AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGY LAW SOCIETY NEWS American Psychology-Law Society, Division 41, American Psychological Association Winter 2003 Vol. 23, No. 1

Legal Update: Juvenile Confession Evidence and the “Central Park Jogger” Reversals Guest Editor: Matthew B. Johnson, Ph.D., John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY

On December 19, 2002, a New York Supreme Court Judge officially vacated the convictions of five young men in the 1989 “Central Park Jogger” rape and assault. The “Central Park Jogger” case had been covered extensively in the New York and national press. The victim was a white investment banker allegedly gang raped and brutalized by black and Latino teens, during an era of increasing juvenile lawlessness. The convictions of the youths, aged 14-16 at the time of the offense, relied on video-taped “confessions,” which they subsequently challenged on appeal. [1] The appeals raised numerous questions about the confession evidence as well as other issues, though none were successful.

More recently, newly-discovered evidence prompted motions for post-conviction relief, focusing on the question whether the new evidence would have resulted in a more favorable verdict for the defendants. Matias Reyes, a convicted murderer- rapist, came forward and reported he alone attacked and sexually assaulted the victim. Reyes provided DNA samples that matched evidence found at the crime scene. The decision to throw out the convictions was virtually assured when the Manhattan District Attorney released its December 5, 2002, report [2] noting the “serious weaknesses” of the teens’ confes- sions when compared with the DNA and other evidence linking Matias to the offense. In addition to the DNA match linking Reyes to the crime, the DA’s report outlined how the vicious assault had multiple signature elements common to other sexual assaults known to have been perpetrated by Reyes in the same vicinity during the same time period.

The legal turn of events in the Central Park Jogger case occurred in a climate of increasing concern about juvenile “false confessions.” A 1998 California case involving a 14 year old who “confessed” to the murder of his sister received widespread attention. Eventually, the “confession” was ruled inadmissible and DNA evidence led to the indictment of another suspect [3]. Interestingly, Court TV timed the debut of their original dramatization of that case, “The Interrogation of Michael Crowe,” to coincide with the release of the above DA’s report [4]. Similarly, the 1998 murder of Ryan Inside...Inside...Inside... Harris in Chicago received substantial of press attention [5]. The interro- Legal Update ...... 1 gation of the 7 and 8 year old boys resulted in their “confession” to the Edinburgh 2003 - Part I ...... 4 murder and sexual assault of a 12 year old girl. Charges against the youths Book Review ...... 6 were later dropped when DNA evidence was linked to a suspect awaiting Research Briefs ...... 10 trial for other sexual assaults. Division News and Information ...... 14 Edinburgh 2003 - Part II...... 15 The U.S. Supreme Court has recognized the increased vulnerability of Call for Papers/Submissions ...... 16 Nominations, Awards and Announcements ... 17 juveniles to interrogative pressure, in both In re Gault [6] and Fare v. Fellowships and Positions ...... 18 Michael C. [7] Fare v. Michael C. is the only U.S. Supreme Court case Student Column ...... 20 dealing with a juvenile’s right to counsel since Gault. In that case, the Funding Opportunities ...... 21 Court outlined the “totality of circumstances” approach: Conference/Workshop Planner ...... 22 Membership Application ...... 24 continued on p. 2 Legal Update cont. from p. 1 Lawrence Wrightsman, and others [10], AP-LS News We discern no persuasive rea- have played critical roles in the devel- Editorial Staff sons why any other ap- opment of that psychological literature. proach is required where the Through their work, and the work of Editor-In-Chief Barry Rosenfeld, Ph.D. question is whether a juve- other psychologists, the psychology-law [email protected] nile has waived his rights, community has become aware of the as opposed to whether an multiple mechanisms that can contrib- Production/Advertising Editor adult has done so. The to- ute to false and coerced confessions, Michele Galietta, Ph.D. tality approach permits—in- and the particular vulnerabilities of ju- [email protected] deed, it mandates - inquiry veniles in that context. Variables iden- Associate Editor, Expert Opinion into all the circumstances tified in research are cognitive, intellec- Mary Connell, Ed.D. surrounding the interroga- tual and reading deficits, suggestibility, [email protected] tion. Fare v. Michael C., 442 compliance to authority, interrogative Associate Editor, Research Briefs U.S. at 725. pressure, memory impairments, imma- John Edens, Ph.D. turity, and others. [email protected] The totality of the circumstances ap- proach directs inquiry into the circum- Stemming from the increasing legal cri- Associate Editors, Legal Update tique, media attention, and the growing Maureen O’Connor, J.D., Ph.D. stances of the interrogation and char- [email protected] acteristics of the juvenile, in determin- empirical literature, a variety of differ- Dan Krauss, J.D., Ph.D. ing admissibility of incriminating state- ent remedies have been advocated to [email protected] ments. The court is instructed to con- address the problem of juvenile waiver sider all the circumstances (such as and confession [11]. Per se exclusion of “confession” evidence in certain situ- The American Psychology-Law So- the juvenile’s age, absence of parents, ciety News is a publication devoted use of deceptive interrogation tactics, ations has been recommended to pro- to dissemination of information, etc.) though no one feature would ren- vide clear guidelines with regard to per- news, and commentary about psy- der a confession inadmissible per se. missible interrogation practices as well chology, mental health, and the law. as rules for admissibility of “confession” The newsletter is published three evidence. Other reforms focus on re- times per year; February 1, June 1, Many reviews critical of the “totality and October 1. Original contribu- of circumstances” approach have quiring the presence of parents/guard- tions are welcome, and will be pub- emerged. One critical perspective is ians or “interested adults” during ques- lished subject to editorial approval that it tacitly approves inattention to tioning. Others target the constitutional and space availability. A limited due process protections of juveniles right to counsel as the cornerstone of amount of space is also available any reform. Illinois, for example, made for advertising and unsolicited where police believe it will be success- manuscripts. fully argued later, in a “totality of the a somewhat unsuccessful attempt to circumstances” equation, that particu- require that lawyers be automatically For information regarding editorial lar due process considerations are out- assigned to every juvenile defendant policies contact the Editor, Barry weighed by other features of the case [12]. Berkheiser advocates making right Rosenfeld, Ph.D., Dept. of Psychol- to counsel nonwaivable by juveniles in ogy, Fordham Univ., Dealy Hall, [8]. Another concern is that judges Bronx, NY 10458 or rosenfeld@ themselves pay too little attention to delinquency proceedings, assuring that fordham. edu. Advertising inquiries the complexities of waiver by juveniles, they have counsel in every instance should be directed to Michele and make assumptions about juveniles’ [13]. Other commentators have argued Galietta, Production Editor, via e- understanding of their rights. In a re- for the electronic recording of all cus- mail: galietta13@ aol.com. view of 99 appellate cases involving todial questioning as a safeguard against Address changes for APA members juvenile waiver, Berkheiser depicted a coercive practices and to preserve the should be directed to APA Member- “culture of waiver prevail[ing] in ju- record for later proceedings [14]. ship Dept., 750 First St. NE, Wash- venile courts in many jurisdictions,” ington, DC 20002-4242; for non- and found this particularly disturbing Will these reforms be effective? As APA members, student members, given the psychological literature noted by Gary Wells in the Fall 2002 or members-at-large to Cathleen Oslzly, Dept. of Psychology, 209 showing the developmental impedi- issue of this newsletter, more recent Burnett Hall, Univ. of Nebraska-Lin- ments to voluntary waiver by children advances in forensic DNA applications coln, Lincoln NE 68588-0308 or (at 581) [9]. have exposed critical flaws in criminal [email protected]. investigation and adjudication. In re- AP-LS members, including Tom sponse to these cases, policy makers Grisso, Gisli Gudjonsson, Saul Kassin, and elements in the law enforcement Page 2 AP-LS NEWS, Winter 2003 community are more receptive to so- to vacate judgment of conviction, indict- sponse legislation and other juvenile cial science research that can contrib- ment no. 4762/89,” available at “false confession” cases in Illinois. ute to understanding the psychological www.ManhattanDA.org. 6. In re Gault, 387 U.S. 1 (1967). and behavioral aspects of these issues. 3. M. Sauer, “Confessions in the third de- 7. Fare v. Michael C. 442 U.S. 707 In such an environment, it is ever more gree; Court TV film revisits police grill- (1979). incumbent upon the psychology-law ing,” The San Diego Union-Tribune, 8. M.B. Johnson, “Juvenile Miranda Case community to conduct research that E-1, 12/3/02. Law in New Jersey, From Carlo, 1966 can shed light on the myriad questions 4. “The Interrogation of Michael to JDH, 2001: The Relevance of Re- surrounding the interrogation of juve- Crowe” debuted in the New York cording All Custodial Questioning”, niles and due process protections, and City area on 12/5/02, the same day Journal of Psychiatry and Law, (2002), on the potential reforms. A conver- the Manhattan Distinct Attorney’s 30/Spring, 3-57. gence of events makes this a great report was released. The film in- 9. Berkheiser, “The Fiction of Juvenile opportunity for the psychology-law cludes verbatim reenactment of the Right to Counsel: Waiver in the Ju- community to provide empirical evi- actual interrogation. venile Courts,” Florida Law Review, 54, dence and analysis that could lead to 5. See A. Kotlowitz, “The Unpro- 577-682. meaningful and effective reform. tected,” The New Yorker, 2/8/99, 42- 10. See early studies by T. Grisso, Ju- Notes: 53, for discussion of the investiga- veniles Waiver of Rights: Legal and 1. The convictions of four of the five tion and press coverage. Also see Psychological Competence, (1981) defendants had been challenged on J. Walters, “Illinois Weakened At- New York: Plenum; G. Gudjonsson, appeal, while the fifth defendant tempt to Prevent False Confessions The Psychology of Interrogations, never filed an appeal. by Juveniles: The Requirement of Confessions, and Testimony, (1992) 2. The Manhattan District Attorney’s Counsel for the Interrogation of New York: John Wiley. Also see S. Report was prepared by Nancy E. Some Juveniles,” Loyola University Kassin and L. Wrightsman, “Confes- Ryan, Assistant District Attorney. 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AP-LS NEWS, Winter 2003 Page 3 The Edinburgh Conference: But will there be anything to drink and do?

David Carson, Chair of the Edinburgh Conference Commit- of a hotel? There are also a lot of small hotels, often family tee, agreed to answer members’ queries about the place and run, which you can find via the web. Those which are near the social programme. Murrayfield (national rugby stadium) or the West End, may remain within walking distance. And there are hostels. Lots Edinburgh is on the same latitude as Labrador. How many of links, to these and other sources, have been placed in the coats will I need to bring? Actually average daytime tem- appropriate place on the conference web site. perature, in July and August, is 18 degrees Centigrade, 65 Fahrenheit. So jackets and similar should be enough. (Even Will I find the venue easily? You will receive, a couple of those used to commuting between Arizona and Puerto Rico weeks before the conference starts, an email letter full (over- should manage with one thick skiing jacket.) However it is flowing?) with practical information. It will, for example, also the wettest month (although Glasgow on the west coast advise you about getting into the City from the Airport and gets most of it), so an umbrella could be useful. provide detailed directions to the venue from the Castle (which you cannot miss). We also hope to have a banner Is the architecture interesting? UNESCO seems to think displayed outside the venue. so. Both the Old Town (adjoining the conference venue) and the New Town are World Heritage Sites. The former is Is it true that Scotland’s premier poet was Jewish? No full of surprises, twists and turns, tall dark buildings. It in- Alan, it is spelt Rabbie Burns. cludes the Cowgate and Grassmarket, formerly places for public executions, now with a vibrant nightlife. The New Is there any culture? What? This is the City with the world’s Town with, arguably, some of the most perfect Georgian foremost annual cultural festival! Lets just consider one of houses and town planning in the world. One of the houses is several picture galleries, the National, situated between the maintained, by the National Trust, and furnished to show how Old and New Towns: Tintoretto, Titian, Holbein, Rubens, van the wealthy lived in the late 18th century. Dyck, Vermeer, El Greco, Poussin, Rembrant, Turner, Monet, Gaugin, Cezanne, and many more. I’m interested in Greek buildings. Have you got anything to interest me? Well they began to build a copy of the But I’m going to be attending the conference all the time. Parthenon on Caxton Hill (remember it from the opening It is going to be too exciting to have any free time. Never sequence in ‘Trainspotting’?), where there is also an obser- mind you have Saturday afternoon and there is a reception vatory and the Royal High School is modelled on the Temple in the Royal (1861, elegant, Victorian, glass-roofed) and ad- of Theseus. It is near the centre and is a popular place for joining National (1998, golden stone, modern, five floors) viewing the City. Museums, which are opposite the City’s Sheriff Courts. The reception is courtesy of the Faculty of Advocates, the asso- Is everything within easy walking distance? I think you ciation of Scottish barristers. Also the Signet Library (not could walk from the venue, north through the Old Town, usually open to the public) and Parliament Hall for the for- over the Royal Mile, down the Valley (gardens, Gallery, monu- mal opening. Oh, and the conference dinner beneath the ments, sometimes open-air entertainment), across Princes’ chandeliers and watching yourself in the tall mirrors of the Street and up into the New Town in 30 to 40 minutes with Assembly Rooms. comparative ease (however some routes involve lots of steps). But there is, also, a good bus service. The estimates, What if I lose my watch and don’t know the time? Well if of distances, by the conference’s accommodation agency, I you hear a cannon shot it is just after one o’clock. And if you think, are on the slow walking side. are near the Princes Street Gardens you can observe the floral clock. I’m on a budget. Where can I find cheap accommoda- tion? Some hotels are expensive. It is such – with good I’ve heard about the ‘Last Drop.’ Is that a reference to cause – a popular tourist venue that they can be. Do con- restrictive licensing laws? No, it is a pub in the popular sider the student accommodation in Pollock Halls. Whilst Grassmarket area. And it refers to the fact that the gallows south east of the venue, which is south of the City centre, it used to stand just outside. is good value. Do you really need all the space and facilities

Page 4 AP-LS NEWS, Winter 2003 What about food? Edinburgh has a More modern: Muriel Spark, Irvine Legal Update cont. from p. 3 very high ratio of restaurants and pubs Welsh, Iain Banks, Ian Rankin. Kassin and L. Wrightsman (Eds.), for its population. A wide range of cos- Beverly Hills: Sage (1985). More mopolitan tastes are catered for. It is a I’m thinking of going on some ex- recent sources are S. Kassin, “The very social and sociable place. Soups: cursions. Can you recommend any- Psychology of Confession Evi- cock-a-leekie, chicken and leeks; cullen thing? Go to the conference web-site dence,” American Psychologist skink, smoked haddock and potato. and link to its accommodation agency. (1997), 52, 221-233; and H. Seafood: the salmon is famous. Meat: It is setting up a number of tours and Wakefield and R. Underwager, “Co- Aberdeen Angus beef, venison, pheas- includes access to some golf courses. erced or Non-voluntary Confes- ant, grouse. Sorry, there is just so much I wouldn’t sions,” Behavioral Sciences and the know where to end. Law, 16, 423-440, (1998). Is it true that they deep fry pizzas? 11. See, e.g., Walters, supra note 5; Yes, and some chocolate bars. But it is I’m only interested if it is approved McGuire, R.E., “A Proposal to not compulsory. by Disney. Well, as you walk south, Strengthen Juvenile Miranda Rights: from the Royal Mile, down George IV Requiring Parental Presence in Cus- Any famous people associated with Bridge, (missing the magnificent todial Interrogations,” Vanderbilt Law Edinburgh? From Adam Smith, the Victoria Street), with the Royal and Review, (2002), 53, 1355-1387; father of modern economics, through National Museums on your left, look Huang, D. T., “Less Unequal Foot- David Hume the philosopher to Sean across to your right for the memorial ing: State Court’s Per Se Rules for Connery the 007. And so very many to ‘Greyfriars Bobby,’ the subject of a Juvenile Waivers During Interroga- more. Edinburgh has an intellectual his- Disney film. But do, unlike almost ev- tion and the Case for Their Imple- tory, and made a contribution to learn- eryone else, go into the churchyard and mentation,” Cornell Law Review, ing, that greatly exceeds its population. find the true memorial and consider the (2001), 86, 437-482; Krzewinski, architecture and historical associations L.M., “But I Didn’t Do it: Protecting What about drink? Need you ask? with ‘The Covenanters.’ the Rights of Juveniles During Inter- The Scotch Whisky Heritage Centre rogation,” Third World Law Journal, is situated very close to the Castle and I’m one of those dreadful people (2002), 22, 355-387; Chao, R., The Hub, where the farewell party is who insist on disgracing other “Mirandizing Kids: Not as Simple as held. You can purchase an introduc- people by being fit. Where could I A-B-C,” Whittier Law Review, tion to the making and blending of malts go jogging? Unfortunately you are (2000), 22, 521-555; and Johnson, before a ‘barrel ride’ through a history well provided for. At the eastern end Supra note 8. of its production in Scotland. You fin- of the Royal Mile, or immediately be- 12. See Walters, supra note 5, for a ish with a dram and an opportunity to side the Pollock Hall student resi- more complete discussion of the Illi- test the wide variety of malts available. dences, there is Holyrood Park. You nois reform effort. could run up the Salisbury Crag (I hear 13. Berkheiser, supra Note 9, at 650, But I like beer. You are catered for. the view is fine), or run around the recognizing the potential constitu- Edinburgh breweries produce some Queen’s drive. tional questions involved in mandat- distinctive brews. Marked in shillings ing counsel, and presenting argu- (the old currency), remember the more I like to swim. Well, if you stay in Pol- ments in support of the constitution- the stronger. lock Halls the Royal Commonwealth ality of such a practice. Pool is next door. 14. See, e.g., Johnson, M.B., Supra note But I like Coca-Cola. Well you have 8; see also Lassiter, G.D., “Illusory a problem. The locally produced ‘Irn- Will the earth move for me? Depends. Causation in the Courtroom, Current Bru,’ (a sworn solution for hangovers), If you attend the Dynamic Earth exhi- Directions in Psychological Science, as in Peru, outsells your national drink. bition it will. (2002) 11, 204-208, for a discussion of the potential effect of camera Are there any novelists I could read Will it be any good? Well, if you don’t angle on evaluations of videotaped before I come? Well, SP now of New come you’ll certainly have missed a confessions. York, you have a rich choice. One way wonderful opportunity. The Legal Update Column is edited by would be to go on a literary pub tour, Daniel Krause, Ph.D., J.D. and Maureen More information regarding the APLS/ and have selections read to you. Rob- O[Connor, Ph.D., J.D. Inquiries, sugges- EAPL/ANZPPL 2003 meeting in Scotland, tions for future topics, offers to guest-edit, ert Louis Stevenson, Robert Burns, is detailed on p.17 and on the conference and permission for reprinting any of the Walter Scott, Arthur Conan Doyle. website: www.law.soton.ac.uk/bsln/ material in this column should be directed psych&law2003 to one of the column editors. AP-LS NEWS, Winter 2003 Page 5 Book Review: By Gacono, C.B. (2000). The clinical and forensic assessment of psychopathy: A practitioner’s guide. New Jersey: Lawrence Erlbaum. (507 pages)

Psychopathy assessment: Promoting informed and judicious practice

Reviewed by Jennifer L. Skeem, Ph.D., Department of Psychology, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 Maryland Parkway, Box 455030, Las Vegas, Nevada 89154-5030, TEL: (702) 895-0296, FAX: (702) 895-0195, E-mail: [email protected]

The author thanks John Edens for his helpful comments on an earlier version of this review.

In The clinical and forensic assessment of psychopathy: cal attention that experimental and applied researchers have A practitioner’s guide, Gacono (2000) has developed a col- devoted to various aspects of psychopathy over recent years, lection of chapters by leading experts and practitioners in this is a considerable achievement. In short, the book sum- the rapidly growing field of psychopathy. This book focuses marizes cutting edge research on psychopathy, particularly on delivering scientifically informed recommendations to fo- that relevant to practice, through the end of the twentieth rensic practitioners for assessing antisocial and potentially century. psychopathic individuals. Many of these recommendations relate to violence risk assessment, given that practical inter- Second, true to its stated purpose, the book focuses on “mak- est in assessing psychopathy often is driven by its utility in ing fast the link between research and practice” (Gacono, predicting violence. Nevertheless, the book’s scope is sweep- 2000, p. xvi). Even intensively research-oriented chapters ing. Specifically, in the first section of the book (“Concep- conclude with clearly stated implications for assessment and tual Contributions”), analyses of experimental research on treatment. For example, after carefully summarizing theory psychopaths’ information processing and emotional deficits and research on the emotional processing and experiences appear alongside applications of the psychopathy concept to of individuals with psychopathic traits, Steuerwald and youth and reviews of the leading tool for assessing adult psy- Kosson (2000) make seven data-based suggestions for clini- chopathy, the Psychopathy Checklist (PCL-R, Hare, 1991). cians working with psychopaths. For example, the authors The second section (“Clinical Issues and Applications”) fo- suggest that clinicians recognize that psychopaths are “quite cuses on practical issues related to implementing the PCL-R capable of experiencing some emotional states” like anger, in forensic settings, including a review of the legal contexts but may not express these emotions (verbally and nonverbally) in which psychopathy is often used, interviewing and report in the traditional ways. Thus, clinicians are advised to take writing, and assessment of malingering and violence risk. signs of anger seriously, and realize that “judgment about The third section (“Special Applications”) focuses on appli- intense underlying affect in the absence of clear facial dis- cations of the psychopathy construct to particular popula- play may [also] be an important guide” (p. 129). Similarly, tions (sex offenders, substance abusers, and hostage tak- the authors recommend that clinicians making treatment rec- ers). In short, this comprehensive book is part theoretical ommendations “be careful not to assume that the apparent handbook, part clinical guide for assessing psychopathy. Given absence of complex emotional states such as shame and the book’s broad scope, its general strengths and weaknesses guilt also implies an absence of other emotional states” or an rather than coverage of particular topics are presented below. “incapacity to experience emotions per se” (p. 131).

Strengths: Comprehensively reviewing the literature A large portion of the book focuses squarely on recommen- to inform practice dations for appropriate implementation of the PCL-R. Con- The books clear strengths lie in (a) its broad coverage of tributors make detailed and concrete suggestions for training theoretical and empirical psychopathy literature, and (b) its PCL-R users and relevant institutional staff, administering translation of this literature into concrete, useful recommen- the PCL-R, and integrating PCL-R results with other as- dations for practice. First, the book reviews many of the sessment materials to produce a report. State of the art major developments in psychopathy research over the past research on the interpersonal presentation of psychopaths two decades, from psychopaths’ deficits in response modu- (Kosson, Gacono, & Boldholdt, 2000) is presented with an lation to the predictive validity of the PCL-R for future sexual eye toward informing clinicians about interviewing them. The aggression. Given the increasingly large amount of empiri- concrete case examples and samples of assessments that

Page 6 AP-LS NEWS, Winter 2003 pepper several chapters undoubtedly opathy level” (p. 185), whereas Serin sessed by the PCL-R) has been most will prove valuable to practitioners. and Brown (2000) imply that fully in- thoroughly studied with adult, male, formed consent is necessary, given the predominately White offenders. Ac- Most of the book’s recommendations potential consequences of being la- cumulating evidence about the extent for practice find empirical support or beled a psychopath. Issues of achiev- to which the construct validity (e.g., are grounded in ethical standards of ing informed consent, standardizing factor structure; neuropsychological practice. With respect to the latter psychopathy interviews, and integrat- correlates) and, to a lesser extent, the point, the contributors often make ap- ing (unvalidated) psychopathy descrip- predictive utility of the PCL-R gener- propriate qualifications about psychop- tors with diagnoses of antisocial per- alizes to African American (Cooke, athy assessment, recognizing that as- sonality disorder (see Gacono, 2000b) Kosson & Michie, 2001; Kosson, sessment findings may profoundly in- will be important aspects of psychop- Smith, & Newman, 1990; Lorenz & fluence legal and treatment decisions athy assessment to develop further in Newman, 2002; Newman & Schmitt, about an individual. For example, the future theoretical and empirical work. 1998), female (Cale & Lilienfeld, 2002; contributors consistently recommend Salekin, Rogers, Ustad, & Sewell, 1998; against using conventional cutting Weaknesses: Acknowledging limi- Vitale & Newman, 2001; Vitale, Smith, scores for defining psychopathy cat- tations of psychopathy and projec- Brinkley & Newman, 2002), and juve- egorically (PCLR > 30). Given the tive assessment nile offenders (see Edens, Skeem, current state of research and ethical Despite the book’s strengths, some of Cruise, & Cauffman, 2001) currently standards of practice, they recommend its overarching messages are offered is quite mixed. First, the use of the that the PCL-R’s average standard without clear acknowledgement of PCL-R to make crucial decisions about error of measurement (and of predic- their limitations. Specifically, the book’s individuals (that may range from child tion) be used to describe individuals’ general tenor is one of effusive sup- custody to capital punishment) requires scores. Similarly, several contributors port for applying the PCL-R and pro- strong evidence that the construct gen- point out that the PCL measures are jective assessment techniques in foren- eralizes to their specific population. not appropriate stand alone tools for sic assessment. First, there is a clear Second, such use requires consider- forensic assessment. Assessments of pitch for making psychopathy assess- ation of whether research on the con- violence potential, for instance, must ment (based on the PCL-R) a routine struct generalizes to specific situations include evaluation of risk factors other and standardized practice in forensic (e.g., there currently is little evidence than psychopathy. settings to inform a broad range of le- that PCL-R scores predict violence in gal and treatment decisions. In fact, controlled prisons settings, particularly The chapter on violence risk assess- Gacono (2000b) asserts that “the ex- on death row, see Edens, Petrila, & ment by Serin and Brown (2000) is one tant research demonstrates that psy- Buffington-Vollum, 2001). This stance of the book’s best exemplars of em- chopathy assessment constitutes an contradicts that of using the PCL-R pirically grounded, ethically sound, and essential aspect of the accepted stan- with individuals from relatively under- clinically useful recommendations. dard of care for risk assessment” (p. studied populations or situations until After a comprehensive and accurate 196), and that failure to do so is “ethi- the data “call into question seriously [its] review of the empirical literature, these cally and legally” indefensible. He predictive validity” (Bodholdt, Richards contributors provide “Ten Command- notes that the PCL-R probably should & Gacono, 2000, p. 67). ments” for assessing offenders’ risk of “be regarded as an essential clinical violence that include understanding the tool” (p. 195). These effusive descrip- In particular, extant research does not limits of prediction and knowing false tions of psychopathy assessment co- clearly support the use of “juvenile psy- negative and false positive rates asso- exist (somewhat uncomfortably) with chopathy” measures to inform decisions ciated with various PCL-R scores in the recommendations for cautious prac- about whether to try and sentence ado- one’s population. Living by these chal- tice offered elsewhere in the book. lescents in the adult criminal system ( lenging commandments (religious or see Edens, Skeem et al., 2001; not) would promote good practice. Although psychopathy unquestionably Seagraves & Grisso, 2002). As noted is an important construct in many fo- by Cleckley (1976), “sometimes… the Notably, the book raises key issues rensic settings, the state of the litera- child or the adolescent will for a while about the contours of ethical and sound ture does not yet support its clinical use behave in a way that would seem practice in psychopathy assessment. in some populations and for some de- scarcely possible to anyone but the true For example, Gacono (2000b) argues cisions. It is crucial to know and un- psychopath and later change, becom- that “staff should not inform patients derstand these limits, which will be ing and normal and useful member of that they are going for a Hare inter- moving targets as research continues society” (p. 270). There is, as yet, a view or are to be assessed for psych- to accumulate. Psychopathy (as as- lack of evidence that apparent traits of AP-LS NEWS, Winter 2003 Page 7 Psychopathy cont. from p. 7 schach be used to supplement assess- References psychopathy remain stable from ado- ments of psychopathy. The contribu- Bodholt, R.H., Richards, H.R., & lescence through adulthood. Such evi- tors present their own research on this Gacono, C.B. (2000). Assessing dence arguably is necessary to support topic without acknowledging cogent psychopathy in adults: The Psych- Forth and Mailloux’s (2000) suggestion criticism of this work (Wood, Lilienfeld, opathy Checklist-Revised and in this book that the youth version of Garb, & Nezworski, 2001), nor the Screening Version. In C. B. Gacono the PCL be used to inform transfer larger and increasingly heated debate (Ed.), The clinical and forensic decisions. about the validity of projective tech- assessment of psychopathy (pp. niques (e.g., Wood, Lilienfeld, Garb, & 55-86). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum. Similarly, extant research does not Nezworski, 2000). As observed by Cale, E., & Lilienfeld, S. (2002). Sex clearly support the presumption that Wood et al. (2001), most of the publi- differences in psychopathy and an- psychopaths are untreatable (compare cations by Gacono and Meloy that are tisocial personality disorder: A re- Gacono, 2000b; Serin & Brown, 2000). cited in this book as evidence that a view and integration. Clinical Psy- In fact, recent evidence (see Salekin, few Rorschach Comprehensive Sys- chology Review, 22, 1179-1207. 2002; Skeem, Monahan, & Mulvey, tem variables are associated with psy- Cleckley, H. (1976). The Mask of 2002) challenges this presumption and chopathy are based on a single, small Sanity (5thj ed.). St. Louis: Mosby. suggests that it is premature to draw sample of participants, and have been Cooke, D. J., Kosson, D. S., & Michie, strong conclusions about psychopaths’ contradicted by ten more recent stud- C. (2001) Psychopathy and general amenability to treatment. First, ies. Given such findings, Grove, Bard, ethnicity: Structural, item, and test relatively few studies on this issue have Garb and Lilienfeld (2002) have pre- generalizability of the Psychopathy been published. None of these studies sented compelling arguments that the Checklist-Revised (PCL-R) in Cau- meet contemporary standards for Rorschach Comprehensive System casian and African American par- sound treatment outcome research, and does not meet contemporary standards ticipants. Psychological Assess- their results have been mixed. Sec- of admissibility for expert evidence. A ment, 13, 531-542. ond, treatments designed specifically to frank discussion about such limitations Edens, J., Petrila, J., & Buffington- address psychopaths’ problematic is dangerously absent in this guidebook Vollum, J.K. (2001). Psychopathy traits and symptoms have yet to be in- for practitioners. and the dealth penalty: Can the psy- vestigated (e.g., Losel, 1995; Wong, chopathy checklist-revised identify 2001). Third, as noted in this book, Conclusion: On Balance, a Good offenders who represent “a continu- psychopathy may be a heterogeneous Resource ing threat to society?” Journal of construct such that amenability to treat- Nevertheless, on balance, forensic Psychiatry & Law, 29, 433-481 ment varies across “psychopathic” in- practitioners will undoubtedly find this Edens, J. F., Skeem, J. L., Cruise, K. dividuals (see Skeem, Poythress, Edens book a useful tool and reference guide R., & Cauffman, E. (2001). Assess- & Lilienfeld, in press). In short, there for assessing, treating, and generally ment of ‘juvenile psychopathy’ and currently is little empirical support for working with potentially psychopathic its association with violence: A criti- making inferences about treatment individuals. This comprehensive book cal review. Behavioral Sciences amenability based solely on PCL-R reflects a clear effort to translate a and the Law, 19, 53-80. scores in order to deny treatment or broad psychopathy literature into con- Forth, A. E., & Mailloux, D. L. (2000). make important legal decisions. crete, useful recommendations for Psychopathy in youth: What do we practice. Because psychopathy has know? In C. B. Gacono (Ed.), The The book’s second major message that become the focus of intense empirical clinical and forensic assessment is offered overenthusiastically, without investigation, our understanding of the of psychopathy: A practitione’s acknowledgement of its serious limita- power and limitations of psychopathy guide (pp. 25-54). Mahwah, NJ: tions, is the suggestion is that projec- assessment tools are rapidly evolving. Erlbaum. tive assessment techniques be used to Practitioners will be served well by Gacono, C.B. (2000a). The clinical supplement the PCL-R in forensic as- using this book as a starting guide, pro- and forensic assessment of psy- sessment. The psychodynamic frame- vided that they are aware of its weak- chopathy: A practitioner’s work that peppers the book arguably nesses and take to heart its recommen- guide. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum. adds theoretical richness to its case dation to run with the field to keep Gacono, C.B. (2000b). Suggestions formulations and depth to its descrip- abreast of new developments. These for the implementation and use of tions of psychopaths’ interpersonal developments will iteratively define the the Psychopathy Checklists in fo- patterns. Associated with this frame- scope of appropriate practices in psy- rensic and clinical practice. In C. work, however, is a suggestion that chopathy assessment. B. Gacono (Ed.), The clinical and such projective techniques as the Ror- forensic assessment of psychop- Page 8 AP-LS NEWS, Winter 2003 athy (pp. 175-202). Mahwah, NJ: The clinical use of the Hare Psych- A Note from the Editor Erlbaum. opathy Checklist-Revised in contem- Grove, W.M., Barden, R.C., Garb, porary risk assessment. In C. B. As readers of the several “guest col- H.N., & Lilienfeld, S.O. (2002). Gacono (Ed.), The clinical and fo- umns” contained in this issue will likely Failure of Rorschach-Comprehen- rensic assessment of psychopathy know, publication of this newsletter is sive-System-based testimony to be (pp. 251-268). Mahwah, NJ: heavily reliant on the participation of admissible under the Daubert-Joiner- Erlbaum. the AP-LS members who volunteer Kumho standard. Psychology, Pub- Skeem, J., Monahan, J., & Mulvey, E. their services. These volunteers in- lic Policy, & Law, 8, 216-234. (in press). Psychopathy, treatment clude the regular Associate Editors, Kosson, D.S., Gacono, C.B., & involvement, and subsequent vio- who prepare monthly columns (John Bodholdt, R.H. (2000). Assessing lence among civil psychiatric pa- Edens and his graduate student assis- psychopathy: Interpersonal aspects tients. Law and Human Behavior. tants for the Research Briefs, Maureen and clinical interviewing. In C.B. Skeem, J., Poythress, N., Edens, J., O’Connor and Dan Krause for the Gacono (Ed.), The clinical and fo- Lilienfeld, S., & Cale, E. (in press). Legal Update, Mary Connel for the rensic assessment of psychopathy: Psychopathic Personality or Person- Expert Opinion, and Michele Galietta A practitioner’s guide. Mahwah, alities? Exploring Potential Variants who helps coordinate the Advertising) NJ: Erlbaum. of Psychopathy and Their Implica- as well as the guest columnists who Kosson, D. S., Smith, S. S., & Newman, tions for Risk Assessment. Aggres- provide material and opinions for the J. P. (1990). Evaluating the construct sion & Violent Behavior. Expert Opinion column, or review validity of psychopathy in Black and Vitale, J., & Newman, J. (2001). Re- books and tests (such as Jennifer White male inmates: Three prelimi- sponse perseveration in psychopathic Skeem, Matthew Johnson, and David nary studies. Journal of Abnormal women. Journal of Abnormal Psy- Carson, all of whom contributed to this Psychology, 99, 250-259. chology, 110, 644-647. issue). Your assistance (and the manu Lorenz, A., & Newman, J.P. (2002). Vitale, J., Smith, S., Brinkley, C., & others who have contributed in past Do emotion and information pro- Newman, J. (2002). The reliability years such as Patty Zapf, Gary Wells, cessing deficiencies found in Cau- and validity of the Psychopathy and others) is greatly appreciated. casian psychopaths generalize to Checklist-Revised in a sample of African-American psychopaths? female offenders. Criminal Justice As always, I am open to suggestions Personality and Individual Differ- and Behavior, 29, 202-231. for new books or tests to be reviewed, ences, 32, 1077-1086. Wood, J. M., Lilienfeld, S. O., Garb, suggestions regarding appropriate top- Lösel, F. (1995). Management of psy- H. N., & Nezworski, M. T. (2000). ics for the Expert Opinion and Legal chopaths. Issues in Criminological Coming to grips with negative evi- Update columns, and any other rec- and Legal Psychology, 24, 100-106. dence for the comprehensive system ommendations for how this newslet- Newman, J. P., & Schmitt, W.A. for the Rorschach: A comment on ter might be improved or expanded to (1998). Passive avoidance in psy- Gacono, Loving, and Bodholdt; better serve the needs of AP-LS mem- chopathic offenders: A replication Ganellen; and Bornstein. Journal of bers. We continue to accept unsolic- and extension. Journal of Abnor- Personality Assessment, 77, 48-70 ited material, although publication of mal Psychology, 107, 527-532. Wood, J. M., Lilienfeld, S. O., Garb, such submissions is subject to a num- Salekin, R. (2002). Psychopathy and H. N., & Nezworski, M. T. (2000). ber of factors including the general in- therapeutic pessimism: Clinical lore The Rorschach Test in clinical diag- terest and appropriateness of the ma- or clinical reality? Clinical Psychol- nosis: A critical review, with a back- terial for the 3500 readers of the AP- ogy Review, 22, 79-112. ward look at Garfield (1947). Jour- LS News, as well as the availability of Salekin, R. T., Rogers, R., Ustad, K. nal of Clinical Psychology, 56, space (since fitting the newsletter L., & Sewell, K. W. (1998). Psych- 395-430. material into these pages is always a opathy and recidivism among female Wong, S. (2000). Psychopathic of- challenge). Nevertheless, submissions inmates. Law and Human Behav- fenders. In S. Hodgins & R. Muller- (preferably electronically) are always ior, 22, 109-127 Isberner (Eds.), Violence, crime appreciated, as is any general feed- Seagraves, D., & Grisso, T. (2002). and mentally disordered offend- back or comments. Adolescent development and mea- ers: Concepts and methods for surement of juvenile psychopathy. effective treatment and prevention Barry Rosenfeld Law and Human Behavior, 76, (pp. 87-112). New York: Wiley. Editor, AP-LS News 219-239. [email protected] Serin, R.C., & Brown, S.L. (2000).

AP-LS NEWS, Winter 2003 Page 9 CORRECTIONAL Research Briefs emotional facilitation relative to PSYCHOLOGY controls. Number of violent genders. The imagined perfor- in concert: Dynamic crimes committed by women with Buffington-Vollum, J. K., Edens, mance of gender-inconsistent de- comorbidity of conduct disorder APD was associated with emo- J. F., Johnson, D. W., & Johnson, linquent behaviors resulted in a with other disruptive and emo- tion facilitation. J. D. (2002). Psychopathy as a higher anticipated negative evalu- tional problems over 17 years predictor of institutional mis- ation from others, particularly for among clinic-referred boys. McDevitt, J., Levin, J., & Bennett, behavior among sex offenders: those who were higher in gender Journal of Abnormal Psychology, S. (2002). Hate crime offenders: A prospective replication. norm internalization. This effect 111, 556-567. An expanded typology. Journal Criminal Justice & Behavior, 29, was even more pronounced when Among 168 7- to 12-year-olds, of Social Issues, 58, 303-317. 497-511. students were primed to adopt a changes in the number of CD be- The 3-category typology of of- The Antisocial Features (ANT) collective (versus private) self- haviors observed between each of fender motivation in hate crimes scale of the PAI and the PCL-R evaluative perspective, due to the 6 waves of structured diagnostic (thrill, defensive, mission) pro- were compared in their abilities to greater impact of internalized assessments were correlated with posed by Levin and McDevitt predict serious institutional mis- norms on desired behavior. changes in the numbers of symp- (1993) was expanded to include a conduct among 58 sex offenders. toms of ODD, ADHD, depres- fourth category, retaliatory moti- Each measure accounted for Hildebrand, M., de Ruiter, C., de sion, and anxiety. CD in Wave 1 vation, based upon a reanalysis of unique, incremental variance in one Vogel, Vivienne, & van der Wolf, predicted levels of ODD, ADHD, the original data from 169 Boston of the types of institutional mis- P. (2002). Reliability and factor depression, and anxiety in later cases. Based on the data and po- behavior. Overall classification ac- structure of the Dutch lan- waves after controlling for initial lice interviews, a new dimension curacy was slightly more positive guage version of Hare’s Psych- levels of those symptoms. Only focusing on level of culpability of for ANT than for the PCL-R. opathy Checklist-Revised. In- ODD in Wave 1 predicted CD in those involved in hate crimes was ternational Journal of Forensic later waves when initial CD levels introduced and can be used to de- Hempel, A. G., Kownacki, R., Mental Health, 1, 139-154. were controlled. termine appropriate sanctions. Malin, D. H., Ozone, S. J., Psychometric properties of the Cormack, T. S., Sandoval, B. G., Dutch version of the PCL-R were Levine, M., Cassidy, C., Brazier, FAMILY VIOLENCE & Leinbach, A. E. (2002). Effect investigated in a sample of 107 G., & Reicher, S. (2002). Self-cat- of a total smoking ban in a maxi- forensic psychiatric patients. In- egorization and bystander non- McMahon, J. (2002). Child mum security psychiatric hos- ter-rater reliabilities of total scores intervention: Two experimen- abuse and future criminality: pital. Behavioral Sciences and the and individual items, agreement on tal studies. Journal of Applied The role of social service place- Law, 20, 507-522. categorical diagnosis, and internal Social Psychology, 32, 1452-1463. ment, family disorganization, The impact of a total smoking ban consistency were good to excel- Two experiments in which partici- and gender. Journal of Interper- was examined for 140 patients at lent. Factor analysis did not con- pants watched videotaped simu- sonal Violence, 17, 1002-1019. a maximum security psychiatric firm good fit with either Hare’s 2- lations of violent acts demon- Data on 749 substantiated cases hospital. Few negative events re- factor model or Cooke and strated that bystanders’ response of child abuse and neglect demon- sulted from the ban. The authors Michie’s 3-factor model, but ex- to a violent incident is influenced strated removal of a child from stress the importance of planning ploratory factor analysis yielded by their perceived similarity not home increased the likelihood of and preparing for such a program, a 2-factor structure resembling only to other bystanders but also adult arrest for children who had including educating patients about Hare’s model. to the victim. In Study 1, under- experienced a recent family sepa- symptoms of withdrawal and how graduates were more likely to say ration. Among children who had to cope as well as the health risks Jackson, R. L., Rogers, R., that they would intervene in a vio- experienced frequent moves, associated with continued smok- Neumann, C. S., & Lambert, P. L. lent situation when an in-group placement reduced likelihood of ing, providing treatment options (2002). Psychopathy in female rather than an out-group confed- arrest for males but increased such such as nicotine replacement, and offenders: An investigation of erate indicated intervention. Study risk for females. requiring staff cessation of smok- its underlying dimensions. 2 revealed that participants in the ing as well. Criminal Justice & Behavior, 29, in-group victim condition were 692-704. more likely to indicate that they FORENSIC EVALUATION DELINQUENCY/ PCL-R data on 119 female inmates would respond than those in the ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR were used to compare the relative out-group victim condition. Bury, A. S., & Bagby, R. M. utility of two-factor models and (2002). The detection of feigned uncoached and coached post- Ford, T. E., Stevenson, P. R., Cooke and Michie’s three-factor Lorenz, A. R., & Newman, J. P. traumatic stress disorder with Wienir, P. L., & Wait, R. F. (2002). model of psychopathy in females. (2002). Utilization of emotion the MMPI-2 in a sample of The role of internalization of The two-factor models repre- cues in male and female offend- workplace accident victims. gender norms in regulating sented poor fit, whereas the three- ers with antisocial personality Psychological Assessment, 14, self-evaluations in response to factor model better captured the disorder: Results from a lexi- 472-484. anticipated delinquency. Social underlying dimensions of psych- cal decision task. Journal of Ab- The MMPI-2s of 61 PTSD claim- Psychology Quarterly, 65, 202-212. opathy. Deficits in affect are the normal Psychology, 111, 513-516. ants were compared with those of Data from 171 female and 138 male prominent feature in discriminat- Incarcerated men and women with 131 undergraduate students either undergraduates provide support ing between psychopathic and and without APD completed a uncoached or coached in PTSD for the notion that strongly inter- non-psychopathic women. lexical decision task with emo- information only, in validity scale nalized gender norms can function tional and neutral words. Men information only, or in both symp- as a self-regulatory mechanism Lahey, B. B., Loeber, R., Burke, with APD and controls did not tom and validity scale informa- against delinquent acts for both J., Rathouz, P. J., & McBurnett, differ in performance whereas K. (2002). Waxing and waning women with APD showed greater tion. Those instructed on validity Page 10 AP-LS NEWS, Winter 2003 scale information only outper- International Journal of Forensic 181 Australian participants who After watching a videotaped trial formed those instructed on symp- Mental Health, 1, 127-138. favored mandatory sentencing dif- testimonial of a rape victim and toms in avoiding detection. Par- Defendants referred for fitness to fered on perceived responsibility, indicating their agreement with her ticipants in the fake-PTSD condi- stand trial (FST) evaluations (n = deservingness, leniency, serious- claim, 384 White undergraduates tions scored higher than PTSD 80) were more likely to have cur- ness, anger and pleasure variables completed the Right-Wing claimants on the validity scales. rent violent charges, psychotic dis- regarding the offender and the pun- Authoritarianism Scale. Those orders, and legal impairment and ishment. Weaker effects were who were high in authoritarianism Meissner, C.A., & Kassin, S.M. less likely to have previous arrests found for ethnic identity and were more likely to believe the (2002). “He’s guilty!”: Investi- and primary substance abuse dis- criminal history. Participants in- victim who claimed a racially dis- gator bias in judgments of truth orders or antisocial personality dicated a general sympathy for similar defendant raped her; there and deception. Law and Human disorders than those not referred Aboriginal over White Australians. was no significant interaction for Behavior, 26, 469-480. (n = 80). 60% of referred defen- those who appeared more egali- Training and prior experience did dants demonstrated no impair- Giner-Sorolla, R., Chaiken, S., & tarian on the RWA. not influence accuracy or discrimi- ment in their legal abilities, whereas Lutz, S. (2002). Validity beliefs nation performance in detecting nearly 25% of those not referred ideology can influence legal case Lecci, L., & Myers, B. (2002). deception for 44 North American evidenced legal impairment. judgments differently. Law and Examining the construct valid- law enforcement investigators. Human Behavior, 26, 507-526. ity of the original and revised These factors did increase the like- LEGAL DECISION-MAKING Among 184 undergraduates, valid- JBS: A cross-validation of lihood of judging targets as deceit- ity beliefs about a sex discrimina- sample and method. Law and ful relative to a no training or ex- Dennison, S.M., & Thomson, tion suit had a greater effect upon Human Behavior, 26, 455-463. perience control group. D.M. (2002). Identifying stalk- judgments during a time pressure Paralleling earlier findings, the rea- ing: The relevance of intent in condition. Feminist ideology did sonable doubt construct of the Murrie, D. C., & Cornell, D. G. commonsense reasoning. Law not directly effect judgment in the Juror Bias Scale (JBS) was found (2002). Psychopathy screening and Human Behavior, 26, 543-562. time pressure condition, but to affect juror decision-making of incarcerated juveniles: A 1080 Australian participants iden- tended to influence judgment by among 617 jury-eligible adults and comparison of measures. Psycho- tified behavior as stalking when a biasing thought valence. When remained intact with regard to con- logical Assessment, 14, 390-396. greater degree of persistence was evidence was weak, participants struct and predictive validity. The This study compared the Antiso- portrayed. When evidence of per- with initially pro-plaintiff beliefs validity of the probability of com- cial Process Screening Device sistence was low, factors such as judged the suit more negatively mission construct was under- (APSD) self-report scores, APSD intent to cause fear or harm and than pro-defendant individuals. mined. An alternative factor tap- staff ratings, and the MACI Psy- the relationship between the ac- ping confidence and cynicism in chopathy Content Scale to the cused and the target were impor- Krafka, C., Dunn, M. A., Johnson, the legal system emerged as pre- PCL:YV in a sample of 117 male tant. Women perceived the behav- M. T., Cecil, J. S., & Miletich, D. dictive of juror decisions. juveniles. None of the measures ior of the accused as stalking and (2002). Judge and attorney ex- alone yielded classification accu- inferred intent to cause harm more periences, practices, and con- Schuller, R.A. & Rzepa, S. racy in identifying high scorers on often than men. cerns regarding expert testi- (2002). Expert testimony per- the PCL:YV sufficient to be used mony in federal civil trials. Psy- taining to battered women’s as screening tools. Dixon, L., & Gill, B. (2002). chology, Public Policy, and Law, sydrome: It’s impact on jurors’ Changes in the standards for 8, 309-332. decisions. Law and Human Be- Viljoen, J.D., Roesch, R., & Zapf, admitting expert evidence in Compared with 1991, judges in havior, 26, 655-676. P.A. (2002). An examination of federal civil cases since the 1998 reported that they were more 200 undergraduates rendered the relationship between com- Daubert decision. Psychology, likely to scrutinize expert testi- harsher verdicts for and were less petency to stand trial, compe- Public Policy, and Law, 8, 251-308. mony before trial and less likely sympathetic to women who re- tency to waive interrogation Analyses of 399 written opinions to admit it, and were more likely acted either physically or verbally rights, and psychopathology. on challenges to expert evidence to handle admissibility issues in to a husband’s abuse before kill- Law and Human Behavior, 26, issued from 1980-1999 indicated the context of motions in limine. ing him. Expert testimony on 481-506. Defendants with pri- that since Daubert there has been Bases for limiting or excluding tes- BWS evidence was no less effec- mary psychotic disorders (n=44) a rise in the proportions of evi- timony did not change greatly tive for these women than for had higher levels of impaired legal dence found unreliable and of chal- post-Daubert. Attorneys re- women who appeased their hus- abilities (understanding of inter- lenged evidence excluded. A sub- ported scrutinizing more closely bands before his murder. The pres- rogation rights, nature and object sequent fall in these proportions the credentials of their own ex- ence of expert testimony resulted of proceedings, possible conse- indicates that parties have re- perts, filing more motions to ex- in greater leniency only when nul- quences of proceedings, and abil- sponded to the changed standards. clude opposing testimony, and lification instructions were pro- ity to communicate with counsel) Since Daubert, more challenges to having greater involvement in ex- vided to participants. compared to nonpsychotic defen- expert evidence result in summary pert testimony preparation. In dants (n=168) in two Vancouver judgment and judges tend to con- 1998, as in 1991, judges and at- Spackman, M.P., Belcher, J.C., facilities. Psychosis alone was of sider more general issues related torneys rated expert advocacy and Calapp, J.W., & Taylor, A. limited value as a predictor. De- to reliability, rather than only the expense as the two most frequent (2002). An analysis of the ef- fendants with no diagnosed major 5 Daubert factors. problems with expert testimony. fects of subjective and objective mental illness also exhibited high instruction forms on the mock- rates of legal impairment. Feather, N.T., & Souter, J. (2002). Landwehr, P. H., Bothwell, R. K., juries’ murder/manslaughter Reactions to mandatory sen- Jeanmard, M., Luque, L. R., distinctions. Law and Human Viljoen, J. L., & Zapf, P. A. (2002). tences in relation to the ethnic Brown, R. L., & Breaux, M. Behavior, 26, 605-624. Fitness to stand trial evalua- identity and criminal history of (2002). Racism in rape trials. When asked to define murder and tions: A comparison of referred the offender. Law and Human Journal of Social Psychology, 142, manslaughter, 366 undergraduate and non-referred defendants. Behavior, 26, 417-438. 667-669. AP-LS NEWS, Winter 2003 Page 11 attitudes beyond reasoned eco- centives Improvement Act nomic and legal concerns about (TWWIIA) and other federal ini- Monahan, J., Heilbrun, K., Silver, mock-juror participants used lan- immigration. tiatives are discussed as possible E., Nabors, E., Bone, J., & Slovic, guage from the instruction form solutions to this problem. P. (2002). Communicating vio- they were given. Differences in lence risk: Frequency formats, instruction forms regarding how MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES Skeem, J. L., Mulvey, E. P., Lidz, vivid outcomes, and forensic set- to distinguish murder and man- C., Gardner, W., & Schubert, C. tings. International Journal of Fo- slaughter did not result in differ- Griffin, P., Steadman, H. J., & (2002). Identifying psychiatric rensic Mental Health, 1, 121-126. ences in proportions of murder Petrila, J. (2002). The use of patients at risk for repeated The authors surveyed 226 clinical and manslaughter verdicts. Defen- criminal charges and sanctions involvement in violence: The psychologists with forensic inter- dants with a history of violence in mental health courts. Psychi- next step toward intensive com- ests regarding the effects of fre- with the victim, who intended atric Services, 53, 1285-1289. munity treatment programs. quency v. probability format and their actions, and those who dwelt Four mental health courts (in Cali- International Journal of Forensic and pallid v. vivid depictions of upon anger toward their victim, fornia, Washington, and Indiana) Mental Health, 1, 155-170. violent outcomes in risk commu- were most likely to be convicted. reported using one or more of the following approaches to mandate The authors developed a screen- nications on risk management de- ing process for identifying pa- cisions. Frequency formats and Wuensch, K. L., Campbell, M. W., adherence to community treat- tients at risk for involvement in vivid depictions yielded the most Kesler, F. C., & Moore, C. H. ment: preadjudication suspension repeated violence, consisting of conservative risk management de- (2002). Racial bias in decisions of prosecution of charges, factors readily identifiable in real cisions, but only among those who made by mock jurors evaluat- postplea strategies that suspend world settings (e.g., age between worked in forensic facilities. ing a case of sexual harassment. sentencing, and probation. Jail 14-30, psychiatric diagnoses, his- Journal of Social Psychology, 142, rarely was used for nonadherence tory of violence, substance use). Rosenfeld, B., & Harmon, R. 587-600. Two experiments pro- to community treatment. 89% of the sample was involved (2002). Factors associated with vided White (n = 161) and Black in violence during the 6-month violence in stalking and obses- (n = 152) college student mock Lovell, D., Gagliardi, G. J., & follow-up period, with an average sional harassment cases. Crimi- jurors with a simulated sexual ha- Peterson, P. (2002). Recidivism of 7 violent (3 serious) incidents. nal Justice & Behavior, 29, 671-691. rassment suit involving a female and use of services among per- Correlates of violence were iden- plaintiff and a male defendant. sons with mental illness after Wolff, N., Plemmons, D., Veysey, tified in 204 stalkers/harassers. Consistent with previous research, release from prison. Psychiatric B., & Brandli, A. (2002). Release Violence was related to age (under jurors were more favorable in their Services, 53, 1290-1296. planning for inmates with men- 30), non-Caucasian race, less than verdicts and monetary awards to In the first year after release from tal illness compared with those high school education, absence of litigants similar to them in both Washington state prisons in 1996 who have other chronic ill- psychosis, substance abuse diag- race and gender. Interestingly, the and 1997, 73% of 337 mentally ill nesses. Psychiatric Services, 53, nosis, below average intelligence, racial bias was most polarized offenders received postrelease so- 1469-1471. prior intimate relationship be- among White jurors (highest for cial or mental health services but Although 70% of participants tween offender and victim, and men and lowest for women). The few received clinically meaningful characterized release planning for past threats toward the victim. A authors explain this gender differ- levels of service. Charges for new seriously mentally ill inmates is multivariate model with age, edu- ence in terms of the cultural ste- crimes or supervision violations very or extremely important, the cation, race, threats, and prior in- reotype of Black men as a sexual were common (70%), but new felo- majority of New Jersey jails sur- timate relationship, yielded an threat to White women, and in the nies against persons (10%) and very veyed provided aftercare plans for AUC of .80. differences in the stereotyping of serious crimes (2%) were rarer. fewer that 10% of mentally ill of- Black and White women. O’Day, B., & Killeen, M. (2002). fenders. Formal release planning Silver, E., & Chow-Martin, L. occurred most typically in insti- (2002). A multiple models ap- Yueh-ting, L., & Ottati, V. (2002). Does U.S. federal policy support tutions with special treatment pro- proach to assessing recidivism Attitudes toward U.S. immigra- employment and recovery for grams (e.g., mental health unit). risk: Implications for judicial tion policy: The roles of in- people with psychiatric dis- decision making. Criminal Jus- group-out-group bias, economic abilities? Behavioral Sciences tice & Behavior, 29, 538-568. concern, and obedience to law. and the Law, 20, 559-583. RISK ASSESSMENT A recidivism database of 11,749 Journal of Social Psychology, 142, Analysis of 32 individuals with a cases was used to develop and 617-634. psychiatric disability (16 em- Harris, G.T., Rice, M.E., & validate a multiple models ap- A series of experiments provided ployed and 16 unemployed) re- Cormier, C.A. (2002). Prospec- proach to assessing reoffense risk support for the belief that in- vealed that federal programs de- tive replication of the Violence across 4 outcome measures. This group/out-group bias plays an in- signed to help such individuals are Risk Appraisal Guide in pre- method combines predictions dependent role in people’s atti- often beneficial only to a select dicting recidivism among foren- from multiple classification-tree tudes toward California’s Propo- certain few. Those who require sic patients. Law and Human models of separate causal pro- sition 187 concerning illegal im- more entry-level positions are Behavior, 26, 377-394. cesses rather than using a single migrants. Studies 1 and 2 found more satisfied with and benefit Utilizing data from 467 Canadian model to classify cases into groups that Anglo-Americans supported from such assistance, whereas forensic patients, the accuracy of that vary along a spectrum of risk Proposition 187 more than His- those with higher aspirations or the VRAG in the prediction of (as opposed to dichotomous false panic Americans. In Study 3, who are capable of more advanced violent recidivism yielded an ROC positive/negative predictions). It Anglo-Americans were more sup- employment status often feel de- area of .80 over a 5-year follow- predicted recidivism better than portive of the proposition when graded and stigmatized by the up. The VRAG performed signifi- the traditional single-model ap- it impacted a Mexican immigrant lower level positions and risk los- cantly better than clinical judg- proach, and a format consisting of than an Anglo-Canadian immi- ing other much-needed benefits ment. VRAG scores were unre- four to five statistically distinct grant, and the ethnicity of the im- (e.g., medical insurance) if they lated and clinical judgments were risk categories demonstrated im- migrant had a unique impact on attempt to seek higher status jobs. inversely related to recidivism in pressive base rate dispersion (abil- The Ticket to Work and Work In- low-risk female forensic patients. Page 12 AP-LS NEWS, Winter 2003 ity to categorize the population Hanson, K. (2002). Recidivism Simons, D., Wurtele, S. K., & Parliament, L., & Yarmey, A. D. into subgroups that vary consid- and age: Follow-up data from Heil, P. (2002). Childhood vic- (2002). Deception in eyewitness erably along a spectrum of risk). 4,673 sexual offenders. Journal timization and lack of empathy identification. Criminal Justice of Interpersonal Violence, 17, as predictors of sexual offend- & Behavior, 29, 734-746. Sjostedt, G., & Grann, M. (2002). 1046-1062. ing against women and chil- A videotape of a staged abduction Risk assessment: What is be- In data from 10 follow-up studies dren. Journal of Interpersonal was shown to 128 undergradu- ing predicted by actuarial pre- of adult men, rapist’s recidivism Violence, 17, 1291-1307. ates, who subsequently were in- diction instruments? Interna- risk decreased with age. Little re- Incarcerated sexual offenders who structed to either lie to protect the tional Journal of Forensic Mental duction in recidivism risk among reported experiencing sexual abuse perpetrator, lie to ensure convic- Health, 1, 179-183. extra familial child molesters was as children and early exposure to tion of the perpetrator, or to re- This article was a reexamination observed until the age of 50. In- pornography displayed less em- spond truthfully. One week later, of a database of actuarial risk as- tra-familial offenders had a low pathy for children in abusive situ- participants were presented either sessments for 1,303 male sex of- risk of recidivism, although 18- to ations and reported more child vic- a perpetrator-present or perpetra- fenders in Sweden. The RRASOR 24-year-olds in this group dem- tims, whereas offenders who re- tor-absent photo lineup. Partici- and Static-99 yielded high variabil- onstrated risk levels comparable ported childhood physical abuse pants in the Lie-Protect condition ity when sexual recidivism crite- to that of rapists and extra famil- displayed less empathy for stated the perpetrator was not rion was elaborated in terms of ial child molesters. women in abusive situations and present as opposed to selecting imminence, frequency, nature, and reported more adult victims. an innocent person and were severity of reoffending (AUCs Messman-Moore, T. l., & Long, quicker in making their identifica- ranging from .40 to .94, compared P. J. (2002). Alcohol and sub- WITNESS ISSUES tion decisions. Accuracy of the to AUCs between .73 and .75 stance use disorders as predic- Lie-Convict group was compa- when simple dichotomous crite- tors of child to adult sexual rable to Control participants. McFarlane, F., & Powell, M. B. ria were used). revictimization in a sample of (2002). The Video Suggestibil- community women. Violence Talwar, V., Lett, K., Bala, N., & ity Scale for Children: How Skeem, J.L., Monahan, J., and Victims, 17, 319-340. Lindsay, R.C.L. (2002). generalizable is children’s per- Mulvey, E.P. (2002). Psychop- Women who experienced child- Children’s conceptual knowl- formance to other measures of athy, treatment involvement, hood sexual abuse (CSA) were edge of lying and its relation to suggestibility. Behavioral Sci- and subsequent violence more likely than nonvictims to their actual behaviors: Impli- ences and the Law, 20, 699-716. among psychiatric patients. meet criteria for substance use dis- cations for court competence Investigative interviews of 77 4-5 Law and Human Behavior, 26, orders and to report rape and co- examinations. Law and Human year-old children about true and 577-604. erced intercourse by acquaintan- Behavior, 26, 395-415. false events supported the con- Psychopathic civil psychiatric ces, strangers, and husbands. CSA During 3 experiments, discussing struct validity of the Video Sug- patients who received 7 or more and substance use disorders were concepts and moral implications gestibility Scale for Children. Chil- treatment sessions during a 10- predictive of adult sexual victim- of lie- and truth-telling in combi- dren who had higher Yield scores week period were 3 times less ization, and substance use disor- nation with having children prom- (willingness to affirm misleading likely to be violent during a sub- ders were related to rape for all ise to tell the truth had a truth- questions) were more likely to sequent 10-week period than women regardless of CSA history. promoting effect among children assent to and provided more false those who received 6 or fewer Alcohol- and substance-related ages 3-7. Eliciting a promise had a details about a false activity than treatment sessions. Psychopathic diagnoses and CSA history pre- significantly stronger effect than those with lower scores; the Shift patients who received 1-6 treat- dicted rape and coerced inter- the discussions of truth concepts. scores (tendency to change one’s ment sessions were no less likely course differently as a function of Children who understand the response following negative feed- to be violent than those untreated. perpetrator type. moral implications of truth- and back) was unrelated to dependent Results remained the same after lie-telling were not more likely to measures and neither subscale pre- controlling for factors associated Roberts, C. F., Doren, D. M., & tell the truth than those who did dicted susceptibility to suggestion with treatment attendance: sub- Thornton, D. (2002). Dimen- not understand the concepts. when misled about a true activity. stance abuse, race, employment. sions associated with assess- ments of sex offender recidi- Wright, D.B., & Stroud, J.N. McQuiston, D.E., & Malpass, vism risk. Criminal Justice & (2002). Age differences in SEXUAL ABUSE/ R.S. (2002). Validity of the Behavior, 29, 569-589. lineup identification accuracy: SEX OFFENDERS mockwitness paradigm: Test- Two studies of male sex offenders People are better with their own ing the assumptions. Law and (103 in England and 393 in Wales), age. Law and Human Behavior, Ghett, S., Goodman, G.S., Eisen, Human Behavior, 26, 439-453. investigated the factor structure 26, 641-654. M.L., Qin, J., & Davis, S.L. When presented with the fair se- underlying measures of sex of- 18-25 year olds and 35-55 year (2002). Consistency in quential lineup condition, identi- fender recidivism. The measures olds more accurately identified children’s reports of sexual and fication of targets by 480 under- were strongly intercorrelated. Two culprits from lineups in which the physical abuse. Child Abuse and graduate mock witnesses who underlying components of risk, culprit was present and when they Neglect, 26, 977-995. made one lineup choice did not Antisocial/Violence and Pedo- were comprised of individuals In 222 children ages 3-16, older differ from that of other lineup philic Deviance/Sexual Repetitive- their own age—“own age bias.” children were more consistent in members. For those who made ness, were identified in Study 1. In a second study, 18-33 year-olds reporting physical and sexual multiple lineup choices, mock wit- These factors were replicated and and 40-55 year-olds demonstrated abuse over time. Children pro- nesses identified the target signifi- an additional component, Detach- “own age bias” when the culprit vided more consistent information cantly more often when presented ment, was identified, each making was present but not when the cul- when reporting sexual abuse rela- with both fair and unfair lineups. independent contributions to the prit was absent from the lineup. tive to reports of physical abuse. Mock witnesses reported physi- prediction of sexual recidivism. Boys were less consistent in re- cal description as their main porting sexual abuse than girls. source of identifying information.

AP-LS NEWS, Winter 2003 Page 13 Division News and Information Membership in EAPL APLS Book Series Join the EUROPEAN ASSOCIATION OF PSYCHOL- The Perspectives in Law and Psychology series, spon- OGY AND LAW and receive a subscription to Psychology, sored by APLS, publishes scholarly work that advances the Crime and Law for about $45 (45 Euros). Information about field of psychology and law by contributing to its theoretical EAPL can be obtained at www.psychologie.uni-kiel.de/eapl/ and empirical knowledge base. Topics of books in progress Information about Psychology, Crime and Law can be found include forensic assessment, sexual harassment, custody at www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/1068316x.html The joint evaluations, death penalty, and juvenile and adult criminal AP-LS/EAPL conference in Edinburgh in July 2003 is de- competency. The editor is interested in proposals for new scribed in this issue. To join EAPL, send the following infor- books. Inquiries and proposals from potential authors should mation to the membership secretary, Thomas Bliesener at be sent to Dr. Ronald Roesch, Series Editor (e-mail: Kiel University (bliesener@ psychologie.uni-kiel.de). Full [email protected] or phone: 604-291-3370; fax: 604-291-3427). name, Institution, Address, Telephone and FAX numbers, E- For information on the series, see www.wkap.nl/prod/s/PILP. Mail and Website URL. Indicate highest degree, primary APLS members get a 25% discount on book orders. How- discipline, year of highest degree, name of institution award- ever, this discount is not available when ordering online. Call ing degree. Ask Thomas to charge your credit card for a toll free +1-866-269-9527 between 8:30AM-5:00PM EST subscription for 2003 [VISA, MasterCard/Eurocard or or fax +1-781-681-9045. APLS members must specifically American Express], provide card number and expiration date mention that they are members to receive the discount. and indicate you agree to your name and address being pub- lished in the membership list of the EAPL. The following books have recently been published:

Educational Outreach Committee Poythress, N. G., Bonnie, R. J., Monahan, J., Otto, R. K., & Hoge, S. K. (2002). Adjudicative competence: The Speaker Program MacArthur studies.www.wkap.nl/prod/b/0-306-46790-9 The AP-LS Educational Outreach Committee is pleased to an- nounce the continuation of its Speaker program. Cooperating AP- Ogloff, J. R. P. (Ed.). (2002). Taking Psychology and law LS members are available for the presentation of colloquia/key- note addresses at educational institutions as well as for other groups into the Twenty-first Century. www.wkap.nl/prod/b/0-306- (e.g., local or state bar associations, local or state psychological 46760-7 associations). AP-LS will pay the speaker’s honorarium; the spon- soring institution or group is responsible for the speaker’s trans- Grisso, T. (2003). Evaluating competencies: Forensic as- portation, lodging, and related expenses. These details, as well as sessments and instruments (2nd ed.). www.wkap.nl/prod/ the specifics of the presentation, are arranged by the speaker and b/0-306-47344-5 the sponsor. van Koppen, P. J., & Penrod, S. D. (Eds.). (2003). Past speakers have addressed the social/experimental areas of jury Adversarial versus inquisitorial justice: Psychological selection, eyewitness identification, pretrial publicity, and death perspectives on criminal justice systems. www.wkap.nl/ penalty issues, as well as the clinical areas of competency to stand trial, the insanity defense, and risk assessment/prediction of vio- prod/b/0-306-47362-3 lence. Most presentations will be appropriate for the offering of Information Needed for Directory of CE credits for psychologists and other mental health profession- als as well as for CLE credits for attorneys. In many cases, speak- Internships and Post-Doctoral Fellowships ers located close to an interested sponsor can be utilized, in order The American Psychology-Law Society is currently updating the to minimize travel costs. resource directory of APA-accredited internships and postdoctoral training sites that offer training opportunities in clinical-forensic Institutions interested in sponsoring such presentations should psychology. Surveys were recently mailed to all APA-accredited contact the committee chair (below) and indicate the specific topic internships and postdoctoral training sites to gather specific in- of interest. AP-LS members willing to participate in this pro- formation regarding clinical-forensic training opportunities avail- gram as speakers should also contact the committee chair and able at each site. It is anticipated that the updated resource direc- indicate area(s) of expertise and geographic area within which you tory will be completed by August 2001 in time for the 2001-2002 would be willing to travel for such a presentation. For further infor- internship and postdoc application process. Information regard- mation, contact: Lavita Nadkarni, Ph.D., Chair, Educational Out- ing the resource directory will be available on the AP-LS website reach Committee, AP-LS, Director of Forensic Studies, University or by contacting Keith Cruise, M.L.S., Ph.D., Forensic-Clinical Pro- of Denver-GSPP, 2450 South Vine Street, Denver, CO 80208, (303) gram, Department of Psychology and Philosophy; Sam Houston 871-3877, [email protected] State University, Huntsville, TX 77341-2447; (936) 294-4662; [email protected]. Page 14 AP-LS NEWS, Winter 2003 The Edinburgh Conference: AP-LS, EAP&L and ANZAPP&L Is it premature? AP-LS (like EAP&L) has moved to a pat- form commissions, to ignore what is known, at the very least, tern of annual conferences with every fourth year involving to be better practice in, say, identification procedures, inter- an international meeting with the European, Australian and viewing, communicating risk assessments? The agenda, for New Zealand societies. Those are changes of time and place. that session, and some colleagues’ preliminary comments What about the nature of the conferences? Is a pattern of are on the conference web-site. different types of conference emerging; should it? Ah, but what about academic values and content? Not for- Certainly the Edinburgh conference will be different. For gotten! Indeed they are the core of the Conference. I am example more judges and lawyers, than usual, will be at- struggling to keep on top of all the abstracts that have come tending. Indeed the Faculty of Advocates, the professional in. When accepted they are placed on the conference web- association of barristers (specialist trial lawyers) in Scotland, site. It is difficult to generalise, writing when there are three is providing generously financial support, including a wine weeks left to submit, but we appear to have interested a reception in the elegant Victorian splendour of the Royal ‘wider constituency’ of people who might not otherwise at- Museum, close to the academic venue. Lord Ross, formerly tend such a conference. the second most senior judge in Scotland, is chairing a spe- cial conference to consider the potential role of mediation in There will be several streams of symposia. We have five reducing the costs, human and financial, of professional neg- large lecture theatres (and other rooms) immediately sur- ligence claims. Sheriff Morrison, Director of Studies at the rounding a large, open, central area. Posters will be displayed Scottish Judicial Studies Committee, chairs another confer- in this area and available, to be studied, for a much longer ence on ‘Problem-Solving Courts.’ A number of countries period than is usual. Opinion seems to be divided on whether have drug-treatment courts but none have developed the this is a preferable arrangement; let us see. model as extensively, with such widespread support, as has the USA. Should other countries follow the US lead; is the There will also be a number of ‘review’ sessions. A number model inappropriate? of ‘leading people’ are being approached to join small pan- els. They will be asked to comment upon symposia, papers Indeed the Conference will be opened by Scotland’s most and posters that they have attended, or abstracts they have senior judge.The academic part will end with a series of lec- read in relation to those yet to be given, under an announced tures, organised at the request of and for the Faculty of Ad- heading (for example ‘memory research’). Whilst they will vocates. These will be on a series of ‘State of the Science’ not be able to deal with every poster or paper, they will be topics including juries (note Scotland allows simple majority able to make general comments. They will identify themes, verdicts), risk and dangerousness, capacity, interviewing, iden- predict problems and suggest solutions. They may suggest tification, scientific evidence, advocacy, decision-making and directions in which they think the debate or studies should compensation for psychological loss. North American con- go. They might draw out the implications of different juris- tributors, to these sessions, include Dr Cecil and Professors dictions, laws and cultures. They are designed to be support- Fulero, Greene, Monahan and Wrightsman. Add to this the ive and suggestive, encouraging and enterprising, critical and courses/workshops, primarily directed at practitioners, which challenging, but only in positive senses. Professors Penrod Professors Corrado, Dvoskin, Heilbrun, Loftus, Novaco, and Davies are already organising sessions. A leading judge Roesch, Walker and some European colleagues have very will head another. Their membership will be announced (rather kindly agreed to provide. (Am I alone in thinking of a Loftus/ than kept secret like restaurant critics) in the website. More Gudjonsson presentation as a dream combination?) will be organised as themes emerge from the abstracts accepted.

So this Conference will have a national, at least, impact. The So will the Conference be a success? Is it trying to achieve complaint, (or is it excuse?), that lawyers are not interested, too much, or too little? Is there a case for different types of and do not attend, is becoming invalid. Might the Confer- conference, although always with a core of rigorously re- ence have an international impact? Is it not time that Psy- searched presentations? Hope so. Perhaps, as suggested at chology and Law made itself ‘felt’? The final session, on the the start, a pattern may emerge with the four-yearly confer- Saturday, is dedicated to considering the Future of Psychol- ences having wider, more inclusive, objectives. Variety is ogy of Law, particularly the potential for an international usually more interesting; although you may discover a agenda. Couldn’t, for example, a greater international ‘pro- favourite malt. Hopefully you will let us know, by completing file’ and organisation for Psychology and Law make it more the questionnaires in your conference pack. But the omens difficult for governments, international agencies and law re- are good. It is one of those conferences which should not be missed. AP-LS NEWS, Winter 2003 Page 15 Call for Papers Serial and Mass Homicide Juvenile Psychopathy Behavioral Sciences and the Law Behavioral Sciences and the Law Behavioral Sciences and the Law will devote a special issue BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES AND THE LAW is planning to “Serial and Mass Homicide” to be co-edited by J. Reid a special issue of the journal dealing with “Juvenile psychop- Meloy, Ph.D. and Alan R. Felthous, M.D. Potential con- athy.” Manuscripts that focus on the validity, manifesta- tributors may focus on any relevant topic including classifi- tions, and utility of the psychopathy construct during child- cation, epidemiology, psychopathology, and etiology. Socio- hood and adolescence are invited. Manuscripts may ad- logical, psychological, biological or combined/integrated ap- dress empirical, conceptual, legal and ethical proaches to understanding serial and mass homicidal behav- issues. Manuscripts are particularly welcome that may ad- iors are welcomed. Clinical assessment techniques such as vance the field in determining whether and in what form this psychogical testing and neuroimaging would also be of inter- disorder exists during childhood/adolescence; that address est. Approaches to criminal investigation and legal aspects the utility of this construct in assessing violence risk among of prosecuting and defending serial and mass murderers are adolescents; and/or that address the issue of amenability to other potential topics. treatment.

The deadline for receipt of manuscripts is October 1, Manuscripts should be approximately 20-30 pages, double 2003. Manuscripts should be 20-30 double spaced typed spaced, and conform either to American Psychological As- pages. Submissions should conform to the style requirements sociation format, or the Harvard Law Review Association’s of the latest edition of the Publication Manual of the Ameri- Uniform System of Citation, but not both. Send manuscripts can Psychological Association. Submissions must contain a in triplicate, with 2 copies prepared for blind review, no later 150 word abstract. Send three copies, two of which should than June 1 to either John Petrila, J.D., Co-Editor, Behav- be prepared for blind peer review, to either of the special ioral Sciences and the Law, University of South Florida, De- issue editors, Dr. Meloy or Dr. Felthous. Manuscripts can partment of Mental Health Law & Policy, 13301 Bruce be sent to Dr. Reid Meloy, P.O. Box 90699, San Diego, CA Downs Boulevard, Tampa FL 33612 or Jennifer Skeem, 92169. Telephone 858-488-0358; e mail [email protected]. Ph.D., Co-Editor, Special Issue, Behavioral Sciences and the Submissions can be alternatively sent to Dr. Alan Felthous, Law, Department of Psychology, University of Nevada, Box Chester Mental Health Center, PO Box 31, 1315 Lehmen 455030, Las Vegas, Las Vegas NV 89154-5030 Drive, Chester, IL 62233-0031. Telephone 618-826-4751. E mail: [email protected]. Membership in the American Academy of Forensic Sciences Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice The American Academy of Forensic Sciences is look- Practice Update Section ing for a few (or many) good psychologists! The Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences section of AAFS accepts student The Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice is a new journal de- and member applications from psychologists whose princi- voted to providing a forum for disseminating timely and practical developments to the forensic psychology practitioner and profes- pal area of practice is forensic. AAFS is an interdisciplinary sional. The Journal is divided into four sections, including Area organization comprised of pathologists, dentists, engineers, Reviews, Full-Length Articles, the Practice Update Section, and a attorneys, and many other disciplines (including psycholo- Commentary Section. The Practice Update section, edited by gists and psychiatrists). The organization holds and annual Patricia Zapf, Ph.D., is intended to provide practitioners with an meeting each February (this year’s meeting will be held in update about particular areas within psychology where there have Chicago from February 18 through 22), publishes a widely been new developments (either in terms of new legal cases, new read, bi-monthly journal (The Journal of Forensic Sciences), assessment instruments, new assessment/treatment techniques, and is one of the few scientific organizations where psy- new knowledge, etc.). Articles in the practice update section are chologists and psychiatrists have equal parity. Membership typically 10-15 double-spaced, typed pages (inclusive of refer- includes a subscription to the Journal of Forensic Sciences. ences). Submissions or inquireis should be directed to Patricia Zapf, Ph.D., Editor, Practice Update Section, Journal of Forensic See the AAFS website for further information Psychology Practice, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, 445 (www.aafs.org). West 59th Street, New York, NY 10019-1128, [email protected]

Page 16 AP-LS NEWS, Winter 2003 Nominations, Awards and Announcements Fellow Status in the APLS-AACP Award for Contributions American Psychologial Association to Correctional Psychology Becoming a Fellow recognizes outstanding contributions to psychology and The American Psychology-Law Society and the American Asso- is an honor valued by many members. Fellow nominations are made by a ciation for Correctional Psychology announce the establishment Division to which the Member belongs. The minimum standards for Fellow of a new award to recognize professionals who have made signifcant Status are: contributions to correctional psychology. Nominees will have • Doctoral degree based in part upon a psychological made either professional/applied or scholarly contributions to the dissertation, or from a program primarily psychological in application of psychology to corrections, to the development or nature and conferred by a regionally accredited graduate delivery of psychological services in a correctional setting, or to or professional school. the reintegration of offenders living under supervision in the com- • Prior status as an APA Member for at least one year. munity. Nominations should include a letter detailing the nominee’s • Active engagement at the time of nomination in the contributions and a copy of the nominee’s current CV. Please send advancement of psychology in any of its aspects. nominations to Randy K. Otto, Florida Mental Health Institute, • Five years of acceptable professional experience 13301 N. 30th St., Tampa, FL 33612. subsequent to the granting of the doctoral degree. • Evidence of unusual and outstanding contribution or Nominations must be received by July 15, 2003. performance in the field of psychology.

To find out more information, contact Lisa Orejudos in the APA Division 37 Section on Child Maltreatment office at 202/336-5590, or by E-mail at: 2003 Dissertation Award [email protected]. The Section on Child Maltreatment (Section 1 of Division 37, APA) announces its fourth annual dissertation award. American Board of Forensic Psychology A $400 prize will be awarded to one successful graduate Workshop Schedule: 2003 student applicant to assist with expenses in conducting dis- sertation research on the topic of child maltreatment. Appli- The Continuing Education arm of the American Board of cants are requested to submit: Forensic Psychology (ABFP) presents an ongoing series of workshops and training seminars led by leaders in the field of forensic psychology. Workshops focus on contemporary 1) a letter of interest, indicating how the applicant would psycho-legal issues relevant to forensic, child, clinical and use the award funds toward the completion of the neuropsychologists and are designed for those interested in dissertation research, pursuing psycho-legal topics in depth. 2) a 100 word abstract, and 3) a five page proposal summarizing the research to be The upcoming conference schedule for 2003 is as follows: conducted.

CHARLESTON, SC ALBUQUERQUE, NM Please submit applications by April 1, 2003, to Mark Chaffin, HYATT REGENCY WESTIN FRANCIS MARION Ph.D., Director of Research, Developmental and Behav- FEBRUARY 19-23, 2003 APRIL 9-13, 2003 ioral Pediatrics, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences DALLAS, TX SAN JUAN, PR Center, P.O. Box 26901 , Oklahoma City, OK 73190 , (405) DOUBLETREE HOTEL, WYNDHAM EL SAN JUAN 271-8858, fax (405) 271-2931, [email protected]. HOTEL & CASINO LINCOLN CENTRE Applicants will be notified of the decision in mid-June. The MARCH 20-22, 2003 JUNE 19-23, 2003 award will be presented at the annual meeting of the Ameri- can Psychological Association in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, The specific topics covered in these workshops can be found in the August 7-10, 2003. Conference/Workshop Calender (p. 26)

The American Academy of Forensic Psychology is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing edu- cation for psychologists. AAFP maintains responsibility for its programs. As an ABPP Academy, our courses count toward California’s mandatory CE requirements.

For further information see www.abfp.com/workshops.html

AP-LS NEWS, Winter 2003 Page 17 Fellowships and Positions Forensic Psychology Faculty Position Center for the Study of Law and Society John Jay College of Criminal Justice/CUNY University of California, Berkeley Visiting Scholars 2003-04 The Psychology Department at John Jay College of Criminal Jus- tice, City University of New York, invites applicants for three ten- ure-track positions open for Fall 2003. Our undergraduate and The Center for the Law and Society, University of California, Ber- master’s level Forensic Psychology programs are growing and our keley invites applications for visiting scholars for 2003-2004. The Department is expanding in exciting ways. We are looking for psy- Center fosters empirical research and theoretical analysis concern- chologists with active research agendas, who are interested in ing legal institutions, legal processes, legal change, and the social pursuing funding for scholarly research, developing scholarly consequences of law. Closely linked to Boalt Hall School of Law, publications, and teaching in the following preferred areas: foren- the Center creates a multidisciplinary milieu with a faculty of dis- sic psychological assessment and intervention; the development tinguished socio-legal scholars in law and economics, legal his- of aggression, substance abuse, personality disorders, criminal tory, sociology of law, political science, criminal justice studies behavior, or terrorism; and, general law/psychology or forensic and legal and social philosophy, along with visiting socio-legal expertise. If interested, please send curriculum vitae with a cover scholars from the United States and around the world. letter addressing the above points to: Department of Psychology Search Committee, John Jay College - CUNY, 445 W. 59th Street, Application Requirements: 1. Applicants normally must possess New York, New York 10019. For additional information, please a Ph.D. or J.D. (or foreign equivalent). 2. Applicants must submit a email Dr. Maureen O’Connor, Chair, at [email protected]. full curriculum vitae. 3. Applicants must submit a cover letter speci- John Jay College is an Equal Opportunity Employer; people of fying the time period they wish to be in residence at the Center and color, women, and members of other protected groups are espe- describing their proposed program of research or study. Appli- cially encouraged to apply. cants must pursue a program of research or study of mutual inter- est to faculty members at the Center for the Study of Law and Society. 4. Applicants must indicate their source of funding while Director, Law and Social Science Program visiting Berkeley, e.g. sabbatical pay, scholarship, government fund- National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA ing, personal funds, etc. Unfortunately, the Center cannot offer stipends or other financial assistance. The Division of Social and Economic Sciences is seeking a Pro- gram Director for the Law and Social Science Program. This pro- The Center will consider applications for varying time periods, gram fosters empirical research on law and law-like norms and sys- from one month duration to the full academic year. Applicants tems in local, comparative, and global contexts. The appointment should submit the information listed above by post or e-mail to: will begin in the fall of 2003 and will be a Visiting Scientist or Inter- Visiting Scholars Program, Center for the Study of Law and Soci- governmental Personnel Act (IPA) assignment for one or two years. ety, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720-2150, The Program Director manages the Law and Social Science Pro- [email protected], by February 1, 2003. Inquiries may be gram, encourages proposal submissions, manages the review of made to the Director, Professor Robert A. Kagan, proposals submitted to NSF, recommends and documents actions [email protected]; or to the Associate Director, Dr. Rosann on proposals reviewed, deals with administrative matters relating Greenspan, [email protected]. For additional infor- to active NSF grants, maintains regular contact with the research mation, visit the Center’s website at http://www.law.berkeley.edu/ community, and provides advice and consultation upon request. institutes/csls/ Applicants should have a Ph.D. or equivalent in the social or be- havioral sciences and at least six years of research experience be- Forensic Psychologist Staff Position yond the Ph.D. The per annual salary range is $78,265-$121,967. The Minnesota Security Hospital is located in St. Peter, Minne- More information is available from Paul Wahlbeck, the current di- sota, approximately 60 miles south of the Twin Cities, and is the rector ([email protected], 703-292-8762) or Richard Lempert, Di- maximum security forensic hospital in this state. Our forensic psy- rector of the Division of Social and Economic Sciences chiatrists and psychologists serve a population of over 200 pa- ([email protected], telephone: 703-292-8760). Information can also tients, including insanity acquitees and those under civil commit- be found at www.nsf.gov/sbe/ses/law. Applicants should send a ment as mentally ill and dangerous. We perform inpatient and letter of interest, a CV, and the names and addresses of at least 3 outpatient evaluations for courts throughout the state, relative to references to the Law and Social Science Program, c/o Paul competency to stand trial, mental state at time of offense, civil Wahlbeck, Division of Social and Economic Sciences, National commitment, and commitment as sexual psychopaths. Our psy- Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Suite 995, Arlington, VA chology department is expanding, and we are seeking applicants 22230. Qualified persons who are women, ethnic/racial minorities, with a strong background in forensic psychology to join our team. and persons with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. We encourage those interested in more information to contact: Hearing impaired individuals should call TDD: 703-292-8044. NSF Sharon Mahowald, Psy.D., Director of Psychological Services, Min- is an equal opportunity employer committed to employing a highly nesota Security Hospital, 2100 Sheppard Drive, St. Peter, MN 56082, qualified staff that reflects the diversity of our nation. (507) 931-7148, [email protected] Page 18 AP-LS NEWS, Winter 2003 Forensic Psychology Child Forensic Juvenile Forensic nars surveying the fields of fo- and Addictions Psychology Psychology & rensic and developmental psy- chology. Training also includes Children & Law Program Adolescent Inpatient Center for Alcohol & Addiction inpatient treatment of adoles- MASSACHUSETTS GEN- Treatment Studies, Brown University cents with severe emotional, be- ERAL HOSPITAL is The University of Washington The Center for Alcohol and Ad- havioral, and thought disorders. pleased to announce one- and Child Study and Treatment diction Studies at Brown Univer- Starting date is negotiable be- year postdoctoral training Center invite applications for a sity offers a post-doctoral fellow- tween 7/1/2003 and 9/15/2003. opportunities in child foren- one-year, postdoctoral fellow- ship in substance abuse research The successful candidate will sic psychology. The two fel- ship in juvenile forensic psy- in which fellows may specialize hold a doctoral degree from an lowships are full-time and chology and adolescent inpa- in forensic issues. We would like APA accredited doctoral Pro- carry a stipend of $26,500. tient treatment. Training in ju- to recruit persons interested in gram with an APA accredited The one-year fellowship be- venile forensic psychology in- substance abuse research in fo- pre-doctoral internship. Applica- gins September 1, 2003 and cludes conducting pre-adjudi- rensic settings. This is an tion deadline is March 1, 2003. includes an appointment as cation evaluations for juvenile NIAAA funded fellowship spe- Interested applicants should Clinical Fellows in Psychol- courts (including competency cializing in addictions. The post- send a detailed letter of interest, ogy at Harvard Medical to proceed, mental state at the doctoral program is flexible in a curriculum vita, a work sample School. The Law & Psychia- time of the offense, and risk as- terms of how fellows utilize their (a sanitized evaluation report or try Service is a consultation, sessments), coordinating the time. However, it is expected that treatment summary), and 3 let- teaching and research unit care of and providing psycho- fellows will pursue publications ters of recommendation to Ivan in the Dept. of Psychiatry of educational services to juve- and produce a cohesive grant Kruh, Ph.D., Child Study & the Massachusetts General niles adjudicated incompetent application with the training pro- Treatment Center, 8805 Hospital/Harvard Medical to proceed, consulting with at- vided. We currently have several Steilacoom Blvd. SW, Tacoma, School. It provides forensic torneys, and, when possible, projects underway including a WA 98498-4771; 253-879-7923; evaluation and consultation providing court testimony. Fel- large federally funded R01 grant [email protected]. services to courts, attor- lows participate in didactic semi- in the local corrections facility. neys, and public and private Opportunities are available in agencies on issues in which both adult and juvenile forensic FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGIST children and adults are in- settings. Fellows may also work volved in the legal system. Cook County Juvenile Court towards licensure during the fel- The fellowship offers super- lowship. Trainees receive an vised experience and train- The Juvenile Court Clinic of Cook County is seeking full-time li- NIAAA stipend for their training ing in work for the Probate censed psychologists to conduct court ordered Child Protection period. Fellowships are for two & Family and Juvenile and Juvenile Justice forensic evaluations. Evaluations include the to three years. Stipends for post- Courts of Massachusetts. assessment of parents, adolescents, and children involved in ju- doctoral research fellows range In addition, fellows partici- venile court proceedings through clinical interviews, collateral from $31,082 to $48,852 depend- pate in the weekly seminars contacts, record review, psychological testing (when appropriate), ing upon post-doctoral experi- offered by the Law & Psy- and parent-child observations (for Child Protection cases). Writ- ence, plus an allowance for travel chiatry Service and are eli- ten reports address forensic questions and are completed in a timely and research-related expenses gible to take advantage of fashion, using a model based on best clinical practice. Responsi- and health benefits. Limited the wealth of seminars of- bilities also include supervising master’s level staff in developing funds are also competitively fered by the Department of appropriate referral questions, directing requests to appropriate available for R and D projects. Psychiatry at the Massachu- providers, and conducting record reviews. Other clinical duties Brown Medical School is an setts General Hospital. Ap- include training judges and lawyers in recommended clinical prac- Equal Opportunity Affirmative plicants must have a Ph.D./ tice for using and acquiring clinical information, assisting in pre- Action employer and actively en- Psy.D. in psychology with paring materials for national dissemination, and supervising gradu- courages applications from APA-accredited predoctoral ate students. Minimum requirements include: doctorate in clinical women, minorities, and protected internship. Child training is psychology from an accredited program, an accredited predoctoral persons. Application review will required. Direct inquiries to internship, and licensure. Specialized forensic training preferred begin immediately and will con- David Medoff, Ph.D., at 617- but not required. Ideal candidate should possess sound assess- tinue until the positions are filled 724-1496. Send curriculum ment skills, strong writing skills, extensive experience working with or the search is closed. For fur- vita, statement of purpose, adolescents and/or parents involved in court proceedings, and ther details and application ma- and 3 letters of recommen- significant experience working with an urban population. Minori- terials please visit our website at: dation by February 1, 2003 ties and bilingual applicants are encouraged to apply. Please for- www.caas.brown.edu. For more to David Medoff, Ph.D., Di- ward a letter of interest, writing sample, and curriculum vitae to information, please visit the th rector of Training, Children Julie Biehl, Director, 2245 West Ogden Avenue, 5 Floor, Chicago, www.brown.caas.edu, or email & the Law Program, Massa- IL 60612. Information can also be faxed to 312/433-6851 or e-mailed [email protected]. chusetts General Hospital, to [email protected]. 60 Staniford Street, Boston, MA 02114. AP-LS NEWS, Winter 2003 Page 19 Notes From The Student Chair

Dear AP-LS Student Members,

I want to thank all of the AP-LS student members and others who have taken time recently to contact Tara, Ryann, Cindy and me with your ideas, comments, and re- quests. It is this type of interest that will allow our student section to continue to grow and improve. For those of you who have not contacted us, your thoughts are always welcome!

Student Website Cindy has done a great job of updating the AP-LS student section website. Please note that the website location has changed to http://www.unl.edu/ap-ls/student. Our website offers information on graduate programs, upcoming conferences, and AP-LS student AP-LS section elections, as well as a student member directory. Cindy hopes to foster an Student Officers interactive AP-LS student community through our website. However, this will not work without the participation of our AP-LS student members. Your involvement is essential. E-mail Addresses 2003 APA Convention Chair, Marchelle Thomson [email protected] The 2003 APA Convention will be August 7-10 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. I am continuing to accept ideas for the AP-LS student section workshop and would love to Past Chair, Constance Mesiarik hear your thoughts. Is there an area in law and psychology you would like to learn more [email protected] about? Do you want to know more about training and career opportunities in law and psychology? Do you prefer an interactive workshop setting? More information about Chair Elect, Tara Mitchell the student workshops will be posted on our website as the 2003 APA Convention [email protected] nears.

Secretary/Treasurer, Elections Ryann Haw Elections for the 2003-2004 term will be held this summer. It is time to start thinking [email protected] about who you would like to nominate for a position. If you are interested in a position Student Newsletter/Web Editor, yourself, get involved in the AP-LS student section now. For more information about Cindy Cottle elections, feel free to email Ryann, as he will be running our student elections this [email protected] summer, or visit our website.

AP-LS Student Homepage Teacher of the Year Award www.psy.fiu.edu/~apls-students I recently received an email with a request to revive the Teacher of the Year award. Information about this award will be posted on our website as soon as the details be- AP-LS Student E-mail come more clear. [email protected] Getting Involved As always, I encourage students everywhere to get more involved in the AP-LS stu- dent section. Please feel free to begin by submitting your name and information to the Directory of Student Members located on our website. Stay informed by visiting our website frequently and reading the AP-LS newsletters. Our hope is to make involve- ment in the AP-LS student section part of your continuing academic development. Have a great semester!

Marchelle Thomson Chair, Student Section

Page 20 AP-LS NEWS, Winter 2003 Funding Opportunities AP-LS/Division 41 Stipends Seed Money Available for for Graduate Research Interdisciplinary Collaborations

The Division 41 Grants-in-Aid Committee is accepting proposals for small The Executive Committee of the American Psy- stipends (maximum of $500) to support empirical graduate research that ad- chology-Law Society will offer up to $3000 in seed dresses psycholegal issues (the award is limited to graduate students who money to facilitate interdisciplinary research are student affiliate members of AP-LS). Interested individuals should sub- projects. We have in mind projects that would mit a short proposal (a maximum of 1500 words will be strictly enforced) in bridge the gap between psycholegal work and other either a hard-copy (five copies) or electronic format that includes: (a) a cover academic disciplines (e.g., sociology, political sci- sheet indicating the title of the project, name, address, phone number, and e- ence, economics, public policy, medicine). We are mail address of the investigator; (b) an abstract of 100 words or less summa- rizing the project; (c) purpose, theoretical rationale, and significance of the particularly interested in proposals that advance project; (d) procedures to be employed; and, (e) specific amount requested, theoretical development or propose methodologi- including a budget. Applicants should include a discussion of the feasibility cal innovations. Money can be used to cover travel of the research (e.g., if budget is for more than $500, indicate source of re- and meeting costs and other expenses related to maining funds). Applicants should also indicate that IRB approval has been the research. Successful grantees will be expected obtained, or agree that it will be prior to initiating the project. Note that a prior to present the results of their collaborative study at recipient of an AP-LS Grant-in-Aid is only eligible for future funding if the a meeting of the American Psychological Asso- previously funded research has been completed. Hard copies of the propos- ciation. Two such proposals will be funded each als should be sent to: Garrett L. Berman Ph.D., Grants-In-Aid Committee year. To apply, please send a two-page explana- Chair, Department of Psychology, Roger Williams University, One Old Ferry tion of the project, including the names and ad- Road, Bristol, RI 02809-2921. Electronic submissions can be submitted via e- mail to [email protected] (cut and paste your submission into your e-mailer dresses of all researchers as well as a description include an attached file in word perfect, word, or a text (ASCII) format). Com- of the anticipated product of the research to: Beth mittee members: Wendy Heath, Rider University; Mario Scalora, University Wiggins at [email protected]. Applications may of Nebraska, and Matt Zaitchik, Forensic Health Services and Bedford Policy also be mailed Dr. Wiggins at 5704 Rusk Ave., Institute. There are two deadlines each year: September 30 and January 31. Baltimore, MD 21215.

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American Academy of Forensic American Academy of Hawaii International Sciences Annual Conference Forensic Psychology Conference on Social Science February 17-22, 2003 March 20-22, 2003 June 12-15, 2003 Hyatt Regency Hotel Doubletree, Lincoln Centre Sheraton Waikiki Chicago, IL Dallas, TX Honolulu HA Theme: The role of forensic sciences in the investigation of Intensive Forensic Practice Workshops: For further information see terrorism and terrorist acts Survey of Forensic Psychology Practice: www.hicsocial.org Issues and Applications For further information see www.aafs.org/slcall.htm Advanced Forensic Psychology Practice: Issues and Applications SARMAC V Conference For further information see July 2-6, 2003 American Academy of www.abfp.com Aberdeen University Forensic Psychology Aberdeen, Scotland February 19-23, 2003 Westin Fransic Marion 3rd Annual Conference For further information see Charleston, SC www.emporia.edu/~sarmac/html/ International Association of SARMAC.htm Forensic Mental Health Services Workshops Offered: April 9-12, 2003 - Introduction to Forensic Psychology practice Roney Palace Beach Resort - Independent Medical Evaluations: Miami Beach, FL Psychology and Law International, Clinical, Ethical & Practical Issues Theme: From Institutions to Community Interdisciplinary Conference - Malingering & Defensiveness July 7-12, 2003 For further information see - Evaluation of Sexual Harassment Edinburgh, Scotland www.iafmhs.org - Assessing Violent Juvenile Offenders - Ethical Issues in Forensic Practice For further information see: - Psychological Issues in Criminal Cases American Academy of www.law.soton.ac.uk/bsln/ - Child custody evaluations Forensic Psychology psych&law2003/ - Personal injury evaluations April 9-13, 2003 Hyatt Regency For further information see Albuquerque, NM www.abfp.com 3rd Eurpean Academy of Forensic Sciences Triennial Meeting Workshops Offered: September 22-27, 2003 - Advanced topics in Criminal American College of Istanbul, Turkey Legal Medicine Forensic Assessment - Ethical Issues in Forensic Practice 43rd Annual Conference - Designing Systems to Divert/Link For further information see February 28-March 2, 2003 Offenders with to Treatment www.eafs2003.enfsi.org Pointe Hilton Squaw Peak - Sex Offender Commitment Pheonix, AZ - Risk Assessment - Employment Discrimination/Harassment For further information see - Comprehensive Child Custody Evalua- American Academy of Psychiatry www.aclm.org tions: Advancements in Practice and Law Annual Meeting - Effective and Ethical Expert Testimony October 16-19, 2003 Information regarding upcoming - Preparing for the Diplomate Exam San Antonio, TX conferences and workshops can be sent to Barry Rosenfeld For further information see For further information see ([email protected]) www.abfp.com www.aapl.org

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AP-LS NEWS, Winter 2003 Page 23 American Psychology-Law Society AMERICAN MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION PSYCHOLOGY Division 41 of the American Psychological Association The American Psychology-Law Society is a division of the American Psychological Association and LAW is comprised of individuals interested in psychology and law issues. AP-LS encourages APA mem- bers, graduate and undergraduate students, and persons in related fields to consider membership in SOCIETY the Division. APA membership is not required for membership in the American Psychology-Law Society. Student memberships are encouraged. To join, complete the form below and send with dues to: Cathleen Oslzly, Dept. of Psychology, 209 Burnett Hall, Univ. of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588-0308, (E-mail: [email protected]). Name ______Degree ______

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