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View article: Subverting the System: Reducing Sex Offender Recidivism and Aiding Reentry Through the Use of Specialty Courts
Subverting the System: Reducing Sex Offender Recidivism and Aiding Reentry Through the Use of Specialty Courts Open
Sex offender policy in the United States is predicated on accomplishing risk reduction and increasing public safety via punishment and incapacitation. Theoretically, accomplishing these goals should lessen the risk that sex offenders pose …
View article: The Use of Psychopathy Assessments in Canadian Case Law: A Quantitative and Qualitative Survey of Court Records from 1980-2023
The Use of Psychopathy Assessments in Canadian Case Law: A Quantitative and Qualitative Survey of Court Records from 1980-2023 Open
This study investigated the use of psychopathy assessments in Canadian courts between 1980 and 2023. We reviewed 3,315 court cases and found that psychopathy assessments are used in two distinct ways, either as a clinical measure of psycho…
View article: The Use of Psychopathy Assessments in Canadian Case Law: A Quantitative and Qualitative Survey of Court Records from 1980-2023
The Use of Psychopathy Assessments in Canadian Case Law: A Quantitative and Qualitative Survey of Court Records from 1980-2023 Open
This study investigated the use of psychopathy assessments in Canadian courts between 1980 and 2023. We reviewed 3,315 court cases and found that psychopathy assessments are used in two distinct ways, either as a clinical measure of psycho…
View article: Impact of exoneration status, race, and criminal history on hiring decisions
Impact of exoneration status, race, and criminal history on hiring decisions Open
Individuals reentering the community following incarceration face a large host of barriers to reentry, including employment discrimination. Research suggests that exonerees, although having been legally exonerated, still face stigma-by-ass…
View article: The relationship between demographic variables and violent crime subtypes
The relationship between demographic variables and violent crime subtypes Open
This thesis examines the relationship between demographic variables and violent crime at both the offender and victim level. A scoping review was conducted because there is a gap in research on the interaction between demographic variables…
View article: Perceptions of the strength of forensic science evidence vs. forensic psychology evidence
Perceptions of the strength of forensic science evidence vs. forensic psychology evidence Open
As the field of forensic psychology continues to grow, it is important to understand how the evidence presented by forensic psychology expert witnesses will be perceived by members of the jury, particularly as jurors' understanding of evid…
View article: Law and Human Behavior: Status update and new initiatives.
Law and Human Behavior: Status update and new initiatives. Open
We are grateful to prior Editorial Teams for being such outstanding stewards of Law and Human Behavior, and we are committed to maintaining the journal's high standards. We also appreciate the many contributions of the Editorial Board, ad …
View article: Training, practice, and career considerations in forensic psychology: results from a field survey of clinical and non-clinical professionals in the United States
Training, practice, and career considerations in forensic psychology: results from a field survey of clinical and non-clinical professionals in the United States Open
The current field survey describes the identities, training, practices, and careers of 351 U.S. forensic psychologists. Findings are presented for clinical forensic psychologists ( n = 323) with additional consideration for those working i…
View article: Insanity Defense Consequences
Insanity Defense Consequences Open
The insanity defense is rarely used, even more rarely successful, and persistently poorly understood. A half century's worth of research indicates that potential jurors (i.e., members of the general public) harbor misconceptions about the …
View article: Further action toward valid science in Law and Human Behavior: Requiring open data, analytic code, and research materials.
Further action toward valid science in Law and Human Behavior: Requiring open data, analytic code, and research materials. Open
In 2019, the inaugural editorial of Law and Human Behavior promised a measured approach to increasing transparency, openness, and replicability practices in the journal. Now, 3 years later, and on the brink of the present authors' last yea…
View article: Role of the Anchoring Effect and Narrative Priming in Sentencing Decisions
Role of the Anchoring Effect and Narrative Priming in Sentencing Decisions Open
Judicial decision-makers are often tasked with determining outcomes in both civil and criminal cases. Because judicial decision-makers have to consider a great deal of information in making judgments, they are likely to rely on cognitive h…
View article: Introduction to the special issue on technology in the legal and criminal justice systems.
Introduction to the special issue on technology in the legal and criminal justice systems. Open
Given the increased role of technology in many aspects of the legal system, we sought articles that addressed the most up-to-date research highlighting the application of digital technology to the fields of mental health, law, and justice.…
View article: Use of the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised in Legal Contexts: Validity, Reliability, Admissibility, and Evidentiary Issues
Use of the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised in Legal Contexts: Validity, Reliability, Admissibility, and Evidentiary Issues Open
The construct of psychopathy has received considerable attention from clinicians, researchers, and legal practitioners because of its demonstrated association with a range of outcomes of interest to the criminal justice system. The Psychop…
View article: Assessing the Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Disordered Eating Attitudes and Behaviors in Adolescents With Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Assessing the Prevalence of and Risk Factors for Disordered Eating Attitudes and Behaviors in Adolescents With Inflammatory Bowel Disease Open
Adolescents living with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have a higher incidence of internalizing disorders, lower quality of life, and impaired social functioning relative to healthy peers.1 Medical and psychosocial risk factors for eatin…
View article: Assessing Judges' Perceptions of the Quality of Competence to Stand Trial Reports
Assessing Judges' Perceptions of the Quality of Competence to Stand Trial Reports Open
Competence to stand trial evaluations (CST) are the most commonly conducted forensic mental health assessment (FMHA). Thus, it is crucial to examine components of CST evaluations under the guidelines of best practices. CST evaluations typi…
View article: The Role of Insight Among Community Members with Psychopathic Characteristics
The Role of Insight Among Community Members with Psychopathic Characteristics Open
Contemporary research suggests that psychopathic traits exist on a continuum and that these traits combine to form multiple configurations resulting in various presentations of the disorder. Although a lack of insight is considered charact…
View article: Anticipated Early Death and Offending Patterns
Anticipated Early Death and Offending Patterns Open
Anticipated early death posits that some individuals engage in risky behaviors such as criminal offending because they believe that they will die or be killed prematurely, and thus they do not fear or otherwise minimize the potential letha…
View article: A Meta-Analysis of Mental Health Courts
A Meta-Analysis of Mental Health Courts Open
Mental health courts (MHCs) were developed in 1997 and have rapidly expanded to address the overrepresentation of individuals with mental illness in the criminal justice system. MHCs seek to divert offenders living with mental illness into…
View article: The Road to a Criminal Conviction--Does it Matter How Someone Gets There?
The Road to a Criminal Conviction--Does it Matter How Someone Gets There? Open
Individuals can be convicted of a criminal offense in one of two ways: via trial or via guilty plea. To convict an individual of a criminal offense via trial, a prosecutor must prove all elements of the crime beyond a reasonable doubt. In …
View article: Taking the next steps: Promoting open science and expanding diversity in Law and Human Behavior.
Taking the next steps: Promoting open science and expanding diversity in Law and Human Behavior. Open
In this editorial, the authors note that steady submission rate and a rejection rate that hovers at 80%, indicates the journal is flourishing and provides them with the fortunate opportunity to make an excellent journal even better. To tha…
View article: Memory Accuracy and the Ability to Recall Psychological Distress and Behavior Over Time
Memory Accuracy and the Ability to Recall Psychological Distress and Behavior Over Time Open
The current study examined the accuracy/consistency of recollections of pre-therapy distress, problems, and episodic details, with an emphasis on understanding the degree to which memories of past emotions, distress, and behaviors are accu…
View article: True and False Confessions
True and False Confessions Open
Confession rates in the United States criminal justice system are high, and at least some of those who confess are innocent. Research on false confession frequency among justice-involved individuals either relies on historical self-reporte…
View article: Judges' and Potential Jurors' Perceptions of Personality Disorders as a Mitigating Factor in Capital Sentencing Decisions
Judges' and Potential Jurors' Perceptions of Personality Disorders as a Mitigating Factor in Capital Sentencing Decisions Open
When mental illness is not enough to preclude a defendant from death-eligibility, mental health information presented during the sentencing phase of a capital trial becomes incredibly important. The role of personality disorders as a mitig…
View article: Reducing the Dangers of Future Dangerousness Testimony: Applying the Federal Rules of Evidence to Capital Sentencing
Reducing the Dangers of Future Dangerousness Testimony: Applying the Federal Rules of Evidence to Capital Sentencing Open
The United States Supreme Court has long held that the death penalty cannot be imposed arbitrarily, and that during sentencing in capital cases, jurors must be provided with guidelines to assist them in narrowing down the class of individu…
View article: Passive Assessment of Longitudinal Behaviors Associated with Mindfulness
Passive Assessment of Longitudinal Behaviors Associated with Mindfulness Open
The assessment of mindfulness (i.e., a general receptivity and full engagement in the present moment) has historically been conducted via self-report questionnaires and interviews (Brown, Ryan, & Creswell, 2007), and there has been limited…
View article: Assessing "Credible Fear"
Assessing "Credible Fear" Open
Recent immigration trends indicate that the United States is home to a remarkably diverse and rapidly growing population of displaced persons. Many of these individuals have survived exceptional trauma and are thus particularly vulnerable …
View article: Effects of Post-Divorce Relocation on Adult Children from Divorced Families
Effects of Post-Divorce Relocation on Adult Children from Divorced Families Open
This was a cross sectional study aimed at evaluating the potential psychological and health-related outcomes associated with relocation among adult children from divorced families. This research was designed to add to the limited empirical…
View article: Testimonial Inconsistencies, Adverse Credibility Determinations, and Asylum Adjudication in the United States
Testimonial Inconsistencies, Adverse Credibility Determinations, and Asylum Adjudication in the United States Open
Political asylum is a judicial process by which an individual facing persecution in his or her home country may be granted residence and protection within a foreign country. In the United States, immigration judges render credibility deter…
View article: Are Bioequivalents Really Equal?: Generic Substitution in the Context of Mental Illness
Are Bioequivalents Really Equal?: Generic Substitution in the Context of Mental Illness Open
Generic drugs are significantly less expensive than their brand name counterparts, and the use of generic drugs has increased drastically in recent years, representing upwards of 75% of all prescriptions filled in the United States.A large…