Studying what no one has studied before
Forensic psychology research has historically left communities of lived experience at the margins. Forensee exists to put them at the centre, with rigorous, community-grounded studies.
What if underreporting isn't refusal, but recognition?
Most research on underreporting assumes people know something is a crime but choose not to report it. We're asking a more fundamental question: what if they don't report because they don't yet recognise the behaviour as criminal?
Cultural background shapes what gets named as harm, what gets named as ordinary, and what falls into the gap between. That gap is where our work lives.
Understanding of Sexual Assault and Stalking Among Nigerian Diaspora Communities in the UK
- Population: Nigerian adults living in the UK
- Method: Mixed-methods survey + interviews
- Goal: Map how cultural framing affects crime recognition and reporting
Crime recognition
How culture shapes which behaviours are named as criminal, and which are normalised.
Mental health & forensic systems
How African diaspora individuals experience the UK's mental health and criminal justice institutions.
Reporting pathways
What it actually takes for a victim from a diaspora community to disclose, seek help, and be believed.