Resources and Reports
Links to our reports, research publications, media engagements, and organisations working to further trauma-informed courtrooms.
Research
Brooks, M., Glynn, J., Fawcett, H., Barnes, A., Carew, R., Errickson, D., & Livanou, M. (2025). Trauma in the courtroom: The role of prior trauma exposure and mental health on stress and emotional responses in jurors. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 64(3), 603-622. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjc.12522
Fawcett, H., Ball, J., Glynn, J., Barnes, A., Brooks, M., Carew, R., & Errickson, D. (2025). 3D-printed models in the courtroom: mock-jurors’ perceptions and experiences of 3D-printed models of human skeletal remains. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 1–22. https://doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2025.2556459
Fawcett, H., Brooks, M., Curley, L., Portnoy, S., & Ahearne, J. (In Press). Unmet Needs? Juror Perspectives on Support Following Jury Service in England and Wales. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma.
Robertson, N., Davies, G., & Nettleingham, A. (2009). Vicarious traumatisation as a consequence of jury service. The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, 48(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2311.2008.00539.x
Welsh, E., Robertson, N., Ireland, L., & Davies, G. (2020). The impact of jury service on Scottish jurors’ health and well‐being. The Howard Journal of Crime and Justice, 59(1), 3-16. https://doi.org/10.1111/hojo.12346
Articles
Brooks, M., & Fawcett, H. (2024). Jurors need help – gruelling criminal cases can leave them with lasting trauma. The Conversation.
Herbert, A. (2024). The power of jury duty: A map of emotions on a rape trial. The Open Review, 9, 39-45.
Fawcett, H. (2023). Tackling juror trauma and stress. Jury Hub, Open University.
Fawcett, H. (2023). Human remains in the courtroom. British Psychological Society.
Podcasts
Fawcett, H. (2025). Let’s Talk TODAY Juror Appreciation Week 2025 with Dr Hannah Fawcett Let’s talk Forensic Psychology.
Fawcett, H., & Brooks, M. (2024). The Trial. Constance Marten and Mark Gordon: Jury Service. Season 4, episode 25. The Trial: Constance Marten and Mark Gordon: Jury Service on Apple Podcasts The Trial.
Fawcett, H., & Brooks, M. (2024). Psychological aspects of participating in jury duty. Jury Hub, Open University.
Media Coverage
British Psychological Society (9 December 2025). BPS responds to government reforms of jury trials | BPS
BBC News (17 September 2025). ‘It took 20 years but I brought my rapist to justice’
The New York Times (10 August 2025). After a Grisly Trial, Jurors Are Left With Mental Scars and Few Resources.
BBC News (17 February 2025). Study probes effect of abuse trials on jurors.
RTÉ Radio 1 (17 February 2025). Juror distress.
Irish Examiner (3 February 2025). ‘You’re witnessing a killing over and over’: Why don’t we give jurors greater supports?
Irish Examiner (25 January 2025). Courts Service to pilot leaflet detailing mental health supports for jurors.
The Independent (23 December 2024). PTSD symptoms rise four-fold in jurors exposed to distressing evidence – study.
Daily Mail (23 December 2024). Jurors ‘risk trauma from gruesome evidence’ as mock trial reveals nearly half met threshold for PTSD symptoms.
Express and Star (23 December 2024). PTSD symptoms rise four-fold in jurors exposed to distressing evidence – study.
Daily Echo (23 December 2024). PTSD symptoms rise four-fold in jurors exposed to distressing evidence – study.
Press Reader (23 December 2024). PTSD symptoms increase ‘substantially’ for jurors.
The Epoch Times (23 December 2024). PTSD Symptoms Quadruple in Jurors Exposed to Distressing Evidence: Study.
Politics Home (17 December 2024). Free Therapy Pilot For Jurors Receives Little Take Up.
Prospect Magazine (10 June 2024). The psychologist working to protect jurors from trauma.
The Telegraph (14 May 2024). ‘I still have nightmares from my jury service on a rape trial’.
UK Government (8 May 2024). Pioneering free therapy pilot to support jurors.
The Telegraph (8 May 2024). Jurors in traumatic trials such as Lucy Letby case to get free counselling.
The Times (9 May 2024). Pilot scheme to provide counselling for jurors in traumatic trials.
BBC News (8 May 2024). Trauma counselling for jurors in distressing cases like Lucy Letby.
The Standard (8 May 2024). Free therapy offered to jurors after traumatic trials like Lucy Letby’s.
Global News (8 May 2024). Interviewed and quoted in the Global News (Heart FM, Capitol FM, Smooth FM) reporting of the Government Pilot Scheme for post-trial juror counselling.
Policy
Presentation at the invitation Ministry of Justice to delegation of politicians from Ukraine advising on the development of Draft Law no. 3843. Resilient Jury Systems: Insights from Trauma-Informed Research. 10 September, 2025.
Ministry of Justice, HM Courts & Tribunals Service, & Alexander, H. (2024). Extra support for jurors thanks to launch of pioneering scheme. Ministry of Justice, HM Courts & Tribunals Service.
Briefing provided for Baroness Berridge for a question in the House of Lords 6 March 2024. Criminal Jurors – Hansard – UK Parliament
Fawcett, H., & Brooks, M. (21 November 2023). Addressing juror distress: How to achieve a trauma informed court system. House of Lords, Westminster.
Organisations
Canadian Juries Commission – organisation dedicated to juror wellbeing in Canada, providing peer support for jurors
Claiming Space – organisation that raises awareness and provides training around vicarious trauma for lawyers working with traumatic material or with clients who have experienced trauma
Juries Victoria – Juror support programme for people completing jury service in Victoria, Australia
The Rivers Centre – wellbeing support service for jurors in Scotland provided via NHS Lothian