Dr Libby Payne
Senior Lecturer in Forensic Psychology
Cardiff School of Sport & Health Sciences
Overview
Dr Payne is a Senior Lecturer in Forensic Psychology and the Pathway Lead for the Doctorate in Applied Forensic Psychology at Cardiff Metropolitan University. She is a Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registered Forensic Psychologist and Chartered Psychologist with the British Psychological Society. She is a Full Member of the BPS Division of Forensic Psychology (DFP) and Associate Fellow of the BPS. Dr Payne also holds a sessional appointment with the Ministry of Justice (HM Courts and Tribunal Service). Dr Payne's background is as a practitioner forensic psychologist, with particular expertise in violence risk assessment and consultancy during serious prison incidents. Her research interests include: farm animal work and its rehabilitative benefits for people with offending histories; vulnerability to County Lines exploitation; the assessment and management of institutional violence; offence related PTSD and hostage / crisis negotiation in both community and prison settings.
Research Publications
Unsuspectingly Vulnerable: A Rapid Evidence Assessment on the vulnerability of University Students to Criminal Exploitation
Meredith, I., Davies, J. L., Stubbings, D. & Payne, L., 25 Mar 2025, In: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology. p. 306624X251329944Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
How vulnerable are people to victimisation of County Lines drug dealing?
Fawell, L., Davies, J. L., Stubbings, D. & Payne, L., 6 Aug 2024, In: Crime Prevention and Community Safety. 26, 3, p. 285-300 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
“This place does a lot more than produce milk”: a reflexive thematic analysis of staff experiences of supporting prison dairy workers
Payne, L., McMurran, M., Glennan, C. & Mercer, J., 31 Jul 2024, In: Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology. 35, 6, p. 853-865 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Can education influence the public’s vulnerability to county lines?
Hayman, C. M., Stubbings, D. R., Davies, J. L. & Payne, L., 25 Jan 2024, In: Crime Prevention and Community Safety. 26, 1, p. 28-46 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Flying Under the Radar: How Susceptible Are University Students to County Lines Victimization?
Burt, A. M., Payne, L. & Stubbings, D. R., 20 Jun 2022, In: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology. 68, 8, p. 785-805 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The Impact of Working with Farm Animals on People with Offending Histories: A Scoping Review
Payne, L., McMurran, M., Glennan, C. & Mercer, J., 8 Jun 2022, In: International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology. 67, 12, p. 1282-1302 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Offence characteristics, trauma histories and post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms in life sentenced prisoners
Payne, E., Watt, A., Rogers, P. & McMurran, M., 1 Mar 2008, In: British Journal of Forensic Practice. 10, 1, p. 17-25 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review