The addition of a “something else” alternative to forced-choice questions in forensic interviews with children does not increase the accuracy of answers and does not
Clinical experience may impact the variability in scores on the PCL-R and its predictive capacity for future violence. This is the bottom line of a
Lie detection is more effective when speakers provide statements in their nonnative language. This is the bottom line of a recently published article in Psychology,
While expanding treatment availability to incarcerated individuals with SMI is important, developing intensive community-based treatment and after-care services are important resources to make easily accessible.
The current study provides support for the theory that concepts of openness can be used to promote disclosure among uncooperative interviewees. This is the bottom
Audio recording full interrogations may lead to greater accuracy in reporting of interrogation behavior by police and suspects. This is the bottom line of a
Youth Psychopathic Traits Inventory does not predict future offending and thus should not yet be used for risk assessment purposes in applied forensic settings. This
Total agreement between independent evaluators on forensic mental health evaluations was less than twenty percent. This is the bottom line of a recently published article
Unreliable opinions can result in arbitrary or unjust legal outcomes for forensic examinees, as well as diminish confidence in psychological expertise within the legal system.
The Fordham Risk Screening Tool may be able to identify patients in need of further violence risk assessment and screen out patients who would receive
Research found no evidence that sexual offenders who possess high levels of both psychopathic traits and deviant sexual interests are at a higher risk for
Responses of immigrants from 46 different countries with histories of trauma to Trauma Symptom Inventory-2 in context of immigration court proceedings are generally similar to