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Can Neuroscience Help Predict Future Antisocial Behavior? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Part I of this Article reviews the tools currently available to predict antisocial behavior. Part II discusses legal precedent regarding the use of, and challenges to, various prediction methods.
Anderson, Nathaniel E.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

The Clinical Assessment in the Legal Field: An Empirical Study of Bias and Limitations in Forensic Expertise [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
According to the literature, psychological assessment in forensic contexts is one of the most controversial application areas for clinical psychology. This paper presents a review of systematic judgment errors in the forensic field.
Castelnuovo, Gianluca   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Psychopathy traits and their link to emotion recognition impairments in conduct disorder

open access: yesJCPP Advances, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Neurocognitive models suggest that callous‐unemotional (CU) traits in youths with conduct disorder (CD) are linked to emotion recognition impairments, particularly in identifying distress emotions like fear and sadness. However, CD may be accompanied by grandiose‐manipulative (GM) and/or impulsive‐irresponsible (II) traits in ...
Gregor Kohls   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Abnormal attentions towards the British Royal Family. Factors associated with approach and escalation [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
Abnormal approach and escalation from communication to physical intrusion are central concerns in managing risk to prominent people. This study was a retrospective analysis of police files of those who have shown abnormal attentions toward the British ...
Calhoun   +27 more
core   +1 more source

Controlling emotions—nurses’ lived experiences caring for patients in forensic psychiatry

open access: yesInternational Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health & Well-Being, 2019
Purpose: Nurses working in forensic psychiatry often encounter offenders who have a severe mental illness, which may cause ethical challenges and influence nurses’ daily work.
Lars Hammarström   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Posttraumatic stress, perceived hostile intention and reactions to peer provocation: A longitudinal study in US inner‐city youth

open access: yesJCPP Advances, EarlyView.
This longitudinal study examined how posttraumatic stress (PTS) affects adolescents' responses to peer provocation, using self‐reports from 2014 predominantly ethnic minority youth aged 12–14. Path analysis showed that higher PTS was linked to more aggression, greater perceived hostility, and a lower tendency to ignore provocation, especially among ...
Vladislav Ruchkin   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Children's basic memory processes, stress and maltreatment [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Building upon methods and research utilized with normative populations, we examine extant assumptions regarding the effects of child maltreatment on memory.
Cicchetti, Dante   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Patient and hospitalization differences in incarcerated versus nonincarcerated men: Insights from a 10‐year cohort study

open access: yesJournal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Background The incarcerated population in the United States is underserved and aging rapidly; there is a dearth of information regarding their health, including hospital care. Epidemiological information is crucial to guide policymakers’ planning.
Farah Acher Kaiksow   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Interactional Pathways of Mass Killings: Toward a Novel Understanding of Rampage School Shootings

open access: yesSymbolic Interaction, EarlyView.
Rampage school shootings, where students go to their own school to randomly kill classmates, teachers, friends, and strangers, are among the most drastic types of human behavior. While research increasingly points to interaction dynamics as being key for the emergence of crime and violence, scholars have not yet systematically studied interaction ...
Anne Nassauer
wiley   +1 more source

Collaboration: The Paradigm of Practice Approach Between the Forensic Psychiatrist and the Forensic Psychologist

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychiatry, 2012
The importance and relevance of forensic practice to societal evolution has increased exponentially in recent years. As society evolves in its understanding of the complex relationships between mankind and society, we rely more and more on the services
Ernest Ayodele Gbadebo-Goyea   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

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