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Civilian PTSD Symptoms and Risk for Involvement in the Criminal Justice System
Inner-city residents experience higher rates of trauma exposure and PTSD. This study explores the link between civilian PTSD and incarceration in an inner-city adult population.
State v. Mitchell
The Kansas Supreme Court ruled juries should not be told to consider eyewitness certainty. Greater confidence does not always mean more accuracy, and such an instruction could mislead jurors.
Brief for Amicus Curiae the Innocence Project Supporting Petitioner-Appellee and Urging Affirmance
The brief argues that unreliable eyewitness identification led to a wrongful conviction. The in-court identification was tainted by an illegal lineup, and scientific research confirms its likely inaccuracy.
Doe 76C v. Archdiocese of St. Paul & Minneapolis
The Minnesota Supreme Court found expert testimony on repressed memories too unreliable to delay abuse claim accrual. The plaintiff's negligence and fraud claims were therefore time-barred.
State v. Lawson
The Oregon Supreme Court revised how courts should assess eyewitness identification evidence. Modern science now requires evaluating specific factors, applying evidence rules, and allowing expert testimony.
State v. Guilbert
The Oregon Supreme Court changed how courts evaluate eyewitness identifications, now using the Oregon Evidence Code and modern memory science. This new approach involves burden shifting and expert testimony to assess reliability.
Youth Are More Vulnerable to False Memories Than Middle-Aged Adults Due to Liberal Response Bias
This study found that young adults are more susceptible to forming false memories than middle-aged adults. This vulnerability may stem from underdeveloped neural systems impacting decision-making and cognitive control.
Interview and interrogation methods and their effects on true and false confessions
Research on interview methods shows accusatorial tactics increase false confessions, while information-gathering methods protect the innocent and still elicit true confessions.
State v. King
The court excluded expert testimony on repressed memory, citing scientific uncertainty about its authenticity and the influence of therapy. It noted alternative explanations for sudden recall.
Perry v. New Hampshire
The Supreme Court ruled judicial screening of eyewitness identifications is only required when police use suggestive procedures. Other reliability issues are for a jury to consider.
Addiction, Adolescence, and the Integration of Control and Motivation
Adolescence involves significant shifts in motivation and impulse control. These changes can lead to increased risky behaviors, like substance abuse, due to an imbalance between strong emotions and developing self-regulation skills.
Behavioral Assessment of Emotion Discrimination, Emotion Regulation, and Cognitive Control in Childhood, Adolescence, and Adulthood
This study examined how cognitive control, or regulating one's behavior, develops from childhood through adulthood. It found that the ability to maintain cognitive control improves with age, especially when emotional information is present.
Cognitive Control in Adolescence: Neural Underpinnings and Relation to Self-Report Behaviors
This study investigates how proactive and reactive brain control systems develop from adolescence into adulthood. Researchers used a Stroop Task and self-report surveys to examine brain activity and real-world behavior.
US v. Figueroa
The court upheld a sentencing increase for drug trafficking. It found the defendant's drug addiction did not lessen their responsibility in the conspiracy.
US v. Chowdhury
The Second Circuit affirmed a defendant's sentence, ruling his past drug use did not reduce accountability for a complex Medicare fraud scheme. The court considered the operation's scope and impact.