School of Law

Scholarly and Research Interests

Victims/witnesses, credibility assessment, expert evidence, witness preparation, juries.

I recently completed an AHRC funded project examiming the impact of preparation on witness accuracy (with J. Wheatcroft). I am currently engaged in an ESRC funded project exploring the impact of special measures use on rape juror deliberations (with V. Munro).

Teaching

I teach in the areas of Evidence Law, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice.

PhD Supervision

I currently supervise PhDs exploring criminal justice responses to domestic violence in Kuwait and juror understanding of DNA evidence.

I am keen to supervise promising students in any of my research areas.

Key Publications

Ellison and Wheatcroft. (2010) Could you ask me that in a different way? Exploring the impact of courtroom questioning and witness familiarization on adult witness accuracy, Criminal Law Review (in press).

Ellison and Munro. (2010) A Stranger in the Bushes or an Elephant in the Room?: Critical Reflections on Received Rape Myth Wisdom in the Context of a Mock Jury Study, New Criminal Law Review (in press).

Ellison and Munro. (2010) Getting to (Not) Guilty: Examining Jurors' Deliberative Processes in, and beyond, the Context of a Mock Rape Trial, Legal Studies 74 - 97.

Ellison and Munro. (2009) Turning Mirrors into Windows? Assessing the Impact of (Mock) Juror Education in Rape Trials, 49(3) British Journal of Criminology, pp.363-383.

Ellison, L. (2009) The Use and Abuse of Psychiatric Evidence in Rape Trials, 13(1) International Journal of Evidence & Proof, pp.28-49.