Despodova (John Jay): Defense attorneys
can't detect risk of bias
in an autopsy. #APLS2018
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Despodova (John Jay): Defense attorneys
can't detect risk of bias
in an autopsy. #APLS2018
*Refreshed post-conf'rence.
I will take full advantage
with school on spring break!
#APLS2018
I love feeling reinvigorated about my research after a conference. With uni now on spring break, I'm happy I can fully capitalize on that. #APLS2018
Trend I saw this year:
there's a lot of research growth
in plea bargaining.
#APLS2018
Presentations done:
Now it's con'frence wrap-up time.
at John Jay Social.
#APLS2018
Repeat assessments:
Mean AND recent score helped a-
ssess dynamic risk.
(Narrow scope and window of analysis —> tentative results)
Stone, UTEP
#APLS2018
Relapse factors for
stalking that got physical?
Man, we still don’t know.
Coupland, Simon Fraser
#APLS2018
Forensic reports:
Addressing key points? Great!
Substantiate? Fair.
(Reports betterbat acknowledging key prongs, fall short of connecting or substantiating them)
Laxton, Sam Houston State
#APLS2018
Competency to
Stand Trial and make treatment choice:
Oft (not always) match.
(Advocates for cont. consideration of comp to make treatment decisions when consider IST)
Chris King, Montclair St.
#APLS2018
Bernhard (Sam Houston): Victims' families
may believe more strongly in
exoneree's guilt. #APLS2018
.@TowsonU in the house!
Congrats to these four on their
first conference talks! #APLS2018
Educate people
on confirmation bias?
Won’t make it go “poof”
Egner, Towson
#APLS2018
Egner (Towson): Research suggests that
being aware of bias
doesn't correct it. #APLS2018
Foster (Widener): Do psychologists
give evaluees feedback?
Some do; others don't. #APLS2018
Take home for himself:
Fees, Axis II, substances
May skew my evals
Gowensmith (analyzing his own forensic evals!), U Denver
#APLS2018
Gowensmith (Denver): In his own evals,
fee influenced opinion.
Nice introspection! #APLS2018
Quite a gutsy talk:
Gowensmith analyzed his
Evals for bias.
#APLS2018
Gowensmith (Denver): Explaining how to
look for bias in one's own
evaluations. #APLS2018
Dando (Westminster): More info gained by
same-culture interviewers
in native language. #APLS2018
Victims feeling their
Abuse was due to bias:
Higher report rates
(Reporting campus sexual; bias ex = motivated by discrimination)
Siddoway, U Nebraska, Lincoln
#APLS2018
Ormerod (Sussex): Using persuasion
to get info from those who
don't want to yield it. #APLS2018
Psychopathy trends,
IQ, & maltreatment failed
To distinguish groups.
(Comparing youth w/ violent vs sexual offenses)
Rose, UBC Okanagan
#APLS2018
Normile (CMU): Guilt and tactics used
influence resistance, which
predicts blood pressure. #APLS2018
Normile (CMU): Blood pressure higher
for false evidence ploy than
minimization. #APLS2018
Offense-support thoughts
Higher for JSOs who
Were once victimized.
DiSciullo & Lillard, WVU
#APLS2018
Dating violence rates:
Sex diff’rences stay stable
Even when rates change.
(General prevalence ebbs & flows, male:female ratio stable)
Shaffer, Simon Fraser
#APLS2018
Victimized, then rape:
Hypermasculinity
Mediated link.
(Mediating rltnshp polyvicitimization & later sexually coercive bhvr )
@DrAprylA , U Denver
#APLS2018
Walsh (De Montfort): PEACE interviewers'
self-ratings were higher than
those of observers. #APLS2018
Walsh (De Montfort): Applying Ajzen's
model of planned behavior
to the PEACE model. #APLS2018
Summ’ry Risk Ratings
seem to help predictions
beyond a sum score.
(Meta on incremental validity of summary ratings in Structured Clinical Judgment risk tools)
Chevalier, Sam Houston State
#APLS2018