Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law

Uniform Child Custody Evaluation System (UCCES),

2:822–824

United Kingdom

domestic violence courts in,1:238–239

rates of mental illness,2: 494

United Kingdom, Soering v.,1: 124

United States, parole decisions,2: 542

United States, Allen v..,1: 246

United States, Durham v.,1:164,1:165,1: 370

United States, Dusky v.,1:105,1:106,1:107,1:111,1:115,

1:116,1:119,1:266,1:335,2: 465

United States, Frye v.,1:271–272,2: 664

United States, Hamling v.,2: 530

United States, Kent v.,1:56,2:859,2: 861

United States, Pinkus v.,2: 529

United States, Sell v.,1:109,1:121,1: 326

United States, Simmons v.,2: 520

United States, Smith v.,2: 529

United States, Sparf and Hansen v.,1: 413

United States v. Amaral,1: 292

United States v. Ash,2: 520

United States v. Brawner,1:164,1: 165

United States v. Byron Mitchell,1: 320

United States v. DeJesus,2: 681

United States v. Dougherty,1: 414

United States v. Virginia,2: 826

Unrebuttable assumption,1: 157

Unstructured risk assessment,2:698–699

Unwelcome social sexual conduct,2: 736

U.S. Constitution, amendments. SeeConstitutional amendments

Use of force by police. SeePolice use of force

U.S. Supreme Court, 2:824–828

amicus curiae briefs,1:26–28,2: 825

on death penalty and mental disability,1: 21

decision-making criteria,2: 826

operations of,2: 825

oveturning of precedents,2: 827

psychology and,2:827–828

role of solicitor general,2: 825

types of rulings,2:826–827

Utah, abolition of insanity defense,1: 166

Utah, Gilmore v.,1: 125

Vacco v. Quill,1: 256

Valentine, Tim,1: 253

Validity Indicator Profile (VIP), 2:829–830

Venirepersons,2:671,2:705,2: 855

Verbal overshadowing and eyewitness identification

(VO),1:287,2:830–831

Verdict-drive juries,1: 410

Verdicts

distribution of verdict preferences,1:409–410

guilty but mentally ill,1:165–166,1:342–343

guilty except insane,1: 166

jury decisions vs. judges’ decisions,1:405–408

not guilty by reason of insanity (NGRI),1:36,1:132–133,

1:157–158,1:371,2:811–814

quorum verdicts,1: 425

religion and,2: 682

Story model for juror decision making,2:766–768

unanimous vs. nonunanimous,1: 425

See alsoWrongful conviction

Vermont, Hargrave v.,2: 635

Victim impact statements, 1:10,2:832–833,2:841–842

Victimization, 2:834–837

battered woman syndrome,1:39–43,1: 385

bias crime,1:47–50

of children,2: 836

coping strategies of adult sexual assault victims,1:151–152

criminal behavior following child abuse,1:153–154

cybercrime,1:177–179

defined,2: 834

effects of,2:835–837

powerlessness and,2: 836

reporting,2:685–688

stalking,1:383,2:753–755

Victim-offender mediation with juvenile offenders(VOM),

2:837–839

Victim participation in the criminal justice system,

2:840–843

litigation stress,2:460–461

objections to,2: 842

restorative justice,2:629,2: 843

therapeutic jurisprudence,2: 843

victim-offender mediation with juvenile offenders,2:837–840

Victim participatory rights,2: 840

Victim personal statement (VPS),2: 842

Video games, media violence and behavior,2:482–486

Videotaping

confessions,1:137,2:844–847

lineups,1: 368

Videotaping confessions, 1:137,2:844–847

Vinson, Meritor Savings Bank v.,2: 736

Violation of learning principles (VLP),2: 474

Violence

cycle of violence,1: 153

false memories,1:310–313

hallucinations and,1: 346

hostage situations,1:169,2:579,2: 581

media violence and behavior,2:482–486

as outcome of stalking,2: 755

parental displays of,1: 153

See alsoChild abuse; Child sexual abuse;

Intimate partner violence

Violence Risk Appraisal Guide (VRAG), 2:729,2:847–848

Violence risk assessment, 2:848–851

actuarial decision making,2:850–851

antisocial personality disorder,1:28–33

computer software for,2: 470

contemporary approaches to,2: 850

COVR software,1:92–93,2: 470

Danger Assessment Instrument,1:185–186

Domestic Violence Screening Instrument,1:185,1:240–242

HCR–20 for violence risk assessment,1:353–354

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