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Dr Cody Porter

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Senior Lecturer and UG Programme Lead UWE Bristol | Investigative interviewing, lie detection, mental health & offending behaviour | Deputy Editor II-RP Psychologist | Criminologist

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#research #freedomofinformation #criminaljustice #highereducation #employability #secondchances #internship #datatransparency | Dr Cody Porter Access to Employment and Higher Education: the impact of a criminal record This summer, our team designed an ambitious project exploring employment and university access for individuals with criminal...

Itโ€™s been a busy summer for us over in UWE Bristol
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17.10.2025 09:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#iiirg #investigativeinterviewing #iiirg #ii_rp #openaccess #ethicalinterviewing #criminaljustice #entrevistainvestigativa #accesoabierto | International Investigative Interviewing Research Group (iII... ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ ยกYa estรก disponible la ediciรณn especial bilingรผe en espaรฑol-inglรฉs de nuestra revista acadรฉmica! ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Our bilingual Spanish-English special issue of the #iIIRG II-RP journal is now live! Weโ€™re thril...

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ ยกYa estรก disponible la ediciรณn especial bilingรผe en espaรฑol-inglรฉs de nuestra revista acadรฉmica!

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง Our bilingual Spanish-English special issue of the #iIIRG II-RP journal is now live!

www.linkedin.com/posts/iiirg_...

02.10.2025 17:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Knowing ANOVA Lost in space WARNING. I know nothing about agriculture and even less about spatial statistics.

#statstab #428 Knowing ANOVA

Thoughts: "Is ANOVA just a special case of regression? Maybe". We sometimes forget the benefits of specific cases of a linear model.

#ANOVA #FISHER #linearmodel #history #error #iid

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01.10.2025 18:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Circles South West | LinkedIn | Dr Cody Porter Iโ€™m happy to share that Iโ€™ve been elected as Deputy Chair (Board of Trustees) with Circles South West!! https://lnkd.in/e4wHywHu

Exciting news!!

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24.09.2025 17:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Dr Paul Gavin and I had the privilege of speaking to the Policing Authority / Policing and Community Safety Authority about our research examining well-being and the help-seeking barriers thatโ€ฆ | Dr C... Dr Paul Gavin and I had the privilege of speaking to the Policing Authority / Policing and Community Safety Authority about our research examining well-being and the help-seeking barriers that members...

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23.09.2025 16:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Itโ€™s been a pleasure to share our research on the consequences on employment for those with sexual offence convictions at
#Eurocrim2025

This has been another opportunity to talk about the employability network we are building, as well as our ongoing work with practitioners!

05.09.2025 09:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I hope thatโ€™s for the whole committee!!

31.08.2025 17:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ“ข Weโ€™re proud to share our latest article, โ€œWHY MISLEADING EMPLOYMENT AND REOFFENDING STATS MATTERโ€ (Pages 49โ€“50)

๐Ÿ” Read the full article here: flickread.com/edition/html...

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30.08.2025 11:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Probation, Technical Compliance and the โ€˜Drowningโ€™ of Hope Abstract. Hope and optimism are central to processes of reform. However, in the context of the dramatic restructuring and reorganizations that the probatio

Not long out!

Our thoughts on the role of probation in supporting hope during processes of change.

Coming soon - a briefing paper published by the Inspectorate in a couple of weeks time.

#AcademicSky #Probation #desistance #criminology

academic.oup.com/bjc/advance-...

15.04.2025 20:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hey #Criminology folk,

Does anyone know of any research on how the #policing of different age ranges within populations impacts on how we understand the Age/Crime curve??
#LifeCourse
#DevelopmentalCriminology
#CriminalJustice
#Desistance

27.02.2025 12:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Three Sensitivity-Analysis Methods to Assess Unmeasured Pretreatment Confounding Bias in Experimental Mediation Analysis - Diana Alvarez-Bartolo, David P. MacKinnon, 2025 Statistical-mediation analysis is a widely used method in psychological research that helps understand the intermediate variables, known as mediators (M), by wh...

To test mediation in an experiment, it's not enough to just randomly assign participants to X. Manipulating both X and M is ideal, but if you can't, this paper shows you how to perform sensitivity analyses that quantify how much confounders fucked up your model. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

21.08.2025 19:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Employability Barriers for Those with a Sexual Conviction | Request PDF Request PDF | Employability Barriers for Those with a Sexual Conviction | Sexual offending results in lifelong consequences for both the victims and perpetrators. As such, practitioners seek to reduce...

๐Ÿ“– You can request a pre-published (free) copy of the chapter here: www.researchgate.net/publication/...

21.08.2025 19:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Employability Barriers for Those with a Sexual Conviction | Dr Cody Porter Iโ€™m pleased to share that our new book chapter has just been published. The chapter explores an often-overlooked but critical issue: the role of employment in reducing reoffending among individuals w...

The chapter explores an often-overlooked but critical issue: the role of employment in reducing reoffending among individuals with prior sexual convictions.

You can find more of a chapter overview on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/posts/cody-n...

21.08.2025 19:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Employability Barriers for Those with a Sexual Conviction Sexual offending results in lifelong consequences for both the victims and perpetrators. As such, practitioners seek to reduce the risk of recidivism. One method for reducing risk is to focus on incre...

Iโ€™m pleased to share that our new book chapter has just been published!

#Criminology #Rehabilitation #Employment #CriminalJustice #Desistance

link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...

21.08.2025 19:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Policy Manager - Prisoners' Education Trust Prisonersโ€™ Education Trust is looking for a Policy Manager to play a key role in our work at a critical time for prison education policy.

There's still time to apply for our Policy Manager role! The closing date for applications is this Monday at 5pm.

Help us influence prison education policy and improve educational experiences for people in prison. Apply here ๐Ÿ‘‡

16.08.2025 08:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Why this matters:

For professionals in HR, recruitment, criminal justice reform, and rehabilitation, this research demonstrates a potent barrier to reintegration: societal biases can linger despite an individualโ€™s rehabilitation journey.

15.08.2025 18:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ€” directly tests how revealing a violent criminal history influences hiring perceptions.

Candidates disclosing past violent offences were rated less valuable contributors to an organisation, less trustworthy, and their suitability for employment was significantly diminished.

15.08.2025 18:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Legal and Criminological Psychology | BPS Forensic Psychology Journal | Wiley Online Library Purpose Employment is a key factor in reducing reoffending, yet violent offenders face substantial challenges in the job market. This study examined perceptions of employability after the disclosure...

๐Ÿšจ Just published!! ๐Ÿšจ Following our European Association of Psychology and Law slides, hereโ€™s the actual paper

๐Ÿ”— bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Co-author: Dr Mircea Zloteanu (King's College London) #OpenAccess #Employability #CriminalRecord #WeekendReading #EAPL2025

15.08.2025 18:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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06.08.2025 22:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

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08.08.2025 11:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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It was a pleasure to discuss our latest employability research at the European Association of Psychology and Law conference. Paper is coming soon!

#EAPL2025 #NotCurrentlySick

08.08.2025 11:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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If you are at the #EAPL2025 come over to the AI and New Technologies Approaches panel at 16:45 Forum Room B-III. I will present my preliminary results of applying LLMs to analyze false and presumed true confessions. See you there!

06.08.2025 08:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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And we're off! Starting #EAPL2025 in beautiful Vilnius with a keynote by Pekka Santtila on the use of innovative technology in investigative interviewing @eapl.bsky.social

06.08.2025 09:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Come chat with us at #EAPL2025 about iIIRG and how you can get involved!

Meet Prof Christopher Kelly & Prof Susanne Floelo (pictured below), plus Dr Cody Porter, Deputy Editor of Investigative Interviewing: Research & Practice (II-RP)

06.08.2025 13:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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First day at #EAPL2025. Looking forward to some great talks, catching up with colleagues, and enjoying Vilnius! ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡น

06.08.2025 13:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Ready for #EAPL2025 in beautiful Lithuania! Itโ€™s great to see so many familiar faces ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡น

06.08.2025 09:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ€œWe used a Likert scale to measureโ€ฆโ€ โ€” No, you didnโ€™t! Understanding Likert, Likert-type, and Ordinal questions

A short weekend post on a pet peeve of mine: likert questions

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#substack #likert #design #science #research

03.08.2025 20:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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1/ #APB Summer Showcase Day 12! Policing trauma isnโ€™t just on the streets. Research by @drcodyporter.bsky.social & Paul Gavin shows how internal culture and management failures drive mental health issues, sometimes more than operational stress. ๐Ÿงต๐Ÿ‘‡

03.08.2025 13:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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1/#APB Summer 2025 Spotlight Day 11!
What happens when โ€œmachoโ€ police culture meets mental illness? Research by @drcodyporter.bsky.social & Rory Lee shares insights from retired UK officers. ๐Ÿงต๐Ÿ‘‡

02.08.2025 12:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ“Œ Research by: University of the West of England (Dr Cody Porter), King's College London (Dr Mircea Zloteanu) and Florida Institute of Technology (Dr Brandon May).

Please feel free to share with relevant colleagues or networks! @mzloteanu.bsky.social

01.08.2025 17:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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