Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law

physician or hospital administrator. Standing orders for these techniques are inappropriate; they should be applied only on an a ...

sexually mature minors are unlikely to be pedophiles, though they may be engaging in illegal behavior given a jurisdiction’s leg ...

laboratories do not use validated procedures and stimu- lus sets. Diagnosis is more likely to be reliable and more valid when as ...

poor parent-child attachment, social skills deficits, and emotional regulation problems. Comorbidity Pedophilia co-occurs with o ...

Seto, M. C. (2004). Pedophilia and sexual offenses involving children. Annual Review of Sex Research, 15,321–361. Seto, M. C. (i ...

sought by the defense, may be resisted on the ground that it will further traumatize the plaintiff or that it is unnecessary bec ...

questions honestly or spontaneously when someone else is in the room. The effect of the observer on the outcome may be particula ...

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 37,437–445. Goldberg, M. A. (2006). Examining children in personal injury claims ...

SScchhiizzooiidd PPeerrssoonnaalliittyy DDiissoorrddeerr Individuals with schizoid personality disorders (SPD) typically exhibit ...

relatively high. The prevalence rate in outpatient psy- chiatric settings is about 1%. The lower prevalence rate in psychiatric ...

individuals would also meet the criteria for psychopa- thy. The “psychopathic personality” was described by Emil Kraepelin in 19 ...

cultivate relationships that provide protection and sup- port, and they often defer to others excessively. They often fail to ex ...

McCrae, R. R., & Costa, P. T., Jr. (1990). Personality in adulthood. New York: Guilford Press. Wirth-Cauchon, J. (2001). Wom ...

PPuubblliicc DDeeffeennddeerrss Defense attorneys may also have certain self- interests that affect their plea bargaining decisi ...

Psychological Influences In addition to the various ways in which the self- interest of the various actors might distort plea ba ...

civilian eyewitnesses: They provide descriptions to police officers during interviews, attempt to identify perpetrators from lin ...

correct or incorrect. Because police officers regularly testify in court and may appear more reliable as wit- nesses, this leave ...

officers have much discretion on how to interpret organizational policies and legal statutes because such policies are difficult ...

who distributed heroin, methamphetamine, or ecstasy were Caucasian; about equal proportions of Caucasians, Latinos, and African ...

batons, flashlights, and fists, have beaten citizens who are having seizures because they incorrectly labeled the citizens’ acti ...