Dr Katarina Ozcakir Mozova


NameDr Katarina Ozcakir Mozova
Job titleSenior Lecturer in Policing
Research instituteSchool of Law, Policing and Social Sciences

Research outputs

Public protection and victims and witnesses

Dickens, T. and Ozcakir Mozova, K. 2024. Public protection and victims and witnesses. in: Wood, D., Bradshaw, S., Dickens, T. and Parker-Mcleod, J. (ed.) Blackstone's Handbook for Policing Students Oxford University Press.

Bonds in gangs: understanding the importance of group processes within street gangs

Ozcakir Mozova, K. 2023. Bonds in gangs: understanding the importance of group processes within street gangs. in: Psychology of Gang Involvement Abingdon Routledge.

Facility dogs in UK courtrooms: Public perspective

Dempster, Tammy, Spruin, Liz and Mozova, Katarina 2022. Facility dogs in UK courtrooms: Public perspective. Journal of Forensic Psychology Research and Practice. https://doi.org/10.1080/24732850.2022.2133662

Preventing and countering CSE in SE Kent school-based peer mentorship schemes

Bryant, R., Christie, S., Heaton, R., Ozcakir Mozova, K. and Ms Becky Thomson 2020. Preventing and countering CSE in SE Kent school-based peer mentorship schemes.

The use of facility dogs to bridge the justice gap for survivors of sexual offending

Spruin, E., Ozcakir Mozova, K., Dempster, T. and Freeman, R. 2020. The use of facility dogs to bridge the justice gap for survivors of sexual offending. Social Sciences. 9 (6). https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci9060096

Facility dogs as a tool for building rapport and credibility with child witnesses

Spruin, E., Dempster, T. and Ozcakir Mozova, K. 2020. Facility dogs as a tool for building rapport and credibility with child witnesses. International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice.

Investigative challenges relating to gang-related homicide: senior investigating officers’ perspectives

Ozcakir Mozova, K. 2019. Investigative challenges relating to gang-related homicide: senior investigating officers’ perspectives. Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice. 5 (3), pp. 189-201. https://doi.org/10.1108/JCRPP-04-2019-0024/full/html

Exploring the impact of specially trained dogs on the court experiences of survivors of sexual offending in England and Wales: an exploratory case study

Spruin, L., Ozcakir Mozova, K., Dempster, T. and Mitchell, S. 2019. Exploring the impact of specially trained dogs on the court experiences of survivors of sexual offending in England and Wales: an exploratory case study. European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research. pp. 1-27. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10610-019-09419-1

The use of therapy dogs to support court users in the waiting room

Spruin, L., Ozcakir Mozova, K., Franz, A., Mitchell, S., Fernandez, A., Dempster, T. and Holt, N. 2019. The use of therapy dogs to support court users in the waiting room. International Criminal Justice Review. https://doi.org/10.1177/1057567719827063

Dogs in the criminal justice system: consideration of facility and therapy dogs

Spruin, L. and Ozcakir Mozova, K. 2018. Dogs in the criminal justice system: consideration of facility and therapy dogs. Pet Behaviour Science. 5, pp. 1-12. https://doi.org/10.21071/pbs.v0i5.10084

Specially trained dogs in the UK criminal justice system

Spruin, L. and Ozcakir Mozova, K. 2018. Specially trained dogs in the UK criminal justice system. Seen and Heard. 28 (1), pp. 63-67.

Using specially trained dogs in the Criminal Justice System

Spruin, L. and Ozcakir Mozova, K. 2017. Using specially trained dogs in the Criminal Justice System. Forensic Update.

Helping criminal justice system users: utilising specially trained dogs

Spruin, L. and Ozcakir Mozova, K. 2017. Helping criminal justice system users: utilising specially trained dogs.

Female firesetters: gender associated psychological and psychopathological features

Alleyne, E., Gannon, T., Ozcakir Mozova, K., Page, T. and O Ciardha, C. 2016. Female firesetters: gender associated psychological and psychopathological features. Psychiatry: Interpersonal and Biological Processes. 79 (4), pp. 364-378. https://doi.org/10.1080/00332747.2016.1185892

Specialist group therapy for firesetting behaviour: evidence of a treatment effect from a non-randomised pilot trial with male prisoners

Gannon, T., Alleyne, E., Butler, H., Danby, H., Kapoor, A., Lovell, T., Ozcakir Mozova, K., Spruin, L., Tostevin, T., Tyler, N. and O'Ciardha, C. 2015. Specialist group therapy for firesetting behaviour: evidence of a treatment effect from a non-randomised pilot trial with male prisoners. Behaviour Research and Therapy. 73, pp. 42-51. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2015.07.007

Psychological and behavioural characteristics that distinguish street gang members in custody

Alleyne, E., Wood, J., Ozcakir Mozova, K. and James, M. 2014. Psychological and behavioural characteristics that distinguish street gang members in custody. Legal and Criminological Psychology. 21, pp. 266-285. https://doi.org/10.1111/lcrp.12072

Predicting involvement in prison gang activity: street gang membership, social and psychological factors

Wood, J., Alleyne, E., Ozcakir Mozova, K. and James, M. 2014. Predicting involvement in prison gang activity: street gang membership, social and psychological factors. Law and Human Behavior. 38 (3), pp. 203-211. https://doi.org/10.1037/lhb0000053
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