Eliminating Biased Policing is Vital For Improving Perceptions of Police Legitimacy for Both Adolescents and Adults.
While perceptions of police legitimacy declined during adolescence and increased during adulthood
Validation of Pretrial Risk Assessments Used in Practice
Risk assessments may be less accurate in predicting outcomes when a substantial
Minimization techniques can maximize the chance of a coerced confession
Minimization is a legal interrogation tactic that courts assume do not lead
Anchoring effects might have undesirable consequences, possibly making court rulings biased or erratic.
In a sample of adult patients admitted to a High Secure Psychiatric
Can evaluators be confident in the relative-risk differences implied by Static-99R scores?
Absolute-risk interpretations of Static-99R scores need to consider the decision threshold as
Responses designed to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 may adversely impact attorney client-communication and the fairness of the plea process
Courts should closely monitor whether and how accommodations implemented to maintain safe
Tele-Forensic Interviews Work with Child Witnesses
Face-to-face and tele-forensic (on screen) interviews elicit similar amounts of accurate and
Color coding, numbering, and “Wh”- questions in child interviews: What gets the best results?
Researchers and interviewers should be attentive to the tradeoffs in encouraging children
Factors to address to effectively decrease the rate of restoration readmissions
Immigrant status, absence of suspected feigning according to psychological testing and evaluator
