The narrative language of youth offenders with callous and unemotional traits: A corpus analysis
The narrative language of youth offenders with callous and unemotional traits: A corpus analysis Abstract Purpose This study examined the specific language features that youth offenders express during autobiographical narratives,…
Pushing past the plateau
Pushing past the plateau Abstract The final version of the above article was posted inadvertently on 28th April 2022. The Commentary paper will be fully available together with the accompanying…
Preregistered direct replication of the linguistic frame effect on perceived blame and financial liability
Preregistered direct replication of the linguistic frame effect on perceived blame and financial liability Abstract Purpose Fausey and Boroditsky (Psychon. Bull. Rev., 17, 2010, 644) demonstrated that agentive descriptions of…
Online radicalization: Profile and risk analysis of individuals convicted of extremist offences
Online radicalization: Profile and risk analysis of individuals convicted of extremist offences Abstract Purpose This study explores socio-demographic profiles and offence histories of 235 individuals convicted of extremist offences in…
Swedish police officers’ strategies when interviewing suspects who decline to answer questions
Swedish police officers' strategies when interviewing suspects who decline to answer questions Abstract Purpose Research-based interviewing techniques typically rely upon suspects being, at least partially, responsive and engaged in the…
The language of high‐stakes truths and lies: Linguistic analysis of true and deceptive statements made during sexual homicide interrogations
The language of high‐stakes truths and lies: Linguistic analysis of true and deceptive statements made during sexual homicide interrogations Abstract Purpose Few studies have assessed deception during real-life, high-stakes encounters.…
Confirmation bias in simulated CSA interviews: How abuse assumption influences interviewing and decision‐making processes?
Confirmation bias in simulated CSA interviews: How abuse assumption influences interviewing and decision‐making processes? Abstract Purpose Research has shown that confirmation bias plays a role in legal and forensic decision-making…
Consequences of child maltreatment victimisation in internalising and externalising mental health problems
Consequences of child maltreatment victimisation in internalising and externalising mental health problems Abstract Purpose The literature on the prevalence of child maltreatment is extensive, but studies are required to assess…
Urgent issues and prospects in correctional rehabilitation practice and research
Urgent issues and prospects in correctional rehabilitation practice and research Abstract The aim of this paper is to identify some of the urgent issues currently confronting criminal justice policymakers, researchers…
The adaptable law enforcement officer: Exploring adaptability in a covert police context
The adaptable law enforcement officer: Exploring adaptability in a covert police context Abstract Adaptability refers to cognitive, behavioural and emotional adjustments that assist in effectively responding to novel and uncertain…
The effect of offender race/ethnicity on public opinion of appropriate criminal sentences
The effect of offender race/ethnicity on public opinion of appropriate criminal sentences Abstract Purpose There has been a long history of sentencing disparities in the United States criminal justice system,…
Impact of justice‐related dispositions on support for cyber vigilantism: The mediating effect of perceived severity of transgression
Impact of justice‐related dispositions on support for cyber vigilantism: The mediating effect of perceived severity of transgression Abstract The prevalence of cyber vigilantism during this COVID-19 pandemic is an imminent…