Dr Kev Smith

• BA (Hons) Applied Investigation
• Advanced Diploma in Interviewing Vulnerable Victims and Witnesses
  
  

• Vulnerable victims and witnesses, including complex communication processes and trauma-informed practice.
• Witness and defendant intermediaries.
• Vulnerable victim and witness interview engagement strategies.
• Vulnerable victim and witness interview strategies and plans, including needs and support assessments.

My research interests and publications primarily relate to vulnerable child and adult witnesses, including complex communication needs and the management of trauma.

My publications are shown in the "further information" tab.

• Vulnerable victims and witnesses, including trauma-informed practice and complex communication processes.
• Witness intermediaries.
• Vulnerable victim and witness interview engagement strategies.
• Vulnerable victim and witness interview strategies and plans, including needs and support assessments.

• Smith, K. (2004) The Child Protection Investigator’s Companion (3rd Edition), Hook, Hampshire, New Police Bookshop
• Smith, K. and Tilney S. (2007) Vulnerable Adult and Child Witnesses, Oxford, Oxford University Press
• McGarry, D. and Smith, K. (2011) Police Family Liaison, Oxford, Oxford University Press

• Fyfe, N. and Smith, K. (2007) Victims and Witnesses in Criminal Investigation, in T. Newburn T. Williamson and A. Wright A. (eds.) Handbook of Criminal Investigation, Collompton, Devon, Willan Publishing, pp 450-465
• Smith, K. and Milne, R. (2011) Planning the Interview, in M. Lamb., D. La Rooy, C. Katz, and L. Malloy (eds.), Children’s Testimony: A Handbook of Psychological Research and Forensic Practice (2nd edition), Chichester: Wiley, pp 87-107
• Smith, K. (2013) Victims and Witnesses, in Harfield C. (ed.) Blackstone’s Police Operational Handbook: Practice and Procedure (2nd edition), Oxford, Oxford University Press, pp 147-167
• Smith, K. and Milne, R. (2017) Vulnerable Witnesses in P. Cooper and H. Norton (eds.) Vulnerable People and the Criminal Justice System, Oxford, Oxford University Press, pp 23-55
• Smith, K. and O’Mahony, B.M. (2018) Vulnerability and Criminal Investigations, in A. Griffiths and R. Milne (eds.) The Psychology of Criminal Investigation; From Theory to Practice, Routledge, London, pp 91-112
• Carline, A., Flowe, H.D., Davies, G. and Smith, K. (2021) A Review of Existing Interview Guidance, in H.D. Flowe and A. Carline (eds.) Alcohol and Remembering Rape: New Evidence for Practice, Cham, Switzerland, Palgrave McMillan, pp 71-88
• Flowe, H.D., Carline, A., Davies, G., Smith, K. and Prior, M. (2021) Recommendations for Practice, in H.D. Flowe and A. Carline (eds.) Alcohol and Remembering Rape: New Evidence for Practice, Cham, Switzerland, Palgrave McMillan, pp 89-104
• Chenier, K., Milne, R., Smith, K. and Snook B. (2021) Interviewing Adult Complainants in Sexual Assault Cases, in N. Deslauriers-Varin and C. Bennell (eds.) Criminal Investigations of Sexual Offenses, Springer, Cham, Switzerland, (pp 67-84), https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-79968-7

• O'Mahony, B.M, Smith K., and Milne, R. (2011) The Early Identification of Vulnerable Witnesses prior to an Investigative Interview, British Journal of Forensic Practice, vol. 13, issue: 2, pp.114 – 123
• Smith, K. (2011) The Publication of the Revised Achieving Best Evidence (ABE) Guidance and the Changes to Special Measures Legislation, Counsel Magazine (November 2011) pp 30-32, London, Bar Counsel
• O'Mahony, B.M. Creaton, J., Smith, K. and Milne, R. (2016), Developing a Professional Identity in a New Work Environment: the Views of Defendant Intermediaries Working in the Criminal Courts, Journal of Forensic Practice, vol. 18, issue 2 pp. 155 – 166
  
• O'Mahony, B.M, Milne, R., and Smith, K. (2018) Investigative Interviewing, Dissociative Identity Disorder and the Role of the Registered Intermediary, Journal of Forensic Practice, vol. 20 issue 1, pp.10-19, https://doi.org/10.1108/JFP-05-2017-0018
• Smith, K. and Milne, R. (2018) Witness Interview Strategy for Critical Incidents (WISCI), Journal of Forensic Practice, vol. 20, issue 4, pp.268-278, https://doi.org/10.1108/JFP-03-2018-0007
• Milne, R., Dando, C. and Smith, K. (2020), To Remotely Interview or Not? That is the Question. Considering the Safety, Health and Well-Being of Witnesses, Victims and Interviewers, The Investigator (1 June 2020).
• Smith, K. (2021) The Benefits and the Limitations of using Remote Technology to Conduct Investigative Interviews, Criminal Justice Issues Journal of Criminal Justice and Security, vol. 21, issue 3, pp. 53-62, ISSN 274-1245, DOI: 10.51235/cji.2021.21.3.53
• • O'Mahony, B.M., Milne, R. and Smith, K. (2024), The use of Intermediaries (Communication Specialists) at Parole Board Oral Hearings in England and Wales, Journal of Forensic Practice, vol. 26, issue 2, pp. 129-143. https://doi.org/10.1108/JFP-04-2024-0012

• O'Mahony, B.M, Milne, R., and Smith, K. (2016) Can an Intermediary Effectively Facilitate Communication during an Investigative Interview where the witness has Dissociative Identity Disorder? Symposium paper presented to the International Investigative Interviewing Research Group
  
• Smith, K. (2021) The Benefits and the Limitations of using Remote Technology to Conduct Investigative Interviews, paper presented at the Crimen-Forensis-Securitas (CFS) Conference "Covid-19 Pandemic: Science's Response to the Challenge of the Century" at the University of Sarajevo on 4th and 5th October, 2021
• O'Mahony, B.M., Milne, R. and Smith K. (2022) An Exploratory Study About the use of Intermediaries (Communication Specialists) at Parole Board Oral Hearings, abstract for the British Psychological Society Division of Forensic Psychology Annual Conference, Solihull, 14-16 June, 2022

• O'Mahony, B.M., Milne, R. and Smith, K. (2023) The use of Intermediaries (Communication Specialists) at Parole Board Oral Hearings in England and Wales, extended abstract for the Vulnerable Accused in the Criminal Justice System conference, University of Birmingham Law School, 13-14 September, 2023
  

• Office for Criminal Justice Reform (2007) Achieving Best Evidence in Criminal Proceedings: Guidance on Interviewing Victims and Witnesses, and Using Special Measures (2nd edition), London, Ministry of Justice*
• Ministry of Justice (2011) Achieving Best Evidence in Criminal Proceedings: Guidance on Interviewing Victims and Witnesses, and Guidance on Using Special Measures (3rd edition), London, Ministry of Justice*
• Ministry of Justice (2011) Vulnerable and Intimidated Witnesses: A Police Service Guide, London, Ministry of Justice
• Ministry of Justice and National Police Chiefs' Council (2022) Achieving Best Evidence in Criminal Proceedings: Guidance on Interviewing Victims and Witnesses, and Guidance on Using Special Measures (4th edition), London, Ministry of Justice*

• Association of Chief Police Officers (2010 and 2013) Advice on the Structure of Visually Recorded Witness Interviews (1st and 2nd editions), London, ACPO**
• Association of Chief Police Officers (2011) ACPO Position Statement: The Presence of Supporters during Interviews with Witnesses, London, ACPO
• Association of Chief Police Officers (2011) ACPO Position Statement: The use of "Truth and Lies", Declarations and Oaths in Video-Recorded Interviews with Witnesses, London, ACPO
• Association of Chief Police Officers (2012) ACPO Position Statement: The Effective use of Witness Intermediaries in Investigative Interviews, London, ACPO
• Association of Chief Police Officers (2014) ACPO Position Statement: The use of the Polygraph in Investigations, London, ACPO
• National Police Chiefs' Council (2015) National Policing Position Statement: Using Body Worn Video to Record Initial Contact with Victims, Witnesses and Suspects, London, NPCC**
• National Police Chiefs' Council (2015) Advice on the Structure of Visually Recorded Witness Interviews (3rd edition), London, NPCC**

• Hanson, E. and Smith, K. (in preparation) Managing Trauma in Criminal Investigations, Oxford, Routledge

Chapters in Books:

• Smith, K., Bull, R. and Hynes, L. (in press) Interviewing Vulnerable Groups, in R. Milne and R. Bull (eds), Investigative Interviewing: Psychology and Practice (2nd Edition), Chichester, Wiley
• Smith, K. and Hynes, L. (in press) Planning the Forensic Interview, in W. O'Donohue and R. Bull (eds) Forensic Interviews Regarding Adult Sexual Assault Complainants: A Guide to Evidence Based Practice, Springer, New York
• Smith, K. (in press). The Vulnerability of Victims and Witnesses to Crime in Police Interviews. In R. Alleweldt & S. Schade (eds), The Police, Investigative Interviewing and Human Rights: Legal, Psychological and Practical Aspects, Berlin, Springer Nature.

• Smith K. (in press) Twenty-Five Years of Achieving Best Evidence: Investigative Interviews with Victims and Witnesses in England and Wales. International Journal of Police Science and Management