Dr Rashid Minhas

Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Psychology

School of Human and Social Sciences

Rashid.minhas@uwl.ac.uk

Rashid is a criminal psychologist who has expertise in policing, prejudicial stereotyping in criminal investigations, investigative decision-making, and investigative interviewing of suspects, witnesses and victims.

He has a PhD in ‘Criminal Investigation’ from the De Montfort University, Leicester, where he examined the influence of suspect community stereotyping on criminal investigations.

Rashid also has an experience of working on major police commissioned research project as a principle investigator, where he examined the working practices of police officers undertaking operational stops and searches. This project is conducted in order to enhance police-community relations, to ensure legality and effectiveness of stop and search powers.

His existing research profile focuses on investigative decision making, integrating artificial intelligence and cognitive interviewing techniques, and workplace harassment. He is presently teaching across a range of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes within Criminology and Psychology.

Qualifications

BSc (Hons) Coventry University
MSc University of Derby
PhD De Montfort University
Memberships

British Society of Criminology
European Association of Psychology and Law
International Investigative Interviewing Research Group
Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)

Research

See Dr Rashid Minhas's publications list in the UWL Repository.

Research and publications

Journal articles
Minhas, R., Walsh, D., and Bull, R. (2017) Developing a scale to measure the presence of possible prejudicial stereotyping in police interviews with suspects: The Minhas Investigative Interviewing Prejudicial Stereotyping Scale (MIIPSS), Police Practice and Research, 18:2, 132-145, https://doi.org/10.1080/15614263.2016.1249870
Minhas, R., Walsh, D., and Bull, R. (2017) An exploration of beliefs and experiences of suspects from the Muslim community relating to the investigative interviewing practices in England and Wales. Journal of Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism, 12(2),158-174. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/18335330.2017.1355103
Minhas, R., and Walsh, D. (2018) Influence of Racial Stereotypes on Investigative Decision-making in Criminal Investigations: A Qualitative Comparative Analysis, Criminology and Criminal Justice: Cogent Social Sciences, https://doi.org/10.1080/23311886.2018.1538588
Minhas, R., and Walsh, D. (2021) Prejudicial stereotyping and police interviewing practices in England: an exploration of legal representatives’ perceptions. https://doi.org/10.1080/18335330.2021.1889016
Minhas, R., Elphick, C. and Shaw, J. (2021) Protecting victim and witness statement: examining the effectiveness of a chatbot that uses artificial intelligence and a cognitive interview. AI & SOCIETY, pp.1-17. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00146-021-01165-5
Minhas, R. and Walsh, D. (2021) The role of prejudicial stereotypes in the formation of suspicion: an examination of operational procedures into stop and search practices. International Journal of Police Science and Management.
Minhas, R. and Frumkin, L.A. (2023) A review of cultural and ethnic bias in investigative decision-making: selected cases. Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice, pp.1-23. https://doi.org/10.1080/15377938.2023.2232316
Walsh, D., Areh, I., Minhas, R. and Menzies, S.L. (2023) When law enforcement interview witnesses and write their statements. Police Practice and Research, 24(3), pp.346-367. https://doi.org/10.1080/15614263.2022.2116436
Books
Minhas, R., 2024. Racial and Prejudicial Stereotyping by Police: Its Impact on Investigative Interviewing and the Outcomes of Criminal Investigations. Routledge: Taylor & Francis.
Baker, B., Minhas, R., and Wilson, L. (Ed.) (2017) The psychology and law factbook 2: European Association of Psychology and Law publishing house.
Book chapters
Minhas, R. (2017) Prejudicial Stereotyping in Investigative Interviewing in Baker, B., Minhas, R., and Wilson, L. (Ed.) (2017): The psychology and law factbook 2: European Association of Psychology and Law publishing house.
Police-commissioned project
An examination of operational procedures into Constabulary's stop and search practices.
Completion date: August 2016
Public engagement
Sample of articles for public consumption
Minhas, R., and Shaw, J., (October 2018) The System for Reporting Sexual Harassment Is Broken Here`s How to Fix It. Behavioral Scientist, https://tinyurl.com/y9a66nra
Shaw, J., Minhas, R., and Elphick, C. (2018) Written submission for Women and Equalities Inquiry Committee on sexual harassment in the workplace SHW0037. available from https://tinyurl.com/yab98xot
Conferences

Conference presentations
Minhas, R., Walsh, D., & Bull, R. (2015). Developing a scale to measure the presence of possible negative stereotyping in police interviews with suspects.
Paper presentation at the annual meeting of the European Association of Psychology and Law, Nuremberg, Germany. (Best Paper Award)
Minhas, R. (2015). Investigative Interviewing Prejudicial Stereotyping Scale (IIPSS). Paper presentation at the annual meeting of Postgraduate Criminology Conference, Belfast, UK.
Minhas, R.,Walsh, D., and Bull, R. (2016) An exploration of beliefs and experiences of suspects from the Muslim community relating to the investigative interviewing practices in England and Wales. Paper presentation at 26^th annual meeting of the European Association of Psychology and Law, Toulouse, France.
Minhas, R., Walsh, D., and Bull, R. (2017) A Qualitative Comparative Analysis of Racial Stereotypes in Police Decision-making. Paper presentation at 27th annual meeting of the European Association of Psychology and Law, Mechelen, Belgium.
Minhas, R., Shaw, J., and Elphick, C. (2018) Dark Figures: A systematic review of research on the reporting of workplace harassment. Paper presentation at 28th annual meeting of the European Association of Psychology and Law, Turku, Finland.
Melanie, D., and Minhas,. R. (2018) Exploring the Thematic Content of Confession Decisions Made During a Choice-Blindness Paradigm. Paper presentation at the iIIRG's 11th Annual Conference in July 2018, Porto, Portugal.
Minhas, R., Elphick, C., and Shaw, J. (2018) Investigating memory recall: comparing a chatbot reporting tool and a human interviewer. Paper presentation at the annual meeting of the Cognitive Psychology section of the British Psychological Society, Liverpool, UK.
Research degree supervision

Second supervisor
Alexander Babuta, Examining Risk assessment Tools