The Editorial Team of Law and Human Behavior is seeking nominations for one editorial fellowship position for an early-career psychologist (ECP) from a group historically underrepresented in the academy and/or professional practice. Apply by November 1! @apls41

Quinney, Wenzel, & Woodyatt conducted three preregistered studies to examine the role of truth in victim-offender mediation. Read about their findings in their free-to-read article here- buff.ly/461NJlf @apls41 @aplssc

Confession evidence is persuasive, and although jurors recognize the harmful impact of coercive interrogation methods, they still consider unreliable confessions. Read more about this in the FREE article by Mindthoff, Ferreira, & Meissner here- buff.ly/3zG4NBq

The June 2024 issue is here! Check out the table of contents and come back tomorrow to see the first article highlight of the issue. @apls41

Legal stakeholders value eyewitness ID differently but show consistent policy preferences, sometimes diverging from science. Yet, all support using research to guide policy on eyewitness evidence. Zimmerman & Rodriguez explains more here- buff.ly/3UYJFwS @apls41 @aplssc

There are a range of gender, racial, and ethnic inequities in criminal justice involvement and mental health utilization among this high-risk high-need population. Edwards et al.'s article explains this in more detail. Read it here- buff.ly/3yAez7z @apls41 @aplssc

Here are all the wonderful articles from the April 2024 issue! We will be highlighting each beginning next week! buff.ly/3yGOUd8 @apls41 @aplssc

Judges and juries give significant weight to clinical information, particularly pedophilia diagnoses, when making civil management legal decisions. Read more about this in Kemper et al.'s February 2024 article here- buff.ly/3UNn6eI @apls41 @aplssc

The SoS approach, aimed at revealing hidden info from suspects, proves effective. Both Standard and Reinforcement versions outperform direct questioning. However, Reinforcement may feel more negative for suspects. Read more in Nyström et al.'s article- buff.ly/44YMLpC

Veterans with probable PTSD may score higher on a number of criminogenic needs that are known to be drivers of recidivism. Read Blonigen et al.'s full article here- buff.ly/3RINuWF @apls41 @aplssc

Babchishin et al.'s findings supports the use of sexual recidivism risk tools with men who exclusively have non-contact offenses, such as child sexual exploitation material offenses. Read more here- buff.ly/3GHf54q @apls41 @aplssc

The forensic science informational video may be a practical in-court intervention to increase jurors’ sensitivity to low-quality forensic testimony without creating skepticism. Read more about this in LaBat et al.'s article here- buff.ly/3TneEDV @apls41 @aplssc

Today's research highlight is McKinley & Verona's article about psychopathic personality traits and decision-making in law enforcement. Swipe through for a summary and read more here- buff.ly/3TsGMFM. @apls41 @aplssc

The prevalence of TBI among people impacted by the criminal legal system may be larger than in the general population. Read more about this recent meta-analysis in Hunter et al.'s October 2023 article here- buff.ly/41qWyD5 @apls41 @aplssc

Check out all the articles in the October 2023 issue! @apls41 @aplssc