Mental Health’s Role in Juvenile Justice Rehabilitation
Justice involved youth whose mental health needs were treated, also had their criminogenic need met. However, more research is needed to understand how mental health
February 17, 2017
PCL-R Demonstrates Inadequate Field Reliability and Validity
The PCL-R demonstrates low rater agreement and inadequate field reliability and validity for predictions of recidivism in prison and hospital settings. This is the bottom
February 10, 2017
The Influence of Intuition on Legal Decision-Making
There is a surprising correspondence between the law and laypeople’s intuitive judgments. This is the bottom line of a recently published article in Law and
February 3, 2017
Moral Typecasting May Play A Large Role in How People Perceive Offenders
People may use moral typecasting in their judgment of offenders and to make sentencing determinations. This is the bottom line of a recently published article
January 27, 2017
Use of Psychological Instruments Makes No Difference in Contested Competency Cases
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
January 20, 2017
Youthful Status a Risk Factor for False Guilty Pleas
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
January 13, 2017
Risk Assessment Protocol Crucial to Success of Juvenile Probationers
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
December 30, 2016
Evaluators Do Not Always Uphold Culturally Competent Practice Guidelines
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
December 23, 2016
Forensic Risk Assessments Must Account for Cultural Considerations
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
December 16, 2016
AP-LS 2016 Presidential Address
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
December 9, 2016
Experience Trumps Science in Influencing Jurors
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
December 9, 2016
V-Risk-10 Screening Tool Shows Promising Results in Acute Psychiatric Ward
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
December 2, 2016