The lived experiences of women who discovered their partner perpetrated a sexual offence
This study aims to explore the experiences of non-offending partners (NOPs) of men who perpetrated contact and non-contact sexual offences.In-depth semi-structured interviews were carried out with eight women and analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis.Findings yielded two superordinate themes, eight subordinate themes and an overarching theme. The first superordinate theme “Paying for their Husband’s Transgressions” captured many ways in which the women’s lives were impacted by their husbands offending. The second superordinate theme “Navigating the Darkness” encompassed the women’s experienc...
Source: Journal of Criminal Psychology - December 5, 2023 Category: Criminology Authors: Eileen Conmy Garry Prentice Barbara Hannigan Timothy James Trimble Source Type: research
Trauma-Informed Forensic Practice
Geraldine Akerman Journal of Criminal Psychology, Vol. 13, No. 4, pp.261-264 (Source: Journal of Criminal Psychology)
Source: Journal of Criminal Psychology - November 24, 2023 Category: Criminology Authors: Geraldine Akerman Source Type: research
What happened that day? Recall for events of a day that later became important
Madison B. Harvey, Heather L. Price, Kirk Luther Journal of Criminal Psychology, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- The purpose of this study was to explore potential witnesses' memories for a day that was experienced an unremarkable. There may be instances in an investigation in which all leads have been exhausted, and investigators use a broad appeal for witnesses who may have witnessed something important. Investigators can benefit from knowing the types of information that may be recalled in such circumstances, as well as identifying specific methods that are effective in eliciting useful information.The pr...
Source: Journal of Criminal Psychology - November 2, 2023 Category: Criminology Authors: Madison B. Harvey Heather L. Price Kirk Luther Source Type: research
Does a conduct disorder factor increment the capacity of the Youth Psychopathic Traits Inventory-Short to predict criminal recidivism?
Pedro Pechorro, Paula Gomide, Matt DeLisi, Mário Simões Journal of Criminal Psychology, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- Recent developments in the psychometric assessment of youth psychopathic traits suggest that the inclusion of a conduct disorder (CD) factor to the traditional three factors of the psychopathy construct may improve the incremental validity of these measures. The purpose of the current study is to examine whether the addition of a CD factor incrementally improves the ability of the Youth Psychopathic Traits Inventory Short version (YPI-S) to predict criminal recidivism.A longitudinal quant...
Source: Journal of Criminal Psychology - October 26, 2023 Category: Criminology Authors: Pedro Pechorro Paula Gomide Matt DeLisi M ário Simões Source Type: research
The current role and contribution of ‘forensic clinical psychologists’ (FCPs) to criminal investigation in the United Kingdom
This study aims to examine the scope and contribution of Forensic Clinical Psychology (FCP) advice from the National Crime Agency (NCA) to criminal investigations in the UK to address the gap in current knowledge and research.The 36 FCP reports reviewed were written between 2017 and 2021. They were analysed using Toulmin’s (1958) application of pertinent arguments to the evaluation process. The potential utility of the reports was analysed in terms of the advice provided.Most of the reports involved murder and equivocal death. The reports focused primarily on understanding the offender’s psychopathology, actions, motiv...
Source: Journal of Criminal Psychology - October 23, 2023 Category: Criminology Authors: Tinna D ögg Sigurdardóttir Adrian West Gisli Hannes Gudjonsson Source Type: research
Juror decision-making within domestic sex trafficking cases: do pre-trial attitudes, gender, culture and right-wing authoritarianism predict believability assessments?
This study aims to examine whether country of residence, sex trafficking attitudes, complainant gender, juror gender and right-wing authoritarianism (RWA) influenced juror decision-making within a sex trafficking case.Jury-eligible participants from the USA and the UK participated in an online juror experiment in which an independent group design was used to manipulate the complainant’s gender. Participants completed the juror decision scale, the sex trafficking attitudes scale and the RWA scale.Sex trafficking attitudes predicted the believability of both the defendant and complainant. Greater negative beliefs about vic...
Source: Journal of Criminal Psychology - October 18, 2023 Category: Criminology Authors: Kay Lynn Stevens Dara Mojtahedi Adam Austin Source Type: research
Gender biases in legal decision-making: an exploration of judicial and public perceptions across multiple offences
Monika Lewandowicz-Machnikowska, Tomasz Grzyb, Dariusz Dolinski, Wojciech Kulesza Journal of Criminal Psychology, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- The purpose of the paper is to investigate how judges and the general population formulate judgments on legal cases, considering both legal and extralegal factors, with a focus on the significance of the defendant’s sex.The first experiment aimed to determine if non-lawyers’ judgments are affected by the defendant’s sex, using brief excerpts from indictments with the defendant’s sex interchanged. Study 2 aimed to verify if this effect applies to future lawy...
Source: Journal of Criminal Psychology - October 18, 2023 Category: Criminology Authors: Monika Lewandowicz-Machnikowska Tomasz Grzyb Dariusz Dolinski Wojciech Kulesza Source Type: research
The current role and contribution of “behavioural investigative advisers” (BIAs) to criminal investigation in the United Kingdom
Tinna Dögg Sigurdardóttir, Lee Rainbow, Adam Gregory, Pippa Gregory, Gisli Hannes Gudjonsson Journal of Criminal Psychology, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- The present study aims to examine the scope and contribution of behavioural investigative advice (BIA) reports from the National Crime Agency (NCA).The 77 BIA reports reviewed were written between 2016 and 2021. They were evaluated using Toulmin’s (1958) strategy for structuring pertinent arguments, current compliance with professional standards, the grounds and backing provided for the claims made and the potential utility of the recommendations pro...
Source: Journal of Criminal Psychology - October 18, 2023 Category: Criminology Authors: Tinna D ögg Sigurdardóttir Lee Rainbow Adam Gregory Pippa Gregory Gisli Hannes Gudjonsson Source Type: research
The relation between psychopathy factors and emotional states prior and during criminal behaviour in a Dutch sample
This study leads to a better, more nuanced and substantiated understanding of which emotional states play a prominent role in criminal behaviour and how these states are affected by psychopathic traits. This knowledge can influence existing treatment programmes for patients with offence histories.Several studies have examined the relationship between emotional states and criminal behaviour and between psychopathy and emotions, but less is known about the predictive relationship between psychopathy features and crime-scene-related emotional states. (Source: Journal of Criminal Psychology)
Source: Journal of Criminal Psychology - September 20, 2023 Category: Criminology Authors: Marije Keulen-de Vos Martine Herzog-Evans Massil Benbouriche Source Type: research
Naked body disposal: an indicator of the type of sexual homicide
This study aims to answer this question through the use of a sequential logistic regression to test the individual effects of each set of crime scene variables against the manner of disposal using a sample of 662 solved cases of extrafamilial sexual homicide from an international database.Results demonstrated that the modus operandi behaviors of sexual penetration, asphyxiation, dismemberment and overkill were significantly associated with the body being disposed of naked. In addition, removing or destroying evidence from the scene was also significantly associated with a naked victim. In contrast, the body was more likely...
Source: Journal of Criminal Psychology - September 13, 2023 Category: Criminology Authors: Hana Georgoulis Eric Beauregard Julien Chopin Source Type: research
Beliefs in repressed memory and dissociative amnesia from a cross-cultural lens
This study aimed to examine beliefs in repressed memory and dissociative amnesia from a cross-cultural perspective.Chinese (n = 123) and Belgian student participants (n = 270) received several statements tapping into various dimensions of repressed memory and dissociative amnesia. Participants provided belief ratings for each of these statements. Because the field of psychoanalysis is less well developed in China, it was expected that Chinese participants would believe less in repressed memory and dissociative amnesia than their Belgian counterparts.Overall, beliefs in repressed memory and dissociative amnesia were high am...
Source: Journal of Criminal Psychology - September 9, 2023 Category: Criminology Authors: Henry Otgaar Yikang Zhang Chunlin Li Jianqin Wang Source Type: research
A multi-method investigation of motive dispositions: affiliative and antagonistic dispositions in psychopathy
Foteini Spantidaki Kyriazi, Stefan Bogaerts, Jaap J.A. Denissen, Shuai Yuan, Michael Dufner, Carlo Garofalo Journal of Criminal Psychology, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- To replicate and extend research on psychopathy and intrinsic interpersonal preferences under the broader umbrella of affiliation, intimacy and antagonism, this paper aims to examine motivational correlates of psychopathy in a nonclinical sample (N = 125).We used a multimethod design, including self-reports, a behavioral task and a physiological assessment of motive dispositions (automatic affective reactions to stimuli of interpersonal tr...
Source: Journal of Criminal Psychology - September 5, 2023 Category: Criminology Authors: Foteini Spantidaki Kyriazi Stefan Bogaerts Jaap J.A. Denissen Shuai Yuan Michael Dufner Carlo Garofalo Source Type: research
Nudging eyewitnesses: the effect of social influence on recalling witnessed events
Kirk Luther, Zak Keeping, Brent Snook, Hannah de Almeida, Weyam Fahmy, Alexia Smith, Tianshuang Han Journal of Criminal Psychology, Vol. ahead-of-print, No. ahead-of-print, pp.- The purpose of this study is to contribute to the literature on information elicitation. The authors investigated the impact of social influence strategies on eyewitness recall performance. Specifically, the authors examined the effect of social influence techniques (Cialdini, 2007) on recall performance (Experiment 1) and conducted a follow-up experiment to examine the incremental effect of social proof on the report everything cognitive intervie...
Source: Journal of Criminal Psychology - August 23, 2023 Category: Criminology Authors: Kirk Luther Zak Keeping Brent Snook Hannah de Almeida Weyam Fahmy Alexia Smith Tianshuang Han Source Type: research
Female perpetrators of child sexual abuse in the United States
This study analyzes data collected by the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System, which is a census of all child protective services investigations or assessments conducted in all 50 states, as well as in the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico from October 1, 2018, to September 30, 2019.Only substantiated cases of sexual abuse were analyzed (n = 51,442 cases). Overall, 7.6% of the perpetrators were female, though the percentage of female perpetrators varied dramatically across states from less than 1% to over 36%. Female perpetrators tended to have younger victims than did male perpetrators. For children aged 2 or ...
Source: Journal of Criminal Psychology - August 21, 2023 Category: Criminology Authors: Nicholas Scurich Source Type: research
Sequencing statements: using behaviour sequence analysis with statement analysis to indicate deception
This study aims to investigate statement analysis, a recent approach in forensic linguistic analysis that has been applied to criminal investigations.Real-world statements of individuals exposed as deceptive or truthful were used in the analyses. A behaviour sequence analysis approach is used to provide a timeline analysis of the individuals’ statements.Results indicate that sequential patterns are different in deceptive statements compared to truthful statements. For example, deceptive statements were more likely to include vague words and temporal lacunas, to convince investigators into believing that the suspect was n...
Source: Journal of Criminal Psychology - August 17, 2023 Category: Criminology Authors: Yasmin Richards Mark McClish David Keatley Source Type: research
