AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGY LAW SOCIETY NEWS American Psychology-Law Society, Division 41, American Psychological Association Fall 2004 Vol. 25, No. 3

AP-LS Conference Update Hilton St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg, Florida, March 2nd-5th, 2006

The 2006 American Psychology-Law Society annual conference will be held at the Hilton St. Petersburg in St. Petersburg, Florida. Submissions for the conference are in, and we are currently working on the conference program. This year, we will be offering several full- day continuing education workshops on Wednesday March 1st and several half-day workshops on Sunday March 5th. We will also be holding two poster sessions this year. We expect the conference to open mid-day on Thursday March 2nd and continue through Saturday evening on the 4th, culminating in a social event.

The conference website contains all of the most recent information available about the conference (www.ap-ls.org/conferences/apls/ apls2006.html). On the website, you can register online for the conference and workshops, reserve your hotel room, browse the workshop schedule, view a draft of the conference program (when it becomes available!), read information on invited addresses and special sessions, and find out more about St. Petersburg.

As in the past, the program schedule will include concurrent break-out sessions, poster sessions, a business meeting, the Executive Committee meeting, and several invited addresses. This year, we are very pleased to have David Cooke giving an invited address and James Doyle giving the Presidential invited address. Several of our esteemed award winners will be giving invited addresses, including Kevin Douglas’s Saleem Shah address and Barry Rosenfeld’s AP-LS book series address. We also have several special sessions planned, including a research discussion of Murder on a Sunday Morning, a presentation on career preparation, a Women’s Committee event, and a Mentoring breakfast. It is going to be quite an exciting year!

This year, the hotel has given us TWO hospitality suites! Both have a dining room-type table, a small kitchen area, and living room-style seating. If you would like to reserve one of the hospitality suites for your group event (i.e., university/college gathering, research group, special interest group, roundtable discussion, alumni, etc.), please contact one of the co-chairs as soon as possible so that we may schedule these events and get them on the program. We also have information on other local venues, if you have need of alternative locations.

St. Petersburg: Lodging and Attractions: The conference will be held at the Hilton St. Petersburg, which is in downtown St. Petersburg. The hotel has recently been remodeled, so everything there is fresh and new, including a Starbucks right in the conference area! Most of the rooms have a view of the bay and a view of the spring training baseball park right across the street. The hotel itself offers several amenities including wireless internet access, an outdoor pool and Jacuzzi, a gym, and a full service spa. Every- Inside...Inside...Inside... thing you need is within walking distance of the hotel. There is a nearby shopping EC Meeting Minutes ...... 3 mall and several streets packed with cute restaurants, bars, and music venues. St. AP-LS Teaching Techniques ...... 6 Pete pier is right around the corner, where you can watch for marine wildlife or dine Diversity in Psychology and Law ...... 7 out on the bay. The room rate for the hotel is a shockingly low $115/night, and this Legal Update ...... 8 rate extends to several days before and after the conference if you are able to take Research Briefs ...... 10 some time off to see the area. Reserve your room soon (before January 30th)! Nominations, Awards, and Announcements ... 18 Speaking of the area, there is much to see and do in the St. Petersburg/Tampa area Division News ...... 20 outside of the conference. From beaches to wildlife watching, shopping, and Fellowships and Positions ...... 21 dining, this area of Florida has it all. For example, St. Pete beach, voted one of Executive Committee and Committee Chairs ... 22 America’s best, is a little over a half an hour drive and well worth the trip. Our own Student Column ...... 24 Annette Christy has compiled an impressive list of things to see and do in the area Funding Opportunities ...... 25 which can be found on the conference website at www.ap-ls.org/conferences/ Conference/Workshop Planner ...... 26 apls/2006AboutStPetersburg.html Continued on p. 6 Grant Writing Planner...... 27 Dear AP-LS Members: I have several long-term development AP-LS News ideas and goals for the Newsletter that Editorial Staff I would like to begin this edition by relate to significant questions raised in recognizing the accomplishments of the organization in the recent past. Editor-In-Chief Jennifer Groscup, J.D., Ph.D. Barry Rosenfeld as the Editor-in-Chief Overall, I would like to highlight more [email protected] of the AP-LS Newsletter. I extend of the work being done by our commit- our appreciation to him for all of the tees, as they are dealing with these Production/Advertising Editor hard work he did in this position. I important issues. A few ideas came Michele Galietta, Ph.D. would also like to extend my personal to mind right away. First, I wanted to [email protected] thanks to him for making this transi- develop a feature devoted to teaching Past Editor-In-Chief tion as smooth as possible. During his and mentoring. Luckily, the Careers Barry Rosenfeld, Ph.D. tenure as Editor, we have seen tre- and Training Committee had the same [email protected] mendous expansion of the Newslet- idea, and they have developed this new Associate Editor, Research Briefs ter and of the AP-LS website. It is column. You can see the first install- Marc Boccancini, Ph.D. my fondest hope to follow in his foot- ment on page 6. Second, diversity is [email protected] steps and to continue providing a qual- an incredibly important issue in our or- ity source of information for our or- ganization and in the broader field. The Associate Editor, Legal Update ganization. Diversity Committee will be develop- David DeMatteo, J.D., Ph.D. [email protected] ing a feature devoted to diversity is- The goal of any interdisciplinary or- sues in psychology, and you can view ganization is to bridge gaps between this column on page 7. I would like to Website Manager different but related fields, and AP- see the work of other committees high- Adam Fried, M.A. LS connects psychologists and law- lighted in the Newsletter in similar [email protected] yers in their exploration of education, ways, whether they become regular research, practice, and public policy. columns or not. In the long term, I The American Psychology-Law Soci- I view the Newsletter as one of the would like to develop features that in- ety News is a publication devoted to most visible ways in which this is ac- clude more practice information in the dissemination of information, news, complished within AP-LS. In the past, Newsletter. I think “practice” should and commentary about psychology, mental health, and the law. The news- it has served as an invaluable source be broadly defined to include clinical letter is published three times per for information on conferences, cur- psychology, law, trial consulting, etc. year; February 1, June 1, and Octo- rent research, and emerging issues in For example, I think it would be useful ber 1. Original contributions are wel- the field. As the new Editor, I will to add a column similar to Research come, and will be published subject continue this tradition, and I will try to Briefs that might list and summarize to editorial approval and space avail- ability. A limited amount of space is further expand the resources provided important state, federal, and Supreme also available for advertising and un- by the Newsletter. Court opinions which raise psychologi- solicited manuscripts. cal issues. This and other features tar- In general, I would like to maximize geting practice in psychology and law For information regarding editorial the efficiency of the Newsletter in its are currently under development. policies contact the Editor, Jennifer Groscup, Department of Psychology, new and improved electronic format John Jay College of Criminal Justice, and of the newly improved AP-LS I am totally open to suggestions for im- City University of New York, New York, website. Making the transition to elec- proving both the Newsletter and the NY 10019 or [email protected]. tronic delivery as seamless as possible AP-LS website. I would especially like edu. Advertising inquiries should be is a priority. Substantively, I plan to to encourage proposals for new col- directed to Michele Galietta, Produc- tion Editor, via e-mail: galietta13@ add several regular columns and de- umns or feature articles that will fur- aol.com. partments. One of these regular de- ther the goals of our organization for partments is similar to the conference all of our members. Please feel free Address changes for APA members planner for grant writing. Granting to contact me at any time. I am look- should be directed to APA Member- agencies, their programs, and their ing forward to serving you in this ex- ship Dept., 750 First St. NE, Washing- ton, DC 20002-4242; for non-APA deadlines will appear in the column, citing position! members, student members, or mem- including awards and grants that have bers-at-large to Lynn Peterson, AP- stipends to support dissertation or Sincerely, LS Administrative Assistant at other student research. You can view [email protected]. a first attempt at this department on Jennifer Groscup page 27 of this edition. Page 2 AP-LS NEWS, Fall 2005 Division 41 - American Psychological Association Executive Committee (EC) Meeting Minutes Washington, D.C., August 17, 2005

Attending: Brian Cutler, Joel Dvoskin, Eric membership, publications, and accounting have been established recently, including Elbogen, Sol Fulero, Michelle Galietta, functions. She is currently working on an committees for Mentoring, the Book Livia Gilstrap, Edie Greene, Patty Griffin, hourly basis and an annual salary will be Award, the Undergraduate Research Gail Goodman, Jennifer Groscup, Wendy negotiated in November. Award, and Conference Programming. It Heath, Jennifer Hunt, Margaret Bull was decided that all of these committees Kovera, Chris Kunkle, Brad McAuliff, 5. Book Series should continue. An ad hoc Budget Com- Lavita Nadkarni, Jennifer Robbennolt, Ron The new AP-LS book series has been offi- mittee will meet to consider the 2006 Budget. Roesch, Randy Salekin, Jennifer Skeem, cially launched with Oxford. Ron Roesch The Committee on Law and Psychology in Christina Studebaker, Gary Wells, Rich proposed, and the Executive Committee Corrections has not been active in recent Wiener agreed, that AP-LS would sponsor a sym- years. It was decided that Jennifer Skeem posium at the March 2006 meeting in St. would work to reconstitute this committee 1. Meeting was called to order at 1:10 Petersburg, Florida to recognize the launch and work with the committee to establish p.m. by President Edie Greene. of the book series. some specific goals for the immediate fu- ture. 2. Executive Committee meeting minutes 6. APLS/AACP reciprocity agreement from March 2005 were approved. A question was raised about the existence 10. AP-LS Annual Program of a membership reciprocity agreement be- The Conference Programming Committee 3. Treasurer’s Report (see 2005 budget tween AP-LS and AACP. It was decided presented a series of recommendations for on p.5) that the agreement should be left in place. changes to the Annual Meeting. After dis- Treasurer Margaret Bull Kovera reported The Committee on Relations with Other cussion, the Program Chairs were authorized that the Division continues to have finan- Organizations was asked to evaluate to eliminate programming on the Sunday of cial reserves sufficient to cover two years whether reciprocity agreements with other the conference, experiment with utilizing of operating expenses if necessary. While organizations should be pursued. In think- panels of reviewers in various content ar- it is no longer necessary to grow these re- ing about such agreements, the consen- eas, limit submissions to two (2) first- serves, the budget process will need to sus was that such agreements should in- authored presentations (paper presentations make sure that income covers expenses so volve a discount from both organizations, or symposium papers), and require that the that the reserves are not prematurely ex- rather than a waiver of dues by one or the first author present the paper. It was also pended. Dues income for 2005 appears to other, and that such memberships should decided that student travel awards of $250 be on track. be structured so as to include a subscrip- would be given to each of 30 student first- tion to LHB. It was noted that the website authors, rather than the current practice of a Budgeting for 2006: One major budget will need to be able to handle issues raised varying amount given to all student first- addition is the hiring of a new administra- by reciprocity agreements, as well as items authors. Travel awardees must be the first tive assistant to handle many of the such as dues exempt status, verification of author and must be a student member of Division’s administrative duties (see #4 student status, and so on. AP-LS at the time of the submission. below). In addition, committees had been requested to propose status quo and 7. Oxford Proposal for New Book Series 11. APA Council Report dream budgets for 2006. A dues increase Mariclaire Cloutier presented a proposal Gail Goodman and Patty Griffin attended the was considered to cover the rising cost of for a new Oxford book series of practice meeting of the APA Council which was on- LHB, administrative costs, and new initia- guides. After discussion, it was decided going. They reported on the Council’s dis- tives. An ad hoc 2006 Budget Committee that the Division would not pursue the cussions of new presidential initiatives, the is scheduled to meet to consider budget project. APA budget, and other Council business. requests for 2006 and to propose a spe- cific dues increase. The EC will vote on a 8. Proposal for New Award 12. Springer Contract for LHB dues increase via e-mail. At the request of the Women in Psychology The contract with Springer for the publica- and Law Committee, a proposal for a new award tion of LHB expires in 2008. It was reported 4. Administrative Assistant for “Outstanding Woman in Psychology and that the Division is under no obligation to Lynn Peterson has been hired as the Law.” After discussion, it was decided that this continue with Springer beyond the end of Division’s administrative assistant. Lynn award would not be established. the contract, but that Springer was interested will provide administrative support to the in bidding on a renewed contract. The Pub- Executive Committee and other commit- 9. Review of Committees lications Committee was authorized to ex- tees, including recordkeeping, meeting and A review of the existing AP-LS committees plore arrangements with other publishers workshop support, and assisting with was conducted. Several new committees that could be compared to a Springer bid. continued on p.4 AP-LS NEWS, Fall 2005 Page 3 is not to receive e-mail—to receive e-mail mittee has also been involved in assisting 13. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law from AP-LS requires that members affirma- other individuals locate speakers on spe- Steve Penrod has been named the new tively select the opt-in option. Barry has cific topics, although financial support from editor of PPPL. It was decided that the worked closely with the new Administrative AP-LS was not sought. The committee has editor of PPPL should be invited to attend Assistant, Lyn Peterson to orient her on the sent an informational letter about the Edu- meetings of the Executive Committee as a website database, the mechanism for pro- cational Outreach Committee to educational non-voting member. Steve can be asked cessing membership, and similar functions. institutions that predominantly serve stu- to attend informally until this relationship dents of color in the hope that this out- can be formalized in the By-Laws. Jennifer Groscup, in-coming Newsletter reach will result in an increase in forensic Editor, reported via e-mail that Adam Fried related presentation at these institutions. 14. AP-LS Endorsements has agreed to continue as the website ad- The role of AP-LS in endorsing particular ministrator. Several new columns are be- Grants-in-Aid Committee causes, lawsuits, and positions was dis- ing developed for the Newsletter includ- Mario Scalora via e-mail reported that the cussed. There was support for maintain- ing columns on diversity issues (in con- committee reviewed 25 proposals for the ing AP-LS’ role as a professional organiza- junction with the Minority Affairs Committee) Spring 2005 funding cycle; 21 proposals tion as opposed to a guild and for the no- and on teaching and training ideas ( in con- (84%) received funding totaling $6,790. tion that the role of the organization ought junction with the Careers and Training Com- to be to foster discussion and debate and mittee). Exploration of ways to make the News- Committee on Relations with Other Or- not to resolve it for members. In that spirit, letter more “web-friendly” is beginning and any ganizations it was decided that the general approach suggestions for improvements to the website Michele Galietta reported via e-mail that should be that AP-LS will typically not con- or Newsletter are welcomed. the committee has refined its focus to in- tribute financial support or offer endorse- crease networking and communication be- ment for particular lawsuits or positions. APA 2005 Program Chairs tween AP-LS and key APA directorates and Jennifer Hunt and Eric Elbogen reported to increase networking and communication 15. Publication and Committee Reports via e-mail that the Division’s program con- between AP-LS and practitioners working sisted of 13 clinical/forensic sessions and in psycholegal settings. Liasons Natacha Law and Human Behavior 4 experimental sessions, including 3 ses- Blain (APA Public Policy Office) and Brian Rich Wiener reported via e-mail that the sions co-sponsored with other divisions Bornstein (APA Science Directorate) filed journal remains strong. It continues to be interested in clinical/forensic issues. reports. The committee hosted two lun- frequently cited both in practice and in cheons at the 2005 Annual Meeting (one scholarly papers. The submission rate re- AP-LS Annual Program on eyewitness and jury decision-making mains high, as does the rejection rate for In addition to the conference changes dis- issues and the other on correctional issues) submitted papers. A special issue is cussed above (#10), the committee re- designed to facilitate discussion between planned for February 2006 on “Emotion in ported that a model is being tried in which researchers and practitioners. Similar pro- Legal Decision-Making” edited by Brian there will be three co-chairs for each AP- gramming is planned for the future. Bornstein and Rich Wiener. LS Annual Meeting, including one person local to the conference site to facilitate lo- Careers and Training Committee The transition in editors from Rich Wiener cal arrangements. Co-chairs for the 2006 Allison Redlich reported via e-mail that to Brian Cutler has begun. As of August 1, Annual Meeting are Annette Christy, Jen- committee member Mark Costanzo will take 2005, Rich stopped receiving new manu- nifer Groscup, and Tonia Nicholls. The the lead on a new newsletter column on scripts and Brian began doing so. Rich committee reported via e-mail on plans for “Teaching Ideas” for courses in Law and will continue as transitional editor until all the 2006 Annual Meeting, including plans Psychology. The column will focus on the manuscripts received through July 31 for pre-conference workshops, arrange- teaching activities, demonstrations, simula- are completely processed. ments with the hotel, the conference tions, exercises, and other ways of promot- website, invited speakers and special ses- ing active learning in psychology and law. Newsletter sions, and the conference budget. Barry Rosenfeld, out-going Newsletter The committee continues the work of up- Editor, reported via e-mail on the transition Educational Outreach Committee dating the Predoctoral Internships in Psy- of responsibility for the AP-LS Newsletter Lavita Nadkarni reported via e-mail that the chology and Law guide (and on creating a and the AP-LS website to Jennifer Groscup. list of available speakers continues to in- postdoctoral internship version), the The past several months have involved crease. Over this past year, AP-LS has co- Graduate Training Programs in Psychol- continuing to improve the functionality of sponsored three speakers, Alison Redlich, ogy and Law, and the Handbook of Teach- the website, with focus on constructing a who presented at the annual meeting of ing Materials, and are compiling and post- centralized database, the e-mail function- the New York State Defenders Association; ing syllabi on the website. ality, and the processing of Paypal pay- Brian Cutler, who presented at the Tennes- ments. Two graduate students have used see Association of Criminal Justice; and S. Following on the heels of their successful sym- the system for research projects since such Margaretta Dwyer, who presented at the posium at the 2005 APLS conference (co-spon- use was approved. It was noted that the 11th Annual Summer Institute on Violence sored by the Mentoring Committee), the com- default setting for receipt of AP-LS e-mail and Abuse in Moorhead, MN. The Com-

Page 4 AP-LS NEWS, Fall 2005 mittee plans to organize a symposium at the 2005 AP-LS Budget annual meeting every year or two. Women in Psychology and Law Committee Brooke Butler and Amy Smith proposed INCOME Budget Committee on Ethnic Minority Affairs an award for “Outstanding Woman in Psy- Roslyn Caldwell reported via e-mail that chology and Law” (see #8 above). Dues & Contributions $ 125,000.00 the committee now includes 17 members LHB Editorial Expenses $ 17,500.00 from a diversity of programs nationwide Nominations and Awards Interest Income $ 1,000.00 and within psychology and law. The com- No report available. Royalties $ 40,000.00 mittee has recently developed a list of Advertising $ 3,000.00 goals, has submitted a budget proposal, and Book Award Committee will begin implementation in August 2005. No report available. TOTAL INCOME $ 231,500.00

Fellows Committee Dissertation Awards Committee EXPENSES Kirk Heilbrun reported via e-mail that the No report available. Meetings & Conferences: Committee had received one completed APA Convention Program $ 17,000.00 nomination for Fellow of AP-LS/Division Student Section 41 during the past year. A decision will be No report available. APA EC Meeting $ 3,000.00 made by the APA Council. The committee APLS EC meeting at APA $ 10,000.00 is now also soliciting nominations for Biennial EC Meeting $ 10,000.00 “AP-LS Distinguished Members,” for Scientific Review Paper Committee Biennial APLS Confernce $ 45,000.00 members of AP-LS who are not members No report available. Div. Leadership Conference $ 2,000.00 of APA. Committee on Law and Psychology in Cor- APA Program Chair Conf. $ 1,500.00 Mentoring Committee rections SUB-TOTAL $ 88,500.00 Wendy Heath reported via e-mail that the No report available. Committee has decided that the Student Publications: Section Chair will serve as a liaison to the The next meeting will be held in March Newsletter Expenses $ 18,000.00 Mentoring Committee. The committee has 2006 in St. Petersburg, Florida in con- launched a “Mentorship” section of the junction with the AP-LS Annual Meeting. Subscriptions to LHB $ 73,000.00 AP-LS website (http://www.ap-ls.org/ Editor Expenses for LHB $ 17,500.00 about/mentorship.html). The committee The meeting was adjourned at 4:50 p.m. Web Site Expenses $ 5,000.00 continues to recruit mentors from both SUB-TOTAL $ 113,500.00 clinical and non-clinical (academic and Respectfully submitted, practice) areas. The names and a short Jennifer K. Robbennolt biographical statement for each of these Administrative Costs: mentors is now listed on the mentorship General Operating Exp. $ 11,250.00 website. Anyone interested in being an Presidential Expenses $ 400.00 AP-LS mentor may contact Wendy. Treasurer Expenses $ 400.00 SUB-TOTAL $ 12,050.00 Undergraduate Paper Award Committee Livia Gilstrap reported via e-mail that the committee has been constituted and is pre- Awards and Committees: paring for the first award. A final call for Awards & Dissertations $ 4,000.00 papers has been drafted and advertised Grants-in-Aid $ 10,000.00 (seehttp://www.ap-ls.org/links/ Interdisciplinary Grant $ 3,000.00 aplsundergrad.html), the process for re- viewing papers has been clarified, and the Student Committee $ 3,000.00 committee has coordinated with the 2006 Education Outreach Comm. $ 2,000.00 Conference Co-chairs. After the first award Cong. Briefing Series $ 3,000.00 is presented in March 2006, the commit- Careers & Teaching Comm. $ 1,000.00 tee plans to evaluate the process, revise Rels w/ Other Organizations $ 2,000 the call for papers as necessary, and docu- ment their review process for future com- SUB-TOTAL $ 28,000.00 mittees. TOTAL EXPENSES $ 242,050.00 Interdisciplinary grants Randy Salekin reported via e-mail on ef- forts to reinvigorate this grant program.

AP-LS NEWS, Fall 2005 Page 5 NEW FEATURE: AP-LS Teaching Techniques

We are pleased to announce a new feature for the APLS Newsletter: A Teaching Techniques section, sponsored by the APLS Careers and Training Committee. The purpose of this feature will be to share useful ideas and activities for those of us who teach (or plan to teach) courses in Psychology & Law, Forensic Psychology, or more specialized areas of legal psychology. We hope that the series of articles that appears under the Teaching Techniques heading will offer clear, practical assistance to college and university teachers. These articles will compliment the psychology-law syllabi available on the APLS website (http://www.ap-ls.org/academics).

At least initially, we are interested in articles describing techniques that promote active learning in psychology and law. Most of us who teach in this area have developed our own demonstrations and activities to engage students in the learning process. We hope that the Teaching Techniques section of the Newsletter will become the place to find the best activities, simula- tions, exercises, and demonstrations for teaching important content in psychology and law.

Although we expect most articles to be brief (around 5 pages), we are also open to longer articles. In describing your technique, please include information about the ideal number of students, the amount of time to devote to the activity, the kind of preparation required, and relevant materials. We would like each article to contain enough information to allow readers to use the activity in their own courses. Finally, although we are mainly interested in classroom activities, simulations, and demonstrations, we will consider any article related to teaching or training in psychology and law.

We welcome your comments, ideas, suggestions, or submissions. Send submissions or ideas for articles to any of the four editors listed below.

Chief Editor: Co-Editor: Mark Costanzo, Claremont McKenna College Beth Schwartz, Randolph-Macon Woman’s College [email protected] [email protected] phone: 909-607-2339 phone 434-947-8438

Co-Editor: Co-Editor: Allison Redlich, Policy Research Associates, Inc. Jennifer Groscup, John Jay College of Criminal Justice [email protected] [email protected] phone: 518-439-7415 phone 212-237-8774

Conference Update, continued from p.1... There are two airports: Tampa International Airport or TIA (http://www.tampaairport.com) and the St. Petersburg – Clearwater Interna- tional Airport (http://www.fly2pie.com/). Tampa is a little further away than St. Pete – Clearwater, but more airlines fly into it. From either airport, you can rent a car, take a shared van, or take a cab to the hotel. From Tampa, the Super Shuttle rate is $22/person to St. Pete, but it is $20/person to the hotel. Cabs from Tampa to the hotel may cost around $50. From St. Pete – Clearwater, the Super Shuttle ranges from $19-26/person, and a taxi might cost about $30. Once at the hotel, there are several modes of public transportation you can use to get around, and taxis are also available.

Important things to note: Reserve your hotel room early! The rates offered by the Hilton for this year’s conference are unbelievably low – only $115 per night! Space in the conference hotel is likely to go quickly at these rates – even the overflow hotel is more expensive. You must reserve your room before January 30, 2006!

Register for the conference early! We are offering special “early-bird” rates on this year’s conference registration. Register now before the rates increase on January 31, 2006.

Take advantage of our extensive workshop schedule and register early! “Early-bird” registration is also available for our continuing education workshops, until January 15, 2006. Browse the schedule online.

Get your party or event on the conference program! Talk to the co-chairs early about planning your event. We can help you with scheduling, location, and catering menus.

We look forward to seeing you in St. Pete!

Page 6 AP-LS NEWS, Fall 2005 NEW FEATURE: Diversity in Psychology and Law

On behalf of the Diversity Affairs Committee, I am delighted to announce a new column in the American Psychology-Law Society Newsletter: Diversity in Psychology and Law. The primary goal of this column is to provide readers with informa- tion related to diversity topics relevant to psychology and the legal system. As a committee, we hope that the column will provide academicians, clinicians, postdoctoral fellows, graduate and undergraduate students, and the like, information per- taining to the most pressing issues related to diversity and the applicability to psychology and law.

The Diversity Affairs Committee was recently revitalized in April 2005. The committee is committed to facilitating activities and developing opportunities within the psychology and law division that embrace, respect and value diversity. We are dedicated to the recruitment and retention of culturally and linguistically diverse students into psychology and law related doctoral programs, and faculty into psychology and law related academic and professional positions.

The committee is comprised of 17 members (academicians, researchers, clinicians, practitioners, graduate, and doctoral students), a fine group of individuals representing a diversity of backgrounds and expertise in the field:

Carl B. Clements, Ph.D., ABPP Kim Coffman, M.A., M.S. Lisette Garcia, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology Doctoral Candidate of Psychology Postdoctoral Fellow of Law & Psychology The University of Alabama Florida International University John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Camille Gibson, Ph.D. Naomi E. Goldstein, Ph.D. Michelle Hoy-Watkins, Psy.D. Assistant Professor of Psychology Assistant Professor of Psychology Assistant Professor of Psychology Prairie View A&M University Drexel University Chicago School of Prof. Psychology

Roy Malpass, Ph.D. Steven A. Mandracchia, Ph.D. Lavita Nadkarni, Ph.D. Professor of CJ & Psychology Assistant Professor of Psychology Assistant Professor of Psychology The University of Texas at El Paso University of Missouri, Kansas City University of Denver

Fadia Narchet, M.S. Jennifer L. Skeem, Ph.D. Samuel R. Sommers, Ph.D. Doctoral Candidate of Psychology Assistant Professor of Psychology Assistant Professor of Psychology Florida International University University of California, Irvine Tufts University

Veronica S. Tetterton, M.S. Carolina Villar-Mendez, B.A. Richard Wiener, Ph.D., MLS Doctoral Candidate of Psychology Doctoral Student of Psychology Professor of Psychology University of Alabama The University of Nevada, Las Vegas University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Erin A. Williams, B.A. Doctoral Student of Psychology John Jay College of Criminal Justice

Should you have any questions, comments, or suggestions pertaining to the Diversity in Psychology and Law column, please feel free to contact me and/or any of the DiversityAffairs Committee members.

Sincerely,

Roslyn M. Caldwell, Ph.D. Diversity Affairs Committee Chair Associate Professor of Psychology John Jay College of Criminal Justice

AP-LS NEWS, Fall 2005 Page 7 Legal Update “Supermax” Prisons: Constitutional Challenges and Mental Health Concerns

David DeMatteo, JD, PhD

In recent years, states have increasingly relied upon sils and reading material is severely restricted, if permitted at all. supermaximum-security prisons, commonly known as “supermax” When inmates leave their cells, they may be strip searched, placed prisons, to house the prison system’s most challenging inmates. in restraints, and escorted by multiple correctional officers. These ultra-high-security facilities provide for the segregation and long-term housing of inmates classified as the highest secu- Constitutional Challenges rity risks within a prison system. The extraordinarily high level of Supermax prisons have been challenged on several constitutional security needed to house these inmates results in extreme isola- grounds, and a few notable cases are discussed below. As these tion and unprecedented restrictions on personal freedoms. There- cases demonstrate, courts have attempted to strike a balance be- fore, these facilities often function “very close to the edge of what tween prison officials’ security concerns and inmates’ constitu- the Constitution allows” (Collins, 2004, p. 2). As a result, supermax tional rights. In Madrid v. Gomez, 889 F. Supp. 1146 (N.D. Cal. prisons, and the procedures used to place inmates in supermax 1995), inmates challenged the constitutionality of a broad range prisons, have been challenged on various constitutional grounds. of living conditions in the Security Housing Unit (SHU) at After briefly describing supermax prisons, this column will dis- California’s Pelican Bay State Prison. In a lengthy opinion (in- cuss several federal cases involving constitutional challenges to formed by the expertise of Joel Dvoskin, Ph.D., and Craig Haney, these facilities, including a recent decision (June 2005) from the Ph.D.), the United States District Court for the Northern District of United States Supreme Court addressing an important procedural California held that the defendants (correctional officials) violated due process question. This column will then summarize the social the 8th Amendment’s prohibition against cruel and unusual pun- science research regarding the potentially harmful psychological ishment by failing to provide inmates with adequate medical and effects of extreme isolation. mental health care (using the “deliberate indifference” standard from Estelle v. Gamble, 429 U.S. 97 (1976)), and by permitting a Supermax Prisons pattern of excessive force against inmates. See id. at 1279-1280. The term “supermax prison” is a generic descriptor for a relatively The Court refused, however, to hold that the basic concept of the new breed of ultra-high-security prisons used to house inmates SHU was unconstitutional. The Court stated that although “con- determined to be exceptionally high security risks (Collins, 2004). ditions in the SHU may press the outer bounds of what most These facilities, which are also referred to as special (or security) humans can psychologically tolerate,” there was no evidence that housing units, intensive management units, disciplinary control all SHU inmates were at high risk of developing a serious mental units, special management units, extended control units, or “maxi- illness. Id. at 1267. Rather, the Court held that confinement in the maxis” (Collins, 2004), provide long-term, segregated housing for SHU constitutes cruel and unusual punishment only for two cat- violent and high-risk inmates. Solitary confinement as a short- egories of inmates: (1) those who are already mentally ill, and (2) term punishment has been used for decades, but supermax pris- those who are at an unreasonably high risk of suffering serious ons are a relatively recent phenomenon. Developed in response mental illness as a result of confinement in the SHU. See id. to prison violence, often stemming from gang activity and over- In Jones ‘El v. Berge, 164 F. Supp. 2d 1096 (W.D. Wisc. 2001), crowding, the premise underlying supermax prisons is that vio- inmates alleged that living conditions in the Supermax Correc- lence will be reduced if the most dangerous inmates are segre- tional Institution in Boscobel, Wisconsin constituted cruel and gated from other inmates, locked down in their cells, and granted unusual punishment for seriously mentally ill inmates in violation fewer privileges. of the 8th Amendment. The inmates sought a court order requiring an independent psychiatric evaluation of all inmates and the trans- Supermax facilities differ in terms of living conditions and operat- fer of seriously mentally ill inmates to a psychiatric facility. The ing procedures, but they share some common features (see Collins, United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin 2004). Under the strictest security conditions, inmates are locked agreed that seriously mentally ill inmates should not be housed in in their cells 23 hours per day, and daily life is characterized by the supermax facility, but it refused to order psychiatric evalua- almost total sensory deprivation, extreme physical and social iso- tions for all inmates. The Court held that only inmates who were lation, and unrelenting monotony. Inmates are deprived of almost at risk of having a serious mental illness should be evaluated (i.e., all human contact. The cells are designed to prevent communica- inmates taking psychotropic medication, inmates with a history of tion among inmates, and inmates typically eat alone and shower psychiatric hospitalizations, inmates not making adequate alone. Inmates are permitted to exercise one hour per day, often in progress, and inmates who had been placed on suicide watch). small indoor cells with no equipment or windows. In some facili- See id. at 1125. ties, a light remains on in the cell at all times, and inmates have little or no exposure to natural light. Inmates are typically not In Taifa v. Bayh, 846 F. Supp. 723 (N.D. Ind. 1994), inmates chal- permitted to have televisions or radios, and access to writing uten- lenged the assignment of inmates to, and the conditions of con- finement in, the Maximum Control Complex (MCC) in Westville,

Page 8 AP-LS NEWS, Fall 2005 Indiana. Inmates alleged that the segre- istrators and implicates the safety of other authority on the psychological effects of gation scheme violated due process pro- inmates and prison staff. See Wilkinson, solitary confinement, found extremely high tections of the 14th Amendment and con- 125 S. Ct. at 2397-2398. rates of psychological distress in a ran- stituted cruel and unusual punishment in dom sample of supermax inmates, and violation of the 8th Amendment. Prior to Relevant Research Brodsky and Scogin (1988) found similar trial, the parties reached a negotiated The potentially harmful psychological ef- rates in a sample of protective custody settlement providing for, inter alia, im- fects of prolonged periods of solitary con- inmates. Symptoms reported by the proved procedures for assigning inmates finement have been known for decades. supermax inmates included obsessive ru- to MCC; mandatory psychiatric evalua- For a thorough review of the relevant re- minations, confused thought processes, tions of all new MCC inmates; increased search, see Brief of Professors and Practi- oversensitivity to stimuli, irrational anger, educational, recreational, and treatment tioners of Psychology and Psychiatry as social withdrawal, violent fantasies, emo- opportunities; improved grievance proce- Amicus Curiae in Support of Respondent, tional flatness or lability, depression, per- dures; and other improvements in general Wilkinson v. Austin, 125 S. Ct. 2384 (2005) ceptual distortions, and suicidal ideation living conditions. See id. at 726. (No. 04-495), which was co-authored by (Haney, 2003). several AP-LS members. As noted in the Notably, until its most recent term, the U.S. amicus brief, the U.S. Supreme Court rec- Conclusion Supreme Court had contributed little to the ognized the harmful effects of solitary con- The development of supermax prisons has legal landscape regarding the constitu- finement as far back as 1890: “A consider- generated a considerable amount of dis- tionality of supermax prisons. However, able number of the prisoners fell, after even cussion among legal commentators, on June 13, 2005, in Wilkinson v. Austin, a short confinement, into a semi-fatuous courts, and social science researchers, and 125 S. Ct. 2384, the Supreme Court ad- condition . . . and others became violently there is no indication that the controversy dressed a key procedural due process insane; others, still, committed suicide; surrounding supermax prisons will subside question regarding the placement of pris- while those who stood the ordeal better anytime soon. With over 30 states and oners in an Ohio supermax prison. In were not generally reformed . . .” In re the federal government operating Wilkinson, several current and former in- Medley, 134 U.S. 160, 168 (1890). supermax prisons and a limited body of mates challenged the constitutionality of relevant case law, it is likely that supermax Ohio’s use of informal, non-adversarial Over the past few decades, researchers prisons will continue to face constitutional procedures to assign inmates to Ohio State have found that prolonged exposure to challenges. Because the placement and Penitentiary (OSP). The Supreme Court extreme isolation creates a serious risk of continued confinement of mentally ill in- granted certiorari to determine whether the psychological harm. In addition to exac- mates in supermax prisons will likely take assignment procedures satisfy the 14th erbating pre-existing psychological disor- center stage in future legal battles, it is Amendment’s procedural due process re- ders, extreme isolation can contribute to imperative that social science researchers quirements. the development of a clinically distin- conduct scientifically-sound research that guishable syndrome characterized by mas- can inform the judiciary, policy makers, and Courts use a two-step approach to deter- sive free-floating anxiety, hypersensitiv- institutional administrators. mine whether a procedure provides a suf- ity to external stimuli, perceptual distur- ficient level of process. The court first bances, acute confusion and cognitive References determines whether a protected liberty in- difficulties, the development of an inner Brief of Professors and Practitioners of terest exists and, if so, the court determines fantasy world, sudden outbursts, and para- Psychology and Psychiatry as what process is due in the context under noia (e.g., Grassian, 1983; Grassian & Amicus Curiae in Support of Re- consideration. Using this approach in Friedman, 1986). The results of system- spondent, Wilkinson v. Austin, 125 Wilkinson, the Supreme Court first con- atic research conducted by Hans Toch S. Ct. 2384 (2005) (No. 04-495). cluded that inmates have a liberty interest (1975) suggest that inmates in solitary Brodsky, S., & Scogin, F. R. (1988). Inmates in not being assigned to OSP because the confinement may experience “isolation in protective custody: First data on extreme physical and social isolation “‘im- panic” characterized by rage, panic, loss emotional effects. Forensic Re- poses atypical and significant hardship on of control and breakdowns, psychologi- ports, 1, 267-280. the inmate in relation to the ordinary inci- cal regression, and self-mutilation. Some Collins, W. C. (2004). Supermax prisons dents of prison life.’” Id. at 2394 (quoting research suggests that inmates experience and the Constitution: Liability Sandin v. Conner, 515 U.S. 472, 484 (1995)). a significant reduction in symptoms – if concerns in the extended control Next, using the three-factor framework ar- not complete remission – when removed unit [Monograph]. National Insti- ticulated in Mathews v. Eldridge, 424 U.S. from solitary confinement (e.g., Grassian, tute of Corrections, U.S. Dept. of 319 (1976), the Court determined that the 1983). Justice. assignment policy adequately safeguards Estelle v. Gamble, 429 U.S. 97 (1976). an inmate’s liberty interest in not being Most research regarding the effects of Grassian, S. (1983). Psychopathological assigned to OSP. The Court held that solitary confinement was conducted prior effects of solitary confinement. Ohio’s use of informal, non-adversarial to the development of supermax prisons. American Journal of Psychiatry, assignment procedures (involving notice Recently, however, a few researchers have 140, 1450-1454. and the opportunity for rebuttal) is con- studied the effects of supermax-type con- Grassian, S., & Friedman, N. (1986). Effects stitutionally adequate because the inquiry finement on psychological functioning. of sensory deprivation in psychi- draws on the experience of prison admin- For example, Haney (2003), a recognized AP-LS NEWS, Fall 2005 Page 9 CORRECTIONAL Research Briefs pared the factor structures of Fox, S., & Leicht, S. (2005). The the Psychopathic Personality association between the of- rates were higher for women Inventory (PPI), Self-Report fender-victim relationship, (34.7%) than men (14.6%). DELIQUENCY/ANTISOCIAL Psychopathy-II (SRP-II), and severity of offence and attri- BEHAVIOR Antisocial Process Screening bution of blame in mentally Way, B.B., Miraglia, R., Saw- Device (APSD). PPI Fearless disordered offenders. Psy- yer, D.A., Beer, R., & Eddy, J. Babcock, J. C., Green, C. E., Dominance and Impulsive chology, Crime, and Law, 11, (2005). Factors related to sui- Webb, S. A., & Yerington, T. P. Antisociality, SRP-II Factor 2, 255-264. Sixty-five male inpa- cide in New York state pris- (2005). Psychophysiological and both factors of the APSD tients at two forensic settings ons. International Journal of profiles of batterers: Auto- correlated with symptoms of completed a brief measure of Law and Psychiatry, 28, 207- nomic emotional reactivity as antisocial personality disorder, cognitive functioning (the 221. Characteristics of 76 in- it predicts the antisocial spec- but SRP-II Factor 1 did not. Quick Test) and the Revised mates who committed suicide trum of behavior among inti- Gudjonsson Blame Attribution were compared to those of in- mate partner abuse. Journal Burton, J. M. & Marshall, L. Inventory. Participants were mates receiving mental health of Abnormal Psychology, 114, A. (2005). Protective factors grouped according to their re- services (n = 7,236) and gen- 444-455. Autonomic for youth considered at risk lationship with their victim eral prison inmates (n = 69,152). hyporeactivity was found to of criminal behaviour: Does (well-known, acquaintance, Those who committed suicide be linked to antisocial features participation in extracurricu- stranger) and the severity of were significantly younger in men classified as severely lar activities help? Criminal their violent crime. Offenders than inmates receiving ser- violent. Autonomic hyperre- Behaviour and Mental who committed the most vio- vices and those in the general activity was linked to antiso- Health, 15, 46-64. Hierarchi- lent crimes had higher guilt population (M = 32.8, 37.1, and cial features in low-level vio- cal multiple regression analy- attribution scores and were 34.6, respectively). Almost lent men. ses indicated that gender and more likely to have known their 75% of those who committed Phsychophysiologcal re- engaging in sports strongly victims well. suicide were receiving mental sponses were more strongly predicted rule-breaking be- health treatment at the time of correlated to general antisocial havior. Participation in extra- Nee, C. & Farman, S. (2005). the suicide, with 41% having behavior than intimate partner curricular activities was not Female prisoners with bor- been seen 1-3 days before the abuse. shown to be associated with derline personality disorder: suicide. rule-breaking behavior. Some promising treatment Beauchaine, T. P., Webster- developments. Criminal Yates, K., Kunz, M., Czobor, P., Stratton, C., & Reid, M. J. Dadds, M. R., Fraser, J., Frost, Behaviour and Mental Rabinowitz, S., Lindenmayer, (2005). Mediators, modera- A., & Hawes, D. J. (2005). Dis- Health, 15, 2-16. Pilot pro- J., & Volavka, J. (2005). A cog- tors, and predictors of 1-year entangling the underlying di- grams provided Dialectical nitive, behaviorally based pro- outcomes among children mensions of psychopathy and Behavior Therapy (DBT) to gram for patients with persis- treated for early-onset con- conduct problems in child- female inmates (N = 30) with tent mental illness and a his- duct problems: A latent hood: A community study. Jour- results suggesting treatment tory of aggression, crime, or growth curve analysis. Jour- nal of Consulting and Clini- led to improvements in general both: Structure and corre- nal of Consulting and Clini- cal Psychology, 73, 400-410. borderline features, dissocia- lates of completers of the pro- cal Psychology, 73, 371-388. Researchers conducted factor tion, self-harm, and impulsiv- gram. Journal of the Ameri- Data from six clinical trials ex- analysis of the Antisocial Pro- ity. can Academy of Psychiatry amining treatment outcomes in cess Screening Device (APSD) and Law, 33, 214-222. Male (n 514 children ages 3 to 8 ½ and the Strengths and Difficul- Steadman, H.J., Scott, J.E., = 165) and female (n = 17) in- treated for conduct problems ties Questionnaire (SDQ) in a Osher, F., Agnese, T.K., & patients participated in a cog- indicated marital adjustment, community sample of children Robbins, P.C. (2005). Valida- nitive behavioral treatment to maternal depression, paternal ages 4-9 (n = 1,359). The analy- tion of the Brief Jail Mental reduce violent and criminal substance abuse, and child sis resulted in a five-factor Health Screen. Psychiatric behavior. Participants were comorbid anxiety/depression model: antisocial, hyperactiv- Services, 56, 816-822. Admin- grouped according to treat- each moderated treatment re- ity, CU traits, anxiety, and peer istration of the Brief Jail Men- ment completion (n = 90) and sponse. problems, which the authors tal Health Screen to 11,438 de- noncompletion (n=91). Treat- argued was consistent with the tainees found that women ment completers remained in Benning, S.D., Patrick, C.J., factor structure of the APSD were more likely to be referred the hospital for a significantly Salekin, R.T., & Leistico, A.R. supported in existing re- for further mental health as- shorter period of time. Those (2005). Convergent and dis- search. sessment than men. Overall, who did not complete treat- criminant validity of psychop- the measures correctly classi- ment had higher scores on the athy factors assessed via self- Douglas, K.S., Strand, S., fied 73.5% of males and 61.6% Barratt Impuslvity Scale and report: A comparison of three Belfrage, H., Fransson, G., & of females compared to SCID lower scores on the Beta IQ. instruments. Assessment, 12, Levander, S. (2005). Reliabil- diagnoses. False negative 3, 270-289. This study com- Page 10 AP-LS NEWS, Fall 2005 ity and validity evaluation of lescents. Journal of Abnormal sive slides as less arousing Males assessed for intelli- the Psychopathy Checklist: Psychology, 114, 187-196. and showed less physiologi- gence and psychopathology Screening version (PCL:SV) Adolescent boys labeled as cal response to the slides re- at age 7-12 were assessed for in Swedish correctional and psychopathy-prone based on gardless of slide type. a second time when 18-19 forensic psychiatric samples. Child Psychopathy Scale years old (N = 163). SES and a Assessment, 12, 2, 145-161. In scores showed reduced elec- Kaplan, H.B., & Lin, C. (2005). diagnosis of conduct disorder a sample of 560 Swedish fo- trodermal activity when antici- Deviant identity, negative self- (CD) at the first assessment rensic patients and criminal pating and reacting to aversive feelings, and decreases in de- significantly predicted APD at offenders, male participants stimuli compared to a control viant behavior: The moderat- the second assessment. Nei- obtained higher PCL:SV total group, suggesting reduced ing influence of conventional ther ADHD, parent history of and interpersonal/affective anticipatory fear and response social bonding. Psychology, APD, the combination of feature scores. Compared to to punishment in psychop- Crime, and Law, 11, 289-303. CD+ADHD, nor ODD signifi- interpersonal/affective fea- athy-prone adolescents. Youths who were 15 or cantly added to predictions tures, behavioral features were younger (N = 1,041) were in- made by SES and a diagnosis more strongly related to all in- Grogan-Kaylor, A. (2005). terviewed and then of CD. dices of aggression, the his- Corporal punishment and the reinterviewed 3-years later. torical component of the HCR- growth trajectory of Negative self-feelings (anxi- 20, and substance abuse. In- children’s antisocial behavior. ety, depression, etc.) were as- Llanes, S. J., & Kosson, D. S. terpersonal/affective features Child Maltreatment, 10, 283- sociated with decreases in de- (2005). Divided visual atten- were more strongly related to 292. Data on 6,912 children, viant behavior for those who tion and left hemisphere acti- personality disorder and psy- ages 4 to 14, were collected in had received sanctions for vation among psychopathic chosis than the PCL:SV total six bi-yearly waves by inter- deviant behavior and felt a and nonpsychopathic offend- score. viewing the children’s moth- need to be perceived positively ers. Journal of Psychopathol- ers. Use of corporal punish- by others; however, negative ogy and Behavioral Assess- Friedman, S.H., Shelton, M.D., ment was associated with in- self-feelings were associated ment, 28, 9-18. Male inmates Elhaj, O., Youngstrom, E.A., creased antisocial behavior; with increases in deviant be- were classified as psycho- Rapport, D.J., Packer, K.A., et the effect of this punishment havior for those who had never pathic (n=26) or al. (2005). Gender differences was moderated by gender, received sanctions. nonpsychopathic (n=46) in criminality: Bipolar dis- with boys exhibiting a larger based on their scores on the order with co-occurring sub- effect. Increases in antisocial Kim-Cohen, J., Arseneault, L., PCL-R. All participants com- stance abuse. Journal of the acts were associated with Caspi, A., Tomas, M.P., Tay- pleted a computer-based di- American Academy of Psy- older children, higher poverty lor, A., & Moffitt, T.E. (2005). vided visual field test. Psy- chiatry and Law, 33, 188-195. levels, and lower levels of cog- Validity of DSM-IV conduct chopaths were less accurate Male (n = 77) and female (n=55) nitive stimulation and emo- disorder in 4 ½ -5-year old compared to nonpsychopaths outpatients who were diag- tional support. children: A longitudinal when responding to stimuli nosed with both rapid-cycling study. American Journal of that led to left hemisphere ac- bipolar disorder and sub- Herpertz, S. C., Mueller, B., Psychiatry, 162, 1108-1117. In tivation. stance abuse and a compari- Qunaibi, M., Lichterfeld, C., Britain, children’s mothers and son group of male (n=13) and Konrad, K., & Herpertz- teachers reported the presence McGue, M., & Iacono, W.J. female (n = 18) outpatients Dahlmann, B. (2005). Re- of conduct disorder symptoms (2005). The association of with only bipolar disorder re- sponse to emotional stimuli in in 4.5 to 5 year old children (N early adolescent problem be- ported their legal history on boys with conduct disorder. = 2,232). At 18 - 24 month fol- havior with adult psychopa- the Addiction Severity Index. American Journal of Psychia- low-up, children diagnosed thology. American Journal of 68% of those with a dual diag- try, 162, 1100-1107. Boys with Conduct Disorder at age Psychiatry, 162, 1118-1124. In nosis had been charged with (ages 8-13 years) diagnosed 5 had significantly more symp- a longitudinal study, female (n a crime compared to 13% with with conduct disorder (n=21), toms of ADHD, aggression, = 630) and male (n = 481) twins bipolar disorder alone. ADHD (n=43), conduct disor- delinquency, and educational completed self-reports regard- Women with a dual diagnosis der and ADHD (n=54), or no problems. Forty nine percent ing problem behaviors at age were four times more likely to diagnosis (n=43), viewed emo- of those diagnosed with con- 17 and structured clinical in- be arrested compared to tionally stimulating slides, in- duct disorder at age 5 did not terviews at ages 17 and 20. women in the general popula- cluding pleasant, neutral, and meet criteria at age 7. Problem behaviors included tion. unpleasant slides. All partici- tobacco use, alcohol use, po- pants provided self-report Lahey, B. B., Loeber, R., Burke, lice contact, use of any illicit Fung, M.T., Raine, A., Loeber, emotional responses to the J. D., & Applegate, B. (2005). substances, and sexual inter- R., Lynam, D.R., Steinhauer, stimuli, and physiological Predicting future antisocial course. These problem behav- S.R., Venables, P.H., & measures of skin conductance personality disorder in males iors were positively correlated Stouthamer-Loeber, M. (2005). and pulse were recorded. form a clinical assessment in with diagnoses of antisocial Reduced electrodermal activ- Boys with conduct disorder childhood. International Jour- personality disorder, a sub- ity in psychopathy-prone ado- and comorbid conduct disor- nal of Consulting and Clini- stance abuse disorder, and der and ADHD rated the aver- cal Psychology, 73, 389-399. AP-LS NEWS, Fall 2005 Page 11 major depressive disorder by with serious and violent juve- in juvenile detainees. Psychi- Elhai, J.D. et al. (2005). Utility age 20. The earlier the partici- nile offenders. Journal of atric Services, 56, 823-828. of the Trauma Symptom pants reported engaging in Consulting and Clinical Psy- Research with 340 female and Inventory’s atypical response these behaviors, the more chology, 73, 445-453. A fol- 460 male juvenile detainees scale in detecting malingered likely they were to be diag- low-up study of 176 offenders suggests that delinquent post-traumatic stress disor- nosed with the aforemen- who had received youths are at heightened risk der. Assessment, 12, 2, 210-219. tioned disorders as adults. multisystemic treatment when for HIV-AIDS regardless of ATR scores from the TSI were 12-17 years of age was com- age, gender, or psychiatric dis- compared for 88 undergradu- Murrie, D.C., Cornell, D.G., pleted an average of 13.7 years order. Youths with substance ate PTSD simulators and 48 McCoy, W.K. (2005). Psychop- post-treatment. Results indi- use or comorbid diagnoses genuine PTSD outpatients. athy, conduct disorder, and cated a significantly lower re- engaged in significantly more The optimal cut-score of 61T stigma: Does diagnostic label- cidivism rate for those who sexual risk behaviors (e.g., produced poor classification ing influence juvenile proba- received MST (50%) as op- unprotected sex) than youths rates (Sensitivity = .65, Speci- tion officer recommenda- posed to individual therapy with no history of substance ficity = .55). No cut-score tions? Law and Human Be- (IT; 81%). Those who partici- use. yielded both false positive and havior, 29, 323-342. Juvenile pated in MST had 54% fewer false negative rates below probation officers (N = 260) arrests and spent 57% fewer Vitacco, M. J., Neumann, C. S., 30%. read eight mock psychologi- days in adult detention facili- & Jackson, R. L. (2005). Test- cal evaluations and made a ties than those who received ing a four-factor model of psy- series of treatment and case IT. chopathy and its association Hahn, J. (2005). Faking bad and processing recommendations. with ethnicity, gender, intelli- faking good by college stu- Diagnostic labels (psychop- Skeem, J.L., Miller, J.D., gence, and violence. Journal dents on the Korean MMPI-2. athy vs. conduct disorder vs. Mulvey, E., Tiemann, J., & of Consulting and Clinical Journal of Personality Assess- no diagnosis), the presence Monahan, J. (2005). Using a Psychology, 73, 466-476. Civil ment, 85, 1, 65-73. Using a psychopathic traits, and the five-factor lens to explore the psychiatric patients (N = 840) simulation design, 169 South presence of antisocial behav- relation between personality were interviewed and rated for Korean undergraduates com- iors were systematically ma- traits and violence in psychi- psychopathic traits using the pleted the Korean version of nipulated within the reports. A atric patients. Journal of Con- PCL:SV. A four-factor model of the MMPI-2 twice: under nor- history of antisocial behavior sulting and Clinical Psychol- the PCL:SV (interpersonal, af- mal conditions and either pre- was the most influential factor ogy, 73, 454-465. fective, lifestyle, and antiso- senting themselves as se- associated with officers’ rec- 769 inpatients completed the cial) fit the data better than a verely disturbed (faking bad), ommendations, with diagnos- NEO-FFI and were rated on two-factor model, but was simi- denying psychological prob- tic labels having little effect. scales of psychopathy using lar to the fit of a three-factor lems (faking good), or claim- the PCL:SV. Violence was as- model. ing extreme virtue (faking Newman, J.P., MacCoon, D.G., sessed through interviews good). The F scale was the Vaughn, L.J., & Sadeh, N. with patients and collateral in- most effective measure for dis- (2005). Validating a distinction formants. Results indicated FORENSIC EVALUATION criminating between fake bad between primary and second- the five factors of personality simulators and psychiatric pa- ary psychopathy with mea- (NEO-FFI) were moderately Duncan, A. (2005). The impact tients (N = 50). The S scale sures of Gray’s BIS and BAS related to the PCL:SV, with of cognitive and psychiatric provided significant incremen- constructs. Journal of Abnor- stronger relationships ob- impairment of psychotic dis- tal validity over L and K scales mal Psychology, 114, 319-323. served for Factor 2 of the orders on the Test of Memory in detecting those who were Male inmates (N = 571) were PCL:SV. When controlling for Malingering (TOMM). As- instructed to fake-good. classified as primary or sec- prior history of misconduct, sessment, 12, 2, 123-129. The ondary psychopaths based results indicated the PCL:SV researcher examined TOMM Jackson, R. L., Rogers, R., & PCL-R and Welsh Anxiety and five factor model of per- scores for two groups of psy- Sewell, K. W. (2005). Forensic Scale scores. Primary psych- sonality were “approximately chotic inpatients: those with applications of the Miller Fo- opathy was associated with a equally postdictive” of vio- and without concentration rensic Assessment of Symp- low behavioral inhibition sys- lence. Antagonism and neu- problems as measured by the toms Test (MFAST): Screen- tem (BIS) and normal behav- roticism were the strongest California Verbal Learning ing for feigned disorders in ioral activation system (BAS); NEO-FFI domains related to Test-2nd Ed. and Conner’s Con- competency to stand trial secondary psychopathy was violence. tinuous Performance Test-2nd evaluations. Law and Human associated with a strong BAS, Ed. Results indicated that Behavior, 29, 199-210. A simu- with mixed results for BIS. Teplin, L.A., Elkington, K.S., cognitive impairment related lation study (n = 51 inmates) McClelland, G.M., Abram, to psychosis did not lead to and known-groups study (n = Schaeffer, C.M., & Borduin, K.M., Mericle, A.A., & impaired performance on the 49 competency restoration C.M. (2005). Long-term follow- Washburn, J.J. (2005). Major TOMM to the extent that patients) were used to exam- up to a randomized clinical mental disorders, substance would produce false positives. ine the ability of the MFAST trial of multisystemic therapy use disorders, comorbidity, to identify feigning specific to and HIV-AIDS risk behaviors Page 12 AP-LS NEWS, Fall 2005 competency to stand trial pleted three measures assess- especially if they had under- Culhane, S.E., & Hosch, H.M. evaluations. Results indicated ing competency (FIT, gone deception detection (2005). Law enforcement offic- that simulators and malinger- MacCAT-CA, and MacCAT- training. Similar results were ers serving as jurors: Guilty ers scored significantly higher T). A series of eight a priori found in a second study when because charged? Psychol- than controls on all subscales structural models were tested 21 undergraduates and 20 in- ogy, Crime, & Law, 11, 305- of the MFAST. Using the rec- using confirmatory factor vestigators watched the same 313. Potential jurors in Texas ommended cut score of 6 or analysis to identify underlying confessions, but were told (N = 2,853) viewed a video- greater resulted in a hit rate of traits measured by these in- that half of the statements taped trial of a defendant .86, with a sensitivity of .76. struments. Results indicated would be true and half would charged with burglary and that the best model incorpo- be false. provided individual verdicts. Kernic, M.A ., Monary- rated a common construct un- LEGAL DECISION-MAKING Those who were law enforce- Ernsdorff, D.J., Koepsell, J.K., derlying these different com- & JURY RESEARCH ment officers (n = 235) or had & Holt, V.L. (2005). Children petencies, with the ability to friends or family members who in the crossfire: Child custody apply abstract knowledge and Bornstein, B.H., Miller, M.K., were officers (n = 1,348) did not determinations among communicate having the larg- Nemeth, R.J., Page, G.L., & report significantly different couples with a history of inti- est loadings on this construct. Musil, S. (2005). Juror reac- conviction rates (52%) com- mate partner violence. Vio- tions to jury duty: Perceptions pared to others (58%). lence Against Women, 11, 991- of the system and potential 1021. A retrospective cohort LAW ENFORCEMENT/ stressors. Behavioral Sci- Dhami, M.K. (2005). From dis- study of 2,516 couples who DECEPTION DETECTION ences and the Law, 23, 321- cretion to disagreement: Ex- had minor children and peti- 346. 38.5% of jurors (total N = plaining disparities in judges’ tioned for dissolution of mar- Blandn-Gitlin, I., Pezdek, K., 159) reported stress following pretrial decisions. Behavior riage found that a history of Rogers, M., & Brodie, L. (2005). jury duty, with women report- Sciences and the Law, 23, 367- intimate partner violence (IPV) Detecting deception in chil- ing significantly more stress 386. Judges (N = 61) demon- in 11.4% of the cases based dren: An experimental study than men. The administration strated variability in risk judg- on police records or court or- of the effect of event familiar- of post-trial interventions, ments of a defendant failing to ders, yet 47.6% of dissolution ity on CBCA ratings. Law and conducted by psychologists, surrender, offending, or inter- case files did not mention IPV. Human Behavior, 29, 187-197. did not moderate rates of de- fering with a witness while on Using a 2 x 2 between subjects pressive and anxious bail. Judges’ risk judgments Waller, E. M., & Daniel, A. E. design, 94 children (ages 9-12) symptomology about jury were predictive of subsequent (2005). Purpose and utility of described a true or fabricated duty reported at a 1-month fol- jail decisions, resulting in dis- child custody evaluations: event (sewing a button), that low-up. agreements between judges The attorney’s perspective. was familiar or unfamiliar to regarding jail decisions. Journal of the American Acad- them (based on a 1-hour train- Cain, W.J., Baker-Ward, L, & emy of Psychiatry and Law, ing). Results indicated that Eaton, K.L. (2005). A face in O’Connel, M.J., Garmoe, W., 33, 199-207. Attorneys (n=59) CBCA scores were signifi- the crowd: The influences of & Goldstein, N.E.S. (2005). who represented parents or cantly affected by the familiar- familiarity and delay on Miranda comprehension in served as a guardian ad litem ity of the event, but not by the preschoolers’ recognition. adults with mental retardation completed mail surveys re- truthfulness of the statements Psychology, Crime, and Law, and the effects of feedback garding past experiences with about the event. 11, 315-327. Thirty-five chil- style on suggestibility. Law child custody evaluations. dren at a daycare center were and Human Behavior, 29, 89% reported that evaluations Kassin, S. M., Meissner, C. A., presented with photograph 359-369. Sixty adults with mild influenced attorneys’ deci- & Norwick, R. J. (2005). “I’d lineups of caretakers they had mental retardation completed sions to proceed to trial. know a false confession if I interacted with at the center, assessments of Miranda com- Many believed that issues of saw one”: A comparative asked to correctly identify the prehension. Participant re- whether abuse occurred (91%) study of college students and caretakers, and to rank order sponse to three different types and who should have cus- police investigators. Law and their preferences for actual of performance feedback was tody/visitation (75%) should Human Behavior, 29, 211-227. caretakers, foils, and incor- examined: friendly (“I think be directly addressed in evalu- In Study 1, 61 undergraduates rectly identified caretakers. you can do better”), unfriendly ation reports. and 57 investigators viewed 10 They repeated the process 3- (“you made a number of er- inmates confessing to crimes months later. The older tod- rors”), and neutral. Results Zapf, P. A., & Roesch, R. (half of which were false). dlers did not recognize care- indicated that participants had (2005). An investigation of the Overall, participants had an takers at a level significantly difficulty understanding construct of competence: A accuracy rate of 53.9% in de- better than chance and, al- Miranda rights and were more comparison of the FIT, the tecting feigned confessions, though recognition signifi- likely to change their answers MacCAT-CA, and the with students being more ac- cantly improved after the de- after receiving friendly feed- MacCAT-T. Law and Human curate than investigators (M lay, younger preschoolers per- back. Behavior, 29, 229-252. One- = 58.8 & 48.3%, respectively). formed significantly worse hundred male inmates com- Investigators were more likely than older preschoolers. to view confessions as true, AP-LS NEWS, Fall 2005 Page 13 Rempala, D.M. & Bernieri, F.J. age 15 were more likely to con- linkage to mental health ser- United Kingdom in 1984 and (2005). The consideration of fess and waive their right to vices among clients of the 212 patients discharged in rape: The effect of target in- an attorney than older adoles- Clark County Mental Health 1996. Compared to the 1984 formation disparity on judg- cents. Older adolescents’ le- Court Program. Psychiatric cohort, the 1996 cohort dem- ments of guilt. Journal of Ap- gal decisions about their cases Services, 56, 853-857. Indi- onstrated an increase in the plied Social Psychology, 35, were associated with the viduals (N = 368) participating proportion of patients dis- 3, 536-550. In a mock jury strength of evidence against in a mental health court (MHC) charged back to prison or re- study, the addition of case-ir- them. Strength of evidence showed a significant reduc- manded to the court and a de- relevant biographical informa- was not associated with tion in arrest and probation crease in the proportion re- tion about a rape trial defen- younger defendants’ deci- violation rates following their leased into the community. dant increased judgments of sions. enrollment in MHC. The crime Patients in the 1996 cohort his guilt. However, the defen- rate for MHC participants de- were less likely to have a clas- dant was seen as less culpable creased 400% one year after sification of psychopathic. when case-irrelevant informa- MENTAL HEALTH SER- enrollment in MHC compared tion about the victim was VICES to the previous year, suggest- McNiel, D.E., Blinder, R.L., & added. The more similar par- ing that MHC may assist in Robinson, J.C. (2005). Incar- ticipants considered them- Boccaccini, M.T., Christy, A., reducing repeat offending. ceration associated with selves to be with the defen- Poythress, N., & Kershaw, D. homelessness, mental disor- dant, the less likely they were (2005). Rediversion in two Huss, M.T., & Zeiss, R.A. der, and co-occurring sub- to judge him guilty. The more postbooking jail diversion (2005). You have the right not stance abuse. Psychiatric Ser- similar jurors perceived them- programs in Flordia. Psychi- to have a hearing: An evalua- vices, 56, 840-846. Examination selves to be to the victim, the atric Services, 56, 835-839. tion of the impact of fully ad- of jail detainees (N = 12,934) more likely they were to judge Examination of entries into a vising civilly committed pa- revealed that 18% had psychi- the defendant guilty. mental health court (n = 800) tients on their rights. Inter- atric diagnoses, with homeless and collaborative community national Journal of Law and inmates being significantly Sloat, L.M., & Frierson, R.L. based jail diversion program (n Psychiatry, 28, 334-341. Re- more likely to have a psychi- (2005). Juror knowledge and = 336) revealed similar patterns searchers examined treatment atric diagnosis than other in- attitudes regarding mental of entry for both programs. outcomes for patients pro- mates. Regression analyses illness verdicts. Journal of the Over an 18-month period, ap- cessed before and after found that homeless individu- American Academy of Psy- proximately 16% of partici- changes in the California leg- als with comorbid diagnoses chiatry and Law, 33, 208-213. pants in each program were islature regarding the involun- were held significantly longer Ninety-six prospective jurors processed through the pro- tary civil commitment process than inmates with similar completed a multiple-choice gram a second time. Similar (e.g., patients being informed charges. format mail survey regarding rates of re-entry into the men- of the court process and their defenses of Not Guilty by Rea- tal health system have been rights). Patients (n = 215) who Quanbeck, C.D., Stone, D.C., son of Insanity (NGRI) and observed in civil-commitment were fully informed of their McDermott, B.E., Boone, K., Guilty but Mentally Ill (GBMI). type settings. rights to have or not have a Scott, C.L., & Frye, M.A. Only 4.2% correctly identified hearing spent less time in tri- (2005). Relationship between both definitions of NGRI and Boothroyd, R.A., Mercado, als and more time receiving criminal arrest and commu- GBMI; NGRI and GBMI were C.G., Poythress, N.G., Christy, treatment than did patients nity treatment history among correctly identified indepen- A., & Petrila, J. (2005). Clini- who were not informed of patients with Bipolar Disor- dently by 55.3% and 24.5%, cal outcomes of defendants in these rights (n = 113). In- der. Psychiatric Services, 56, respectively. 10.4% believed mental health court. Psychi- formed patients waived their 847-852. Compared to indi- that those found NGRI would atric Services, 56, 829-834. hearings more than non-in- viduals with Bipolar Disorder go home. 84% of the partici- Defendants from a Mental formed patients. and no history of arrest (n = pants reported that jurors Health Court (n = 116) and 52), individuals with Bipolar should be informed about comparison Magistrate Court Jamieson, L. & Taylor, P.J. Disorder and a history of ar- what happens to those found (n = 101) completed the Brief (2005). Patients leaving En- rest (n = 66) were more likely NGRI and GBMI. Psychiatric Rating Scale one, glish high security hospitals: to be male, have a comborbid four, and eight months follow- Do discharge cohorts and substance abuse diagnosis, Viljoen, J.L., Klaver, J., & ing initial court dates. No sig- their progress change over and more frequent, briefer Roesch, R. (2005). Legal deci- nificant differences in psychi- time? International Journal hospitalizations. sions of preadolescent and atric symptoms were found of Forensic Mental Health, 4, adolescent defendants: Pre- with respect to either the type 1, 71-87. This study involved RISK ASSESSMENT dictors of confessions, pleas, of court or the receipt of treat- a five year follow up of 223 communication with attor- ment. patients discharged from a Crocker, A.G. et al. (2005). An- neys, and appeals. Law and high security hospital in the tisocial personality, psychop- Human Behavior, 29, 253-277. Herinckx, H.A., Swart, S.C., athy, and violence in persons Adolescent defendants under Ama, S.M., Dolezal, C.D., & with dual disorders: A longi- King, S. (2005). Rearrest and Page 14 AP-LS NEWS, Fall 2005 tudinal analysis. Criminal ment by excluding some items to psychopathy (PCL-R) in a ternational Journal of Foren- Justice and Behavior, 32, 4, and modifying the scoring group of men convicted of ho- sic Mental Health, 4, 1, 89-97. 452-476. Among 203 dually system, resulting in 70% sen- micide. International Journal This study evaluated the long- diagnosed clients followed for sitivity and 93% specificity. of Law and Psychiatry, 28, term accuracy of the PCL-R 3 years, antisocial personality 255-268. Rearrest data for 35 scores based on file review in disorder, early age at psychi- Jung Lee, S. & Edens, J.F. men convicted of homicide predicting future violence (M atric hospitalization, thought (2005). Exploring predictors and later released from prison = 58.6 months) for 262 of- disturbance, and negative af- of institutional misbehavior were examined. The average fender. The PCL-R was able to fect were predictive of vio- among male Korean inmates. follow-up period was 15 years. modestly predict violent lence, whereas the Self-Report Criminal Justice and Behav- Records indicated that those reoffense, but not nonviolent Psychopathy Scale (SRP-II) ior, 32, 4, 412-432. A logistic who scored above 27 on the recidivism for offenders with was less predictive of vio- regression model examining PCL-R had a higher rate of re- and without mental disorders. lence. The interpersonal/af- potential risk factors for insti- cidivism. Those offenders with sub- fective factor of the SRP-II tutional misbehavior in 917 stance abuse and personality demonstrated low internal male inmates identified two Liebman, S.J., Porcerelli, J., & disorders received the highest consistency and lower levels dynamic risk factors (self-re- Abell, S.C. (2005). Reliability PCL-R scores. of convergent validity with ported delusional thoughts and validity of Rorschach ag- other measures of antisocial and correctional officer evalu- gression variables with a Walters, G.D. (2005). Predict- tendencies than the antisocial ations of risk) and two static sample of adjudicated adoles- ing institutional adjustment lifestyle factor. risk factors (criminal history cents. Journal of Personality with the Lifestyle Criminal and management problems Assessment, 85, 1, 33-39. This Screening Form and Psycho- Cunningham, M.D., Reidy, T.J., during detention). The final study assessed the relation- logical Inventory of Criminal & Sorensen, J.R. (2005). Is model produced an AUC of .87, ship between 5 Rorschach ag- Thinking Styles. Interna- death row obsolete? A decade which was slightly greater gression variables and aggres- tional Journal of Forensic of mainstreaming death-sen- than the AUC for a model sive potential, as measured by Mental Health, 4, 1, 63-70. tenced inmates in Missouri. based on static factors alone. the Jesness Inventory’s Mani- Both the PICTS and the LCSF Behavioral Sciences and the fest Aggression Scale, and demonstrated significant cor- Law, 23, 307-320. Inmates in Kroner, D.G., Mills, J.F., & real-world violence, as mea- relations with aggressive dis- Missouri Maximum Security Reddon, J.R. (2005). A coffee sured by the Violence Rating ciplinary reports for 103 male Prisons who were sentenced can, factor analysis and pre- Scale-Revised. The Ror- inmates after a 2-year follow to death (n = 149) committed diction of antisocial behavior: schach AgC measure was the up period. The PICTS also similar rates of institutional The structure of criminal only aggression variable that correlated with nonaggressive violence compared to those risk. International Journal of was significantly related to and total disciplinary reports. sentenced to life without pa- Law and Psychiatry, 28, 360- both outcome measures. The PICTS Reactive Criminal role (n = 1,054), and lower rates 374. In Study 1, 206 incarcer- Thinking scale displayed in- of violence compared to parole ated inmates were rated for Skeem, J., Shubert, C., cremental validity for predict- eligible inmates (n = 2,199). potential violence using the Stowman, S., Beeson, S., ing total disciplinary infrac- VRAG, LSI-R, PCL-R, and Mulvey, E., Gardner, W., et al. tions and aggressive disci- Dahle, K., Lohner, J.C., & GSIR. Four new scales were (2005). Gender and risk as- plinary reports after the effects Konrad, N. (2005). Suicide pre- comprised by taking all 101 sessment accuracy: Underes- of age, education, prior disci- vention in penal institutions: items from these measures and timating women’s violence plinary infractions, and the Validation and optimization of placing them in a coffee can potential. Law and Human LCSF had been taken into ac- a screening tool for early and then drawing 13 items on Behavior, 29, 173-186. Exam- count. identification of high-risk in- four occasions. ROC analyses ined the relation between men- mates in pretrial detention. indicated the “Coffee Can” tal health professionals’ Walters, G.D. & Geyer, M.D. International Journal of Fo- scales performed similar to the (MHP) ratings of “concern” (2005). Construct validity of rensic Mental Health, 4, 1, 53- four existing measures in pre- about violence within the next the Psychological Inventory of 62. Based on a retrospective dicting recidivism as measured six months (N = 680) and vio- Criminal Thinking Styles in examination of jail files in Ber- by criminal convictions and lence. Overall, MHP ratings relationship to the PAI, disci- lin, Germany, the authors com- revocations of parole. In Study produced more false negatives plinary adjustment, and pro- pared scores on a suicide risk 2, ratings on the PCL-R and among women than men (NPP gram completion. Journal of screening instrument for 30 LSI-R for 1,614 inmates were for women vs. men = .55 vs. Personality Assessment, 84, 3, pretrial detainees who had factor analyzed, creating four .70). 252-260. Among 199 maximum committed suicide and 30 who new scales. As in Study 1, security prisoners, the PICTS had not. Results indicated these scales did not perform Stadtland, C., Kleindienst, N., validity scales of Confusion 83% sensitivity and 77% better at predicting risk than Kroner, C., Eidt, M., & Nedopil, and Defensiveness demon- specificity rates for the screen- the four existing measures. N. (2005). Psychopathic traits strated strong convergent and ing instrument in correctly and risk of criminal recidi- discriminant validity when identifying suicide cases. The Laurell, J., & Dåderman, A.M. vism in offenders with and correlated with the PAI impres- authors simplified the instru- (2005). Recidivism is related without mental disorders. In- AP-LS NEWS, Fall 2005 Page 15 sion management scales NIM emy of Psychiatry and Law, Mental Math Computations Seto, M.C. (2005). Is more bet- and PIM. Modestly signifi- 33, 223-232. Male incest of- and Object Assembly ter? Combining actuarial risk cant relationships were found fenders who had victims un- subscales. scales to predict recidivism between the PICTS Reactive der age six (n = 48) or had vic- among adult sex offenders. composite scale and number tims who were at least twelve Looman, J. & Marshall, W.L. Psychological Assessment, of disciplinary infractions. (n = 71) were assessed at a (2005). Sexual arousal in rap- 17, 2, 156-167. Various statis- The Proactive composite Canadian hospital. Those with ists. Criminal Justice and Be- tical combinations of the Vio- scale was associated with younger victims were more havior, 32, 4, 367-389. Incar- lence Risk Appraisal Guide treatment program completion. likely to have offended cerated rapists (N = 78) did not (VRAG), Sex Offender Risk against a male, have two vic- exhibit a sexual preference for Appraisal Guide (SORAG), Warren, J. I., South, S. C., tims, and denied their of- depictions of rape as opposed Rapid Risk Assessment of Burnette, M. L., Rogers, A., fenses. Those with younger to depictions of consensual Sexual Offense Recidivism Friend, R., Bale, R., et al. (2005). victims also reported signifi- sex when measured by (RRASOR), and Static 99 Understanding the risk fac- cantly higher levels of alcohol phallometric response to the scores in a sample of 215 male tors for violence and criminal- abuse, poorer sexual function- Quincey and Barbaree sexual sex offenders failed to in- ity in women: The concurrent ing in general, and more psy- violence audiotapes. Classifi- crease the predictive accuracy validity of the PCL—R and chological distress. There cations of sex-offender type above and beyond that of the HCR-20. International Jour- were no between-group differ- based on responses to the most effective scale. The most nal of Law and Psychiatry, 28, ences in criminal history, rat- audiotapes showed low levels effect scale varied for differ- 269-289. PCL-R and HCR-20 ings of psychopathy, or devi- of agreement, with each audio- ent outcome measures. scores for 132 incarcerated fe- ant sexual arousal tape leading to different clas- males were compared to his- (phallometric response). sification results. No signifi- tory of offenses. Results indi- cant associations were found WITNESS ISSUES cated the HCR-20 did not add Gray, N. S., Brown, A. S., between phallometric assess- to the variance explained by MacCulloch, M. J., Smith, J., ments and PCL-R, VRAG, and Allwood, C.M., Ask, K., the PCL-R. ROC analyses in- & Snowden, R. J. (2005). An RRASOR scores or offense- Granhag, P.A. (2005). The dicated both the PCL-R and implicit test of the association related variables. Cognitive Interview: Effects HCR-20 were better at predict- between children and sex in on the realism in witnesses’ ing nonviolent offenses (AUC pedophiles. Journal of Abnor- Lussier, P., Beauregard, E., confidence in their free recall. PCL-R = .67, HCR-20 = .68) mal Psychology, 114, 304-308. Proulx, J., & Nicole, A. (2005). Psychology, Crime, and Law, than first-degree murder (AUC A version of the Implicit As- Developmental factors related 11, 183-198. Undergraduates PCL-R = .30; HCR-20 = .30) or sociation Test designed to to deviant sexual preferences (n = 56) in Sweden viewed a violent charges (AUC PCL-R measure associations between in child molesters. Journal of four minute video of a kidnap- = .46, HCR-20 = .49). sexual words and children was Interpersonal Violence, 20, ping and were interviewed us- administered to inmates incar- 999-1017. Hierarchical regres- ing the Cognitive Interview cerated for pedophilic of- sion analyses of data from 146 (CI) or the Structured Inter- SEX ABUSE & OFFENDERS fenses (n = 18) or serious non- incarcerated child molesters view (SI). Two weeks later, sex offenses (n = 60). Pedo- identified two pathways to participants rated their confi- Barbaree, H. E. (2005). Psych- philic offenders associated deviant sexual preferences re- dence in the statements they opathy, treatment behavior, sexual words with children garding children. The first had made during the inter- and recidivism: An extended whereas non-sex offenders pathway resulted in interest views. Those in the CI condi- follow-up of Seto and associated sexual words with for nonviolent sexual stimuli; tion reported significantly Barbaree. Journal of Inter- adults. the second in interest for vio- more details and had a greater personal Violence, 20, 1115- lent sexual stimuli related to number of correctly recalled 1131. Consistent with an ear- Guay, J., Oimet, M., & Proulx, children. details than those in the SI lier 32-month follow-up of 224 J. (2005). On intelligence and condition. Accuracy and con- sex offenders, psychopathy crime: A comparison of incar- Rosenfeld, B., & Lewis, C. fidence were positively related was predictive of serious re- cerated sex offenders and se- (2005). Assessing violence for both conditions. cidivism after an extended fol- rious non-sexual violent risk in stalking cases: A re- low-up period (average 5.2 criminals. International Jour- gression tree approach. Law Behrman, B.W., & Richards, years). Inconsistent with pre- nal of Law and Psychiatry, 28, and Human Behavior, 29, R.E. (2005). Suspect/foil iden- vious results, treatment partici- 405-417. Incarcerated sex of- 343-357. tification in actual crimes and pation was no longer a signifi- fenders (n = 261) obtained sig- Data from 204 stalking offend- in the laboratory: A reality cant predictor of recidivism. nificantly lower intelligence ers was used to create a deci- monitoring analysis. Law and test scores than the non- sion tree for making violence Human Behavior, 29, 279-301. Firestone, P., Dixon, K. L., sexual violent offenders (n = risk predictions. Three deci- An archival analysis of 183 Nunes, K. L., & Bradford, J. M. 150) on the Tests d’Aptitudes sion tree models of risk factors police cases was undertaken (2005). A comparison of incest Informatisés. The biggest dif- were tested, resulting in AUC to identify variables related to offenders based on victim age. ferences were observed on the values ranging from .79 to .85. suspect identifications. Verbal Journal of the American Acad- Page 16 AP-LS NEWS, Fall 2005 expressions of confidence, the witnesses talk about events: present, those who viewed the Legal Update: quickness with which identifi- Implications for memory. Ap- simultaneous lineup per- cations were made, and not plied Cognitive Psychology, formed better. continued from p.9 engaging in an eliminative 19, 531-544. identification process in- Participants (n = 75) watched Tetterton, V.S. & Warren, A.R. atric seclusion and soli- creased the likelihood that wit- a violent scene from a movie, (2005). Using witness confi- tary confinement. Inter- nesses identified a suspect as recorded their emotions about dence can impair the ability national Journal of opposed to a foil. Confidence the movie, and were directed to detect deception. Criminal Law & Psychiatry, 8, was the strongest predictor for to either speak about 1) what Justice and Behavior, 32, 4, 49-65. identifying a suspect. happened in the movie (fac- 433-451. In two experiments, Haney, C. (2003). Mental health tual), 2) what their emotional witness confidence and truth- issues in long-term soli- Clark, S.E., & Davey, S.L. reactions were (affective), or fulness were manipulated as tary and “supermax” (2005). The target-to-foils 3) not to speak about the within-subjects variables. Par- confinement. Crime & shift in simultaneous and se- movie. After a 25 minute de- ticipants in Experiment 1 (n = Delinquency, 49, 124- quential lineups. Law and lay, participants performed 41) were either given instruc- 156. Human Behavior, 29, 151-172. various memory tasks related tions that cautioned against In re Medley, 134 U.S. 160 Two studies examined the ten- to the movie, including a free the use of confidence in de- (1890). dency of witnesses to choose recall test, recognition test, and termining truthfulness or Jones ‘El v. Berge, 164 F. Supp. the next best fit in line ups recalling their emotions. failed to mention the use of 2d 1096 (W.D. Wisc. when the target is not present. Those in the affective condi- confidence. An additional 2001). All participants watched a vid- tion were more accurate at re- condition with instructions to Madrid v. Gomez, 889 F. Supp. eotaped carjacking and were membering their emotions dur- use confidence was added in 1146 (N.D. Cal. 1995). asked to identify the thief in ing the movie and had signifi- Experiment 2 (n = 217). Regard- Mathews v. Eldridge, 424 U.S. either a simultaneous or se- cantly more major errors in free less of instructions, partici- 319 (1976). quential lineup presentation. recall of facts compared to pants’ opinions of the witness Sandin v. Conner, 515 U.S. 472 The tendency to choose a next those in the other two condi- were influenced by confi- (1995). best fit was found for both tions. dence. Participants rated Taifa v. Bayh, 846 F. Supp. 723 types of lineup presentations highly confident witnesses as (N.D. Ind. 1994). when the target was not Rose, R. A., Bull, R., & Vrij, A. more believable than less con- Toch, H. (1975). Men in crisis: present, suggesting a target- (2005). Non-biased lineup in- fident witnesses. False state- Human breakdowns in to-foil shift is common to both structions do matter – a prob- ments from witnesses were prison. Chicago, Ill.: types of line-ups. lem for older witnesses. Psy- rated as significantly more be- Aldine Publishing Co. chology, Crime, and Law, 11, lievable than true statements. Wilkinson v. Austin, 125 S. Ct. MacLin, O.H., Zimmerman, 147-159. Forty-eight younger 2384 (2005). L.A., & Malpass, R.S. (2005). (ages 18-32) and 48 older (ages PC_Eyewitness and the se- 55-85) participants watched a Fellowship and Position quential superiority effect: video of older and younger listings are included in the Computer-based lineup ad- burglars. Participants were APLS News at no charge as a ministration. Law and Hu- told that the perpetrator may service to members and affili- man Behavior, 29, 303-321. or may not be present in line- ates. All listings should be for- Two studies with undergradu- ups and were given either warded, in MS Word or ate participants compared stringent or no decision crite- WordPerfect to identifications made using a ria for making an identification. Jennifer Groscup paper and pencil lineup ad- Older participants made ([email protected]). ministration format to those poorer decisions overall and, Deadlines are January 15, May made using computer technol- compared to the younger co- 15, and September 15, with ogy (PC_Eyewitness). All par- horts, were less likely to re- each issue released approxi- ticipants watched a simulated member that the perpetrator mately one month later. Any crime and were asked to iden- may or may not have been requests for Fellowship and tify the offender in a lineup. present in lineups. Those who Position listings should include No significant differences in failed to remember lineup in- details regarding which issues identification rates were found structions made fewer correct of the newsletter the listing when the two lineup presen- identifications. For lineups of should be included (i.e., a one- tation methods were com- the older perpetrator, sequen- time listing, for a specified num- pared. tial lineups led to better per- ber of issues or period of time, formances for all participants or a listing that should appear Marsh, E.J., Tversky, B., & when the target was absent; on a regular schedule). Hutson, M. (2005). How eye- however, when the target was

AP-LS NEWS, Fall 2005 Page 17 AP-LS Award for Nominations, Awards .... Outstanding Teaching and Mentoring in the Field of Psychology and Law on-one teaching contexts (e.g., advising, clinical supervision); teaching in the community (e.g., workshops The American Psychology-Law Society confers an award that bring psychology and law to applied audiences); for Outstanding Teaching and Mentoring in the Field of teaching-related committee work or scholarship; Psychology and Law to recognize teaching excellence in a development of new curricula, courses, course materials, variety of contexts. The APLS Careers and Training or instructional methods. Committee have revised the award to reflect the following: Self nominations are encouraged. Nomination Deadline: December 1, 2005 • In even-numbered years (e.g., 2006, 2008), the award Send applications and questions to: will be given to a teacher/mentor from a program/ Allison D. Redlich, Ph.D. department that is undergraduate-only or MA-terminus Chair, Careers and Training Committee • In odd-numbered years (e.g., 2007, 2009), the award Policy Research Associates, Inc. will be given to a teacher/mentor from a program/ 345 Delaware Avenue department that is doctoral-granting (including law Delmar, NY 12054 schools) Tel: 518-439-7415 Fax: 518-439-7612 Past winners of this award include Gail Goodman, Email: [email protected] Margaret Bull Kovera, Bette Bottoms, and James Ogloff. Winners receive $500 and a plaque at the annual AP-LS conference. AP-LS Dissertation Award Program Eligibility for 2006 Award: Nominees should be persons who have made substantial The American-Psychology Law Society confers Disserta- contributions to student training in the field of psychology tion Awards for scientific research and scholarship that is and law. To be eligible for the 2006 award, an individual relevant to the promotion of the interdisciplinary study of must: psychology and law. Persons who will have defended dis- sertations in 2005 that are related to basic or applied re- • be from a program or department that is undergraduate- search in psychology and law, including its application to public only or MA-terminus [persons teaching/mentoring in law policy, are encouraged to submit their dissertations for con- schools only are not eligible] sideration for the awards. First, second, and third place • have a doctoral degree (OR a law degree, whichever awards are conferred. These awards carry a financial re- comes first, if both have been earned) for at least 7 years ward of $500, $300, and $100 respectively. • have been teaching and/or mentoring students in psychology and law for at least 5 years To apply for the 2005 Awards, one hard copy of the com- Nominations/Applications: pleted dissertation, an electronic copy of the dissertation (in To apply, send 6 copies of a nomination package Word), along with a letter of support from the dissertation consisting of NO MORE THAN 15 TOTAL PAGES chair, should be sent by January 1, 2006 to Eve Brank, including the following: Chair, AP-LS Dissertation Awards Committee, Department of Criminology, Law, & Society, University of Florida, P.O. • Nominee’s statement (1-2 pages) of teaching/mentoring Box 115950, Gainesville, FL 32611-5950, email: philosophy, goals, and accomplishments, especially as [email protected] related to the field of psychology and law. • Abbreviated curriculum vitae (3 pages maximum) Note: The electronic copy can be sent via email as an at- • Summarized student evaluation data tachment in Word to the email address above. • At least one, but no more than three, supporting letters from peer reviewers or students • Other relevant documentation such as descriptions of current and past student achievements; mentoring in one-

Page 18 AP-LS NEWS, Fall 2005 .... and Announcements Kevin Douglas Receives Award Academy of Forensic Psychology Saleem Shah Award for Early Career Dissertation Award Winners Excellence in Psychology and Law

The following are the winners of the 2005 American The American Academy of Forensic Psychology and the Academy of Forensic Psychology Dissertation Awards: American Psychology-Law Society are pleased to announce that Kevin Douglas is the 2005 recipient of the Saleem Shah $1000: Award for Early Career Excellence. The field of nominees Michelle Barnett for the award was particularly impressive and the review University of Alabama committee, comprised of two AP-LS representatives and two AAFP representatives, found all of the nominees to be Laura Guy remarkable in their contributions. Simon Fraser University Kevin Douglas, LL.B., Ph.D has published in the areas of Sheryl Delain violence risk assessment, stalking, intimate violence, per- Kent State University sonal injury, sexual harassment, juvenile justice, personality assessment, PTSD, ethical issues, and is an author of the $500: enormously influential HCR-20. In addition to his prodi- Tammy Lander gious writing, with over 40 papers or chapters, on roughly Drexel University 25 of which he is first author, to his credit, he has taken an active and important role in training and overseeing the de- Cassandra Cochran velopment of graduate students. Dr. Douglas has received Nova Southeastern University numerous awards, scholarships, and honors in both psychol- ogy and the law, His accomplishments in the four years Karen Hubbard since earning his doctorate are remarkable. University of Alabama Dr. Douglas will give an Invited Address at AP-LS in March, Martin Lloyd 2006. University of Minnesota

Announcing a new award: AP-LS Award for Best Undergraduate Paper Fellow Status in the The AP-LS Award for Best Undergraduate Paper is awarded American Psychologial Association to an outstanding undergraduate research paper that is Becoming a Fellow recognizes outstanding contributions to psychology and is an honor valued by many members. Fellow nominations are made by a ocused on the interdisciplinary study of psychology and law. Division to which the Member belongs. The minimum standards for Fellow Status are: To be eligible for an award, the student must be the major contributor to a project on a topic relevant to psychology • Doctoral degree based in part upon a psychological and law (i.e., the student had primary responsibility for dissertation, or from a program primarily psychological in nitiating and conducting the project even though the project nature and conferred by a regionally accredited graduate will usually be conducted under the supervision of a entor). or professional school. • Prior status as an APA Member for at least one year. At the time that the student submits a paper for this award, • Active engagement at the time of nomination in the the student must be the first author on a submission to the advancement of psychology in any of its aspects. annual AP-LS conference on the same work. To receive • Five years of acceptable professional experience the award, the submission to the AP-LS conference must subsequent to the granting of the doctoral degree. have been accepted for presentation as either a paper or a • Evidence of unusual and outstanding contribution or poster. performance in the field of psychology.

Details can be found at: http://www.ap-ls.org/links/ To find out more information, contact Lisa Orejudos in the aplsundergrad.html APA office at 202/336-5590, or by E-mail at: [email protected]. AP-LS NEWS, Fall 2005 Page 19 Division News and Information APLS Book Series Membership in EAPL The APLS book series is published by Oxford University Join the EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION OF PSYCHOLOGY Press. The series publishes scholarly work that advances AND LAW and receive a subscription to Psychology, Crime the field of psychology and law by contributing to its theo- and Law for about $50 (45 Euros). Information about EAP retical and empirical knowledge base. The first three books can be obtained at the Association website: are now available: www.law.kuleuven.ac.be/eapl/. Information about Psychol- ogy, Crime and Law can be found at www.tandf.co.uk/jour- Haney, C. (2005). Death by design: Capital punishment nals/titles/1068316x.html. Membership is available to psy- as a social psychological system. NY: Oxford chologists and attorneys, as well as criminologists, sociolo- University Press. gists, psychiatrists, and educational scientists. Information on how to join EAPL is also available through the Associa- Koch, W. J., Douglas, K. S., Nicholls, T. L., & O’Neill, M. tion website. In addition to a scholarly journal (Psychology, (2005). Psychological injuries: Forensic assess Crime, and Law), EAPL holds an annual meeting, including ment, treatment and law. NY: Oxford University a joint conference with APLS every fourth year (most re- Press. cently in Edinburgh, Scotland in July, 2003). This year’s con- Posey, A. J., & Wrightsman, L. S. (2005). Trial consulting. ference will be held June 28-30, 2006, in Liverpool, United NY: Oxford University Press. Kingdom. Further details are available through the Associa- tion website. APLS members get a 20% discount on book orders. To or- der books, see http://www.us.oup.com/us/collections/apls/ Educational Outreach Committee ?view=usa Speaker Program The AP-LS Educational Outreach Committee is pleased to an- The editor is interested in proposals for new books. Inquir- nounce the continuation of its Speaker program. Cooperating AP- ies and proposals from potential authors should be sent to LS members are available for the presentation of colloquia/key- Dr. Ronald Roesch, Series Editor (E-mail: [email protected] note addresses at educational institutions as well as for other groups or phone: 604-291-3370). (e.g., local or state bar associations, local or state psychological associations). AP-LS will pay the speaker’s honorarium; the spon- American Board of Forensic Psychology soring institution or group is responsible for the speaker’s trans- Workshop Schedule: 2005-2006 portation, lodging, and related expenses. These details, as well as the specifics of the presentation, are arranged by the speaker and The Continuing Education arm of the American Board of the sponsor. Forensic Psychology (ABFP) presents an ongoing series of Past speakers have addressed the social/experimental areas of jury workshops and training seminars led by leaders in the field selection, eyewitness identification, pretrial publicity, and death of forensic psychology. Workshops focus on contemporary penalty issues, as well as the clinical areas of competency to stand psycho-legal issues relevant to forensic, child, clinical and trial, the insanity defense, and risk assessment/prediction of vio- neuropsychologists and are designed for those interested in lence. Most presentations will be appropriate for the offering of pursuing psycho-legal topics in depth. CE credits for psychologists and other mental health profession- als as well as for CLE credits for attorneys. In many cases, speak- The schedule for 2005-2006 can be found at www.abfp.com, ers located close to an interested sponsor can be utilized, in order along with a listing of the specific topics covered in each to minimize travel costs. workshops. More information also appears in Conference Institutions interested in sponsoring such presentations should and Workshop planner on page 26. contact the committee chair (below) and indicate the specific topic of interest. AP-LS members willing to participate in this program The American Academy of Forensic Psychology is approved as speakers should also contact the committee chair and indicate by the American Psychological Association to offer continu- area(s) of expertise and geographic area within which you would ing education for psychologists. AAFP maintains responsi- be willing to travel for such a presentation. For further information, bility for its programs. contact: Lavita Nadkarni, Ph.D., Chair, Educational Outreach Com- mittee, AP-LS, Director of Forensic Studies, University of Denver- GSPP, 2450 South Vine Street, Denver, CO 80208, (303) 871-3877, [email protected]

Page 20 AP-LS NEWS, Fall 2005 Fellowships and Positions 2005-2006 ACADEMIC YEAR POSTDOCTORAL POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT FELLOWSHIP Psychology Department John Jay College of Criminal Justice The Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior at Brown City University of New York Medical School offers a postdoctoral fellowship in Juvenile Fo- rensic Psychology (L. Stein, Ph.D., PI) with concentration in sub- Position Title : Two (2) tenure-track, at the assistant/ stance use issues. Emphasis is placed on research (25%), includ- associate professor level, beginning Fall 2006 ing publication and grant-writing, and on clinical training (75%). Requirements: Ph.D. in Psychology. Candidates must hold a doctoral degree or ABD from an APA- accredited program or the equivalent. Appointments are initially Position Description: The Psychology Department is for one year; second year appointments are negotiated between interested in psychologists who are committed to pursuing fellow and supervisor. Competitive stipends and a liberal package scholarship and teaching at the highest professional levels, of benefits are provided. and who are well-grounded in the science and practice of psychology. Specifically, successful candidates will be FOR AN APPLICATION AND PROGRAM DETAILS SEE http:// expected to maintain an active and successful research and bms.brown.edu/DPHB/pages/training/training_psychology/ publication agenda; to provide strong mentoring of students psychology_home.htm (under “Clinical Research Fellowships”). in research activities and/or supervision of clinical experi- For further information email [email protected] or call ence; to bring enthusiasm and strong pedagogy to their 401-444-1825. Application review will continue until the positions teaching; and, to participate actively in public and profes- are filled or the search is closed. Brown Medical School is an sional service. The Psychology Department has strengths in Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and encourages forensic psychology but seeks strong applicants from all applications from minority groups and women. areas of psychology. We seek scholars with strong research interests to fully engage with the vibrant and diverse schol- CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: EDITOR OF LAW & POLICY arly and student community here at the College, throughout Nominations and applications are invited for the co-editorship of the CUNY, nationally, and internationally. interdisciplinary, sociolegal journal, Law & Policy. The new editors will begin reviewing manuscripts in August/September 2006 and will be appointed for a 3 or 4-year editorial term. We anticipate following PSYCHOLOGY, POLICY AND LAW – the existing model of co-editorship by selecting two co-editors, one UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA from the U.S. and one from outside the U.S., to allow geographic and disciplinary diversity. Scholars may apply individually or as a team. The Department of Psychology invites applications for a tenure- track Assistant Professor position in Psychology, Policy and The new Law & Policy co-editors will be responsible for editing and Law to begin August 2006, contingent on final funding approval. decision making as well as more broadly shaping the content of the We seek an individual doing excellent theoretical and empirical journal, allocating reviewers, and manuscript solicitation and special scholarship, ideally with a breadth of interests in the field and issue planning. The Editorial Office staff at the Baldy Center will able to work with diverse students and colleagues, and who continue to receive manuscripts, coordinate the review process, and has experience with a variety of teaching methods and curricu- handle most correspondence with authors, editorial board members, lar perspectives. Candidates from underrepresented groups and and Blackwell Publishing. Blackwell will continue to handle women are especially encouraged to apply. An applicant must copyediting, proofreading, and production. have a Ph.D. in Psychology (a Ph.D. and J.D. is preferred) and is expected to have an active scholarly program, with the poten- If you are interested, please send a letter indicating your willingness tial to obtain external funding and be a highly productive scholar to be considered for this position and a copy of your c.v. to the chair and effective teacher within our undergraduate and graduate of the Search Committee, Lynn Mather (e-mail: [email protected]). programs. To apply, please submit an on-line faculty applica- Please also include a statement addressing the following issues: tion for job #33430 at http://www.uacareertrack.com. Please be 1. Your assessment of the present state of the journal, its prepared to attach a letter of application, a concise statement of strengths and challenges, and your vision for the future research and teaching interests, and curriculum vitae (see in- (including any new initiatives) structions for submitting letters of recommendation and selected 2. Any past editorial experience reprints and pre-prints). To ensure consideration applications 3. Your own research strengths and interests. must be received by October 15, 2005, but applications will be Applications should be received by September 30, 2005. Selection of reviewed until the position is filled. Information about the de- editors will be made by an international, multidisciplinary committee. partment is available at http://psychology.arizona.edu/. The For further information contact Lynn Mather, Professor of Law and University at Arizona is an EEO/AA Employer – M/W/D/V. Political Science, Director, Baldy Center for Law & Social Policy, SUNY Buffalo Law School, 511 O’Brian Hall, Buffalo, NY 14260, USA.

AP-LS NEWS, Fall 2005 Page 21 APLS BOOK AWARD

The APLS Book Award Committee is pleased to announce the cal Ethics published by the American Psychological Associa- winner of the award for the Outstanding book in Law and tion, 2004. By examining how social science can inform policy Psychology, 2004-2005: and practice issues in the ongoing debates on end-of-life issues, the book makes an outstanding contribution to the field BARRY ROSENFELD, Ph.D., ABPP of law and psychology. The Award will be presented at the Department of Psychology, Fordham University March, 2006 APLS Conference, where Dr. Rosenfeld will present an invited address. For his work Assisted Suicide and the Right to Die: The Interface of Social Science, Public Policy, and Medi- We congratulate Dr. Rosenfeld on this achievement!

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE AND COMMITTEE CHAIRS

• President Gary Wells [email protected] • Past-President Edie Greene [email protected] • President-Elect Joel Dvoskin [email protected] • Secretary Patricia Zapf [email protected] • Treasurer Margaret Bull Kovera [email protected] • Member-at-Large Kevin Douglas [email protected] • Member-at-Large Jennifer Skeem [email protected] • Member-at-Large Randall Salekin [email protected] • Council Representative Beth Wiggins [email protected] • Council Representative Gail Goodman [email protected] • Newsletter Editor Jennifer Groscup [email protected] • Publications Editor Ron Roesch [email protected] • Law & Human Behavior Editor Brian Cutler [email protected] • Webpage Editor Adam Fried [email protected] • Liaison to APA Science Directorate Brian Bornstein [email protected] • Liaison to APA Public Interest Directorate Natacha Blain [email protected] • Liaison to APA Practice Directorate Kathy Stafford [email protected] • Careers and Training Committee Allison Redlich [email protected] • Dissertation Awards Eve Brank [email protected] • Educational Outreach Committee Lavita Nadkarni [email protected] • Fellows Committee Kirk Heilbrun [email protected] • Grants-in-Aid Mario Scalora [email protected] • Book Award Committee Richard Redding [email protected] • Undergraduate Research Award Committee Livia Gilstrap [email protected] • Committee on Relations with Other Organizations Michele Galietta [email protected] • Scientific Review Paper Committee Rich Wiener [email protected] • Women in Law Committee Brooke Butler [email protected] Amy Smith [email protected] • Diversity Affairs Committee Rosslyn Caldwell [email protected] • Mentorship Committee Wendy Heath [email protected] • Division Administrative Secretary Lynn Peterson [email protected] • Conference Advisory Committee Brad McAuliff [email protected] • 2006 APA Program Chairs Eric Elbogen [email protected] Amy Bradfield [email protected] • 2006 APLS Conference Chairs Tonia Nicholls [email protected] Annette Chrisy [email protected] Jennifer Groscup [email protected] • 2008 APLS Conference Chairs Michele Galietta [email protected] Kevin O’Neil [email protected]

Page 22 AP-LS NEWS, Fall 2005 CALL FOR PAPERS Funding Opportunities Behavioral Sciences and the Law American Academy of Forensic Psychology Dissertation Grants in Applied Law & Psychology BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES AND THE LAW is planning a special issue of the journal dealing with “Instruments and Protocols for The American Academy of Forensic Psychology (AAFP) has made Acute and Short-Term Assessments of Risk.” Much of the litera- available up to $5000 (maximum award is $1,500 per applicant) for ture on risk assessment focuses on instruments that take signifi- grants to graduate students conducting dissertations in applied cant time to administer and/or that are designed to inform rela- areas of law and psychology, with preference shown for tively long-term assessments (e.g., anticipated risk to third parties dissertations addressing clinical-forensic issues. Awards can be months or years from institutional discharge). However, in com- used to cover dissertation costs such as photocopying and mailing munity settings in particular and in some institutional settings expenses, participant compensation, travel reimbursement, etc. (e.g. acute wards or emergency rooms), instruments and proto- Awards may not be used to cover tuition or related academic fees. cols that permit clinicians to assess risk quickly and that offer Requests submitted in prior years are ineligible. insight into treatment needs are more likely to be utilized. Further, considerable recent research suggests that historical variables Applications will be reviewed by a committee of AAFP fellows and static traits might offer less insight into the day-to-day man- and grants will be awarded based on the following criteria: agement of clients than clinical, dynamic variables. This issue will be devoted to such instruments and protocols. Manuscripts may - potential contribution of the dissertation to applied law- address empirical, conceptual, legal and ethical issues and may psychology focus on instruments and protocols that assess risk to others, to - methodological soundness/experimental design self, or both. - budgetary needs - review of applicant’s personal statement Manuscripts should be approximately 20-30 pages, double spaced, and conform either to American Psychological Association for- Students in the process of developing a dissertation proposal mat, or the Harvard Law Review Association’s Uniform System of and those collecting dissertation data as of March 31, 2006 are Citation, but not both. Send manuscripts by email in Word to eligible. To apply, students must submit the following no later John Petrila at [email protected]. The deadline for submission than March 31, 2006 (incomplete applications will not be is December 1, 2005. Because of space limitations, manuscripts considered): exceeding 40 pages including tables and references will be re- turned to the author unreviewed. 1) a letter from the applicant detailing: - his/her interest and career goals in the area of law and John Petrila, J.D., LL.M. psychology - a summary of the proposed dissertation and its time line (no Co-Editor more than 5 pages, double spaced) Behavioral Sciences and the Law - the dissertation budget, the award amount requested, and University of South Florida how the award will be used Department of Mental Health Law & Policy 2) a current CV 13301 Bruce Downs Boulevard 3) a letter (no longer than one page) from the applicant’s Tampa FL 33612 dissertation chair/supervisor offering his/her support of the [email protected] applicant, noting that the dissertation proposal has been or is expected to be approved, and will be conducted as detailed in the applicant’s letter

Call for Proposals Submit the materials electronically (no later than March 31, 2006) to: [email protected] or submit four copies of the above APA Annual Convention (postmarked no later than March 31, 2006) to:

Proposals for Division 41 of the APA Annual Convention are due Mary Alice Conroy, Ph.D. on December 2, 2005. Proposals are invited for symposia, pa- SHSU Psychological Services Center pers, and posters in all areas related to the interface of psychol- P. O. Box 2210 ogy and law. The APA Annual Convention will be held in New Huntsville, Texas 77341-2210 Orleans, Lousianna from August 10th to 13th, 2006. The Division 41 Co-Chairs for APA are Eric B. Elbogen, PhD Questions or inquiries regarding the award competition can be ([email protected]) and Amy Bradfield, PhD directed to Mary Alice Conroy at the above address or via Email at ([email protected]). More information about the convention [email protected]. and the guidelines for submitting proposals can be found at www.apa.org.

AP-LS NEWS, Fall 2005 Page 23 Notes From The Student Chair NOTES FROM THE STUDENT CHAIR By Christopher Kunkle

I want to first take this opportunity to congratulate the new APLS Student Section (APLS-SS) officers and give everyone a glance at the individuals that will be serving our student members this year. This group brings a fine mixture of highly qualified and unique experience to the APLS-SS.

Chair: Christopher Kunkle, MA, MS Chris is a 4th year doctoral candidate (Psy.D.) in clinical psychology at Long Island University – CW Post. His interests include violence risk assessment, involuntary outpatient commitment, sex offender treatment, and forensic assessment.

Chair-Elect: Peter Shore, MA AP-LS Peter is a 2nd year doctoral candidate (Psy.D.) in the clinical psychology program at the Chicago Student Officers School of Professional Psychology. His interests include forensic neuropsychology and the E-mail Addresses neuropsychology of violent behavior, international disaster psychology, suicide prevention, mindfulness based stress reduction and the relationship between PTSD and criminal behavior.

Chair, Chris Kunkle Secretary/Treasurer: Andrew Cassens, MA [email protected] Andrew is a 1st year doctoral candidate (Psy.D.) in the clinical psychology program at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology. His interests include neuropsychology and the Past Chair, Tara Mitchell relationship between traumatic brain injury and criminal behavior. [email protected] Web-Editor: Julie Singer, M.A. Chair Elect, Peter Shore Julie is a 3rd year doctoral candidate (Ph.D.) in the Interdisciplinary Social Psychology pro- [email protected] gram at the University of Nevada, Reno. Her interests include jury decision making, juvenile justice issues, reducing recidivism, and psychopathy. Secretary/Treasurer, Andrew Cassens Law Liaison: Justine Schmollinger [email protected] Justine is a 4th year student in the joint degree program (Ph.D., J.D.) at Golden Gate University School of Law and Pacific Graduate School of Psychology. Her interests include Student Newsletter/Web Editor, mental health courts, mentally ill offenders, and capitol punishment. Julie Singer [email protected] Clinical Liaison: Linda Baum Linda is in the clinical psychology doctoral program at Kent State University. She is currently AP-LS Student Homepage completing her pre-doctoral internship at Eastern Virginia Medical School. Her research inter- http://www.unl.edu/ap-ls/student/ ests focus on the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory and Forensic index.html Assessment.

Experimental Liaison: Lisa Hasel AP-LS Student E-mail Lisa is a second year doctoral student (Ph.D.) in the Social Psychology program at [email protected] Iowa State University. Her research interests lie in the broad arena of Social Cognition and the Law, and she is currently involved in research on eyewitness psychology and the psychology of alibis.

APAGS Liaison: Emily Bennett Emily is a law student at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law and is a former Student Section Law liaison.

As Student Section Chair, I hope to broaden the learning opportunities of our student section members. It has been my primary philosophy as a student; to not only learn what is brought to me, but to also seek out as much information as possible, and create to opportunities. It is my goal to translate this philosophy into the activities and services of the student section.

Continued, p. 25 Page 24 AP-LS NEWS, Fall 2005 Funding Opportunities AP-LS/Division 41 Stipends AP-LS Interdisciplinary for Graduate Research Research Projects

The Division 41 Grants-in-Aid Committee is accepting proposals for small stipends The Executive Committee of the American (maximum of $500) to support empirical graduate research that addresses psycholegal Psychology-Law Society will offer up to issues (the award is limited to graduate students who are student affiliate members $5000 in seed money to facilitate interdisci- of AP-LS). Interested individuals should submit a short proposal (a maximum of 1500 words will be strictly enforced) in either a hard-copy (five copies) or electronic plinary research projects. We have in mind format that includes: (a) a cover sheet indicating the title of the project, name, projects that would bridge the gap between address, phone number, and e-mail address of the investigator; (b) an abstract of psychology and law and other academic dis- 100 words or less summarizing the project; (c) purpose, theoretical rationale, and ciplines (e.g., medicine, sociology, political significance of the project; (d) procedures to be employed; and, (e) specific amount science, economics, public policy). It is im- requested, including a budget. Applicants should include a discussion of the portant to note that bridging psychology and feasibility of the research (e.g., if budget is for more than $500, indicate source of law alone would not be a successful appli- remaining funds). Applicants should also indicate that IRB approval has been cation. We are particularly interested in pro- obtained, or agree that it will be prior to initiating the project. Note that a prior posals that advance theoretical development recipient of an AP-LS Grant-in-Aid is only eligible for future funding if the previ- or propose methodological innovations. ously funded research has been completed. Hard copies of the proposals should be sent to: Mario Scalora, Ph.D., Grants-In-Aid Committee Chair, Department of Money can be used to collect pilot data, cover Psychology, University of Nebraska, 238 Burnett Hall, Lincoln, NE 68588-0308. travel and meeting costs, and other expenses Electronic submissions can be submitted via e-mail to [email protected] (paste related to the research. We are looking for your submission into your e-mail or include an attached file in word perfect, word, applications that truly bridge the gap between or ASCII format). There are two deadlines each year: September 30 and January 31. psychology-law and some other discipline. Successful grantees will be expected to present the results of their collaborative study at a meeting of the American Psychological Association. Deadline for receipt of pro- Student Section, con’t... posals is December 1, 2005. To apply, please send a two-page explanation of the The primary initiative of the APLS Student Section (APLS-SS) for 2005-2006 will be project, including the names and addresses to open the lines of communication amongst the student members, to allow us to of all researchers as well as a description of share information, benefit from each other’s experiences, and create and alert each the anticipated product of the research to other of opportunities. In an age where information sharing becomes easier each Randy Salekin, Department of Psychology, day, it is imperative that we use the multiple tools available to communicate with University of Alabama, P.O. Box 870348, one another. The APLS-SS will be developing a brochure, in electronic form, to notify new and existing student members of the activities and services of the Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-8648. Or, email to student section. We are also investigating the feasibility of developing an APLS- [email protected] SS list serve to allow student members to share information on a daily basis. In addition, we are planning to update the student website (http://www.unl.edu/ap- ls/student/index.html) so that it will serve as an information base for new develop- ments in the field of psychology and law. It is planned that these updates will be broken down into the respective areas of psychology and law (i.e. experimental, Book and Test Reviews clinical etc…) to make them quickly accessible to students who wish to update their knowledge base without having to waste moments of valuable academic time. Written (or read) a new book you want reviewed ? We are also planning on expanding the social activities of the APLS-SS at the A psychological test that you want readers to upcoming conference in St. Petersburg to allow students a chance to meet in a know about ? Recommendations for books, tests, setting that encourages communication with one another. or other media that you would like to see reviewed in the APLS News should be forwarded to Jenni- Each of us possess unique experiences we can share with one another. It is my fer Groscup, ([email protected]). Offers hope that as fellow students we can help one another in developing our careers to review the work of others, or recommendations and advancing the field of psychology and law. In the spirit of communication, I as to who an appropriate review might be for your encourage students to contact me at any time with their ideas and comments. I can own work are always appreciated. be contacted at [email protected]. I look forward to hearing from you.

AP-LS NEWS, Fall 2005 Page 25 Conference and Workshop Planner AP-LS Annual Meeting American Society of Criminology American Psychological March 2-5, 2006 Fairmont Royal York Hotel Association Annual Meeting Hilton St. Petersburg November 15 - 20, 2005 August 16 - 19, 2007 St. Petersburg, FL Toronto, ON, Canada San Fransisco, California

For further information see For further information see See p. 1 for Conference Update www.asc41.org www.apa.org/conf.html For further information see www.ap-ls.org/conferences/apls/ Society for Judgment and apls2006 Decision Making American Board of Forensic November 12 - 15, 2005 Psychology Sheraton Center Intensive Practice Workshops American Psychological Toronto, ON, Canada January 19- 22, 2006 Association Annual Meeting Doubletree Berkeley Marina Berkeley, California August 10 - 13, 2006 For further information see www.sjdm.org New Orleans, Louisianna For further information see www.abfp.com/workshops.asp Submission deadline: 12/02/05 European Association of For further information see Psychology and Law www.apa.org/conf.html Annual Meeting American Board of Forensic June 28 - 30, 2006 Psychology Liverpool, UK Contemporary Issues in Submission deadline: 3/01/06 Forensic Psychology For further information see Februrary 22- 26, 2006 Law and Society Association www.i-psy.com/eapl Doubletree Hotel Annual Meeting Houston, Texas July 6 - 9, 2006 Marriot Waterfront Hotel For further information see International Association of www.abfp.com/workshops.asp Baltimore, Maryland Forensic Mental Health Submission deadline: 1/06/06 Annual Meeting For further information see June 14 - 16, 2006 www.lawandsociety.org Amsterdam, The Netherlands Note: The American Board of Submission deadline: 12/15/05 Forensic Psychology will continue to present workshops For further information see throughout 2006-2007 www.iafmhs.org/iafmhs.asp Dates and Locations will be American Psychological Society available at www.abfp.org Annual Meeting May 25 - 28, 2006 3rd International Congress of Marriot Marquis Psychology and Law New York, New York July 3- 8, 2007 Information regarding Submission deadline: 1/31/06 upcoming conferences Adelaide, Australia and workshops can be For further information see For further information see sent to Jennifer Groscup www.psychologicalscience.org www.sapmea.asn/conventions/ ([email protected]) psychlaw2007/index.html

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National Science Foundation National Institute of Justice American Psychology-Law Law and Social Sciences Division Sexual Violence from Adolescence to Society Grants-in-Aid Late Adulthood Maximum award: $500 Submission deadlines: January 15th and August 15th, yearly Submission deadline: Submission deadlines: January 10, 2006 January 31st and September 30th, For further information see yearly www.nsf.gov For information on NIJ funding for research on the criminal justice system For further information see see www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij page 25

American Psychology-Law Society Interdisciplinary National Institute of Justice Research Project Grant Justice Responses to Intimate Partner American Psychological Maximum award: $5000 Violence and Stalking Association Student Travel Award Submission deadline: Submission deadline: Maximum award: $300 January 17, 2006 12/01/05 for travel to the APA Annual For information on NIJ funding for Convention For further information see research on the criminal justice system page 25 see www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij Submission deadline: April 19, 2005 (no published deadline for 2006)

National Science Foundation For further information see American Psychological Law and Social Sciences Division www.apa.org/science/travinfo.html Association Dissertation Improvement Various awards compiled by the Grants APA are available for psychologists Submission deadlines: American Psychological January 15th and August 15th, yearly Association Submission deadlines: Student Awards Various For further information see www.nsf.gov Various awards compiled by the For further information see www.apa.org/psychologists/ APAGS are available for students scholarships.html American Psychological For further information see Association www.apa.org/apags/members/ Science Directorate schawrds.html: Dissertation Research Award Maximum Award: $5000 National Institute of Justice Yearly award to fund dissertation Information regarding For information on NIJ funding for research research on the criminal justice system available grants and awards see www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij Submission deadline: 10/06/05 can be sent to Jennifer Groscup For further information see ([email protected]) www.apa.org/science/dissinfo.html

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