About
Emeritus Professor Jane Wood is a Professor of Forensic Psychology, Chartered Forensic Psychologist and HCPC Registered Forensic Psychologist.
Research interests
- Prison gang activity
- Street gang formation and activity
- Bullying in prison and schools
- Public opinion of criminal justice
- Trauma/Mental health links with offending
- Group offending
- Polygraph testing in the management of individuals convicted
or suspected of offences
Supervision
Past research students
- Hayley Beresford: Trauma exposure and mental illness in gang-affiliated youth: An exploratory study. School of Psychology Scholarship, University of Kent, UK.
- Jaimee Mallion: Application of the Good Lives Model to Street Gang Members. School of Psychology Scholarship, University of Kent, UK.
- Dr Tara Dickens: An examination of the psychological pathway of men who cause severe physical harm to children. School of Psychology Scholarship, University of Kent, UK.
- Dr Anita Ruddle: Why we harm the ones we love: Predictive Factors of Domestic Violence
Perpetration. School of Psychology Scholarship, University of Kent, UK.
- Dr Emma Alleyne: Gang membership: An exploration of the psychological characteristics
- Dr Sarah Frisby-Osman: Violent thugs or vulnerable youth? Reshaping how we think of gang members: An examination into their emotional and mental health needs
- Dr Mark James: Understanding gang membership: Developing theory and applications
- Dr Katarina Mozova: Towards a social psychology framework of youth group membership: An exploratory study
Professional
- Full member of the Division of Forensic Psychology, British Psychological Association
- Registered member of the Health and Care Professions Council
Grants and Awards
| 2017
| J Wood (PI), T Gannon (Co-I), C Ó Ciardha (Co-I) & E Alleyne (Co-I)
The Police and Crime Commissioner for Cumbria
"Evaluating polygraph use for managing sexual offenders and suspects in five police areas"
1.7.17 to 30.6.19
| £331,260
|
| 2015
| J Wood (PI)
Kent Police & NHS
“Evaluation of Neighbourhood response
panels”
Kent police. July, 2015-July, 2016
| £24,000
|
| 2010
| T Gannon, J Wood, A Pina & E Vasquez
Ministry of Justice
"Evaluation of mandatory polygraph supervision with sexual
offenders"
| £324, 417
|
| 2010
| J Wood
Kent Probation
"The IOM 'Through the Gate' Project for Short-term Prisoners (Under 12 month sentences), Statutory and Non-statutory Probation offenders in Kent & Medway"
30.09.10 to 31.03.11
| £28, 525
|
| 2009
| J Wood
Kent Probation, Kent Drug and Alcohol Action Team
"Integrated services for managing prolific offenders: a longitudinal perspective"
| £15,000
|
| 2008
| J Wood
ESRC
"Judging offenders: the role of observers' emotions"
| £101.368
|
| 2007
| J Wood
Kent and Medway Resettlement Programme
| £12,000
|
| 2003-04
| J Wood
H M Prison Service, Canterbury
Kent and Medway Resettlement Programme
| £14,000
|
| 2003
| J Wood
H M Prison Service
| £16,000
|
| 2001
| J Wood
Esme Fairburn Charitable Trust
| £3,000
|
Responsibilities
- HCPC Registered Forensic Psychologist
- Member of Editorial Board, British Journal of Forensic Practice
- Managing Editor for Psychology, Crime and Law
- Lead Editor - Wood, J., Gannon, T. A., (2008). Public Opinion and Criminal Justice. Willan Publishing.
- Lead Editor - Wood, J. L., & Giles, H. (2014) Special Issue: Gangs: Group and intergroup dimensions. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 17(6), 701-832
Editorial Duties
- 2017 – present - Editorial Board Member, Trauma
Violence & Abuse.
- 2017 – present - Editorial Board Member, Adolescent Psychiatry.
- 2012 – 2018 - Managing Editor: Psychology Crime and Law.
- 2010 – present - Editorial Board Member, Journal of Forensic Practice.
