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Dennis Howitt is a British
psychologist A psychologist is a professional who practices psychology and studies mental states, perceptual, cognitive, emotional, and social processes and behavior. Their work often involves the experimentation, observation, and interpretation of how ...
. He is a reader in Applied Psychology at
Loughborough University Loughborough University (abbreviated as ''Lough'' or ''Lboro'' for post-nominals) is a public research university in the market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, England. It has been a university since 1966, but it dates back to 1909, whe ...
and the author of numerous psychology
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s.Davies, Graham (November 29, 2002)
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He is a chartered
forensic psychologist Forensic psychology is the development and application of scientific knowledge and methods to help answer legal questions arising in criminal, civil, contractual, or other judicial proceedings. Forensic psychology includes both research on various ...
and a Fellow of the
British Psychological Society The British Psychological Society (BPS) is a representative body for psychologists and psychology in the United Kingdom. History It was founded on 24 October 1901 at University College London (UCL) as ''The Psychological Society'', the orga ...
. His publications also include books on statistics,
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and
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Life and career

Howitt completed a first class honours degree in psychology at
Brunel University Brunel University London is a public research university located in the Uxbridge area of London, England. It was founded in 1966 and named after the Victorian engineer and pioneer of the Industrial Revolution, Isambard Kingdom Brunel. In June 1 ...
in 1967 and earned his PhD at the
University of Sussex , mottoeng = Be Still and Know , established = , type = Public research university , endowment = £14.4 million (2020) , budget = £319.6 million (2019–20) , chancellor = Sanjeev Bhaskar , vice_chancellor = Sasha Roseneil , ...
. In 1970 he became research officer at
Leicester University , mottoeng = So that they may have life , established = , type = public research university , endowment = £20.0 million , budget = £326 million , chancellor = David Willetts , vice_chancellor = Nishan Canagarajah , head_labe ...
's Centre for Mass Communication Research. His research career began with the study of
mass communications Mass communication is the process of imparting and exchanging information through mass media to large segments of the population. It is usually understood for relating to various forms of media, as its technologies are used for the dissemination o ...
, especially with reference to crime, violence and pornography, but he has since broadened his research to the application of psychology to social issues. He has also written on
racism Racism is the belief that groups of humans possess different behavioral traits corresponding to inherited attributes and can be divided based on the superiority of one race over another. It may also mean prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism ...
in the field of psychology, as well as
forensic psychology Forensic psychology is the development and application of scientific knowledge and methods to help answer legal questions arising in criminal, civil, contractual, or other judicial proceedings. Forensic psychology includes both research on various ...
, specifically paedophiles,
sex offenders A sex offender (sexual offender, sex abuser, or sexual abuser) is a person who has committed a sex crime. What constitutes a sex crime differs by culture and legal jurisdiction. The majority of convicted sex offenders have convictions for crime ...
, and
child abuse Child abuse (also called child endangerment or child maltreatment) is physical, sexual, and/or psychological maltreatment or neglect of a child or children, especially by a parent or a caregiver. Child abuse may include any act or failure to ...
.Barry, Ellen (February 14, 2002). Despite therapies, pedophilia eludes cure. ''
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Selected publications

*Howitt D, Cramer D (2011). ''Introduction to SPSS Statistics in Psychology''. Pearson Education, *Howitt D (2010). ''Introduction to qualitative methods in psychology''. Prentice Hall, *Howitt D (2009). ''Introduction to forensic and criminal psychology''. Pearson Education, *Hair JF, Tabachnick BG, Howitt D (2009). ''Mixed ANOVA and multiple regression: Readings.'' Pearson Australia, *Howitt D, Cramer D (2009). ''Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology''. Prentice Hall, *Howitt D, Cramer D (2009). ''Introduction to Statistics in Psychology''. Prentice Hall, * Sheldon K, Dennis Howitt D (2007). ''Sex offenders and the Internet.'' John Wiley and Sons, *Howitt D, Cramer D (2005). ''Introduction to SPSS in psychology''. Pearson Prentice Hall, * Cramer D, Howitt D (2004). ''The Sage dictionary of statistics.'' SAGE, *Howitt D (2004). What is the role of fantasy in sex offending? '' Crim Behav Ment Health''. 2004;14(3):182-8. *Howitt D (2002). ''Forensic and criminal psychology.'' Prentice Hall, *Owusu-Bempah K, Howitt D (2000). ''Psychology beyond Western perspectives''. Wiley-Blackwell, *Howitt D, Cramer D (2000). ''First steps in research and statistics: A practical workbook for psychology students''. Psychology Press, *Howitt D, Cramer D (2000). ''An introduction to statistics in psychology: A complete guide for students (2nd ed.)''. Prentice Hall, *Howitt, D (1998). ''Crime, the media and the law''. Wiley. *Howitt D, Cramer D (1997). '' A guide to computing statistics with SPSS for Windows''. Prentice Hall/Harvester Wheatsheaf, *Howitt D (1995). ''Paedophiles and sexual offences against children''. J. Wiley. *Howitt D (1995). Pornography and the paedophile: is it criminogenic? '' Br J Med Psychol''. 1995 Mar;68 ( Pt 1):15-27. *Howitt D, Owusu-Bempah K (1994). ''The racism of psychology''. Harvester Wheatsheaf. *Howitt D (1992). ''Child abuse errors: when good intentions go wrong.'' Harvester Wheatsheaf, *Howitt D (1991). ''Concerning psychology: psychology applied to social issues''. Open University Press, *Howitt D (1990). Britain's "substance abuse policy": realities and regulation in the United Kingdom. '' Int J Addict''. 1990-1991;25(3A):353-76. *Cumberbatch G, Howitt D( 1989). ''A measure of uncertainty: the effects of the mass media''. J. Libbey, *Howitt D (1982). ''The mass media and social problems''. Pergamon Press, * Howitt D Cumberbatch G (1975). ''Mass media, violence and society''. Wiley, * Howitt D Cumberbatch G (1972). Affective feeling for a film character and evaluation of an anti-social act. '' Br J Soc Clin Psychol''. 1972 Jun;11(2):102-8.


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Loughborough University Loughborough University (abbreviated as ''Lough'' or ''Lboro'' for post-nominals) is a public research university in the market town of Loughborough, Leicestershire, England. It has been a university since 1966, but it dates back to 1909, whe ...
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