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Forensic Mental Health Evaluations: Reliability, Validity, Quality, and Other Minor Details
by W. Neil Gowensmith, PhD and Daniel Murrie, PhD and Marcus T. Boccaccini, PhDPosted on January 31, 2013 | 7 CommentsHow often are forensic mental health evaluators going to agree on the competency, responsibility and readiness for release of those they evaluate? Hmmm. Not as often as one might prefer. -
“Only the Guilty Would Confess to Crimes” : Understanding the Mystery of False Confessions
by Douglas L. Keene, Ph.D. and Rita R. Handrich, Ph.D.Posted on November 28, 2012 | 22 CommentsWhy would anyone confess to a serious crime they did not commit? It doesn't make sense to us! And yet, it happens. Here's why. -
Disability Wrongs, Disability Rights
by Steven E. Perkel, DSW, LCSW and Paul J. Tobin, MSW and James Weisman, JDPosted on November 28, 2012 | 15 CommentsHow biases against people with disabilities were written into law historically and still practiced today. How do we move forward? -
Abstract Thinking Reduces Conservatives’ Prejudice Against Stigmatized Groups
by Jamie B. Luguri and Jaime L. Napier, PhD and John F. Dovidio, PhDPosted on November 28, 2012 | 6 CommentsAre there strategies you can use to reduce bias conservative jurors may have toward "non-normative" groups? Why, yes. -
Getting the Most Out of Your iPad During Litigation
by Morgan C. SmithPosted on September 30, 2012 | 9 CommentsYour iPad can be used to do much of the heavy lifting at trial and it's much easier to haul around than your laptop! This is a practical and very specific article on the how-to's and what you need to make it work. -
Good Witnesses Don’t Smile (Much)
by Jacklyn E. Nagle and Stanley L. BrodskyPosted on September 30, 2012 | 11 CommentsHow much should a witness smile? It's a serious question. Credibility, knowledge and likability are complexly interrelated in the courtroom witness. Take a look at this article examining the frequency with which the most effective witnesses smile. -
Neurolaw: Trial Tips for Today and Game Changing Questions for the Future
by Alison BennettPosted on September 30, 2012 | 7 CommentsWhat do you really need to know about the "my brain made me do it" defenses? Emerging research is summarized and recommendations made on where to learn more. -
Polar Opposites: Empathy Does Not Extend Across the Political Aisle
by Ed O'Brien and Phoebe EllsworthPosted on July 31, 2012 | 8 CommentsDon't miss our trial consultant responses at the end of this article: Charlotte A. Morris, M.A., Judy H. Rothschild, Ph.D., and Ken Broda-Bahm, Ph.D. Many people can relate to the pain of being stuck outside on a winter day or caught without water after exercise. Recent psychological research, however, reveals that […]