Dr Cocks obtained his advanced certificate in forensic psychiatry through The NSW Justice Health and Forensic Mental Health Network. Dr Cocks has worked as a Staff Specialist at The Forensic Hospital and was a visiting forensic psychiatrist at Wellington Correctional Centre.
Dr Cocks has worked at the prestigious Maudsley Clinic in London within The Department of Forensic and Neurodevelopmental Sciences. Dr Cocks has published research in journals including The British Journal of Psychiatry, European Psychiatry and The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. Dr Cocks is a Conjoint Lecturer with The University of New South Wales.
Dr Cocks has provided medico-legal reports for Australian local, district and supreme Courts. He has provided reports for the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal, Mental Health Review Tribunal and Family Court.
