Welcome to the Courtroom Wellbeing Hub
We are a research team of psychologists based at Manchester Metropolitan University working with academics, practitioners, and those with lived juror experience nationally and internationally, to increase our understandings of the impact court settings can have on wellbeing, and support the development of trauma-informed courtroom practices.
Latest News
Jurors: The hidden victims in the criminal justice system
Victims, witnesses, defendants, barristers, judges, court staff, and journalists covering distressing cases can access dedicated…
Our letter to jurors
As academics, we spend a lot of time writing about people we research, but we…
The impact of skeletal evidence modality upon stress, emotional reactivity, juror comprehension and decision making
Our latest research, to be published in Legal and Criminological Psychology, asked whether there is…
Our letter to jurors
Have you recently completed jury service, or have been recently summoned? We write to jurors directly in this open letter, emphasising that there is no “right” way to feel about jury service.
Hannah and Matt take part in House of Lords juror support inquiry
We were called to give evidence to the Justice and Home Affairs Inquiry into Juror Support at Westminster, providing 11 recommendations to improve juror wellbeing.
Why is the wellbeing of jurors important?
Dr. Hannah Fawcett and Dr. Matt Brooks write about the psychological impacts of participating in jury duty for The Conversation, and also discuss the impact on jurors and the support needed in The Trial podcast.
