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About Professor Kevin Browne:

Prof. Kevin Browne is Chair of Forensic Psychology and Child Health, as well as Director of the Centre for Forensic and Family Psychology at the University of Nottingham’s School of Medicine. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society for Biology (FRSB) and is registered with the Health Care and Professions Council as a forensic psychology practitioner. He is also a Chartered Forensic Psychologist and Chartered Scientist with the British Psychological Society and holds a European Practicing Certificate in Psychology. In addition, he is listed in the Expert Witness Register of Chartered Psychologists under the auspices of the British Psychological Society. In 2019, he was the recipient of the BPS Research Excellence in Forensic Psychology Award for exceptional quality and quantity of his research work.

He first held academic appointments at the University of Surrey (1978 to 1984), University of Leicester (1985 to 1990) and the University of Birmingham (1991 to 1997) before being appointed as Professor and Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre in Child Care and Protection at the School of Psychology, University of Birmingham from 1998 to 2006. He then became the Chair of Forensic and Child Psychology at the School of Psychology, University of Liverpool (2007 to 2009). In February 2009, he joined the University of Nottingham and set up the Centre for Forensic and Family Psychology. He became Head of the Institute for Work, Health & Organisations (I-WHO) in August 2010 until it was incorporated into the School of Medicine, Division of Psychiatry and Applied Psychology in September 2013. This Centre is recognised Nationally and Internationally as a Centre of excellence for forensic psychology research and professional (practitioner) training in Forensic Psychology.

Forensic psychology practice:

Prof. Browne’s areas of expertise are concerned with the psychological assessment of violent and sexual offenders and their victims, the assessment of online sexual offences, assessment of parents and their children (eg; abuse, neglect and failure to protect cases), the assessment of risk for antisocial and violent criminal behaviour in young people, including knife crime. He is invited regularly to act as an expert witness and produce psychological reports for both Criminal and Family Courts in the UK and the Republic of Ireland. He also offers advice and consultancy to legal proceedings, health and social service agencies, government departments, non-governmental organisations, international societies and agencies of the United Nations.

Research Interests:

Professor Browne’s research concentrates on the application of ‘Attachment theory’ to social interactions and their pathology with special emphasis on the development of violent and antisocial behaviour in children and teenagers. This has involved studies on the concept of ‘victim to offender’ and the intergenerational continuity of family violence, intimate partner violence (IPV) and child abuse and neglect. He has carried out several international studies on adverse childhood experiences and the developmental effects of children growing up in residential care. He advocates substitute (kinship, foster and domestic adoption) family care to ameliorate adverse outcome for children separated from their parents.

Books Include:

Browne, K.D., Craig, L. and Beech, A. Eds. (2017) Assessments in Forensic Practice: A Handbook. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell.

Craig, L., Lindsay, W.R. and Browne, K. D. Eds. (2010) Assessment and Treatment of Sexual Offenders with Learning Disabilities. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell.

Browne, K.D. (2009). The Risk of Harm to Young Children in Institutional Care. London: Save the Children UK (hard copy publication) & New York: UNICEF Better Care Network (online publication available in several languages).

Beech, T., Craig, L. and Browne, K.D. Eds. (2009) Assessment and Treatment of Sexual Offenders: A Handbook. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell.

Craig, L., Browne, K.D. and Beech, A. (2008) Assessing Risk in Sex Offenders: A Practitioners Guide. Chichester: Wiley.

Browne, K.D., Douglas, J., Hamilton-Giachritsis, C.E., and Hegarty, J. (2006) A Community Health Approach to the Assessment of Infants and their Parents: The CARE programme. Chichester: Wiley (Translated into Japanese).

Browne, K.D., Hanks, H., Stratton, P. and Hamilton, C.E. (2002). Early Prediction and Prevention of Child Abuse: A Handbook. Chichester: Wiley. (Wiley Series on Child Care and Protection – Eds. K. Browne and M. Lynch) April 2002.

Browne, K.D., and Herbert, M. (1997) ‘Preventing Family Violence’. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell (translated into Chinese and Japanese).

Browne, K.D. and Archer, J. Eds (1989) ‘Human Aggression: Naturalistic Approaches’ London: Routledge.