Publications
2024
Investigating the Psychological Impact of Cyber-Sexual Harassment.
Iroegbu, M., O'Brien, F., Muñoz, L. C., & Parsons, G. (2024). Investigating the Psychological Impact of Cyber-Sexual Harassment.. Journal of interpersonal violence, 39(15-16), 3424-3445. doi:10.1177/08862605241231615
Wearable Technology: A Wellbeing Option for Serving Police Officers and Staff? A Comparison of Results of a Pilot Study with Firearms Officers and a Group of Mixed Officers and Staff.
Cox, C., Yates, J., O'Brien, F., Pajon, L., Farrell, A., Ward, M., . . . McNamara-Catalano, I. (2024). Wearable Technology: A Wellbeing Option for Serving Police Officers and Staff? A Comparison of Results of a Pilot Study with Firearms Officers and a Group of Mixed Officers and Staff.. International journal of environmental research and public health, 21(2), 186. doi:10.3390/ijerph21020186
What works in improving inter-agency responses to missing children investigations: A scoping review
Monaghan, P., Waring, S., Giles, S., & O’Brien, F. (2025). What works in improving inter-agency responses to missing children investigations: A scoping review. The Police Journal: Theory, Practice and Principles, 98(1), 87-111. doi:10.1177/0032258x241241016
2023
Examining the Impact of Dedicated Missing Person Teams on the Multiagency Response to Missing Children
Waring, S., Fusco-Maguire, A., Bromley, C., Conway, B., Giles, S., O’Brien, F., & Monaghan, P. (2023). Examining the Impact of Dedicated Missing Person Teams on the Multiagency Response to Missing Children. Cambridge Journal of Evidence-Based Policing, 7(1). doi:10.1007/s41887-023-00090-5
Relationships between demographic and behavioural factors and spatial behaviour in missing persons' cases
O'Brien, F., Giles, S., & Waring, S. (2023). Relationships between demographic and behavioural factors and spatial behaviour in missing persons' cases. CRIMINOLOGY & CRIMINAL JUSTICE, 23(3), 409-430. doi:10.1177/17488958211060475
Examining what factors affect inter-agency working in missing children investigations
Waring, S., Monaghan, P., Yates, A., Girgiel, N., Giles, S., & O'Brien, F. (2023). Examining what factors affect inter-agency working in missing children investigations. POLICING-A JOURNAL OF POLICY AND PRACTICE, 17. doi:10.1093/police/paad044
2022
The impact of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions on missing person reports
O'Brien, F., Collie, C., Greene, K. S., & Giles, S. (2022). The impact of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions on missing person reports. doi:10.1080/10439463.2021.1999448
Factors that predict the referral of adult Modern Day Slavery cases to the UK's National Referral Mechanism
O’Brien, F., Palmer, S., & Blinkhorn, V. (2022). Factors that predict the referral of adult Modern Day Slavery cases to the UK's National Referral Mechanism. International Journal of Police Science & Management, 24(3), 273-284. doi:10.1177/14613557221074989
The Dark Triad and Sexual Assertiveness Predict Sexual Coercion Differently in Men and Women
Lyons, M., Houghton, E., Brewer, G., & O'Brien, F. (2022). The Dark Triad and Sexual Assertiveness Predict Sexual Coercion Differently in Men and Women. JOURNAL OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE, 37(7-8), NP4889-NP4904. doi:10.1177/0886260520922346
Factors that predict the referral of adult Modern Day Slavery cases to the UK's National Referral Mechanism
2021
The impact of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions on missing person reports
O'Brien, F., Collie, C., Shalev, K., & Giles, S. (2021). The impact of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions on missing person reports. Policing and Society: an international journal of research and policy.
Memory of people from missing person posters: the number of posters seen, the number of times they are seen, and the passage of time matter
O'Brien, F., & Thorley, C. (2021). Memory of people from missing person posters: the number of posters seen, the number of times they are seen, and the passage of time matter. PSYCHOLOGY CRIME & LAW, 27(8), 779-795. doi:10.1080/1068316X.2020.1850723
Expert Opinions on the Effectiveness of Risk Assessment in Missing Persons Investigations
Giles, S., Prakash, J., & O'Brien, F. (2021). Expert Opinions on the Effectiveness of Risk Assessment in Missing Persons Investigations. In 5th International Conference for Missing Children and Adults. University of Portsmouth.
Relationships Between Demographic and Behavioural Factors and Spatial Behaviour in Missing Persons Cases
O'Brien, F., & Giles, S. (2021). Relationships Between Demographic and Behavioural Factors and Spatial Behaviour in Missing Persons Cases. In 5th International Conference on Missing Children and Adults. University of Portsmouth.
The impact of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions on missing person reports
O'Brien, F., Craig, C., Karen, S., & Giles, S. (2021). The impact of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions on missing person reports. In 5th International Conference on Missing Children and Adults. University of Portsmouth.
Assisting the Investigation of Stranger Rapes: Predicting the Criminal Record of UK Stranger Rapists From Their Crime Scene Behaviors
Almond, L., McManus, M., Bal, A., O'Brien, F., Rainbow, L., & Webb, M. (2021). Assisting the Investigation of Stranger Rapes: Predicting the Criminal Record of UK Stranger Rapists From Their Crime Scene Behaviors. JOURNAL OF INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE, 36(3-4), NP2005-NP2028. doi:10.1177/0886260518756118
Lockdown 3: stricter rules could lead to more vulnerable people going missing
O'Brien, F., Collie, C., & Giles, S. (2021). Lockdown 3: stricter rules could lead to more vulnerable people going missing. Retrieved from https://theconversation.com/
2020
Evidence base for review of the Missing People APP
Allsop, C., Shalev Green, K., & O'Brien, F. (2020). Evidence base for review of the Missing People APP: Evidence Base for Reviewing Missing People APP.
Property Crime
Burrell, A., & Tonkin, M. (Eds.) (n.d.). Property Crime. In . Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781315208237
2019
Gender Differences in the Journey to Suicide: Comparing distance decay functions of home and found locations in missing person reports to the police
Stevens, C., Giles, S., & O’Brien, F. (2019). Gender Differences in the Journey to Suicide: Comparing distance decay functions of home and found locations in missing person reports to the police. The Journal of Search and Rescue, 3(2). doi:10.61618/wfqc2509
Gender Differences in the Journey to Suicide: Comparing distance decay functions of home and found locations in missing person reports to the police
Stevens, C., Giles, S., & O'Brien, F. (2021). Gender Differences in the Journey to Suicide: Comparing distance decay functions of home and found locations in missing person reports to the police. In 4th International Conference on Missing Children and Adults. University of Liverpool.
Predicting harm in missing person cases.
Giles, S., & O'Brien, F. (2019). Predicting harm in missing person cases.. In 4th International Conference on Missing Children and Adults. University of Liverpool.
Dark Triad Traits and Perceptions of Sexual Harassment.
Brewer, G., Lyons, M., Perry, A., & O'Brien, F. (2019). Dark Triad Traits and Perceptions of Sexual Harassment.. Journal of interpersonal violence, 886260519827666. doi:10.1177/0886260519827666
2017
Exploring the associations between crime features and journey to crime in stranger rape
Almond, L., McManus, M., Ward, D., & O'Brien, F. (n.d.). Exploring the associations between crime features and journey to crime in stranger rape.
Predicting the criminal record of a stranger rapist: a contemporary replication of Davies, Wittebrood & Jackson (1997)
Almond, L., McManus, M., Bal, A., & o'brien, F. (n.d.). Predicting the criminal record of a stranger rapist: a contemporary replication of Davies, Wittebrood & Jackson (1997).
2013
The Geographies of Missing Persons: Using primary, applied research and secondary data analysis to develop a Google© map application to assist investigative and strategic decision making.
Giles, S., Reilly, D., Wren, C., O'Brien, F., & Hargreaves, P. (2013, June). The Geographies of Missing Persons: Using primary, applied research and secondary data analysis to develop a Google© map application to assist investigative and strategic decision making.. In 1st International Conference on Missing Children and Adults: 'Working across Borders',. University of Portsmouth.
2012
A geo-behavioural model of stranger rape: Implications for offender profiling and linking.
Newman, F. (2012). A geo-behavioural model of stranger rape: Implications for offender profiling and linking.. Liverpool: Unpublished.
2011
A geo-behavioural model of stranger rape: Implications for offender profiling and linking
Newman, F. (2011). A geo-behavioural model of stranger rape: Implications for offender profiling and linking. (PhD Thesis, University of Liverpool).
Linking stranger rapes by offences by inter-crime proximity and behavioural similarity.
Newman, F. (2011). Linking stranger rapes by offences by inter-crime proximity and behavioural similarity.. In Division of Forensic Psychology Conference. (pp. xx). Portsmouth: Unpublished.
2008
Rape
Newman, F. (2008). Rape. In D. Canter (Ed.), Criminal Psychology: Topics in applied psychology (pp. 101-116). London: Hodder Arnold.
Review of Rape and Serious Sexual Violence Investigations
Crego, J., Alison, L., Eyre, M., Almond, L., & O'Brien, F. (2008). Review of Rape and Serious Sexual Violence Investigations. Liverpool: Centre for Critical and Major Incident Psychology.
2006
Exploring Geo-Demographics in Relation to Journey to Crime
Newman, F. (2006). Exploring Geo-Demographics in Relation to Journey to Crime. In European Association of Psychology and Law. (pp. XX). UK: EAPL.
Exploring Geo-Demographics in Relation to Journey to Crime
Newman, F. (2006). Exploring Geo-Demographics in Relation to Journey to Crime. In American Society of Criminology (pp. XX). Los Angeles: ASC.
iOPS: An Interactive Geo-Behavioural Profiling system - Description and Evaluation.
Newman, F. (2006). iOPS: An Interactive Geo-Behavioural Profiling system - Description and Evaluation.. In 4th National Crime Mapping Conference. (pp. xx). London: UCL.
2005
Developments in Geo-behavioural Analysis: Investigative Psychology in Action (iOPS).
Newman, F. (2005). Developments in Geo-behavioural Analysis: Investigative Psychology in Action (iOPS).. In AGIS/EU International Police Profiling Conference. (pp. xx). Dublin, Eire.: AGIS.
The Main iOPS Functions.
Newman, F. (2005). The Main iOPS Functions.. In 8th International Investigative Psychology Conference. (pp. xx). London: CIP.
iOPS: Outline of the Interactive Offender Profiling System.
Newman, F. (2005). iOPS: Outline of the Interactive Offender Profiling System.. In 15th European Conference on Psychology and Law. (pp. xx). Lithuania: EAPL.