Interdisciplinary research in psychology and law, in particular theoretical aspects of interdisciplinary work
The psychology of legal decision-making; the social psychology of legal disputes
Blaming, accountability and disputing
The construction and use of information about risk
Routine decision making
Specific current areas: Regulation and 'compensation culture'; Medical regulation by the General Medical Council

Selected publications

Lloyd-Bostock, S. and Hutter, B.M. (2008) 'Reforming regulation of the medical profession: the risks of risk-based approaches.' Health, Risk and Society 10, no. 1 pp. 69-83.

Selected projects

An analysis of data on registration and fitness to practice cases held by the GMC in the context of risk-based approaches to medical regulation

Selected news items

Submitted an End of Award Report to the ESRC on her project 'An Analysis of Data on Registration and Fitness to Practice Cases Held by the General Medical Council in the Context of Risk-Based Approaches to Medical Regulation' in November 2009.
Sally Lloyd-Bostock will be presenting a paper titled 'Organisational Context and the Creation of Risk-Related Information by the General Medical Council' at the at the Law and Society Association Annual Conference in Denver, USA. 28-31 May.

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