BSc, MSc, PhD, C.Psychol, Forensic Psychol

Louise is a Chartered Psychologist and is registered with the HCPC as a Forensic Psychologist. She currently works as a Senior Lecturer in Forensic Psychology at the University of Birmingham, where she is the Course Director of the Continued Professional Development route to the Doctorate in Forensic Psychology Practice (CPD route to FPP). She is also the external examiner for the MSc in Forensic Psychology at the University of Central Lancashire. In addition to her practice and teaching activities, Louise enjoys an active research and publication profile and is involved in the wider international research scene. Louise is on the Editorial Board of international peer reviewed journals ‘Child Maltreatment’, ‘Journal of Aggression Conflict and Peace Research’ and the ‘British Journal of Forensic Practice’ and is the Vice Chair of the West Midlands branch of the British Association for the Study and Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect. Her research interests are related to aggression and violence with particular emphasis on intimate partner violence, child maltreatment and aggression in gangs/groups. She has numerous publications in peer reviewed journals and books on these subject matters and her co-edited book ‘What works in offender rehabilitation’ will be published in 2013. She is currently conducting funded research into the sexual beliefs and experiences of British urban youth (NOTA funded); an outcome evaluation of interventions for child victims of domestic violence (BASPCAN funded); and prison visitation and recidivism in the UK (ESRC funded).

Louise directs the Continued Professional Development route to the Doctorate in Forensic Psychology Practice (CPD route to FPP). She supervises several PhD students in areas of family violence and group/gang aggression. Interested students should consult the School of Psychology web page for further information about postgraduate study, funding opportunities and how to apply.

Research Group

Centre for Forensic and Criminological Psychology

Research Interests

• Intimate partner violence and homicide (relates to preventing, assessment and intervention). 
• Links between intimate partner violence and child abuse and neglect.
• Resilience in children affected by intimate partner violence.
• Risk assessment and prevention of violence.
• Male victims of intimate partner violence.
• Group/gang aggression and prevention/sexual exploitation/risk asessment.

Listen to Louise's podcast 'What the evidence tells us about the nature of Intimate Partner Violence' (MP3 - 9.15MB) or read the podcast transcript. 

Affliations

• Full member of the British Psychological Society.
• Division of Forensic Psychology.
• International Family Aggression Society member.
• Fellow of the International Society for Research on Aggression.
• Vice Chair West Midlands branch of the British Association for the Study and Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect and Chair of the Training Sub-committee

Howard, P., & Dixon, L. (2012). Identifying change in the likelihood of violent recidivism: Causal dynamic risk factors in the OASys Violence Predictor. Law and Human Behavior, online early

Beech, A.R., Bartels, R.M., & Dixon, L. (2013). The assessment and treatment of offender cognition. Trauma Violence and Abuse, 14, 54-66

Archer, J.A., Dixon, L., & Graham-Kevan, N. (2012). Perpetrator programmes for partner violence: A rejoinder to Respect. Legal and Criminological Psychology,17, 225 - 232.

Tew, J., Harkins, L. & Dixon, L. (2012). Investigating changes in anger and aggression in offenders with high levels of psychopathic traits attending the Chromis violence reduction programme. Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health, 22, 191 – 201

Howard, P., & Dixon, L. (2012). The construction and validation of the OASys Violence Predictor: Advancing violence risk assessment in the English and Welsh correctional services. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 39, 287-307

Esquivel Santovena, E., & Dixon, L. (2012). Investigating the true rate of physical intimate partner violence: A review of nationally representative surveys. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 17, 208-219.

Dixon, L., Archer, J.A., & Graham-Kevan, N. (2012). Perpetrator programmes for partner violence: Are they based on ideology or evidence? Legal and Criminological Psychology, 17, 196-215.

Dixon, L. & Graham-Kevan, N. (2011). Understanding the nature and aetiology of intimate partner violence and implications for practice: A review of the evidence base. Clinical Psychology Review, 31, 1145-1155.

Dixon, L., & Graham-Kevan, N. (2011). Until Death Do They Part: Preventing Intimate Partner Homicide. The Psychologist, 24, 820-823.

Howard, P., & Dixon, L. (2011). Developing an empirical classification of violent offences for use in the prediction of recidivism in England and Wales. Journal of Aggression Conflict and Peace Research, 3, 141-154.

Dixon, L. (2011). Book review: The rehabilitation of partner violent men. British Journal of Forensic Practice, 13, 54-55

Hillberg, T., Hamilton-Giachritsis, C., & Dixon, L. (2011). Critical review of meta-analyses on the association between child sexual abuse and adult psychopathology: A systematic approach. Trauma violence and Abuse, 12, 38-49.

Bowen, E. & Dixon, L. (2010). Evidence for current and prospective associations between facial affect recognition accuracy and anti-social behaviour during childhood. Journal of Aggressive Behavior, 35, 1-10.

Harkins, L. & Dixon, L. (2010). Sexual offending in groups: An evaluation. Journal of Aggression and Violent Behavior, 15, 87-99.

Dixon, L., Browne, K.D., Hamilton-Giachritsis, C., & Ostapuik, E. (2010). Differentiating patterns of violence in the family. Journal of Aggression Conflict and Peace Research, 2, 32-44.

Dixon, L. & Graham-Kevan, N. (2010). Spouse abuse. In B.S. Fisher and S.P. Lab (Eds.). Encyclopaedia of victomology and crime prevention. Thousand Oaks. Sage.

Stokes, H., Dixon, L. & Beech, A. (2009). Predicting dropout of incarcerated men from a long term aggression programme. Journal of Aggression Conflict and Peace, 1, 36-44.

Dixon, L., Browne, K.D. & Hamilton-Giachritsis (2009). Patterns of risk and protective factors in the intergenerational cycle of maltreatment. Journal of Family Violence, 24, 111-122.

Dixon. L., Hamilton-Giachritsis, C. & Browne, K.D. (2008). Classifying partner femicide. Journal of Interpersonal Violence; 23, 74-93.

Dixon, L. & Browne, K.D. (2007). The heterogeneity of family violence and its implications for practice. Issues in Forensic Psychology, 6, 116-124.

Dixon. L., Hamilton-Giachritsis, C., Browne, K.D. & Ostapuik, E. (2007). The co-occurrence of child and intimate partner maltreatment in the family: Characteristics of the violent perpetrators. Journal of Family Violence, 22, 675-689.

Dixon. L., Browne, K.D. & Hamilton-Giachritsis, C. (2005). Risk factors of parents abused as children: A mediational analysis of the intergenerational continuity of child maltreatment (Part I). Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 46, 47-57.

Dixon. L., Hamilton-Giachritsis, C. & Browne, K.D. (2005). Attributions and behaviours of parents abused as children: A mediational analysis of the intergenerational continuity of child maltreatment (Part II). Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 46, 58-68.

Browne, K.D. & Dixon, L. (2003). Links between spouse and child abuse and treating domestic violent offenders. Dziecko Krzywolzone: Teoria Badania Praktyka: 5, 6-23.

Dixon, L. & Browne, K.D. (2003). The heterogeneity of spouse abuse: A review. Aggression and Violent Behavior, 268, 1-24.

Edited Books

Craig, L.A., Dixon, L., & Gannon, T.A (Eds.). What works in offender rehabilitation: An evidence based approach to assessment and treatment. Wiley-Blackwell (estimated publication date early 2013).

Podcasts

What the evidence tells us about the nature of intimate partner violence

http://www.ideaslab.bham.ac.uk/MP3s/Dr_Louise_Dixon_podcast.mp3