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PhD, FAcSS, Hon FBPsS, FRSM, FAPA, C.Psychol, MA (music composition)
Applied social psychologist, creator of Investigative Psychology. Emeritus Professor at The University of Liverpool,
Visiting Professor at Liverpool Hope University.
Visiting Professor at Bucks New University

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When Ignorance is Reassuring

When Ignorance is Reassuring

A billboard reading “On March 16 We Choose” was part of the propaganda effort waged by Russia after it invaded Crimea and then held a…

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How Does Putin Think?

How Does Putin Think?

(Photo: Kremlin.ru/CC BY 4.0/Wikimedia Commons) It is surprising that no commentators have mentioned the parallels, but Russian President Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked attack on a peaceful…

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The Robot Will See You Now

The Robot Will See You Now

Over half a century ago I obtained a computer program called ELIZA. It was a piece of software, probably what today we’d call an algorithm,…

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Are Other People Hell?

Are Other People Hell?

A scene from Fritz Lang’s film Metropolis. Over 30 years ago I submitted, what I thought was an amusing piece, for the British Psychology Society’s…

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If Music Be…

If Music Be…

Part of the Immix Quartet playing my composition Forse un Mattino. (Photo: Author supplied) My absence from these pages has been a produce of many…

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The Irrationality of Risk Calculations

The Irrationality of Risk Calculations

Preparing to inject the Oxford AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. (Photo: gencat cat/CC0/ Wikimedia Commons) Whole nations have stopped the roll-out of AstraZeneca vaccinations because of reports…

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The Comfort of Strangers

The Comfort of Strangers

The unwounded help those injured after the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. (Photo: Aaron “tango” Tang/CC BY 2.0/Wikimedia Commons) With so many accounts of human nastiness…

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When Ignorance is Anything But Bliss

When Ignorance is Anything But Bliss

An anti-vaccination protest from the last pandemic. This one, sponsored by the the Anti-Vaccination League of Canada, took place in Toronto in 1919. Fundamentalist Trump…

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Harnessing the Power of a Mob

Harnessing the Power of a Mob

“The membership of this marauding group gives them a feeling of power and strengthens their identity.” (Photo: Tyler Merbler/ CC BY 2.0/Wikimedia Commons) The outrageous…

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Why Does Social Science Not Bite?

Why Does Social Science Not Bite?

David Canter considers why the social sciences failed to influence behavior in order to stop the spread of COVID-19 The remarkably rapid development of a…

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Although internationally known for introducing scientific psychology into ‘offender profiling’ and developing the field of Investigative Psychology beyond those origins, David has a wide range of interests including his continuing work in Environmental Psychology. Here his many publications and presentations are made available as well as his musical compositions, photographs and poems.

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  • Home
  • Psychology
    • INVESTIGATIVE PSYCHOLOGY
      • Origins
      • Applications
      • Remit of Expert Evidence
      • From OP to IP
      • Offender Profiles
    • ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
      • Overview
      • Behaviour in Emergencies
  • Resources
    • ONLINE RESOURCES
      • Articles & Powerpoints
      • PowerPoints
      • General Writings
      • Blog
      • Popular Publications
      • Software
    • AVAILABLE TO ORDER
      • Books & E-Books
      • Selected Journal Articles
    • EXTERNAL RESOURCES
      • University Archives
      • Related Sites
  • Professional Services
    • FOR PRACTITIONERS
      • Training
      • Consultancy
      • Evidence to the Courts
      • Software
    • FOR STUDENTS
      • PhD Supervision
  • Interests
    • CAREER & MEDIA
      • Blog
      • Biography
      • Media
      • In The News
      • Interviews
    • PERSONAL INTERESTS
      • Photography
      • Compositions
      • Poetry
      • Art Works
    • CONTACT
      • Leave a Message
      • Follow of Twitter
  • Compositions
  • Contact
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