Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law

simply, greater likelihood than not (easier for Schlup to prove) that the new evidence would be able to sway a “reasonable juror ...

adds that “this was not the only time that Justice Scalia has gratuitously attacked psychology.” Related to the introduction of ...

829 VALIDITYINDICATOR PROFILE(VIP) The validity indicator profile (VIP) is a measure of response validity that is intended to be ...

by paper and pencil, but the publisher also provides a means for computer testing. The test takers must complete all the items, ...

In contrast, it is not observed for more verbalizable experiences such as the contents of spoken statements. The boundary condit ...

Further Readings Chin, J., & Schooler, J. W. (in press). Why do words hurt? Content, process, and criterion shift accounts o ...

Social scientific research has suggested that the presence of victim impact statements affects the way in which jurors perceive ...

Myers, B., Lynn, S. J., & Arbuthnot, J. (2002). Victim impact statements and jurors judgments: The effects of harm informati ...

An abused child may be bullied at school and, as an adult, be a victim of domestic violence. Furthermore, the effect of these di ...

experience of victimization. For example, as a result of abuse by a parent, a child believes that all relationships are potentia ...

must be included in our theoretical and practical mod- els of those who have been victimized. Barry R. Burkhart and Mary Ellen F ...

that may induce a sense of revictimization, the victim is typically contacted after the offender has already agreed to take part ...

offenders. Specifically, extant investigations have focused on individual participants’ satisfaction with VOM and perception of ...

Further Readings Mestitz, A., & Ghetti, S. (2005). Victim-offender mediation with youth offenders in Europe. An overview and ...

dissatisfaction and alienation from the criminal justice system. Surveys of crime victims in a number of coun- tries revealed co ...

The VIS—as the concept is referred to in the United States and Canada—or the victim personal statement (VPS)—its counterpart in ...

confusion about the nature and purpose of VIS. Victims often do not understand the true purpose of VIS or may claim that they di ...

See alsoTherapeutic Jurisprudence; Victim Impact Statements Further Readings Dignan, J. (2005). Understanding victims and restor ...

equipment. If better technology comes along, and its cost is reasonable, the police should experiment with it if there is a reas ...

compulsory to spell out clearly that the entire interroga- tion must be recorded—from the Mirandawarning to the end of the sessi ...