From the University of Kent press release via HealthCanal: New research published by a team of international psychologists has shown that people can suppress incriminating memories and thereby avoid detection… Read more »
From the UNC Charlotte press release via ScienceDaily: One way to understand what motivates and deters burglars is to ask them. UNC Charlotte researcher Joseph Kuhns from the Department of… Read more »
From the University of Adelaide press release via HealthCanal: University of Adelaide researchers are studying the reliability of eyewitness identification testimony in criminal cases in the hopes of improving evidence… Read more »
From the Duke University press release via EurekAlert!: A new study conducted by The Mind Research Network in Albuquerque, N.M., shows that neuroimaging data can predict the likelihood of whether… Read more »
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Eyewitness identification evidence is often persuasive in the courtroom and yet current eyewitness identification tests often fail to pick the culprit. Even… Read more »
From the British Medical Journal press release: Tools designed to predict an individual’s risk of repeat offending are not sufficient on their own to inform sentencing and release or discharge… Read more »
From the UC Riverside press release: New research by a University of California, Riverside psychologist raises serious questions about eyewitness identification procedures that are being adopted by police departments across… Read more »
From the UT Dallas press release: A prison inmate’s IQ, as well as the average IQ of a prison unit, can play a role in predicting violent prison misconduct, according… Read more »
From the British Psychological Society (BPS) press release via AlphaGalileo: Gestures made during interviews can influence or even misinform eyewitnesses. In addition eyewitnesses are unlikely to recall the influential gestures… Read more »
From the British Psychological Society (BPS) press release via AlphaGalileo: Violent offending can be associated with impaired structure and function in a number of areas of the brain. Professor Anthony… Read more »
