Search Results - "Behavioral Sciences and the Law"

Suicide Crisis Syndrome: A review of supporting evidence for a new suicide‐specific diagnosis by Schuck, Allison, Calati, Raffaella, Barzilay, Shira, Bloch‐Elkouby, Sarah, Galynker, Igor

“…Suicide is a major public health problem, and suicide rates are still on the rise. Current strategies for identifying individuals at risk for suicide, such as…”
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Machine learning in suicide science: Applications and ethics by Linthicum, Kathryn P., Schafer, Katherine Musacchio, Ribeiro, Jessica D.

“…For decades, our ability to predict suicide has remained at near‐chance levels. Machine learning has recently emerged as a promising tool for advancing suicide…”
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Corporate psychopathy: Talking the walk by Babiak, Paul, Neumann, Craig S., Hare, Robert D.

“…There is a very large literature on the important role of psychopathy in the criminal justice system. We know much less about corporate psychopathy and its…”
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“Hey, let me hold your guns for a while”: A qualitative study of messaging for firearm suicide prevention by Pallin, Rocco, Siry, Bonnie, Azrael, Deborah, Knoepke, Christopher E., Matlock, Daniel D., Clement, Ashley, Ranney, Megan L., Wintemute, Garen J., Betz, Marian E.

“…A recommended component of suicide prevention is encouraging at‐risk individuals to voluntarily and temporarily reduce access to firearms and other lethal…”
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From "below chance" to "a single error is one too many": Evaluating various thresholds for invalid performance on two forced choice recognition tests by Erdodi, Laszlo A

“…This study was designed to empirically evaluate the classification accuracy of various definitions of invalid performance in two forced-choice recognition…”
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Using algorithms to address trade‐offs inherent in predicting recidivism by Skeem, Jennifer, Lowenkamp, Christopher

“…Although risk assessment has increasingly been used as a tool to help reform the criminal justice system, some stakeholders are adamantly opposed to using…”
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The crisis intervention team (CIT) model: An evidence‐based policing practice? by Watson, Amy C., Compton, Michael T., Draine, Jeffrey N.

“…As academic researchers, we are often asked to opine on whether the Crisis Intervention Team model (CIT) is an evidence‐based practice (EBP) or evidence‐based…”
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The dark figure of sexual offending: A replication and extension by Drury, Alan J., Elbert, Michael J., DeLisi, Matt

“…Studies of the dark figure of sexual offending using federal correctional clients reported significant evidence of previously unknown or hidden sexual…”
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The Role of Warning Behaviors in Threat Assessment: An Exploration and Suggested Typology by Reid Meloy, J., Hoffmann, Jens, Guldimann, Angela, James, David

“…ABSTRACT The concept of warning behaviors offers an additional perspective in threat assessment. Warning behaviors are acts which constitute evidence of…”
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Psychological Vulnerabilities and Propensities for Involvement in Violent Extremism by Borum, Randy

“…Research on the psychology of terrorism has argued against the idea that most terrorist behavior is caused by mental illness or by a terrorist personality…”
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Unveiling the shadows: Investigating the interplay of stalking and sexual homicide—A case study by Stefanska, Ewa, Longpré, Nicholas

“…Stalking can be defined as a pattern of fixated, repeated, and unwanted behaviours. Stalking is not an isolated incident and was associated to sexual violence…”
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Evaluations of competence to stand trial are evolving amid a national "competency crisis" by Murrie, Daniel C, Gowensmith, W Neil, Kois, Lauren E, Packer, Ira K

“…Across the United States, court orders for competence to stand trial (CST) evaluations and competence restoration services have been increasing much more…”
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How to get away with (sexual) murder? Unraveling cold cases in sexual homicide using a hybrid modeling probabilistic approach by Chopin, Julien, Beauregard, Eric

“…This study examines Sexual Homicide (SH) cases, analyzing the transition to cold cases through a non‐discretionary lens. Utilizing the SH International…”
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Child and adolescent victims of sexual homicide in Chile between 1998 and 2021: A review of 27 cases and their autopsy reports by Acosta‐Fuentes, Alejandra, González, Sebastián, Álvarez‐Lister, María Soledad, Pavez‐Carrillo, Carolina

“…Rape followed by murder against children and adolescents is one of the most serious existing crimes. The autopsies of victims of violent crimes can provide…”
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Participation experiences of indirect victims of child sexual homicide in parole proceedings by Luksic Ziliani, María Asunción, Álvarez‐Lister, María Soledad, Pietrasanta, Nicolás, Acosta‐Fuentes, Alejandra

“…Few studies have examined victim participation in parole processes, particularly in countries that have specific procedures for hearing victims' statements in…”
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Understanding sexual homicide in Korea using machine learning algorithms by Kwon, Hyeokjun, Lee, Sanggyung, Georgoulis, Hana, Beauregard, Eric, Sea, Jonghan

“…The current study was conducted to confirm the characteristics in sexual homicide and to explore variables that effectively differentiate sexual homicide and…”
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Murdering the person closest to you: Similarities and differences between intimate partner sexual homicide and non‐intimate partner sexual homicide by Czarnietzki, Marie, Ricono‐Kaufhold, Sophia, Darjee, Rajan, Davis, Michael, Nanev, Aleshia

“…Sexual homicides (SHs) demand nuanced research for effective prevention, treatment, risk assessment and theoretical insights. Intimate‐partner sexual homicides…”
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Why do child sexual abuse victims not tell anyone about their abuse? An exploration of factors that prevent and promote disclosure by Winters, Georgia M., Colombino, Niki, Schaaf, Sarah, Laake, Anniken L. W., Jeglic, Elizabeth L., Calkins, Cynthia

“…Disclosure rates of child sexual abuse (CSA) to both social supports and law enforcement are concerningly low, although more research is needed to understand…”
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Survey of change-of-venue motions in appellate court transcripts of murder trials (2000-2020): Which factors make a difference? by Goldschmied, Nadav, Ancona, Anna, Yap, Amanda

“…A court may move the location of the trial to another jurisdiction if the jury pool is deemed biased by the judge, a legal maneuver based on a "Change of…”
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Poly-bullying victimisation in Indonesia: Prevalence and factors related to children exposure to multiple bullying incidents, and its correlation to subjective well-being by Borualogo, Ihsana Sabriani

“…Research on bullying in Indonesia remains limited, revealing significant gaps in understanding its prevalence and underlying factors specific to the Indonesian…”
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