Dr Sam Poyser

Dr Sam Poyser has been a criminologist for two decades and has worked at several universities in England and Wales, teaching and researching in the fields of criminology, criminal justice, and policing. She currently works at Aberystwyth University. She is specifically interested in policing and criminal investigation in the Welsh context and is currently learning Welsh. Dw i'n caru Cymru!!! She is involved in the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Miscarriages of Justice, the purpose of which is to examine the structural problems within the criminal justice system which result in miscarriages of justice and to provide a forum from which to improve access to justice for those who have been wrongly convicted.

  • Dr Poyser recently secured a book contract with Routledge for a book that will be the largest and most comprehensive volume produced to date, in England and Wales, on the causes of wrongful convictions. She is also working on a book entitled: The Victims of Miscarriages of Justice.

  • Dr Poyser’s research focuses mainly on the causes and impacts of miscarriages of justice. In relation to the former, her work has highlighted the links between policing broadly, and criminal investigation specifically, to wrongful convictions, pinpointing the plethora of learning opportunities they present for criminal justice professionals. Concerning the latter, she has also conducted research into victims’ experiences of injustice and the long-term impacts of this.

  • Poyser, S., & Milne, R. (2024). The Routledge handbook of the causes of wrongful convictions [Manuscript in preparation]. Routledge.

    Poyser, S. (2024, October 17). Why calls to review Lucy Letby’s case are so different from other miscarriage of justice campaigns. The Conversation. https://theconversation.com/why-calls-to-review-lucy-letbys-case-are-so-different-from-other-miscarriage-of-justice-campaigns-239465

    Poyser, S., Nurse, A., & Milne, R. (2024). Miscarriages of justice: Contemporary perspectives [Manuscript submitted for publication]. Ashgate.

    Poyser, S., Fitidou, E., & Milne, R. (2024). Miscarriages of justice and the suspect interview process: The case of Cyprus [Manuscript submitted for publication]. Cyprus Review.

    Poyser, S., Nurse, A., & Milne, R. (2024). Criminal Injustice. In P. Davies & P. Francis (Eds.), An Introduction to Criminal Justice (2nd ed.). Sage Publishing.

    Poyer, S. (2023, July 10). The murder files: The murder of Sandra Phillips [Interview]. BBC Radio Wales. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001j4d6

    Poyser, S., & Milne, R. (2021). The time in between a case of ‘wrongful’ and ‘rightful’ conviction in the UK: Miscarriages of justice and the contribution of psychology to reforming the police investigative process. International Journal of Police Science & Management, 23(1), 5-16. https://doi.org/10.1177/14613557211006134

    Poyser, S., & Milne, R. (2018). Miscarriages of justice: Causes, consequences & remedies. Policy Press.