Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law

Finally, there is some evidence that auditory halluci- nations may be related to tissue loss in the primary auditory cortex. The ...

Treatment of Hallucinations If hallucinations are related to schizophrenia or another psychotic disorder, then the patient shoul ...

There is good evidence that the PCL–R is a very reliable instrument when administered and scored by trained and experienced rate ...

is crucial that the PCL–R (and other instruments) be used in accordance with the highest professional and ethical standards and ...

Items are summed (and prorated when necessary) to yield Total scores that can range from 0 to 24, as well as scores on Parts 1 a ...

psychopathic traits and behaviors in adolescents. It was adapted from the Hare Psychopathy Checklist–Revised, developed by Rober ...

have posttreatment violent recidivism rates that are lower than those who serve their dispositions in juvenile correctional faci ...

then makes a final summary risk rating of low, moder- ate, or high risk for violencedepending on the number of risk factors pres ...

number of variables that undoubtedly influence juror perceptions of hearsay witnesses. Hearsay is an out-of-court statement made ...

declarant (who may never be seen by the juror). In addition, the juror will need to consider the nature of the relationship betw ...

influential accounts of the motivations for homicide. The sex difference in the commission of violent crimes— including homicide ...

and allows for stronger anchoring of the psychological sciences with the biological sciences. Evolutionary psy- chologists argue ...

further refinement of existing theories will lead to future discoveries in the psychology of homicide. Jennifer Pryor and Richar ...

used in either empirical research or clinical practice. There are numerous reasons for the limited popularity of the HCAT. Forem ...

Admissibility of Hypnotically Refreshed Testimony The problems associated with hypnotically refreshed testimony have been recogn ...

involved. Subjects who score high on tests of hypnotic susceptibility are generally more suggestible than those who are not very ...

Further Readings Deffenbacher, K. A., Bornstein, B. H., Penrod, S. D., & McGorty, E. K. (2004). A meta-analytic review of th ...

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365 IDENTIFICATIONTESTS, BESTPRACTICES IN Perhaps the ultimate form of eyewitness evidence is the identification of a suspect fr ...

immediacy associated with the showup and the safe- guards associated with a lineup. The relatively informal in situ identificati ...