CENTRE FOR FORENSIC NEUROSCIENCE
Neuroscientific Investigations of Criminal Behaviour
INTRODUCTION
Applying neuroscientific methods to civil and forensic investigations. We provide psychological reports in both civil and criminal cases and give expert witness evidence in Court. Our founder is a Consultant Investigative Psychologist, Dr Keith R Ashcroft, who has been instructed over the past 23 years by the Crown and Appeal Courts, Sheriff Courts and the High Court of Justiciary throughout Scotland; and by the Crown Prosecution Service, including the Complex Casework Unit, The Royal Court of Jersey, and criminal defence lawyers.
Dr Ashcroft is listed as a Chartered Psychologist with the British Psychological Society, the representative body for psychologists in the UK. The Science Council awarded him full Chartered Scientist status. He is also a full member of The International Academy for Investigative Psychology.
He has experience working with Police Authorities, worldwide, and the UK Prison Service, with specialist knowledge of sexual crimes, and crimes of violence. He has been consulted on threat assessment, violence risk assessment, violence prevention, and corporate security issues for the past two decades.
INTERNATIONAL CREDIBILITY ASSESSMENT CONSULTANCY
The Centre for Forensic Neuroscience, established in 2002, provides polygraph testing services (often referred to as lie detection) and credibility assessment with the UK’s largest team of dedicated expert examiners, with Dr Keith Ashcroft as the Principal Forensic Polygraph Examiner. Each is an established professional in their discipline and is available for instruction in your location (N.B. we do not test in domestic contexts under any circumstances) throughout the United Kingdom, Europe, the Middle East and the rest of the world. Dr Ashcroft is a Director of the UK Polygraph Association and full member of the American Polygraph Association.
Another specialised polygraph technique allows the investigator to determine if a crime suspect recognizes crime relevant information. The Concealed Information Test (CIT), or sometimes referred to as the Guilty Knowledge Test, uses a set of multiple-choice questions which refer to crime-specific details of the investigation in hand.
We are also partners with No Lie MRI, Inc. which provides unbiased methods for the detection of deception and other information stored in the brain. Specifically, Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) uses a magnetic field to provide detailed pictures of our internal anatomy. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) uses an MRI to show localized brain activity.
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What We Do for You
Our team provide a full range of services within the discipline of investigative psychology which encompasses: Investigative psychologists performing both hands-on and abstractly with scientifically-based research and analysis. Examining criminal styles and patterns to understand the offender’s thought processes and psychological characteristics. We also perform comprehensive analyses of the legal and investigative decisions and process. For example, we interview victims & offenders, especially focused on credibility assessment, and assist in the investigative interviewing decision-making process.
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