Dr Dennis Howitt

Dennis Howitt's was a graduate of Brunel University and the University of Sussex. His research career began with the study of mass communications but has developed into a broader interest in the application of psychology to social issues.

His primary research areas are:

• the effects of mass communications especially with reference to crime, violence and pornography
• racism and the profession of psychology
• paedophiles and sex offenders, child abuse
• forensic psychology

He is a chartered (forensic) psychologist and a Fellow of the British Psychological Society.

His publications also include books on statistics, computing and methods.

• Howitt, D. (1992). Child abuse errors. London: Harvester Wheatsheaf.
• Howitt, D., and Owusu-Bempah, K. (1994). The racism of psychology. London: Harvester Wheatsheaf.
• Howitt, D. (1995). Paedophiles and sexual offences against children. Chichester: Wiley.
• Howitt, D. (1998). Crime, the media and the law. Chichester: Wiley.
• Howitt, D. & Cramer, D. (1999). A guide to computing statistics with SPSS Release 8 for Windows. Hemel Hempstead: Prentice Hall/Harvester Wheatsheaf
• Howitt, D. & Cramer, D. (2000). An introduction to statistics in psychology: A complete guide for students (2nd ed.). Hemel Hempstead: Prentice Hall
• Howitt, D. & Cramer, D. (2000). First steps in research and statistics: A practical workbook for psychology students. London: Routledge
• Owusu-Bempah, K., and Howitt, D. (2000 in press). Psychology beyond Western perspectives. Leicester: British Psychological Society