Personal profile

Teaching

I provide guest lectures on various forensic psychological topics, including risk assessment and stalking perpetration, at the University of Essex and University of Bedfordshire. 

Research interests

Research Publications:

  • Bonser, T. R., Harrington-Fletcher, M., Lingham, K., Tshabangu, R., & Turner, L., (2025). Integrated Model of Abscond: Transitioning Towards a more Integrated Understanding of why Prisoners Abscond from Open Prisons. Journal of Forensic Practice, Vol. 27 No. 3 pp. 248–262, doi: https://doi.org/10.1108/JFP-03-2025-0021
  • Harrington-Fletcher, M. (2024). A Qualitative Investigation into Prisoners’ Reasons for Absconding from an Open Prison in England: Implications for Understanding Warning Signs and Developing Abscond Prevention Strategies.  Journal of Forensic Practice, Vol. 27 No. 3 pp. 236–247, doi: https://doi.org/10.1108/JFP-12-2023-0072

Other Research Disseminations:

  • Harrington-Fletcher, M. (2025). Oral Presentation. A Qualitative Investigation into Prisoners’ Reasons for Absconding from an Open Prison in England: Implications for Understanding Warning Signs and Developing Abscond Prevention Strategies. Presented at the British Psychological Society’s Division of Forensic Psychology Annual Conference, Glasgow, Scotland (UK).
  • Harrington-Fletcher, M. (2024). Oral Presentation. A Qualitative Investigation into Prisoners’ Reasons for Absconding from an Open Prison in England: Implications for Understanding Warning Signs and Developing Abscond Prevention Strategies. Presented at the British Psychological Society’s Division of Forensic Psychology Annual Conference, Cardiff (UK).
  • Harrington-Fletcher, M. (2023). Poster Presentation. A Qualitative Investigation into Prisoners’ Reasons for Absconding from an Open Prison in England: Implications for Understanding Warning Signs and Developing Abscond Prevention Strategies. Presented at the British 
    Psychological Society’s Division of Forensic Psychology Annual Conference, Belfast (UK).
  • Hand, C.J., & Fletcher, M. (2017). Poster Presentation. Facial tattoos influence observers’ attitudes towards wearers and visual processing. Presented at the British Psychological Society’s Division of Forensic Psychology Annual Conference, Bristol (UK).
  • Fletcher, M & Hand, C.J. (2016). Poster Presentation. Facial Tattooing: An Eye-tracking Study of Attractiveness and Criminal Guilt Attribution. Presented at the British Psychological Society 
    Annual Conference, Nottingham (UK).
  • Fletcher, M & Hand, C.J. (2014). Poster Presentation. Facial Tattooing: Attractiveness and Guilt. Presented at the 15th Annual Meeting of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Austin, Texas (USA). 

 

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  • SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Education/Academic qualification

Forensic Psychology, BPS Stage 2 Qualification in Forensic Psychology (QFP), British Psychological Society

Award Date: 8 Mar 2024

Forensic Psychology, MSc Forensic Psychology, University Of Bedfordshire

Award Date: 14 Oct 2014

Forensic Psychology, BSc (Hons) Psychology and Criminal Behaviour

Award Date: 3 Jun 2013

External positions

Chartered & Registered Forensic Psychologist, HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS)

Chartered Scientist, The British Psychological Society and The Science Council

Keywords

  • Forensic psychology
  • Open Prison
  • Abscond
  • Risk Aversion
  • Return to Closed Custody
  • Decision Making
  • Decision Theory
  • Risk Perception
  • Criminal justice policy
  • Psychology of perception
  • Social psychology
  • Facial Perception
  • Tattooing and Crime
  • Tattooed Faces
  • Body Modification
  • Guilt Attribution