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Solving crimes, balancing rights in police investigation.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Indian journal of medical ethics [Indian J Med Ethics] 2023 Apr-Jun; Vol. VIII (2), pp. 166-167.
Abstract: Jinee Lokneeta's editorial on Police investigation and unethical "scientific interrogation" was published in the January-March 2023 issue of IJME [1]. It is a scathing critique of the way police investigators rampantly misuse/exploit loopholes in the l...
Racial justice in psycholegal research and forensic psychology practice: Current advances and a framework for future progress.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Law and human behavior [Law Hum Behav] 2023 Feb; Vol. 47 (1), pp. 1-11.
Abstract: Police killings of Black civilians have brought unprecedented attention to racial and ethnic discrimination in the criminal justice and legal systems. However, these topics have been underexamined in the field of law-psychology, both in research and fo...
Crime and punishment in Saudi Arabia: Lashing, imprisonment, and other unusual punishments.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Child abuse & neglect [Child Abuse Negl] 2023 Jan; Vol. 135, pp. 105948. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Nov 14.
Abstract: Objective: In this paper, we examine the antecedents of the sanctions of lashing and imprisonment for juveniles in Saudi Arabia.Participants and Setting: The current study examined 437 court cases and files across several court systems in Saudi Arabia ...
Characterizing Arrests and Charges Among Individuals With Serious Mental Illnesses in Public-Sector Treatment Settings.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.) [Psychiatr Serv] 2022 Oct 01; Vol. 73 (10), pp. 1102-1108. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Apr 05.
Abstract: Objective: Individuals with serious mental illnesses are overrepresented in all facets of the legal system. State-level criminal histories of patients with serious mental illnesses were analyzed to determine the proportion who had been arrested and num...
Inequities in life course criminal legal system sanctions: measuring cumulative involvement.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Annals of epidemiology [Ann Epidemiol] 2022 Dec; Vol. 76, pp. 83-90. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Oct 21.
Abstract: Purpose: The impact of incarceration on health is well known. Yet, most studies measure incarceration alone and miss additional exposure to the criminal legal system over time. We evaluated adult criminal legal sanctions - inclusive of arrests, charges...
Waiving goodbye to youth: Jurors perceive transferred juveniles differently from adults but render similar verdicts.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Behavioral sciences & the law [Behav Sci Law] 2022 Nov; Vol. 40 (6), pp. 835-858. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Oct 13.
Abstract: Juveniles are developmentally different from adults but are often treated similarly in the criminal justice system. In case processing, many juveniles are transferred to adult courts. Before case processing, many juveniles are interrogated with the sam...
Descriptive Epidemiology of Fatal Law Enforcement Interactions with Teenagers, 2010-2020.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Journal of community health [J Community Health] 2023 Dec; Vol. 48 (6), pp. 1026-1030. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jun 12.
Abstract: There is a dearth of population studies regarding law enforcement officers (LEOs) use of fatal force against teenagers. The purpose of this cross-sectional study was to characterize the teens most likely to be killed, the methods used to fatally injure...
The detrimental impact of alcohol intoxication on facets of Miranda comprehension.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Law and human behavior [Law Hum Behav] 2022 Aug; Vol. 46 (4), pp. 264-276.
Abstract: Objective: Law enforcement officers often encounter alcohol-intoxicated suspects, suggesting that many suspects are presented with the challenge of grasping the meaning and significance of their Miranda rights while intoxicated. Such comprehension is c...
'So Help Me God'? Does oath swearing in courtroom scenarios impact trial outcomes?
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): British journal of psychology (London, England : 1953) [Br J Psychol] 2023 Nov; Vol. 114 (4), pp. 991-1014. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Apr 03.
Abstract: In countries such as Britain and the US, court witnesses must declare they will provide truthful evidence and are often compelled to publicly choose between religious ("oath") and secular ("affirmation") versions of this declaration. Might defendants w...
Does prior law enforcement experience affect scores on preemployment psychological testing? An investigation using the MMPI-3.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Psychological services [Psychol Serv] 2023 Nov; Vol. 20 (4), pp. 889-898. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 May 26.
Abstract: Most states require that a police candidate's suitability be assessed through preemployment psychological evaluations. Given the psychological stress officers experience in the line of duty, it is possible that experienced candidates would produce scor...