Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law

supported its utility as a direct diagnostic tool; rather, it contributes information to assist diagnostic formula- tions and al ...

with logically inconsistent responses of particular note. Though some inconsistent responding is not unusual, high levels sugges ...

psychopathology, and intermediate scores indicate accurate item endorsement. George J. Demakis and Ryan P. Kilmer See alsoMaling ...

Total MnSOST–R scores were significantly predic- tive of sexual recidivism in the development sample, as reflected by an area un ...

M’NAGHTENSTANDARD The M’Naghten Standard is a legal test to guide juries and courts in their determination of whether a defen- d ...

Almost immediately, the M’Naghten Standard was employed in cases throughout England, the United States, Canada, Australia, and o ...

that the individual is under the influence of a stimu- lant drug, such as cocaine. Indeed, many of the symptoms of bipolar disor ...

Suicide rates also vary across ethnic and racial groups in the United States. For example, Native Americans have the highest rat ...

become activated by stressful experiences, causing the person to blow events out of proportion and feel per- sonally responsible ...

individuals who are caring and compassionate in other aspects of their lives can perform roles that require them to take a human ...

societal, judicial, and execution levels. At the societal level, moral disengagement eases the public’s qualms about the use of ...

to me to say yea or nay. That’s for the judges and juries. I’m not a part of the deal-making process. I’m here to do the job.” T ...

which indicates that the suggestive aspects of the identification procedure should be weighed against the likelihood that the id ...

suggestive lineup procedures and file motions to sup- press lineup evidence in these situations. Several sur- vey studies have r ...

of theBiggerscriteria for making its decision: the wit- ness was confident, he had a good look at the suspect, and the identific ...

criminal may influence a witness’s ability to later make a correct identification of the criminal, research results to do not su ...

523 NEIL V.BIGGERSCRITERIA FOR EVALUATINGEYEWITNESS IDENTIFICATION In its 1972 ruling in Neil v. Biggers,the U.S. Supreme Court ...

suggestive as to render the identification unreliable and therefore a violation of due process. However, such a determination mu ...

about their accuracy. In conclusion, three of the five reports are distorted by simple, legal comments from investigators. Descr ...

provide limited information about accuracy. At worst, the criteria provide misleading information, suggest- ing that triers of f ...