What makes us feel safe isn’t always what actually keeps us safe. Criminologist Dr Lucy Maxwell on offenders, gendered violence and the psychology of fear.

Criminologist, lecturer and Nick’s sister, Dr Lucy Maxwell joins Sounds of Eclat to unpack what her research into offender behaviour can teach us about public safety, gendered violence and the psychology of feeling safe.

Drawing on years of research and interviews with offenders, Lucy explores how offenders choose targets, why psychological comfort often drives our behaviour more than objective safety and the small ways men can help reduce women’s everyday anxiety in public.

The conversation also turns personal, from imposter syndrome and a paralysing fear of public speaking to the seven-year slog of completing a PhD and the daily reality of balancing motherhood, academia and ...