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
Psychology has contributed to the knowledge base and available assessment and intervention methods in the three following areas of child protection: (a) interviewing children to
Policymaking is complex and incorporates many factors and voices. Rigorous empirical evidence is one potential factor in this process, but the degree to which it