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BPS Register of Approved Psychological Practice Supervisors (RAPPS)

Current role

Founder and lead practitioner

Furness Associates, Oxford

Areas of specialism

Forensic psychological evaluation

Pre-trial assessments and the provision of expert testimony, especially in relation to violent ‘serial’ offenders

Personality and family dynamics, and trauma work

Academic qualifications

Diploma of Forensic Psychology, British Psychological Society, 2009

ClinPsyD Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, 2002

MSc Research Methods in Psychology, 1999

BA(Hons) Psychology, 1996

Experience

I have previously worked for HM Prison Service in both Secure Adult Units and Young Offenders’ institutions, and as part of NHS clinical teams in London, Liverpool and Derbyshire, dealing with issues such as drug and alcohol dependency, personality disorders, and child sexual abuse.

Selected Publications

‘Dissociation in Criminal Forensic Psychology’,The Psychiatrist,Summer 2020

‘Beyond Mindhunter: Profiling Current Approaches to Serial Killers’,Clinical Psychology Journal,Winter 2016

‘Crime and PTSD’,British Journal of Psychiatry, June 2013

‘Cognitive Analytic Therapy in the Treatment of Serial and Violent Offenders’,American Papers in Forensic Psychology, Fall 2006

‘Towards a more Humane Understanding of Dissociative Personality Disorder’,The Psychiatrist, Summer 2004

‘Far Gone: Dealing with Grief and Absence’, Paper presented at EABCT conference, Manchester, 2002 (as Laila Khan)

CURRICULUMVITÆ

→MY NAME IS JJ NORTON AND I’M AFORENSIC INVESTIGATOR

I’ve worked in this field for over 20 years • I took a BSc in Forensic Science at the University of Birmingham, followed by an MSc at the University of Huddersfield • I’ve worked for Greater Manchester Police, Gloucestershire Constabulary and am currently with South Wales Police.