
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
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
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
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
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
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