Edward Mitchell Edward Mitchell is an Associate of the Centre for Criminological Research, University of Oxford and a Sub-Editor of "Forensic Update", the journal of the Division of Criminological and Legal Psychology of the British Psychological Society. He is also a Consultant in behavioural science to law enforcement and criminal justice agencies in the UK and US. A past Research Fellow in Psychiatry and Law at Harvard University, Mitchell is an alumni of the University of Oxford (B.A. (Hons) Experiemental Psychology) and the University of Cambridge (M.Phil Criminology and Doctor of Philosophy (Institute of Criminology)). He is currently conducting post-doctoral research in Behavioral Ecology at the University of Oxford. Widely published, Mitchell's articles have appeared in numerous legal and scientific journals including the "Journal of Forensic Psychiatry" and the "International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology". Published journal articles and book reviews: Mitchell, E. W. (1998). Science and law. Forensic Update, 52, pp. 23-26. Mitchell, E. W. (1998). Psychologists as expert witnesses. Forensic Update, 54, pp. 26-29. Mitchell, E. W. (1999). Does psychiatric disorder affect the likelihood of violent offending? A review and critique of the major findings. Medicine, Science and the Law, 39 (1), pp. 23-30. Mitchell, E. W. (1999). “Forensic Psychiatry, Race and Culture” by S. Fernando, D. Ndegwa, & M. Wilson (eds.). Forensic Update, 56, pp. 54-56. Mitchell, E. W. (1999). “Criminal Law” by W. Wilson. British Society of Criminology Newsletter, 38, pp. 3. Mitchell, E. W. (1999). Meta-responsibility and mental disorder: causing the conditions of one’s own insanity plea. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry, 10 (3), p. 597-622. Terry, K. J. & Mitchell, E. W. (1999). Is motivation necessary? Forensic Update, 59, pp. 7-12. Mitchell, E. W. (2000). A Szaszian view of forensic psychology. Forensic Update, 60, pp. 15-19. Mitchell, E. W. (in press). “Race & IQ” by Ashley Montagu (ed.). British Journal of Forensic Practice. Mitchell, E. W. (in press). “Law without Enforcement” by Eastman, N. & Peay, J (eds.). British Society of Criminology Newsletter. Mitchell, E. W. (in press). Psychiatric Concepts of Justification, Excuse and Mitigation by Alec Buchanan. Journal of Critical Psychology, Psychotherapy and Counselling. Terry, K. J. & Mitchell, E. W. (in press). Motivation in sex offender treatment efficacy: leading a horse to water AND making it drink? International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology. Mitchell, E. W. (manuscript in revision). The meta-responsibility doctrine: legal, psychiatric and historical antecedents to causing one’s own insanity plea. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry. Conference/seminar papers: “Madness and meta-responsibility: Causing the conditions of one’s own insanity plea” to the Psychological Models in Criminal Justice Group (London, UK, July 24th 1998). “Meta-responsibility and mental disorder: the final nail in McNaughton’s coffin?” to the American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting (Washington DC, USA, November 1998). “The serial murderer, psychiatry and disorder acquiescence” to the American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting (Washington DC, USA, November 1998). “Culpable mental disorder: the gaping hole in the insanity defence” to the British Psychological Society Division of Criminological and Legal Psychology (Durham, UK, September 1998). “Sex offender treatment efficacy: is success contingent on participant motivation?” to the American Psychology-Law Society (APLS) and European Association of Psychology & Law (EAPL) International Conference (Dublin, Ireland, July 1999). “Meta-responsibility and mental disorder: the final nail in McNaughton's coffin?” to the British Society of Criminology Conference (Liverpool, UK, July 1999). “Existential-phenomenological foundations of serial murder” (Kathy Curran, co-author) to the American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting (Toronto, Canada, November 1999). “Born again? The meaning and significance of religious rebirth in prison” (2nd author to Kathy Curran) to the American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting (Toronto, Canada, November 1999). “Dual systems of incapacitation for sexual predators: analysing the necessity of civil commitment” (2nd author to Karen Terry) to the American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting (Toronto, Canada, November 1999). Unpublished manuscripts and tools: Mitchell, E. W. (1997). The aetiology of serial murder: towards an integrated model. Unpublished M.Phil. thesis, University of Cambridge. Bursztajn, H.J. & Mitchell, E.W. (2000). Seven stages to achieving a reliable, relevant, admissible, ethical and effective expert opinion v. 1.0. Experimental HTML expert witness decision making tool, Harvard University.

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Edward Mitchell is an Associate of the Centre for Criminological Research, University of Oxford and a Sub-Editor of "Forensic Update", the journal of the Division of Criminological and Legal Psychology of the British Psychological Society. He is also a Consultant in behavioural science to law enforcement and criminal justice agencies in the UK and US. A past Research Fellow in Psychiatry and Law at Harvard University, Mitchell is an alumni of the University of Oxford (B.A. (Hons) Experiemental Psychology) and the University of Cambridge (M.Phil Criminology and Doctor of Philosophy (Institute of Criminology)). He is currently conducting post-doctoral research in Behavioral Ecology at the University of Oxford. Widely published, Mitchell's articles have appeared in numerous legal and scientific journals including the "Journal of Forensic Psychiatry" and the "International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology". Published journal articles and book reviews: Mitchell, E. W. (1998). Science and law. Forensic Update, 52, pp. 23-26. Mitchell, E. W. (1998). Psychologists as expert witnesses. Forensic Update, 54, pp. 26-29. Mitchell, E. W. (1999). Does psychiatric disorder affect the likelihood of violent offending? A review and critique of the major findings. Medicine, Science and the Law, 39 (1), pp. 23-30. Mitchell, E. W. (1999). “Forensic Psychiatry, Race and Culture” by S. Fernando, D. Ndegwa, & M. Wilson (eds.). Forensic Update, 56, pp. 54-56. Mitchell, E. W. (1999). “Criminal Law” by W. Wilson. British Society of Criminology Newsletter, 38, pp. 3. Mitchell, E. W. (1999). Meta-responsibility and mental disorder: causing the conditions of one’s own insanity plea. Journal of Forensic Psychiatry, 10 (3), p. 597-622. Terry, K. J. & Mitchell, E. W. (1999). Is motivation necessary? Forensic Update, 59, pp. 7-12. Mitchell, E. W. (2000). A Szaszian view of forensic psychology. Forensic Update, 60, pp. 15-19. Mitchell, E. W. (in press). “Race & IQ” by Ashley Montagu (ed.). British Journal of Forensic Practice. Mitchell, E. W. (in press). “Law without Enforcement” by Eastman, N. & Peay, J (eds.). British Society of Criminology Newsletter. Mitchell, E. W. (in press). Psychiatric Concepts of Justification, Excuse and Mitigation by Alec Buchanan. Journal of Critical Psychology, Psychotherapy and Counselling. Terry, K. J. & Mitchell, E. W. (in press). Motivation in sex offender treatment efficacy: leading a horse to water AND making it drink? International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology. Mitchell, E. W. (manuscript in revision). The meta-responsibility doctrine: legal, psychiatric and historical antecedents to causing one’s own insanity plea. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry. Conference/seminar papers: “Madness and meta-responsibility: Causing the conditions of one’s own insanity plea” to the Psychological Models in Criminal Justice Group (London, UK, July 24th 1998). “Meta-responsibility and mental disorder: the final nail in McNaughton’s coffin?” to the American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting (Washington DC, USA, November 1998). “The serial murderer, psychiatry and disorder acquiescence” to the American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting (Washington DC, USA, November 1998). “Culpable mental disorder: the gaping hole in the insanity defence” to the British Psychological Society Division of Criminological and Legal Psychology (Durham, UK, September 1998). “Sex offender treatment efficacy: is success contingent on participant motivation?” to the American Psychology-Law Society (APLS) and European Association of Psychology & Law (EAPL) International Conference (Dublin, Ireland, July 1999). “Meta-responsibility and mental disorder: the final nail in McNaughton's coffin?” to the British Society of Criminology Conference (Liverpool, UK, July 1999). “Existential-phenomenological foundations of serial murder” (Kathy Curran, co-author) to the American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting (Toronto, Canada, November 1999). “Born again? The meaning and significance of religious rebirth in prison” (2nd author to Kathy Curran) to the American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting (Toronto, Canada, November 1999). “Dual systems of incapacitation for sexual predators: analysing the necessity of civil commitment” (2nd author to Karen Terry) to the American Society of Criminology Annual Meeting (Toronto, Canada, November 1999). Unpublished manuscripts and tools: Mitchell, E. W. (1997). The aetiology of serial murder: towards an integrated model. Unpublished M.Phil. thesis, University of Cambridge. Bursztajn, H.J. & Mitchell, E.W. (2000). Seven stages to achieving a reliable, relevant, admissible, ethical and effective expert opinion v. 1.0. Experimental HTML expert witness decision making tool, Harvard University.