Julia Korkman
Senior Programme Officer
Julia Korkman is an adjunct professor (docent) in legal psychology. She has led several large research projects in the field of legal psychology and is a co-leader of the research group in legal psychology at Åbo Akademi unviersity. She has expertise in, among other things, investigative interviewing and assessing witnesses in legal processes, investigating alleged cases of crimes against children, eyewitness identifications, factors associated with rape victims’ tendencies to make police reports and asylum processes. At HEUNI, Dr Korkman is responsible for the planning and implementation of HEUNI's EU and other international and national projects, especially regarding the rights of victims of crime, the fight against violence against women and developing the criminal justice process in an evidence-based and humane way. From July 2023, Dr Korkman is the President of the European Association of Psychology and Law.
- Email[email protected]
- Telephone+358 503471104
Writings, projects and publications
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SARAH: Safe, Aware, Resilient, Able and Heard – protecting and supporting migrant women victims of gender-based violence
2021 - 2022The SARAH project will raise awareness on gender-based violence and on victims’ rights among migrant populations, and awareness of the challenges migrant populations face in accessing victim...
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EASY. Increasing dialogue, awareness, and victim-centred support for victims of forced marriages
2023 - ongoingThe CERV-funded EASY project (“It is never easy to talk about this” – Increasing dialogue, awareness, and victim-centred support for victims of forced marriages) aims to increase community...
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PROMISE ELPIS. Adapting multidisciplinary response and interagency collaboration to meet the specific needs and requirements arising in the context of child sexual violence online
2023 - ongoingThe PROMISE-Barnahus network is dedicated to promoting child-friendly justice and expanding access to safe recovery paths for children who have experienced online sexual violence. Leveraging...
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PROMISE-TRM. Multidisciplinary interagency services for child victims of trafficking
2022 - 2024The PROMISE-TRM project addresses the specific needs of child victims of trafficking and exploitation, including where facilitated by online technology, by significantly strengthening the...
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E-ViVi. Enhancing Videorecorded Interviews and Virtual Hearings in Europe
2024 - ongoingThe E-ViVi project aims to improve the ways in which people are heard digitally in criminal proceedings through creating best practice recommendations and strengthening the capacity of criminal...
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”You hear my concern and help me think of solutions”
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Step Forward: A tool for developing an organisational strategy to provide victim-centred support for migrant women victims of gender-based violence
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Policy brief 2/2023. Ihmiskauppa: Pakottava kontrolli ja rikostutkintaan liittyvä kuulustelu
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Policy brief 2/2023. Trafficking in human beings: Psychological coercion and investigative interviewing
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Lapsen kuulemisen käsikirja epäiltyjen ihmiskauppatapausten tutkinnassa
