Psychopathy Associated with Witnessing Domestic Violence as a Child
Witnessing domestic violence as a child is associated with overall psychopathy levels. This is the bottom line of a recently published article in Law and
April 7, 2017
Youth, Probation Officer, and Parent Behavior Influence Case Processing and Recidivism
Youth behavior, the assessment of extralegal factors by probation officers, and parental input in probation interviews affect case processing decisions for juvenile first-time offenders and
March 31, 2017
Perceptions of Justice Among Victimized Female Prisoners
Victims’ perceptions of procedural and distributive justice of a class action lawsuit may shape legal case theory, future injunctive relief, and policy directions primed for
March 24, 2017
Counterfactual thinking influences individual’s support for crime control theater policies
Manipulations that promoted counterfactual thinking led mock jurors to be more certain of the defendant’s liability, award greater damages to the parents, and perceive the
March 17, 2017
Cognitive Processing Style May Represent a Threat to Making Competent Plea Decisions
A person’s cognitive processing style may affect his or her decision to accept a plea bargaining more so than his or her values. This is
March 10, 2017
Uncertainty Avoidance and Language Formality Impact Interpersonal Alignment in Police-Civilian Interactions
Negotiators tend to achieve more alignment in within-culture interactions compared to cross-cultural interactions and the use of formal languages and messages that emphasize law and
March 3, 2017
Juvenile Criminal Involvement may Signal the Presence of Heightened Criminogenic Need among Adults with SMI
A juvenile history of criminal involvement may signal the presence of heightened criminogenic need among adults with serious mental illness, offering significant implications for efforts
February 24, 2017
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