Identifying which defendants are at increased risk to repeat a return to competency (RTC) program would allow more resources to be allocated toward those who
With respect to age-related differences in true and false guilty pleas, youthful status may be a risk factor for false guilty pleas. This is the
Valid implementation of risk assessment and case management procedures improve resource allocation without interfering in youth’s lives or increasing the risk to public safety. This
Self-reported culturally competent practices among evaluators suggest that evaluators do not always uphold practice guidelines. This is the bottom line of a recently published article
A Canadian court recently ruled that risk assessment instruments must take cultural considerations into account in order to be used properly [Note: This decision was
Dr. Jennifer Woolard presented her Presidential address Engaging Science, Engaging Justice at the 2016 Annual Americal Psychology-Law Society meeting in Atlanta. She discusses ways in which
Forensic science match evidence presented by a highly experienced examiner with an impressive background was judged to be stronger and more persuasive than identical evidence
A violence risk screening tool, the V-RISK-10, shows promising results for both men and women in an acute psychiatric setting. This is the bottom line
Police-induced confessions can strip an innocent confessor of a vital source of exculpatory evidence, an alibi witness. This is the bottom line of a recently
Gender is not a significant moderator for predicting violence using the HCR-20-V3 in insanity acquittees. This is the bottom line of a recently published article
PCRA strongly predicts arrests for both genders, but overestimates women’s likelihood of recidivism. This is the bottom line of a recently published article in Law
Evidence features may have an effect on the presence of adversarial allegiance in forensic evaluators. This is the bottom line of a recently published article