| Code | BPS/GB/83 |
| Name | The British Psychological Society; Division of Forensic Psychology; 1977-; (DFP) |
| Corporate Name | The British Psychological Society |
| Subordinate | Division of Forensic Psychology |
| Dates | 1977- |
| Epithet | (DFP) |
| Parallel Name | Division of Criminological & Legal Psychology 1977-1999 |
| Other Names | DCLP |
| DatesAndPlaces | Leicester |
| Address | Leicester |
| Relationships | The Division of Criminological & Legal Psychology (DCLP) |
| Activity | The Division of Criminological & Legal Psychology, founded in 1977. The aims of the proposed Division was published in the Bulletin in November 1976 and an inaugural meeting was held on 18 March 1977 at King's College during a scientifc meeting where Tony Black and Stephanie Braithwaite spoke for the proposal. A meeting was then held on 25 May 1977 to elect a committee.
Chairman D Anthony Black, Hon Sec Stephanie Braithwaite, Hon Treasurer J C Freeman Conferences D Farrington Publicity May Mott and Membership Gloria Maycock.
The Division exists to represent the interests of the increasing number of psychologists whose work involves them in the Criminal and Civil Justice systems.
The first annual conference was in 3-5 January 1991 at the University of Kent. A Society Journal 'Legal and Criminal Psychology' started in February 1996.
The Division was renamed the Division of Forensic Psychology (DFP) in 1999.
1977 Chair Tony Black Hon Sec Stephanie Braithwaite
1980 Chair G Tasler Hon Sec S Braithwaite
1981 Chair G Tasler Hon Sec S Braithwaite
1982 Chair G Tasler Hon Sec N McGeorge
1983 Chair G Tasler Hon Sec N McGeorge
1984 Chair David P Farrington Hon Sec N McGeorge
1985 Chair David P Farrington Hon Sec N McGeorge
1986 Chair Roy Taylor Hon Sec Paul Mathias
1987 Chair Roy Taylor Hon Sec Paul Mathias
1988 Chair Roy Taylor Hon Sec Paul Mathias
1989 Chair Joanna Shapland Hon Sec Paul Mathias
1990 Chair Joanna Shapland Hon Sec Paul Mathias
1991 Chair Joanna Shapland Hon Sec Paul Mathias
1992 Chair Graham Davies Hon Sec Mary McMurran
1993 Chair Graham Davies Hon Sec Mary McMurran
1994 Chair Graham Davies Hon Sec Mary McMurran
1995 Chair Mary McMurran Hon Sec Eric Shepherd
1996 Chair Mary McMurran Hon Sec Eric Shepherd
1997 Chair Mary McMurran Hon Sec Eric Shepherd
1998 Chair Mary McMurran Hon Sec Ian K McKenzie
1999 Chair Graham Towl Hon Sec Ian K McKenzie
2000 Chair Graham Towl Hon Sec David Crighton,
2001 Chair John Hodge Hon Sec Graham Beck
2002 Chair Bryan Tully
2003 Chair Todd Hogue Hon Sec Martha Blom-Cooper
2004 Chair Lawrence Jones Hon Sec Lindy Maslin
2005 Chair Lawrence Jones Hon Sec Debbie McQueirns
2006 Chair Jane Ireland Hon Sec G C Liell
2007 Chair Jane Ireland Hon Sec G C Liell
2008 Chair Carol Ireland Hon Sec G C Liell
2009 Chair Carol Ireland
2010 Chair Giles McCathie Hon Sec Neil Gredecki
2011 Chair Giles McCathie Hon Sec Neil Gredecki
2012 Chair Ian Gargan
2013 Chair Ian Gargan on Sec Neil Gredecki
2014 Chair Deepak Anand
2015 Chair Deepak Anand
2016 Chair Elizabeth Bird Hon Sec Simon Duff
2017 Chair Deepak Anand
2018 Chair Neil Gredecki
2019 Chair Neil Gredecki
2020 Geri Akerman |
| PublishedWorks | Occasional papers and DCLP Newsletter 1977-1994 later Forensic Update, Issues in Criminological and Legal Psychology and Issues in Forensic Psychology are in Senate House Library |
| Source | Admin structure of the Division is to be updated at a later date |
| Bio sources taken from the Society's website www.bps.org.uk accessed 21/05/2005. Chairs from Annual reports accessed February 2018 |
| Conventions | International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN ISBN 0-9696035-3-3
National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 |