Ian Elliott

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Assistant Professor of Criminology and Psychology

Hometown: Coventry, England
Joined Chatham: 2025

ACADEMIC AREAS OF INTEREST

The psychology of criminal behavior; prevention of crime; correctional rehabilitation and intervention; violent extremism and radicalization; evaluation of criminal justice interventions.

PERSONAL AREAS OF INTEREST

Coventry City F.C., 1990s Britpop, and—thanks to my kids—the Octonauts.

EDUCATION

  • Ph.D., University of Birmingham (England)
  • B.Sc., University of Birmingham (England)

AWARDS

  • Junior Award, British Psychological Society, Division of Forensic Psychology (2011)
  • Graduate Research Award, Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (2011)

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

  • Walton, J. S., & Elliott, I. A. (2024). A review of cognitive behavior programs in U.K. prisons: Two decades of quasi-experimental impact evaluations. The American Psychologist. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0001405
  • Gillespie, S. M., & Elliott, I. A. (2023). Latent profiles identified from psychological test data for people convicted of sexual offences in the UK. The British Journal of Psychiatry, 1-7.
  • Brinn, A., Preston, J., Costello, R., Opoku, T., Sampson, E., Elliott, I. A. et al. (2023). An impact evaluation of the prison-based Thinking Skills Program (TSP) on reoffending. London, U.K.: Ministry of Justice. TSP_Reoffending_Report.pdf
  • Elliott, I. A., Huber, J., Hales, S. T., Carling, J. & Perry, J. (2023). An impact evaluation of the prison-based Thinking Skills Program (TSP) on prison misconduct. London, U.K.: Ministry of Justice. TSP_Prison_Misconduct_Report.pdf
  • Elliott, I. A., Randhawa-Horne, K., & Hambly, O. (2023). The Extremism Risk Guidelines 22+: A preliminary psychometric analysis. London, U.K.: Ministry of Justice. Extremism Risk Guidance 22+: An exploratory psychometric analysis - GOV.UK
  • Robinson, C., Sorbie, A., Teasdale, J., Huber, J., Scott, K., Purver, M., & Elliott, I. A. (2021). Resolve: A reconviction impact study. London, U.K.: Ministry of Justice. Reoffending impact evaluation of the prison - based RESOLVE Offending Behaviour programme