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Book Review--"Introduction to Forensic Psychology: Essentials for Law Enforcement" by Stephanie Scott-Snyder [PDF]

Salus Journal, 2018
Book review of "Introduction to Forensic Psychology: Essentials for Law Enforcement" by Stephanie Scott-Snyder.
Susan Robinson
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Cognitive Decline on the Bench: A Text Analysis of the Opinions of Justice Stephen Field

Behavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper uses text analysis to understand how cognitive decline affected the opinion writing of Justice Stephen Field over the course of his career. Justice Field is used as a case study because of his lengthy tenure, the fact he did not have law clerks to write opinions for him, and because it is widely known he was senile for the last part
Mikel A. Norris
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Implementing Forensic Psychology to Assess Criminal Responsibility in Juvenile Offenders

DiH
Almost every juvenile offender is diagnosed with one or more categories of mental disorders. Currently, the role of psychology at the police level in handling juvenile offenders serves as a supplementary element when deemed necessary, as stipulated in ...
Muhammad Ridho Sinaga
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A psiquiatria e a psicología na avaliação pericial em sexologia forense.

Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2010
The authors intended to reflect about the contribution of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology in the evaluation of sexual offences, according to the Portuguese legislation and medical legal issues.
Marco Gonçalves, Olindina Graça, Nuno Almeida, Fernando Vieira   +3 more
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Applying the Rules of Evidence to Expert Testimony About Risk

Behavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Expert opinion about dangerousness or risk is common at sentencing, criminal commitment proceedings and some types of pretrial detention hearings. This article argues that such evidence must be (1) “material” (logically relevant, empirically generalizable, and epistemologically germane), (2) “probative” (a measure of accuracy, which is ...
Christopher Slobogin
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Exploratory evidence for differences in GABAergic regulation of auditory processing in autism spectrum disorder

Translational Psychiatry, 2023
Altered reactivity and responses to auditory input are core to the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Preclinical models implicate ϒ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in this process.
Qiyun Huang, Hester Velthuis, Andreia C. Pereira, Jumana Ahmad, Samuel F. Cooke, Claire L. Ellis, Francesca M. Ponteduro, Nicolaas A. J. Puts, Mihail Dimitrov, Dafnis Batalle, Nichol M. L. Wong, Lukasz Kowalewski, Glynis Ivin, Eileen Daly, Declan G. M. Murphy, Gráinne M. McAlonan   +15 more
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“Evil is Real and Attitude is Everything”: Applying Shattered Assumptions Theory to Worldview Changes Following Wrongful Conviction

Behavioral Sciences &the Law, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Wrongful convictions continue to occur at high rates. Research has revealed that negative posttraumatic cognitive changes are a risk factor for the development and maintenance of posttraumatic stress disorder, yet little research has examined whether exonerees experience posttraumatic cognitive changes, such as changes to their worldview. Thus,
Kathryn A. Thomas, Madeline R. Stenersen, Lily Hoerner, Chloe Kaminsky   +3 more
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Depression, Anxiety and Criminal Behaviour Between Ages 32 and 48: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis From the Cambridge Study in Delinquent Development

Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Depression, anxiety and criminal behaviour are often correlated, but the direction and nature of these associations remain contested. Aims To investigate the temporal relationships between depression and/or anxiety and criminal behaviour at age 32 and depression and/or anxiety and criminal behaviour at age 48.
Kim Reising, Maria M. Ttofi
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O estudo psicossocial forense como subsídio para a decisão judicial na situação de abuso sexual

Psicologia: Teoria e Pesquisa
Esta pesquisa teve como objetivo aprofundar os conhecimentos na interface Psicologia/Direito, envolvendo uma situação de violência intrafamiliar. Buscou-se conhecer as reflexões dos vários atores que participaram das decisões referentes a um processo ...
Ivonete Araújo Carvalho Lima Granjeiro, Liana Fortunato Costa   +1 more
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Irish traveller women and sexual assault: Patterns of engagement with sexual assault treatment units

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective To detail the attendance of female Irish Travellers at the national Sexual Assault Treatment Unit (SATU) network. Methods Retrospective cross‐sectional study examining the attendance of female patients who identified as members of the Irish Traveller community at the national SATU network between 2017 and 2023 and comparing them with
Daniel Kane, Aoife McEvoy, Christine Pucillo, Kate O. Halloran, Laura Feely, Nicola Maher, Karen Flood, Maeve Eogan   +7 more
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