Dr. Tim Trimble

Dr Tim Trimble is an Assistant Professor in Applied Psychology and Course Director of the MSc in Applied Psychology at Trinity College Dublin. He is a Chartered Psychologist. Tim is an expert in mental health assessment. Specifically, drawing on one of his main research areas and experience, he delivers courses in suicide risk assessment, prevention, intervention, and postvention. His Forensic Psychology experience also included working with the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland, and Serious and Organised Crime Agency. As well as assisting in interviewing and investigations, projects here included: Production of reports on police complaints for the PSNI, Policing Board, Patten Oversight Commissioner, and Secretary of State. Conducting organizational performance monitoring, designing and managing a wide range of research projects in relation to policing, and developing operational protocols between the Tactical Command Group and external organizations involved in investigations. Additionally, Tim is a practising psychotherapist He also has expertise in the areas of Police Leadership and Management and Security and Risk Management. These projects include policing in various countries and jurisdictions, and both military and private security operations in conflict theatres worldwide. Current research includes: Neurodiversity in Irish Prisons. He is collaborating with key stakeholders in the Criminal Justice System to design a new wraparound model of care to support neurodiverse people in custody, and following their release to the community. Briefly, it is proposed that this model would involve the early, systematic and comprehensive identification of neurodiverse people in custody, followed by the allocation of neurodiversity Caseworkers to support their needs in prison and post-release. This is funded by the Community Foundation Ireland, with support from the Irish Penal Reform Trust. A systematic review publication is being prepared for submission. Recent research was in collaboration with the Probation Service in Ireland and Northern Ireland, and An Garda Siochana, and the Police Service of Northern Ireland " this is evaluating techniques for sex-offender risk assessment. Research with the PBNI also includes evaluating a range of offender management and rehabilitation programmes for offenders in the community. PTSD " Continuing in my research theme in Forensic Psychology, recent research has explored PTSD in police officers in An Garda Siochana. Work currently in preparation for publication include: The prevalence and implications of Secondary Traumatic Stress; a qualitative examination of An Garda Síochána exposed to sexual crime; and, The impact of traumatic stress on operational Gardaí. Both these studies sought to identify the impact of traumatic experience on operational Gardaí and are the first studies of their kind conducted in the Republic of Ireland.

  Adolescent Psychology   Adolescents   Applied Psychology   Child Abuse/Neglect   Child Psychology/Development   Child Support--Governmental/Parental   Children/Youth   Clinical Psychology   Conflict/Dispute Resolution   Counseling/Guidance   Crime Causation   Crime Control   Criminal Behavior   Criminal Identification   Criminal Information Systems   Criminal Justice   Criminal Psychology   Criminological Psychology   Criminology   Cultural Identity   Developmental Psychology   Firearms/Guns   Forensic Psychology and Crime Investigation   Homeland Security   Juvenile Delinquency   Juvenile Justice   Organizational Theory and Behavior   Penology/Correctional Institutions & Procedur   Policing Oversight and Police Complaints   Prison   Psychoanalysis   Psychodynamics   Psychometrics   Security and Risk Management   Terrorism   Violent Behavior   Vocational Counseling   Worker Attitudes and Technology   Young People and Mental Health   Young People and Suicide

Neurodiversity in Irish Prisons. Along with Senator Lynn Ruane I am collaborating with key stakeholders in the Criminal Justice System to design a new wraparound model of care to support neurodiverse people in custody, and following their release to the community. Briefly, it is proposed that this model would involve the early, systematic and comprehensive identification of neurodiverse people in custody, followed by the allocation of neurodiversity Caseworkers to support their needs in prison and post-release. This is funded by the Community Foundation Ireland, with support from the Irish Penal Reform Trust. A systematic review publication is being prepared for submission. Recent research was in collaboration with the Probation Service in Ireland and Northern Ireland, and An Garda Siochana, and the Police Service of Northern Ireland " this is evaluating techniques for sex-offender risk assessment. Research with the PBNI also includes evaluating a range of offender management and rehabilitation programmes for offenders in the community. PTSD " Continuing in my research theme in Forensic Psychology, recent research has explored PTSD in police officers in An Garda Siochana. Work currently in preparation for publication include: The prevalence and implications of Secondary Traumatic Stress; a qualitative examination of An Garda Síochána exposed to sexual crime; and, The impact of traumatic stress on operational Gardaí. Both these studies sought to identify the impact of traumatic experience on operational Gardaí and are the first studies of their kind conducted in the Republic of Ireland.