This study on the state of the practice in forensic neuropsychological assessment provides key insight into accepted and well-validated instruments commonly used in forensic assessment.
Assessing sentence comprehension, as opposed to word reading, may reduce the frequency of Invalid MMPI-2-RF Protocols in forensic evaluation. This is the bottom line of
Forensic evaluations are not immune to various cognitive biases, but there are ways to mitigate them. This is the bottom line of a recently published
The current study has implications for questioning young children regarding spatial descriptions of clothing. This is the bottom line of a recently published article in
As time goes on, victims of serious offenses are more willing to participate in victim-offender mediation, but victims of less harmful offenses become less willing
Combined evaluations of competency to stand trial (CST) and mental state at the time of the offense (MSO) should be incorporated into research methodology to
Adults, both professionals and laypersons alike, are generally no better than chance at detecting deception in children. This is the bottom line of a recently
The level of assessed risk moderates the relation between risk management and recidivism; the greater the risk, the more serious the legal sentence. This is
Incarcerated participants reacted positively to computerized assessment formats in this randomized controlled experiment. This is the bottom line of a recently published article in Law
Interview style may impact detection of deception This is the bottom line of a recently published article in Psychology, Public Policy, and Law. Below is
Situational risk factors common to patrol policing—such as discretion, novice status, crime focus, cognitive demand, and identity threats—can make bias more likely to result in