Victim Policy Transfer: Learning From Each Other
Victim Policy Transfer: Learning From Each Other Abstract This paper looks at the recent introduction of victim impact statements in several European countries. It asks whether victim impact statements are…
The Empirical Limits of Forensic Mental Health Assessment
The Empirical Limits of Forensic Mental Health Assessment Abstract This article introduces a special issue of Law and Human Behavior, including five articles describing the limits of forensic mental health…
The Effects of a Police/Victim Assistance Crisis Team Approach to Domestic Violence
The Effects of a Police/Victim Assistance Crisis Team Approach to Domestic Violence Abstract A police/victim assistance crisis intervention program was evaluated over a 6-month period for its effect on police-related…
Legal Decisions of Preadolescent and Adolescent Defendants: Predictors of Confessions, Pleas, Communication with Attorneys, and Appeals
Legal Decisions of Preadolescent and Adolescent Defendants: Predictors of Confessions, Pleas, Communication with Attorneys, and Appeals Abstract While there is an increasing recognition that developmental differences may exist in legal…
A Measure of Court Response to Requests for Protection
A Measure of Court Response to Requests for Protection Abstract Are male victims of domestic violence provided the same protections as female victims? With increasing entanglement of custody and domestic…
Gender and Risk Assessment Accuracy: Underestimating Women’s Violence Potential
Gender and Risk Assessment Accuracy: Underestimating Women’s Violence Potential Abstract Understanding factors that contribute to mental health professionals’ (MHPs’) accuracy in assessing patients risk of violence can inform efforts to…
“Where’s Whitey?”: Black Mass , ethnic criminality, and the problem of the informant
“Where's Whitey?”: Black Mass , ethnic criminality, and the problem of the informant Abstract The essay is an interdisciplinary examination of the popular American tradition of organized-crime narratives based on…
The effectiveness of treatment for sexual offenders: A comprehensive meta-analysis
The effectiveness of treatment for sexual offenders: A comprehensive meta-analysis Abstract The article reports a meta-analysis on controlled outcome evaluations of sexual offender treatment. From 2,039 documents published in five…
Laws of Deliberation: From Audaciousness to Prudence … and back
Laws of Deliberation: From Audaciousness to Prudence ... and back Abstract From the perspective of a political philosophy of law, this essay explores the rich encounter of the thoughts of…
Predictors of Treatment Attrition as Indicators for Program Improvement not Offender Shortcomings: A Study of Sex Offender Treatment Attrition
Predictors of Treatment Attrition as Indicators for Program Improvement not Offender Shortcomings: A Study of Sex Offender Treatment Attrition Abstract This study classified potential attrition predictors under the domains of…
Disentangling the Effects of Bounding and Mobility on Reports of Criminal Victimization
Disentangling the Effects of Bounding and Mobility on Reports of Criminal Victimization Replacement respondents who move into NCVS households after the initial bounding interview can introduce measurement error since their…
Effects of face-to-face restorative justice on victims of crime in four randomized, controlled trials
Effects of face-to-face restorative justice on victims of crime in four randomized, controlled trials Abstract The growing use of restorative justice provides a major opportunity for experimental criminology and evidence-based…