Table of Contents
December 01, 2025; Volume 53, Issue 4-
EDITORIALS
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Reflections on Missing White Women and the Gabby Petito Case
Katie Kruse, Camille Tastenhoye, Susan Hatters Friedman, Nina Ross and Renée Sorrentino- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online December 2025, 53 (4) 348-353;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.250081-25
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Restorative Justice and the Competency Crisis
Logan Graddy- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online December 2025, 53 (4) 354-358;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.250077-25
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Different Perspectives on Managing Patients on Conditional Release
Ronald F. Means and Danielle R. Robinson- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online December 2025, 53 (4) 359-362;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.250090-25
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Regular Article
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Improving Care for Autistic Youth in Correctional Settings
Jill C. Fodstad, Rachel Russell, Lauren O. Bryant, Lauren J. Tadevich, Deanna Dwenger and Michael A. Gray- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online December 2025, 53 (4) 363-372;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.250079-25
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Rehabilitating Youth in Juvenile Corrections
Cheryl D. Wills- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online December 2025, 53 (4) 373-376;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.250080-25
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A Framework for Mandated Reporting for Substance-Related Parental Abuse and Neglect
Matthew Robert Dernbach and Jacob M. Appel- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online December 2025, 53 (4) 377-391;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.250059-25
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The Role of Community-Based Supportive Services in Remediating Juvenile Adjudicative Competence
Christina L. Riggs Romaine, Shannon Williamson-Butler, Ahmar Zaman and Kathleen Kemp- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online December 2025, 53 (4) 392-404;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.250060-25
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How Mental Illness Influences Pretrial Release Decisions for People Charged with Misdemeanors
Gary M. Graca, Maxmoore T. Potkin, Sela E. Dragich, Debra A. Pinals, Leah G. Pope and Elizabeth B. Ford- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online December 2025, 53 (4) 405-414;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.250074-25
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Exploring Secure Recovery Knowledge, Skills, and Education Needs of Forensic Staff
Shaheen A. Darani, Stephanie R. Penney, Genevieve Walker, Courtney Brennan, Remar Mangaoil, Faisal Islam, Treena Wilkie and Alexander I. F. Simpson- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online December 2025, 53 (4) 415-428;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.250076-25
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Analysis & Commentary
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A Framework for Developing Mental Health Educational Interventions for Correctional Officers
Jason Quinn, Kiran Patel and Shaheen A. Darani- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online December 2025, 53 (4) 429-436;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.250078-25
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Legal Digest
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Experimental MRIs and Lifetime Sentencing for a Juvenile
Ruthie Cooper, Aaliyah McClure and Christopher Marett- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online December 2025, 53 (4) 437-438;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.250085-25
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Competency Standards in Immigration Proceedings
Chase Hiller, Akhil S. Pola and Kathleen L. Kruse- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online December 2025, 53 (4) 438-441;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.250086-25
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Balancing Rights and Risks in Commitment and Forced Medication Proceedings
Jessica Witt, Ben Robbins and Hayley Getzen- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online December 2025, 53 (4) 441-443;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.250086L1-25
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Securing Expert Assistance for Insanity Defense and Ineffective Assistance of Counsel
Lillian Svete, Kennedy Werner and Jessica Povlinski- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online December 2025, 53 (4) 443-445;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.250086L2-25
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Expert Immunity and Protections from Tort Claims Following Sexually Dangerous Persons Evaluations
Kyle D. Webster, Lina Shkokani and Matthew W. Grover- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online December 2025, 53 (4) 445-447;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.250086L3-25
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Balancing the Weight of Expert Opinions in Sell Hearings
Jaclyn Bala and Richard Martinez- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online December 2025, 53 (4) 447-449;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.250087-25
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Habeas Corpus and the Jurisdictional Boundaries of Federal Civil Commitment
Bellanirys Acosta Arias, Ahmad Adi and Richard Martinez- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online December 2025, 53 (4) 449-452;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.250087L1-25
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Balancing Mental Illness Mitigation and Upward Sentencing Variance
Parvaneh K. Nouri, Darren L. Lish and Richard Martinez- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online December 2025, 53 (4) 452-454;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.250087L2-25
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Mental Illness and Mandatory Minimum Sentencing
Zachary Wickline, Darren L. Lish and Richard Martinez- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online December 2025, 53 (4) 454-456;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.250087L3-25
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Medication Noncompliance and Insanity
Megan Lee, Lindsay Strackman and Jennifer Piel- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online December 2025, 53 (4) 456-458;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.250088-25
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Drug Testing as a Community Custody Condition in Crimes Unrelated to Substance Use
Margaret Minnig, Alexandra Smelt and Jennifer Piel- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online December 2025, 53 (4) 458-460;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.250088L1-25
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Books and Media
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Terrorism, Violent Radicalization, and Mental Health
- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online December 2025, 53 (4) 461-462;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.250082-25
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Postpartum Maternal Filicide with a Double Twist
- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online December 2025, 53 (4) 462-464;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.250083-25
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Letter to Editor
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Letter
Jack C. Lennon- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online December 2025, 53 (4) 465;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.250075-25
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Reply LTE
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Reply
Jeffrey Guina- Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online December 2025, 53 (4) 466;
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.29158/JAAPL.250089-25
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In this Issue
- Ethics in forensic psychiatry: a cultural response to Stone and Appelbaum
- A theory of ethics for forensic psychiatry
- AAPL Practice Guideline for the Forensic Psychiatric Evaluation of Competence to Stand Trial
- AAPL Practice Guideline for the Forensic Assessment
- Commentary: Compassion at the Core of Forensic Ethics

