Dr Rashid Minhas

Dr Rashid Minhas

Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Psychology
School of Human and Social Sciences

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 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 26th 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