Institute of Psychology, Academy of Sciences
Hybernská 8
110 00 Praha 1
E-mail: v.polisen@seznam.cz
Education
| 2003 - 2006 | Doctorate Studies – Masaryk University, School of Social Sciences, Brno Specialization: Social Psychology Thesis: Burglars: influence of personality and place-attachment on spatial behaviour |
| 2000 - 2003 | Graduate Studies – Masaryk University, School of Social Sciences, Brno Specialization - Psychology |
| 2001 - 2002 | Graduate Studies – University of Liverpool, Great Britain Masters of Science in Investigative Psychology |
| 1996 - 12/1998 | Undergraduate Studies - Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, USA Major - Psychology Minor - English Graduating as Magna Cum Laude in Honor Studies |
Career Experience
| 2005 - present | Institute of Psychology, Academy of Sciences, Czech Republic position: Postdoctoral fellow |
| 2005 - 2007 |
Xth European Congress of Psychology |
| 2004 - present | Anglo-American University – teaching undergraduate course – Social Psychology – Forensic Psychology |
| 2004 - 2005 | Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry in Brno, teaching undergraduate course – Social Psychology |
| 2003 - present | Masaryk University, Faculty of Social sciences – teaching upper-level course – Forensic and Police Psychology |
Memberships
| 2007 - 2009 | member Executive Council of European Federation of Psychologists' Associations |
| 2008 | member of the working group of Accreditation committee for pedagogy, psychology and kinantropy |
| 2008 | member of the European Society of Criminology |
| 2008 | member of the Masaryk's sociological society of the Czech republic, social pathology section |
Knowledge of Languages
- Fluent written and spoken Czech, English, French.
Grants
| 2007 - 2009 | Czech Science Foundation (406/07/0261) - The experience of offenders and its influence upon their behaviour and crime prevention |
Publications
Polišenská, V.A. (2008). Profilování pachatelů trestných činů (Profiling of offenders). Kriminalistika, 4, 287-294.
Polišenská, V.A. (2008). Kvalitativní výzkum ve vězeňském prostředí 2: Spolupráce a kooperace s externisty (Qualitative research in prison environment 2: cooperation with external workers). In M. Petrjánošová, R. Masaryk, B. Lášticová (Eds.). Kvalitatívny výskum vo verejnom prostore (Qualitative research in public space), 211-216.
Polišenská, V.A. (2008). A Qualitative approach to the criminal mobility: questioning the near-home hypothesis. Crime Patterns and Analysis, 1, 47-59. http://www.eccajournal.org/
Polišenská, V.A. (2007). Analýza chování v prostoru: využití mentálních map (Analysis of spatial behaviour: the use of mental maps). In V. Řehan & M. Šucha (Eds.) Kvalitativní přístup a metody ve vědách o člověku IV.: Vybrané aspekty teorie a praxe (Qualitative approach and methods in human sciences IV: Selected aspects of theory and practice), 185-198. Olomouc.
Polišenská, V.A. (2007). Vliv rodinného zázemí a vazby na místo na výběr cíle pachatelů vloupání (The influence of family and place attachments upon the burglars’ choice of targets). Společenské podmínky vzniku sociálních deviací, Sborník příspěvků ze semináře sekce sociální patologie MČSS (Social conditions of social deviations. Papers presented at the seminary of Social pathology section of Czech Masaryk Sociological Society). Kašperské Hory 18.–20. dubna 2007, 208 – 213.
Polišenská, V.A. (2007). Forensic Psychology in the Czech Republic. Journal of Investigative Psychology and Offender Profiling,4, 55-67.
Polišenská, V.A. (2006). The research of patterns of offenders’ behaviour from the forensic psychology point of view on an example of burglars. Mládež a sociální patologie, Sborník příspěvků ze semináře sekce sociální patologie MČSS (Young population and social pathology, Papers presented at the seminary of Social pathology section of Czech Masaryk Sociological Society), 140-143.
Polišenská, V.A. (2006). Mentální mapy: Definice, výzkum a otázka prostorového rozhodování (Mental maps: definitions, research and spatial decision making). Československá psychologie, 50, 1, 64-70 .
Blatný, M., Polišenská, V.A., Balaštíková, V. a Hrdlička, M. (2005). Problematika rizikového chování a rizikových faktorů vývoje dětí a dospívajících v českých a slovenských odborných časopisech v letech 1996 – 2004: hlavní témata a implikace pro další výzkum (Risk behaviors and risk factors in development of children and adolescents in Czech and Slovak scholarly magazines from 1996 to 2004: main topics and research implications). Československá psychologie, 6, 524-539.
Polišenská, V.A. (2005). Kvalitativní výzkum ve vězeňském prostředí a ovlivňující faktory (Qualitative research in prison environment and influencing factors). In I. Čermák & Chrz, V. (Eds.) .) Kvalitativní přístup a metody ve vědách o člověku IV: Vybrané aspekty teorie a praxe (Qualitative approach and method in human sciences IV: Selected aspects of theory and fieldwork), 109-114. Olomouc.
Polišenská, V.A. (2004). Burglars: Territory and Strategy. In: Czerederecka, A. et al. (Eds.). Forensic Psychology and Law: Facing the Challenges of a Changing World, Krakow, 66-74.
Conferences
2008 – 8-10.10. – Leiden, Netherlands – NSCR workshop Offenders on Offending Paper - Qualitative research of offenders‘ behaviour: advantages, disadvantages and validity
2008 – 2-5.9. – Edinburgh, UK – 8th Annual conference of the European Society of Criminology Paper- Why do Czech burglars travel very far? Questioning the near home hypothesis
2008 – 17-19.3. – Izmir, Turkey – International Symposium on Environmental Criminology and Crime Analysis Paper - Spatial behaviour of burglars: explaining the variance of Czech sample
2008 – 21.-22.1. – Bratislava, Slovakia – VII. Czech-Slovak conference: Qualitative approach and methods in human sciences „Qualitative research in public space“ Paper – Qualitative research in prison environment 2: cooperation with external workers
2007 – 26.-29.9. – Bologna, Italy – 7th Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology: Crime, crime prevention and communities in Europe Paper- The influence of personality upon spatial behaviour of burglars
2007 – 3.-6. 7. – Prague, Czech Republic – X. European Congress in Psychology Papers – Spatial behaviour of burglars. Data, analysis, application in practice - Sexual murder in Czech republic. Research and the use of psychological assessment.
2007 – 18.-20. 4. - Kašperské hory, Czech Republic – Seminář sekce sociální patologie Masarykovy české sociologické společnosti: Společenské podmínky vzniku sociálních deviací (Conference of Social Pathology section of Masaryk Czech Sociological Society) Paper - Vliv rodinného zázemí a vazby na místo na výběr cíle pachatelů vloupání (The influence of family and place attachments upon the burglars’ choice of targets)
2007 – 15.-16. 1. – Olomouc, Czech Republic – VI. Česko-slovenská konference Kvalitativní přístup a metody ve vědách o člověku „Analýza a interpretace kvalitativních dat“. (VI. Czech-Slovak Conference Qualitative approaches and methods in human sciences: Analysis and interpretation of qualitative data) Paper – Analýza chování v prostoru: využití mentálních map a rozhovorů (The analysis of spatial behaviour: the use of mental maps and interviews)
2006 - 26.-29. 8. 2006 – Tübingen, Germany – 6th Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology: Understanding crime: Structural and Developmental Dimensions, and their Implications for Policy. Paper - The influence of place-attachment on spatial behaviour of burglars
2006 – 27.6.-30.6. – Liverpool, UK – 16th European Conference of Psychology & Law: The Case, The Courts, The Consequences. Paper - Application of research on burglary in practice
2005 – 15.12.-16.12. – London, UK – Perpetrators, Profiling, Policing: Theory and Practice. The 8th International Investigative Psychology Conference. Paper: Burglars: personality and spatial behaviour.
2005 - 29.6. – 2.7. – Vilnius, Lithuania - The 15th European Conference on Psychology and Law: New Horizons for Psychology and Law Paper: Sexual Murder in Czech Republic
2005 – 17.1.-19.1. – Olomouc, Czech Republic - IV. National Conference on Qualitative approach in research in sciences concerning people. Presentation: Qualitative research in prison environment
