Rap music has had a contentious relationship with the legal system, including censorship,
regulation, and artists being arrested for lewd and profane performances. More recently, rap …

Recent advances in behavioral genetics suggest a modest relationship among certain gene
variants, early childhood experiences, and criminal behavior. Although scientific research …

Contextual bias has been widely discussed as a possible problem in forensic science. The
trial simulation experiment reported here examined reactions of jurors at a county courthouse …

Although research reveals that children as young as 3 can use deception and will take steps
to obscure truth, research concerning how well others detect children’s deceptive efforts …

Objective: Use of risk assessment instruments in the criminal justice system is controversial.
Advocates emphasize that risk assessments are more transparent, consistent, and accurate …

In child sexual abuse cases, the victim's testimony is essential, because the victim and the
perpetrator tend to be the only eyewitnesses to the crime. A potentially important component …

Objectives: Firearms experts traditionally have testified that a weapon leaves “unique” toolmarks,
so bullets or cartridge casings can be visually examined and conclusively matched to a …

Forensic science error rate studies have not given sufficient attention or weight to inconclusive
evidence and inconclusive decisions. Inconclusive decisions can be correct decisions, …

This study examined laypeople's evaluations of judicial decision making, specifically of the
judicial decision‐making process and the judiciary's legitimacy. Seven‐hundred participants …

Empirical studies of sexual offender recidivism have proliferated in recent decades. Virtually
all of the studies define recidivism as a new legal charge or conviction for a sexual crime, …