Military veterans with sexual offenses committed after discharge are often eligible for
Veterans Affairs (VA) services including health care. There are few, if any, studies of sexual …

Criminal history plays a prominent role in violence risk assessments. For people in nondominant
groups, disproportionate criminal justice involvement may unfairly and inaccurately …

Tests and diagnoses used in sexually violent predator (SVP) evaluations must be reliable,
as reliability is foundational to validity. The current study contained a stratified sample of …

The use of antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) as a qualifying mental disorder for a sexually
violent predator (SVP) or a sexually dangerous person (SDP) commitment continues to …

The term “dirty work” reflects employment that is distanced from mainstream society. Treating
those who commit sex offenses can be a form of dirty work: sex offenders are often persona …

This study examined the field reliability of forensic mental health examiners’ opinions in pre-parole
evaluations. The California Offenders with Mental Health Disorders (OMD) statute …

The US Supreme Court indicated in Kansas v. Crane that a qualifying mental disorder for
Sexually Violent Predator civil commitment must differentiate between the ‘dangerous sexual …

This project presents an attachment-based structural model for conceptualizing children's
academic competence and tests its applicability for home-educated children. The presented …

In recent decades, there has been an evolution in forensic psychiatry and psychology
toward closer examination of the professionals' attitudes and intentions in their practice. We …

We examined the recidivism rates and the predictive validity of the Static-99R in 335 men
who were detained or civilly committed and released from California State Hospitals pursuant …