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Dr Patrick Risan

Patrick Risan is an associate professor at the Norwegian Police University College, where he teaches and researches topics such as mental illness, witness psychology, and investigative interviewing. In addition to his academic contributions, he serves as a clinical psychologist at the Lovisenberg Hospital in Oslo.

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  • Dr Risan’s research focus is on clinical psychology and investigative interviewing.

  • Stenshol, K., Risan, P., Knudsen, S., & Sætrevik, B. (2024). An explorative study of police student’s decision-making in a critical incident scenario simulation. Police Practice and Research, 25(4), 401-418. https://doi.org/10.1080/15614263.2023.2268789

    Risan, P., & Skoglund, T. H. (2024). Changes in personality and hardiness over the course of police training. The European Journal of Policing Studies, (3). https://doi.org/10.5553/ejps.000020

    Risan, P., Myklebust, T., Bjerknes, O. T., & Oxburgh, G. (2023). Police interviewers’ experiences of the Tactical Interview Model (TIM): An exploratory study of suspect interviewing in Norway. Psychology, Crime & Law, 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1080/1068316X.2023.2279327

    Risan, P., Skoglund, T. H., Sandvik, A. M., & Milne, B. (2022). Personality and hardiness among police students: An evaluative pilot study. Nordic Journal of Studies in Policing, 9(1), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.18261/njsp.9.1.9

    Risan, P., Milne, B., & Binder, P.-E. (2020). Trauma narratives: Recommendations for investigative interviewing. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 27(4), 678-694. https://doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2020.1742237

    Risan, P., Binder, P.-E., & Milne, R. (2016). Regulating and coping with distress during police interviews of traumatized victims. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 8(6), 736-744. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0000119