Pub Date : 2022-06-20DOI: 10.1080/24732850.2022.2088326
Jennifer M. Brown, Mónica S. Figueiredo, M. Horvath
{"title":"Taking Stock; A Review of the State of Forensic Psychology as Revealed Through an Analysis of Journal Articles 2015–20","authors":"Jennifer M. Brown, Mónica S. Figueiredo, M. Horvath","doi":"10.1080/24732850.2022.2088326","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/24732850.2022.2088326","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15806,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Forensic Psychology Research and Practice","volume":"43 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90985945","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-06-03DOI: 10.1080/24732850.2022.2083537
Albert M. Kopak, Alexa J. Singer, M. Ballenger, N. Hoffmann
{"title":"Revisiting the Brief Jail Mental Health Screen in a Rural Jail Sample","authors":"Albert M. Kopak, Alexa J. Singer, M. Ballenger, N. Hoffmann","doi":"10.1080/24732850.2022.2083537","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/24732850.2022.2083537","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15806,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Forensic Psychology Research and Practice","volume":"22 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-06-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75863939","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-05-12DOI: 10.1080/24732850.2022.2074815
Mohammed M. Ali, Sonja P. Brubacher, Stefanie J. Sharman, Martine B. Powell
{"title":"Adult Mock Sexual Assault Witness Perceptions and Non-Verbal Behaviors Across Different Interview Frameworks","authors":"Mohammed M. Ali, Sonja P. Brubacher, Stefanie J. Sharman, Martine B. Powell","doi":"10.1080/24732850.2022.2074815","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/24732850.2022.2074815","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15806,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Forensic Psychology Research and Practice","volume":"5 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80500816","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-05-02DOI: 10.1080/24732850.2022.2051663
L. Hampson, C. Lennox, Jessica Killilea, Y. Awenat, D. Pratt
{"title":"Intensive Cognitive Behaviour Suicide Prevention for Males in Custody: A Pilot Feasibility Case Series","authors":"L. Hampson, C. Lennox, Jessica Killilea, Y. Awenat, D. Pratt","doi":"10.1080/24732850.2022.2051663","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/24732850.2022.2051663","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15806,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Forensic Psychology Research and Practice","volume":"61 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-05-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84030622","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-04-21DOI: 10.1080/24732850.2022.2054392
M. Douglass, S. Hillyard, A. Macklin
{"title":"Sexual Offending: The impact of the juxtaposition between social constructions and evidence-based approaches","authors":"M. Douglass, S. Hillyard, A. Macklin","doi":"10.1080/24732850.2022.2054392","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/24732850.2022.2054392","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15806,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Forensic Psychology Research and Practice","volume":"32 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88065910","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-04-18DOI: 10.1080/24732850.2021.1991105
S. Rubenzer
ABSTRACT The format and content of competency to stand trial reports are influenced by traditional practices of psychological assessment and report writing that are outmoded for forensic practice. Many such reports include irrelevant, prejudicial information that unnecessary invades the privacy of the examinee, in violation of APA ethical guideline 4.04, and may also contain much data that are unreliable and prejudicial. Traditional report formats are organized around the psychologist’s concerns and topic areas rather than what is most useful to the trier of fact and parties. This article discusses these issues and offers a rationale for radically revising the standard competency to stand trial (CST) report template to make it more focused and objective for readers, more ethically compliant, and with less prejudicial information that may compromise the objectivity of the trier of fact. It also substantially reduces the amount of time required of report-writing.
{"title":"Re-Envisioning the Competency to Stand Trial Evaluation and Report Based on Ethical, Legal, Data Integrity, and User-Friendliness Considerations","authors":"S. Rubenzer","doi":"10.1080/24732850.2021.1991105","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/24732850.2021.1991105","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The format and content of competency to stand trial reports are influenced by traditional practices of psychological assessment and report writing that are outmoded for forensic practice. Many such reports include irrelevant, prejudicial information that unnecessary invades the privacy of the examinee, in violation of APA ethical guideline 4.04, and may also contain much data that are unreliable and prejudicial. Traditional report formats are organized around the psychologist’s concerns and topic areas rather than what is most useful to the trier of fact and parties. This article discusses these issues and offers a rationale for radically revising the standard competency to stand trial (CST) report template to make it more focused and objective for readers, more ethically compliant, and with less prejudicial information that may compromise the objectivity of the trier of fact. It also substantially reduces the amount of time required of report-writing.","PeriodicalId":15806,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Forensic Psychology Research and Practice","volume":"19 1","pages":"307 - 329"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75209405","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-04-04DOI: 10.1080/24732850.2022.2051662
N. Verstegen, N. Peters-Scheffer, Prof. Dr. Robert Didden, Prof. Dr. Henk Nijman, Prof. Dr. Vivienne de Vogel
Forensic psychiatric inpatients are frequently exposed to aggression from fellow patients during their treatment, but research on how this impacts patients’ well-being and treatment progress is lacking. In this study, we interviewed nine patients on their experiences of victimization during mandatory psychiatric treatment. The interviews were analyzed using a Grounded Theory approach combined with elements from Consensual Qualitative Research and Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Three main themes emerged from the data, namely situational descriptives, intraperso-nal and interpersonal consequences. Patients were not only exposed to both physical violence and verbal aggression by other patients, but also to a more ubiquitous flow of micro-aggressive comments. Options to escape these situations were limited. This means that victimization processes, which for most patients started much earlier in life, continue during forensic psychiatric treatment. Intrapersonal consequences include fear, hypervigilance, reactive aggression, flashbacks and avoidance and withdrawal. Interpersonal consequences include increased power differences between patients and adverse treatment consequences, such as difficulties with self-esteem. Victimization processes are not always timely noticed in an environment that focuses on risks and treat-ment of delinquent behavior. A higher level of trauma sensitivity in forensic mental health care is thus required. Recommendations for the implementation of trauma informed care are provided.
{"title":"Patient Experiences of Victimization during Mandatory Psychiatric Treatment: A Qualitative Study","authors":"N. Verstegen, N. Peters-Scheffer, Prof. Dr. Robert Didden, Prof. Dr. Henk Nijman, Prof. Dr. Vivienne de Vogel","doi":"10.1080/24732850.2022.2051662","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/24732850.2022.2051662","url":null,"abstract":"Forensic psychiatric inpatients are frequently exposed to aggression from fellow patients during their treatment, but research on how this impacts patients’ well-being and treatment progress is lacking. In this study, we interviewed nine patients on their experiences of victimization during mandatory psychiatric treatment. The interviews were analyzed using a Grounded Theory approach combined with elements from Consensual Qualitative Research and Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Three main themes emerged from the data, namely situational descriptives, intraperso-nal and interpersonal consequences. Patients were not only exposed to both physical violence and verbal aggression by other patients, but also to a more ubiquitous flow of micro-aggressive comments. Options to escape these situations were limited. This means that victimization processes, which for most patients started much earlier in life, continue during forensic psychiatric treatment. Intrapersonal consequences include fear, hypervigilance, reactive aggression, flashbacks and avoidance and withdrawal. Interpersonal consequences include increased power differences between patients and adverse treatment consequences, such as difficulties with self-esteem. Victimization processes are not always timely noticed in an environment that focuses on risks and treat-ment of delinquent behavior. A higher level of trauma sensitivity in forensic mental health care is thus required. Recommendations for the implementation of trauma informed care are provided.","PeriodicalId":15806,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Forensic Psychology Research and Practice","volume":"50 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87907691","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-03-30DOI: 10.1080/24732850.2022.2044714
M. Snow, Joshua Wyman, Lindsay C. Malloy, Sonja P. Brubacher, Kelly L. Warren
ABSTRACT As the proportion of older adults (OAs) in the population continues to increase, so too will the frequency of police interactions with OAs and the need to gather accurate and detailed accounts from them. Yet, research on police information-gathering with OAs remains relatively scarce. This qualitative study begins to address this gap. We conducted semi-structured interviews with an experienced Canadian police sample (N = 10) regarding their involvement with, and perspectives on, interviewing OA victims and witnesses. Participants reported heterogeneous interactions with OAs, identified barriers that OAs face (e.g., shame), and affirmed the unavailability of training and official guidance on information-gathering with OAs. Our findings highlight existing practical challenges and future research avenues.
{"title":"Police perspectives on interviewing older adult victims and witnesses: Preliminary findings and call for future research","authors":"M. Snow, Joshua Wyman, Lindsay C. Malloy, Sonja P. Brubacher, Kelly L. Warren","doi":"10.1080/24732850.2022.2044714","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/24732850.2022.2044714","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT As the proportion of older adults (OAs) in the population continues to increase, so too will the frequency of police interactions with OAs and the need to gather accurate and detailed accounts from them. Yet, research on police information-gathering with OAs remains relatively scarce. This qualitative study begins to address this gap. We conducted semi-structured interviews with an experienced Canadian police sample (N = 10) regarding their involvement with, and perspectives on, interviewing OA victims and witnesses. Participants reported heterogeneous interactions with OAs, identified barriers that OAs face (e.g., shame), and affirmed the unavailability of training and official guidance on information-gathering with OAs. Our findings highlight existing practical challenges and future research avenues.","PeriodicalId":15806,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Forensic Psychology Research and Practice","volume":"26 1","pages":"438 - 458"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-03-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87254431","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-03-25DOI: 10.1080/24732850.2022.2055959
Carollyne Youssef, Sharon Casey, Astrid Birdgen, Belinda Guadagno
{"title":"The significance of an Australian Community Maintenance Program for men who have sexually offended – Service Provider perspectives","authors":"Carollyne Youssef, Sharon Casey, Astrid Birdgen, Belinda Guadagno","doi":"10.1080/24732850.2022.2055959","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/24732850.2022.2055959","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":15806,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Forensic Psychology Research and Practice","volume":"144 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-03-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86198546","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2022-03-21DOI: 10.1080/24732850.2021.2013361
L. Cutler, C. Sirianni, Kaitlyn Abeare, M. Holcomb, L. Erdodi
ABSTRACT To examine the potential of the Five-Variable Psychiatric Screener (V-5) to serve as an embedded symptom validity test (SVT). In Study 1, 43 undergraduate students were randomly assigned to a control or an experimental malingering condition. In Study 2, 150 undergraduate students were recruited to examine the cognitive and emotional sequelae of self-reported trauma history. The classification accuracy of the V-5 was computed against the Inventory of Problems (IOP-29), a free-standing SVT. In Study 1, the V-5 was a poor predictor of experimental malingering status, but produced a high overall classification against the IOP-29. In Study 2, the V-5 was a stronger predictor of IOP-29 than self-reported trauma history. Results provide preliminary support for the utility of the V-5 as an embedded SVT. Given the combination of growing awareness of the need to determine the credibility of subjective symptom report using objective empirical methods and systemic pressures to abbreviate assessment, research on SVTs within rapid assessment instruments can provide practical psychometric solutions to this dilemma.
{"title":"One-Minute SVT? The V-5 Is A Stronger Predictor Of Symptom Exaggeration Than Self-Reported Trauma History","authors":"L. Cutler, C. Sirianni, Kaitlyn Abeare, M. Holcomb, L. Erdodi","doi":"10.1080/24732850.2021.2013361","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/24732850.2021.2013361","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT To examine the potential of the Five-Variable Psychiatric Screener (V-5) to serve as an embedded symptom validity test (SVT). In Study 1, 43 undergraduate students were randomly assigned to a control or an experimental malingering condition. In Study 2, 150 undergraduate students were recruited to examine the cognitive and emotional sequelae of self-reported trauma history. The classification accuracy of the V-5 was computed against the Inventory of Problems (IOP-29), a free-standing SVT. In Study 1, the V-5 was a poor predictor of experimental malingering status, but produced a high overall classification against the IOP-29. In Study 2, the V-5 was a stronger predictor of IOP-29 than self-reported trauma history. Results provide preliminary support for the utility of the V-5 as an embedded SVT. Given the combination of growing awareness of the need to determine the credibility of subjective symptom report using objective empirical methods and systemic pressures to abbreviate assessment, research on SVTs within rapid assessment instruments can provide practical psychometric solutions to this dilemma.","PeriodicalId":15806,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Forensic Psychology Research and Practice","volume":"2 1","pages":"470 - 488"},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2022-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79440105","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}