Dr Clare Allely
University of Salford, England
Contact
C.S.Allely@salford.ac.ukInstitution
University of Salford, England
Research Areas
Dr Clare Allely is a Reader in Forensic Psychology at the University of Salford in England and is an affiliate member of the Gillberg Neuropsychiatry Centre at Gothenburg University, Sweden. She is also an Associate of The Children's and Young People's Centre for Justice (CYCJ) at the University of Strathclyde. Clare is also an Honorary Research Fellow in the College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences affiliated to the Institute of Health and Wellbeing at the University of Glasgow. Clare acts as an expert witness in criminal cases involving defendants with autism spectrum disorder and contributes to the evidence base used in the courts on psychology and legal issues through her published work. She is author of the book “The Psychology of Extreme Violence: A Case Study Approach to Serial Homicide, Mass Shooting, School Shooting and Lone-actor Terrorism” published by Routledge in 2020 and author of the book “Autism Spectrum Disorder in the Criminal Justice System: A Guide to Understanding Suspects, Defendants and Offenders with Autism” published by Routledge in 2022.
Key Publications
Books
| The Psychology of Extreme Violence A Case Study Approach to Serial Homicide, Mass Shooting, School Shooting and Lone-actor Terrorism (2020) | Allely CS |
| Autism Spectrum Disorder in the Criminal Justice System: A Guide to Understanding Suspects, Defendants and Offenders with Autism (to be published in Spring 2022) | Allely CS |
Journal Articles
| Autism spectrum disorder, extremism and risk assessment | Allely CS, Jouenne E, Westphal A, Staufenberg E & Murphy D |
| The contributory role of psychopathology and inhibitory control in the case of mass shooter James Holmes (2020) | Allely CS |
| Clinical profile, risk and critical factors and the application of the “Path towards Intended Violence” model in the case of mass shooter Dylann Roof (2018) | Allely CS |
| Rare instances of individuals with autism supporting or engaging in terrorism (2017) | Faccini L and Allely CS |
| “Path to Intended Violence” model to understand mass violence in individuals with autism spectrum disorder: A case analysis of Elliot Rodger (2017) | Allely CS and Faccini L |
| Violence is rare in autism: when it does occur, is it sometimes extreme? (2017) | Allely CS, Wilson P, Minnis H, Thompson L, Yaksic E and Gillberg C |
| Mass violence in individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Narcissistic Personality Disorder: A case analysis of Anders Breivik using the “Path to Intended and Terroristic Violence” model. (2016) | Faccini L and Allely CS |
Grants and Projects
| TBA |