Courtroom Wellbeing Hub
Courtroom Wellbeing Hub
On the 9th June 2026 Dr Matt Brooks and Dr Hannah Fawcett spoke to the Addressing Rape Myths working group facilitated by the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS). The working group consists of SCTS staff, academics, and practitioners all…
Our second paper examining juror wellbeing was published in September 2025. This small scale study focused on the experiences of mock-jurors when examining a 3D-printed model of a murder victim’s skull in the context of a mock-trial. Following peer review,…
Hannah and Matt were interviewed by Liz Krieger from the New York Times about juror wellbeing. As noted in the article, Liz sat as part of a jury on a sexual assault trial in 2024. The New York Times article…
Dr Matt Brooks, Dr Hannah Fawcett and Dr Ziwei Qi are guest editors on this special edition in the Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment and Trauma. This Special Issue explores trauma-informed approaches in judicial settings, emphasizing issues, challenges, and opportunities across…
Who’s taking care of our jurors? Juror Appreciation Week aims to: As part of Jury Duty Appreciation Week May 2025 (5th–11th), Hannah and Matt organised a hybrid panel to bring together researchers and policymakers to honour the role jurors play…
In this Jury Hub blog post for the Open University, Dr Hannah Fawcett discusses some of the emotionally difficult aspects of jury duty.
Dr Hannah Fawcett is interviewed for The psychologist about our team’s research into the psychological impact upon jurors of viewing evidence of human murder victim’s skeletal remains. How do we present this important evidence in the least distressing way?