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{"title":"Distinct patterns in the accuracy of child testimonies: Evidence from a cluster-based comparison with case records","authors":"Jaekyung Ahn,&nbsp;Seonhee Choi","doi":"10.1111/lcrp.70010","DOIUrl":"10.1111/lcrp.70010","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Child victim testimonies are often used as critical evidence in forensic contexts, yet their accuracy can vary considerably depending on age and crime type. Understanding distinct patterns in testimonial accuracy is therefore essential for improving legal assessments.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study aimed to identify distinct accuracy profiles in children's testimonies and examine how demographic and detail-specific variables influence memory performance.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Transcripts from 50 forensic interviews conducted at a Sunflower Centre were analyzed. K-means clustering was used to classify testimonies based on accuracy patterns. Group differences were assessed, and logistic regression was attempted to predict cluster membership.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Two clusters emerged: Cluster 1 (older children, higher accuracy) and Cluster 2 (younger children, lower accuracy). Cluster 1 recalled a significantly greater proportion of correct details (<i>M</i> = 92.6% vs. 82.8%, <i>p</i> &lt; 0.001) and was older on average (<i>M</i> = 14.5 vs. 9.6 years, <i>p</i> &lt; 0.001). At the item level, both clusters showed high accuracy for identity-related details (e.g., perpetrator gender and category). However, significant group differences were found for relationship to perpetrator, incident date and time, and perpetrator age, all more accurately recalled by Cluster 1. Cluster 2 demonstrated lower accuracy for contextual and temporally sensitive details, though they retained some concrete items (e.g., occurrences, school age) comparably. Logistic regression did not identify significant predictors of cluster membership, largely due to sample size and distributional limitations.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Findings highlight heterogeneity in children's testimonies and support the utility of cluster-based approaches in forensic evaluations. Accuracy-based profiles provide a more nuanced understanding of testimonial variability, beyond single demographic variables or abuse type, and emphasize the importance of content-specific assessment of memory performance in child victims.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":18022,"journal":{"name":"Legal and Criminological Psychology","volume":"31 1","pages":"217-228"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2026-01-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145915982","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The impact of model statements on verbal differences between truth and lies when using a comparable truthful baseline","authors":"Glynis Bogaard,&nbsp;Nick J. Broers,&nbsp;Ewout H. Meijer","doi":"10.1111/lcrp.70009","DOIUrl":"10.1111/lcrp.70009","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Purpose</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Baselining is a deception detection technique that compares a statement of interest to a baseline. This study focused on verbal baselining: it examined differences in detailedness between the baseline and the statement of interest as a cue to deception.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Method</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Across two experiments, participants watched two crime videos and provided two statements: one truthful baseline and one statement of interest, which was either truthful or deceptive depending on the condition. To manipulate expectations for detail, half of the participants were shown a model statement (i.e., an example of a richly detailed statement) before giving their responses.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>In Experiment 1 (using written statements), both the model statement and the baseline independently improved truth/lie discrimination. In Experiment 2 (using spoken statements), however, these effects were not replicated. Importantly, combining a model statement with baselining did not further improve truth/lie discrimination in either experiment.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>These findings underscore the complexity of verbal lie detection and highlight the need to better understand when and how baselining techniques are most effective.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":18022,"journal":{"name":"Legal and Criminological Psychology","volume":"31 1","pages":"202-216"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2026-01-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/lcrp.70009","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145931121","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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{"title":"Evaluation of a modified procedure for rating the presence of HCR-20 V3 risk factors","authors":"Philip Minoudis,&nbsp;Bardana Singh,&nbsp;Chrissie Lane,&nbsp;Marvin Iroegbu,&nbsp;Caitriona Higgins,&nbsp;Clare Wellington,&nbsp;Stephen D. Hart,&nbsp;Kevin S. Douglas,&nbsp;Mark Freestone","doi":"10.1111/lcrp.70000","DOIUrl":"10.1111/lcrp.70000","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Introduction</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We evaluated a modified procedure for making more detailed ratings of the presence of risk factors for violence using the HCR-20 V3 in a field study.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Method</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Participants were 225 offenders recruited from correctional and forensic mental health institutions who were assessed by trained clinicians. We examined the measurement precision and predictive validity of ratings made using the modified procedure compared to ratings made by the same clinician using the standard procedure.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Ratings made using the modified procedure had equivalent or superior internal consistency to the original rating procedure and had equivalent predictive accuracy (validity) with respect to future violence according to logistic regression analyses.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Discussion and conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>These findings suggest that the modified procedure may increase the sensitivity of Presence ratings of the HCR-20 V3 risk factors.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":18022,"journal":{"name":"Legal and Criminological Psychology","volume":"31 1","pages":"64-84"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2026-01-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145915851","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Procedural justice, legal cynicism and recidivism: A longitudinal test among people on community supervision","authors":"Matthias van Hall,&nbsp;Thomas Baker,&nbsp;Lucas Alward,&nbsp;Michael Caudy","doi":"10.1111/lcrp.70006","DOIUrl":"10.1111/lcrp.70006","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Purpose</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Procedural justice literature argues that when people perceive criminal justice authorities as procedurally just, they are more likely to comply with the law. Although procedural justice in community supervision has received some empirical attention, few previous studies have examined factors that might explain the relationship between procedural justice and recidivism.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Employing structural equation modelling, the current longitudinal study tests relationships between procedural justice in encounters with community supervision officers, legal cynicism and recidivism among a sample of 1011 adults on community supervision.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Controlling for demographics and criminal history, procedural justice is negatively related to legal cynicism, which is positively related to recidivism. The findings demonstrate an indirect negative effect from officer procedural justice – via legal cynicism – to recidivism, suggesting the relationship between procedural justice and recidivism is explained by attitudes towards the law.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>How parole and probation officers interact with their clients impacts attitudes towards the law and, ultimately, clients' likelihood of recidivism.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":18022,"journal":{"name":"Legal and Criminological Psychology","volume":"31 1","pages":"121-137"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2026-01-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145930876","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Laypersons' perceptions of sex trafficking victimisation and attribution of blame","authors":"Sarah C. Kim,&nbsp;Rachel E. Dianiska,&nbsp;Emma Simpson,&nbsp;Jodi A. Quas","doi":"10.1111/lcrp.70011","DOIUrl":"10.1111/lcrp.70011","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Purpose</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A recurring challenge to combatting the significant problem of commercial sex trafficking, especially of minors, lies in identifying actual victims. Public campaigns have increased awareness of the occurrence of trafficking, but the depiction of victims often invokes stereotypes that fail to match characteristics known to be associated with experiences of trafficking, such as high levels of mistrust of authorities, prior victimisation, delinquent histories and uncooperativeness. We examined the extent to which the latter characteristics (i.e., delinquency and uncooperativeness) impact the general public's ability to identify minor victims of trafficking and to whom the public attributes responsibility when such characteristics are present.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Method</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A total of 425 adults read vignettes alluding to trafficking that varied in references to delinquency (present vs. absent) and cooperation (high vs. low) of a minor victim and rendered decisions about what happened and who is to blame.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>When minors were described as delinquent, participants saw the minor as more likely to have committed a crime and as responsible for their situation. When minors were described as cooperative, participants viewed the adult as more likely to have committed a crime and as more responsible. Delinquency and cooperation did not interact to influence perceptions, but women placed more responsibility on the adult and held more pro-victim attitudes than men.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Overall, lack of knowledge among the public regarding common victim characteristics seems to undermine the public's ability to identify some victims, highlighting the need for greater accuracy in awareness campaigns.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":18022,"journal":{"name":"Legal and Criminological Psychology","volume":"31 1","pages":"229-243"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2026-01-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145931041","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Perceptions of people radicalised online: Examining the victim-perpetrator nexus","authors":"Victoria Bowland,&nbsp;Sandy Schumann","doi":"10.1111/lcrp.12317","DOIUrl":"10.1111/lcrp.12317","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Purpose</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study explored the victim-perpetrator nexus in the context of cognitive online radicalisation. Specifically, we examined if a person's age and whether they were exposed to extremist content/users incidentally or following active search shape perceptions of victimhood. We further assessed whether and how perceptions of victimhood shape support for distinct criminal justice responses.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We conducted a pre-registered two-factorial (age: young person, adult x exposure type: active selection, incidental exposure) between-subjects online experiment (<i>N</i> = 383), employing vignettes that depicted four scenarios of cognitive online radicalisation.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The process by which a person was exposed to extremist materials/settings online had no significant effect on perceptions of victimhood. However, young people (as compared to adults) who were cognitively radicalised online were more readily considered victims. A higher level of perceived victimhood, in turn, was associated with increased endorsement of rehabilitation; levels of perceived victimhood were not associated with support for criminal charges. Exploratory analyses further highlighted that young people (rather than adults) who were radicalised online were more strongly perceived as victims, which predicted elevated support for rehabilitation interventions. Young people were also attributed lower responsibility for their engagement with extremist materials and users online, which was related to lower endorsement of criminal charges.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Taken together, the findings underscore that more than one issue frame was used to make meaning of the phenomenon of online radicalisation. A safeguarding frame was applied with respect to young people, reflecting the victim-perpetrator nexus; a criminalisation frame was, in turn, adopted when considering adults radicalised online.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":18022,"journal":{"name":"Legal and Criminological Psychology","volume":"31 1","pages":"1-19"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2026-01-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/lcrp.12317","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145930872","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Employability perceptions and the disclosure of a violent offence","authors":"Cody Normitta Porter,&nbsp;Mircea Zloteanu","doi":"10.1111/lcrp.70005","DOIUrl":"10.1111/lcrp.70005","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Purpose</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Employment is a key factor in reducing reoffending, yet violent offenders face substantial challenges in the job market. This study examined perceptions of employability after the disclosure of a violent offence.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Method</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We measured perceptions of employability before and after a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check for a public-facing role. The DBS check revealed either (i) Actual Bodily Harm (ABH), (ii) robbery with a threat of violence, (iii) robbery with force, or (iv) no criminal conviction. Participants rated candidates on trustworthiness, company value, and role suitability both before and after the disclosure, and were then invited to keep or reject the candidate.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>As hypothesised, candidates with prior violent offences were perceived as less trustworthy, valuable, and suitable for employment. Those with robbery convictions, particularly with a threat of violence (52%) or use of force (42%), faced higher rejection rates compared with those with ABH convictions (26%). Qualitative data revealed concerns about workplace safety, trust, and the relevance of the offence to the job role.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study offers insights into employer decision-making and highlights areas for future research aimed at improving employment opportunities for individuals with violent offences on their criminal record.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":18022,"journal":{"name":"Legal and Criminological Psychology","volume":"31 1","pages":"138-157"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2026-01-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/lcrp.70005","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145930933","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Measuring the will to obey the law: Development and validation of the law-abiding volition scale","authors":"Xinyi Zhu,&nbsp;Yuhan Gao,&nbsp;Ruiming Guo,&nbsp;Jian Fang,&nbsp;Zhonghang Gong,&nbsp;Lin Cheng,&nbsp;Wenjie Qian,&nbsp;An Li,&nbsp;Qun Yang,&nbsp;Eyal Aharoni","doi":"10.1111/lcrp.70002","DOIUrl":"10.1111/lcrp.70002","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Purpose</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Law-abiding volition is the capacity to make choices within a set of legal constraints. This capacity plays a crucial role in promoting compliance with laws among individuals. This is the first study to construct an instrument measuring Law-Abiding Volition for adult populations—the Law-Abiding Volition Scale (LAVS).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Method</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A large-scale online survey was conducted (<i>N</i> = 13,806, 50.5% male, Mean age = 35.83 years). An exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis identified a three-factor structure comprising (1) voluntary compliance, (2) resistance to breaking the law and (3) determination to obey the law. The scale demonstrates good internal consistency and satisfactory construct and convergent validity.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Individuals with legal training show significantly higher levels of law-abiding volition than those with no such training, and the LAVS scores accounted for a greater proportion of the variance in daily law-abiding behaviour beyond several established predictors, including justice sensitivity, social norm espousal and psychopathic traits.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Taken together, the LAVS appears to be an appropriate tool for assessing individuals' volitional level in adherence to laws and may offer important insights into developing educational initiatives aimed at promoting adherence to laws and regulations.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":18022,"journal":{"name":"Legal and Criminological Psychology","volume":"31 1","pages":"85-101"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2026-01-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145930940","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Editorial acknowledgement","authors":"","doi":"10.1111/lcrp.70015","DOIUrl":"10.1111/lcrp.70015","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":18022,"journal":{"name":"Legal and Criminological Psychology","volume":"31 1","pages":"244-246"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2026-01-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145931225","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}