Natalia Yee, Prabin Chemjong, Daria Korobanova, Suki Scade, Matthew Large, Olav Nielssen, Vaughan Carr, Kimberlie Dean
{"title":"The full spectrum of clinical stages of psychosis among mentally ill prisoners in New South Wales (NSW), Australia.","authors":"Natalia Yee, Prabin Chemjong, Daria Korobanova, Suki Scade, Matthew Large, Olav Nielssen, Vaughan Carr, Kimberlie Dean","doi":"10.1080/13218719.2022.2073284","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2022.2073284","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Research on the association between psychosis and criminal offending has typically focused on violent offenders with chronic psychotic illness. This stages of psychosis in prison (SOPP) study used a clinical staging approach to identify adult men referred to prison mental health services who had an at-risk mental state (ARMS), first episode of psychosis (FEP) or an established psychotic illness. Of the 105 participants included, 6% were determined to have FEP, 6% met ARMS criteria and the remainder had an established psychotic illness. Compared to a prison control sample, individuals on the psychosis spectrum were found to have higher levels of social disadvantage and other co-occurring mental health and substance use problems but were not more likely to have committed a violent offence. These findings support the notion that risk of criminal justice contact and complex illness burden exist across the full spectrum of psychotic illness.</p>","PeriodicalId":51553,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatry Psychology and Law","volume":"30 5","pages":"600-617"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10512751/pdf/TPPL_30_2073284.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41158931","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sharon Reutens, Tony Butler, Ye In Jane Hwang, Adrienne Withall
{"title":"A comparison of older and younger offenders with delusional jealousy.","authors":"Sharon Reutens, Tony Butler, Ye In Jane Hwang, Adrienne Withall","doi":"10.1080/13218719.2022.2073285","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2022.2073285","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We sought to determine whether or not there were differences in medical, criminological and legal factors between older and younger offenders with diagnoses of delusional jealousy by undertaking a retrospective case-file search of Australian legal databases. Our results demonstrate that older offenders were more likely to have comorbid dementia whereas younger offenders were more likely to have comorbid substance use and chronic psychotic conditions. A history of domestic violence frequently predated the index offence but we were unable to determine if this was due to psychosis or a pre-existing tendency for violence. Despite a common diagnosis, the older offenders were more likely to be made forensic patients rather than sentenced prisoners when compared with the younger offenders. Consequently, different factors might mediate the pathway to violence in older and younger people suffering from delusional jealousy and could be additional targets for clinical intervention.</p>","PeriodicalId":51553,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatry Psychology and Law","volume":"30 5","pages":"618-631"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-07-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10512789/pdf/TPPL_30_2073285.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41175025","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Stephanie Dartnall, Jane Goodman-Delahunty, Judith Gullifer
{"title":"Exploring family experiences of missing persons inquests through the eyes of professionals and the lens of therapeutic jurisprudence.","authors":"Stephanie Dartnall, Jane Goodman-Delahunty, Judith Gullifer","doi":"10.1080/13218719.2022.2085208","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2022.2085208","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In some Australian and international jurisdictions, coroners can deliver a legal determination of death whilst a person remains missing. Empirical attention to this unique area of law is sparse. Semi-structured interviews with 22 coronial professionals in New South Wales (NSW), Australia revealed their views about suspected death inquests, the impact of this judicial process on family well-being and measures to support and inform relatives in the coroner's court. Thematic analysis yielded five themes: (1) Information to the greatest extent possible; (2) Timeliness; (3) Opportunity to share their views; (4) In the public arena; and (5) Treat people like human beings. The professionals believed that relatives derive therapeutic benefit from timely, sensitive, comprehensible proceedings with opportunities for ritual, meaningful participation and fresh evidence whereas insensitive, incomprehensible and/or untimely proceedings magnify distress. Our findings promote understanding of trauma-informed practices which could mitigate harm to court participants and benefit other courts and jurisdictions.</p>","PeriodicalId":51553,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatry Psychology and Law","volume":"30 5","pages":"655-678"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10512802/pdf/TPPL_30_2085208.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41166228","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Use of Victim Impact Statements in Sentencing for Sexual Offences: Stories of Strength","authors":"M. Hall","doi":"10.1080/13218719.2022.2083031","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2022.2083031","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51553,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatry Psychology and Law","volume":"29 1","pages":"644 - 649"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-07-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45627570","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"They might all be marauders.","authors":"Jeff P Hamm","doi":"10.1080/13218719.2022.2073286","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2022.2073286","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Circle theory predicts most offenders will reside within the smallest circle that encloses a pattern of offense locations, which defines the offender's crime range. Those who reside within the crime range reflect a marauder decision pattern, with the remainder reflecting a commuter decision pattern. Random simulations of marauders were conducted to determine the failure rate of the smallest circle to correctly identify a marauder decision pattern. Failure rates were higher as the number of offenses was reduced, but were systematic and predictable. Moreover, the published rates of the marauder vs commuter patterns correspond well with the predicted failure rate. A method for estimating the true size of an offender's criminal territory is presented and it is suggested that the vast majority of offenders are likely to be adopting a marauder decision pattern, and that true commuters may be far less than indicated by the circle test.</p>","PeriodicalId":51553,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatry Psychology and Law","volume":"30 5","pages":"632-654"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10512840/pdf/TPPL_30_2073286.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41163046","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Victoria Estrada-Reynolds, Scott Freng, Kimberly Schweitzer, Elizabeth L Leki
{"title":"Is all prejudice created equal? The role of modern and aversive racism in mock juror decisions.","authors":"Victoria Estrada-Reynolds, Scott Freng, Kimberly Schweitzer, Elizabeth L Leki","doi":"10.1080/13218719.2022.2073283","DOIUrl":"10.1080/13218719.2022.2073283","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The current study examined whether aversive and modern racists would convict Black defendants differently based on theoretical differences: aversive racists are egalitarian and discriminate when not reminded of their values, whereas modern racists do not espouse egalitarian values and discriminate when a non-racial reason exists to justify their behavior. Participants read a criminal trial where defendant race (Black vs. White), race salience (present vs. absent), and justification (weak vs. strong evidence) were manipulated. Results showed that aversive and modern racists convicted the Black defendant at similar rates, but aversive racists were more likely to convict the White than the Black defendant. Aversive racists were also more egalitarian and less socially conservative. The finding that aversive racists convict Black and White defendants differently, but modern racists did not, suggests the importance of distinguishing aversive and modern racists to obtain a more complete picture of racial discrimination in juror decision making.</p>","PeriodicalId":51553,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatry Psychology and Law","volume":"30 5","pages":"579-599"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2022-06-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10512872/pdf/TPPL_30_2073283.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41158700","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Time-of-day effects on eyewitness reports in morning and evening types.","authors":"Sergii Yaremenko, Melanie Sauerland, Lorraine Hope","doi":"10.1080/13218719.2021.1976298","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/13218719.2021.1976298","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Our performance varies throughout the day as a function of alignment with our circadian rhythms. The current experiment tested whether similar performance patterns can be observed in eyewitness memory performance. One-hundred-and-three morning-type and evening-type participants watched a stimulus event, provided a free report and answered cued questions in the morning and the evening hours, respectively. We expected eyewitness reports to be more detailed and more accurate at participants' circadian peaks than at circadian troughs. Contrary to our predictions, time of testing did not significantly affect quantity and accuracy of eyewitness statements. Future studies might investigate whether matching chronotype with time of day would be beneficial when encoding or retrieval conditions are suboptimal or when eyewitnesses are vulnerable.</p>","PeriodicalId":51553,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatry Psychology and Law","volume":"29 5","pages":"718-730"},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-03-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/87/3a/TPPL_29_1976298.PMC9487975.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"33478880","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Legal and Psychological Aspects of the Aelection and Placement of Personnel in the System of the Russian Prosecutor’s Office","authors":"V. Strelnikov","doi":"10.17759/psylaw.2022120404","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17759/psylaw.2022120404","url":null,"abstract":"The article deals with the problems of selection and placement of personnel in the modern system of the Russian prosecutor’s office. A comparative legal analysis of administrative acts used in the Russian prosecutor’s office when working with personnel is carried out. The general concept of hiring citizens in the prosecutor’s office is analyzed, and attention is drawn to the legal and psychological aspects. A critical analysis of the existing practice of recruiting employees for prosecutorial positions, as well as regulations that formulate psychological requirements for future prosecutors, is carried out. The author examines the powers of public prosecutors at the management level associated with the appointment to positions. The legal and psychological characteristics of the employee of the prosecutor’s office are given, conclusions and proposals are formulated, aimed at solving the legal and psychological problems of the reception and placement of personnel in the system of the prosecutor’s office. In particular, it is proposed to legislatively consolidate the competitive selection of candidates for vacant prosecutor’s positions.","PeriodicalId":51553,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatry Psychology and Law","volume":"13 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"90516110","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Clinical and Psychological Features of Minor Victims of Cybergrooming","authors":"E. Nutskova, E. Dozortseva","doi":"10.17759/psylaw.2022120306","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17759/psylaw.2022120306","url":null,"abstract":"In order to identify the risk factors of victimization and determine the clinical and psychological consequences of cybergrooming for underage victims, a pilot study was conducted. 40 underage girls aged from 8 to 18 years, victims of sexual abuse on the Internet, were examined. The state of various spheres of mental activity and the state of victims were retrospectively assessed at the time before they entered into communication with the offender, features of the criminal situation were studied, the consequences of violence and suffered abuse were identified and analyzed. The diagnostic complex included methods and techniques aimed at studying cognitive functions, individual characteristic and behavior. The method of studying documents (medical documentation, criminal case materials, including Internet correspondence of victims and offenders) was also used in the work. Statistical processing of the results was carried out by methods of descriptive statistics. Risk factors for girls to become a victim of cybergrooming were identified, and the immediate clinical and psychological consequences of abuse were described. Prospects for further research are described.","PeriodicalId":51553,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatry Psychology and Law","volume":"77 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76569429","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
O. Ilyina, O. Rusakovskaya, L. Tumanova, O.E. Chubarova
{"title":"Some Psychological and Legal Issues of Mandatory Consideration of the Opinion of a Child who Has Reached the Age of Ten Years in Judicial Consideration of Disputes About His Upbringing","authors":"O. Ilyina, O. Rusakovskaya, L. Tumanova, O.E. Chubarova","doi":"10.17759/psylaw.2022120303","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.17759/psylaw.2022120303","url":null,"abstract":"In order to indicate the debatable nature of the legal norm of Art. 57 of the Family Code of the Russian Federation — the obligation to take into account the opinion of a child who has reached the age of 10 years, when considering disputes about education by the courts - the features of the analysis by children of 9.5—11 years of age (N=68) of morally ambiguous problem situations are studied. Research methods: compiling a story based on sequential pictures, Dilemmas of L. Kohlberg. It has been established that the majority of children are at the 3rd stage of the conventional level of development of moral consciousness according to Kohlberg. There are more boys among those who are not successful in understanding the hidden moral meaning of situations, and those who, in their reasoning, tend to rely on the requirements of society as a whole. Girls are more likely to draw on their own experience and are more likely to take into account the perceived experiences of another. The above results and conclusions can serve as a basis for improving the relevant legal norm and the practice of its application.","PeriodicalId":51553,"journal":{"name":"Psychiatry Psychology and Law","volume":"27 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2022-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78407882","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}