Forensic Risk Assessments Must Account for Cultural Considerations
A Canadian court recently ruled that risk assessment instruments must take cultural
AP-LS 2016 Presidential Address
Dr. Jennifer Woolard presented her Presidential address Engaging Science, Engaging Justice at the
Experience Trumps Science in Influencing Jurors
Forensic science match evidence presented by a highly experienced examiner with an
V-Risk-10 Screening Tool Shows Promising Results in Acute Psychiatric Ward
A violence risk screening tool, the V-RISK-10, shows promising results for both
Police-induced Confessions can Strip Innocent Confessors of Vital Exculpatory Evidence
Police-induced confessions can strip an innocent confessor of a vital source of
Gender Not a Significant Moderator for Predicting Violence in Insanity Acquittees
Gender is not a significant moderator for predicting violence using the HCR-20-V3
Gender Equality is an Inequality in Risk Assessment
PCRA strongly predicts arrests for both genders, but overestimates women’s likelihood of
Adversarial Allegiance May Be More Likely When Evidence Is Flawed
Evidence features may have an effect on the presence of adversarial allegiance
SIRS-2 Not as Useful as SIRS for Identifying Feigned Psychopathology
Although the SIRS-2 contains scales that are more specific and practical for
Negligence Judgments by Judges Biased by Hindsight
Negligence judgments by judges were biased by hindsight. This is the bottom
Outpatient Competency Restoration Shows Promising Outcomes
Outpatient competency restoration programs (OCRP’s) demonstrate high competency restoration rates, low program
Time Sensitive Dynamic Risk Factors May Help Predict Adverse Outcomes When Releasing Forensic Patients Into The Community
Dynamic risk factors, measured over several points in time, may help to
