Jason Roach
Biographic Data
| ID | 6607466 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jason Roach |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jason |
| FAMILY NAME | Roach |
| SIGNATURE | ROACH J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Huddersfield |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0252-2123 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 6 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Understanding the impact of investigation type and trauma on mental health and well-being in UK senior investigating officers: A mixed-methods approach
This cross-sectional study utilises an explanatory-sequential, mixed-methods design, using quantitative surveys ( N = 275) and semi-structured interviews ( N = 17) to explore the psychological impacts of investigation type on a sample of UK police senior investigating officers (SIOs). Prevalence rates of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (5.4%) and complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) (4.1%) are also established. Analyses demonstrat…
The Role of Resilience and Internal Locus of Control as Protective Factors Against Secondary Trauma and Poor Wellbeing in UK Police Family Liaison Officers
The Family Liaison Officer (FLO) role within Policing is to support a victim’s family members during their most challenging time, whilst also playing a key part in the ongoing criminal investigation. Given the trauma FLOs witness while assisting families, it is surprising that the impact of this role has not been subject to much academic research to date. This paper aims to explore the effects of family liaison work on police officers in England …
The psychological impact of organisational and operational stressors on the wellbeing of UK detectives: A study of senior investigating officers
Police personnel wellbeing has been researched academically for several years, yet limited research has focused on specific roles such as detectives. This is despite a growing retention and recruitment crisis in policing, including in investigative roles. This shortage persists even as overall workforce numbers increase. Improving officers’ mental health and wellbeing is critical for retention, efficiency and policing effectiveness. The present s…
Disaster victim identification: UK practitioners’ experiences and wellbeing
Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) is a process that follows Mass Fatality Incidents including earthquakes, tsunamis, and large-scale terrorist attacks. It comprises a team deployed to collect and identify victims and return physical remains to their families. Extant research on the wellbeing and resilience of those who work in this vital process is at best ‘emergent’ and at worst ‘neglected’. This paper explores how DVI can negatively affect t…
A study of police personnel wellbeing in England and Wales whilst working during the Covid-19 pandemic
This paper presents the findings of a mixed-method study exploring the self-reported negative impact on wellbeing of working in policing in England and Wales during the Covid-19 pandemic. For the first time, findings relating to the wellbeing of UK police and police staff are presented from two different points in time during the pandemic period – the initial ‘lockdown phase’ (March 2020) and Autumn 2021 as the UK began to return to pre-pandemic …
Practical Psychology for Policing
This textbook investigates how psychological research can be applied to practical policing. It explores new ways psychological knowledge can be used in broad areas of policing and uniquely demonstrates its use in specific aspects of practical policing. Encouraging critical reflection, this book is essential reading for practitioners and students.
Practical Psychology for Policing
As contemporary policing becomes ever more complex, so knowledge of practical psychology becomes ever more important in everyday policing encounters, situations, and contexts. This book is written with those new to psychology and/or policing in mind. As such, it provides just enough psychological and policing background knowledge, to provide a suitable context for the ideas to be understood. Further reading is signposted for those wanting to know…
A price paid? A review of the research on the impact of investigating serious crime on the wellbeing of police staff
Research pertaining to the wellbeing of police focuses on the job at a macro level, neglecting that policing is an occupation made up of thousands of roles. The needs of staff in various roles differs according to the situations that they are exposed to. This paper provides a review of the literature pertaining to the impact of criminal investigation on employees’ wellbeing. Three discernible categories regarding the wellbeing of criminal investi…
Reducing student burglary victimisation using the Nudge approach
More Angry than Scared? A Study of Public Reactions to the Manchester Arena and London Bridge Terror Attacks of 2017
Although public reaction to disaster has been the subject of much research, reactions to acts of terrorism have been studied less, sustaining a common assumption that fear is the generic response. The present paper tests this assumption through a survey of reactions to the Manchester Arena bombing and London Bridge attack of 2017, and the findings suggest that an important likely additional modal citizen reaction to such events is one of anger at…
Self-Selection Policing: Theory, Research and Practice
Self-Selection Policing introduces and explores an approach for crime control which seeks to identify active, serious offenders by attending to the minor offences they commit. A foundation of theory a
Evolutionary Psychology and Terrorism
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Evolution and Crime
Human physique and behaviour has been shaped by the pressures of natural selection. This is received wisdom in all scientifically informed circles. Currently, the topic of crime is rarely touched upon in textbooks on evolution and the topic of evolution rarely even mentioned in criminology textbooks. This book for the first time explores how an evolution informed criminology has clear implications for enhancing our understanding of the criminal l…
More Angry than Scared? A Study of Public Reactions to the Manchester Arena and London Bridge Terror Attacks of 2017
Although public reaction to disaster has been the subject of much research, reactions to acts of terrorism have been studied less, sustaining a common assumption that fear is the generic response. The present paper tests this assumption through a survey of reactions to the Manchester Arena bombing and London Bridge attack of 2017, and the findings suggest that an important likely additional modal citizen reaction to such events is one of anger at…
Reducing student burglary victimisation using the Nudge approach
Evolution and Crime
Human physique and behaviour has been shaped by the pressures of natural selection. This is received wisdom in all scientifically informed circles. Currently, the topic of crime is rarely touched upon in textbooks on evolution and the topic of evolution rarely even mentioned in criminology textbooks. This book for the first time explores how an evolution informed criminology has clear implications for enhancing our understanding of the criminal l…
Evolutionary Psychology and Terrorism
TEST 02 - Elsevier's Scopus, the largest abstract and citation database of peer-reviewed literature. Search and access research from the science, technology, medicine, social sciences and arts and humanities fields
Self-Selection Policing: Theory, Research and Practice
Self-Selection Policing introduces and explores an approach for crime control which seeks to identify active, serious offenders by attending to the minor offences they commit. A foundation of theory a
Reducing student burglary victimisation using the Nudge approach
More Angry than Scared? A Study of Public Reactions to the Manchester Arena and London Bridge Terror Attacks of 2017
Although public reaction to disaster has been the subject of much research, reactions to acts of terrorism have been studied less, sustaining a common assumption that fear is the generic response. The present paper tests this assumption through a survey of reactions to the Manchester Arena bombing and London Bridge attack of 2017, and the findings suggest that an important likely additional modal citizen reaction to such events is one of anger at…
A price paid? A review of the research on the impact of investigating serious crime on the wellbeing of police staff
Research pertaining to the wellbeing of police focuses on the job at a macro level, neglecting that policing is an occupation made up of thousands of roles. The needs of staff in various roles differs according to the situations that they are exposed to. This paper provides a review of the literature pertaining to the impact of criminal investigation on employees’ wellbeing. Three discernible categories regarding the wellbeing of criminal investi…
Practical Psychology for Policing
This textbook investigates how psychological research can be applied to practical policing. It explores new ways psychological knowledge can be used in broad areas of policing and uniquely demonstrates its use in specific aspects of practical policing. Encouraging critical reflection, this book is essential reading for practitioners and students.
Practical Psychology for Policing
As contemporary policing becomes ever more complex, so knowledge of practical psychology becomes ever more important in everyday policing encounters, situations, and contexts. This book is written with those new to psychology and/or policing in mind. As such, it provides just enough psychological and policing background knowledge, to provide a suitable context for the ideas to be understood. Further reading is signposted for those wanting to know…
A study of police personnel wellbeing in England and Wales whilst working during the Covid-19 pandemic
This paper presents the findings of a mixed-method study exploring the self-reported negative impact on wellbeing of working in policing in England and Wales during the Covid-19 pandemic. For the first time, findings relating to the wellbeing of UK police and police staff are presented from two different points in time during the pandemic period – the initial ‘lockdown phase’ (March 2020) and Autumn 2021 as the UK began to return to pre-pandemic …
Understanding the impact of investigation type and trauma on mental health and well-being in UK senior investigating officers: A mixed-methods approach
This cross-sectional study utilises an explanatory-sequential, mixed-methods design, using quantitative surveys ( N = 275) and semi-structured interviews ( N = 17) to explore the psychological impacts of investigation type on a sample of UK police senior investigating officers (SIOs). Prevalence rates of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (5.4%) and complex post-traumatic stress disorder (CPTSD) (4.1%) are also established. Analyses demonstrat…
The Role of Resilience and Internal Locus of Control as Protective Factors Against Secondary Trauma and Poor Wellbeing in UK Police Family Liaison Officers
The Family Liaison Officer (FLO) role within Policing is to support a victim’s family members during their most challenging time, whilst also playing a key part in the ongoing criminal investigation. Given the trauma FLOs witness while assisting families, it is surprising that the impact of this role has not been subject to much academic research to date. This paper aims to explore the effects of family liaison work on police officers in England …
The psychological impact of organisational and operational stressors on the wellbeing of UK detectives: A study of senior investigating officers
Police personnel wellbeing has been researched academically for several years, yet limited research has focused on specific roles such as detectives. This is despite a growing retention and recruitment crisis in policing, including in investigative roles. This shortage persists even as overall workforce numbers increase. Improving officers’ mental health and wellbeing is critical for retention, efficiency and policing effectiveness. The present s…
Disaster victim identification: UK practitioners’ experiences and wellbeing
Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) is a process that follows Mass Fatality Incidents including earthquakes, tsunamis, and large-scale terrorist attacks. It comprises a team deployed to collect and identify victims and return physical remains to their families. Extant research on the wellbeing and resilience of those who work in this vital process is at best ‘emergent’ and at worst ‘neglected’. This paper explores how DVI can negatively affect t…
Criminology (9 works) · Psychology (9 works) · Political science (8 works) · Policing Practices and Perceptions (7 works) · Crime Patterns and Interventions (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Engineering (3 works) · Medicine (3 works)