stalking. Forensic Update, 103, 9-13.
• Scott, A.J., Lloyd, R., & Gavin, J. (2010). The influence of prior relationship on perceptions of stalking in the United Kingdom and Australia. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 37(11), 1185-1194.
• Sheridan, L., & Scott, A.J. (2010). Perceptions of harm: Verbal versus physical abuse in stalking scenarios. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 37(4), 400-416.
• Scott, A.J. (2008). The psychology of stalking. Psychology Review, 13(4), 2-5.

Conference presentations:

• Duff, S.C., & Scott, A.J. (2011). The impact of relationship breakdown on perceptions of stalking. Paper presented at The British Psychological Society Division of Forensic Psychology Annual Conference, 22-24 June, Portsmouth, UK.
  
• Scott, A.J., Pedretti, P., Henry, P.J., & Bull, R. (2011). An exploration of untrained police recruits’ natural interviewing styles. Poster presented at The British Psychological Society Division of Forensic Psychology Annual Conference, 22-24 June, Portsmouth, UK.
• Scott, A.J., & Sheridan, L. (2011). Experiences of stalking in same-sex and opposite-sex contexts. Poster presented at The British Psychological Society Division of Forensic Psychology Annual Conference, 22-24 June, Portsmouth, UK.
• Scott, A.J., Sheridan, L., Colloff, M.F., McElhone, R.L., & Groves, J.E. (2011). International perceptions of stalking: The influence of the severity of behaviour and prior relationship. Paper presented at The British Psychological Society Division of Forensic Psychology Annual Conference, 22-24 June, Portsmouth, UK.
• Vines, R., Scott, A.J., Thomson, D.M., & Joiner, R. (2011). The influence of perpetrator age on perceptions of stalking. Poster presented at The British Psychological Society Division of Forensic Psychology Annual Conference, 22-24 June, Portsmouth, UK.
  
• Scott, A.J., Gavin, J., Sleath, E., & Sheridan, L. (2011). Perceptions of victim responsibility: The influence of prior relationship and conduct severity in stalking scenarios. Paper presented at the AP-LS/4th International Congress on Psychology and Law, 3-5 March, Miami, FL, USA.
• Scott, A.J., & Sheridan, L. (2011). Perceptions of harm: The influence of verbal threats, physical abuse and physical injury in stalking scenarios. Paper presented at the AP-LS/4th International Congress on Psychology and Law, 3-5 March, Miami, FL, USA.
• Scott, A.J., Savilla, K.E., Henry, P.J., & Dear, G.E. (2010). Community perceptions of stalking: Definitions of stalking and illegal conduct in Western Australia. Paper presented at The British Psychological Society Division of Forensic Psychology Annual Conference, 22-25 June, Canterbury, UK.
• Scott, A.J., Sheridan, L., & Nixon, K. (2010). Police officer perceptions of stalking in England and Scotland. Paper presented at The British Psychological Society Division of Forensic Psychology Annual Conference, 22-25 June, Canterbury, UK.
• Nixon, K., Scott, A.J., & Sheridan, L. (2010). Police and community perceptions of stalking in England. Paper presented at the 20th Conference of the European Association of Psychology and Law, 15-18 June, Gothenburg, Sweden.
• Scott, A.J., Stratton, G., Wylie, K., & Henry, P.J. (2010). The effect of statistical DNA evidence on mock-jury decision making. Paper presented at the 20th Conference of the European Association of Psychology and Law, 15-18 June, Gothenburg, Sweden.
• Scott, A.J., & Lloyd, R. (2009). Perceptions of stalking in the United Kingdom and Australia. Poster presented at the 19th Conference of the European Association of Psychology and Law, 2-5 September, Sorrento, Italy.
• Scott, A.J., & Sheridan, L. (2009). Framing and perceptions of stalking. Paper presented at the 19th Conference of the European Association of Psychology and Law, 2-5 September, Sorrento, Italy.
• Scott, A.J., & Tse, P.K. (2009). Perceptions of stalking in same-sex and opposite-sex relationships. Poster presented at the 19th Conference of the European Association of Psychology and Law, 2-5 September, Sorrento, Italy.
• Scott, A.J., & Gavin, J. (2009). The influence of the perpetrator-target relationship on perceptions of stalking in mock-jury deliberations. Poster presented at The British Psychological Society Division of Forensic Psychology Annual Conference, 23-25 June, Preston, UK.
• Scott, A.J., & Sheridan L. (2009). The influence of framing and the perpetrator-target relationship on perceptions of stalking. Paper presented at The British Psychological Society Division of Forensic Psychology Annual Conference, 23-25 June, Preston, UK.
• Scott, A.J., & Sheridan L. (2008). Interpersonal relationships, culpability and perceptions of stalking. Paper presented at the 18th Conference of the European Association of Psychology and Law, 1-5 July, Maastricht, Netherlands.
• Scott, A.J., & Sheridan L. (2008). Conduct severity, the perpetrator-target relationship and perceptions of stalking. Paper presented as part of a symposium 'Post-separation harassment' at the First Biennial Conference of the International Family Aggression Society, 18-19 March, Preston, UK.