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Violence and Mental Illness
Shows that the myth that mental illness is strongly linked to violence makes us all less safe Mass shootings have become a defining issue of our time. Whenever the latest act of …
Psychopathy
A concise overview of the neuropsychology of psychopathy, written in layman's terms The last two decades have seen tremendous growth in biological research on psychopathy, a mental …
The Varieties of Suicidal Experience
PROSE Award Finalist for Psychology and Applied Social Work Argues that a range of behaviors such as murder-suicide, terrorism, and mass shootings are better understood as …
Deviant and Criminal Behavior in the Workplace
Workplace crimes are never far from the news. From major scandals like Enron to violent crimes committed by co-workers to petty theft of office supplies, deviant and criminal …
Criminal Trajectories
Winner, 2020 DLC Outstanding Contribution Award, given by the American Society of Criminology An exploration of criminal trajectories, placing them in a developmental context Over …
The Perversion of Youth
Over the past two decades, concern about adolescent sex offenders has grown at an astonishing pace, garnering heated coverage in the media and providing fodder for television shows …
Mental Health Evaluations in Immigration Court
PROSE Award- Psychology Finalist A timely and important contribution to the study of immigration court from a psychological perspective Every day, large numbers of immigrants …
Criminal Trials and Mental Disorders
The complicated relationship between defendants with mental health disorders and the criminal justice system The American criminal justice system is based on the bedrock …
Understanding Police Interrogation
Uses techniques from psychological science and legal theory to explore police interrogation in the United States Understanding Police Interrogation provides a single comprehensive …
Jury Decision Making
While jury decision making has received considerable attention from social scientists, there have been few efforts to systematically pull together all the pieces of this research. …
Understanding Eyewitness Memory
An essential overview of how perception and memory affect eyewitness testimony In 1981, sixteen-year-old Michael Williams was convicted on charges of aggravated rape based on the …
Gender, Psychology, and Justice
Reveals how gender intersects with race, class, and sexual orientation in ways that impact the legal status and well-being of women and girls in the justice system. Women and …