Forensic Topics

Common Topics

DRUG: Marijuana and Psychosis

Research on cannabis-induced psychosis.

DRUG: MDMA / “Molly”

An overview of MDMA / “Molly”.

DRUG: Methamphetamine and Psychosis

Enduring psychological effects of methamphetamine use.

DRUG: Methaphetamine

An overview of methamphetamine.

EVALUATION: Malingering

DSM-5 definition of malingering.

EVALUATION: Testing and Fatigue/Depression

Depression and/or fatigue can impact testing results.

IPV: Dimensions of Violence and Control

Exploring different aspect of intimate partner violence (domestic violence).

IPV: Domestic Violence and Suicide

Suicide’s relationship to intimate partner violence.

IPV: Duluth Model

A model for explaining intimate partner violence.

IPV: Female Initiated Violence Against Men

Intimate partner violence directed against men by women.

IPV: Self-Blame by the Victim

Victim self-blaming in domestic violence.

IPV: Violence and Sexual Assault

Intimate Partner Violence (domestic violence) relationship to sexual assault.

Memory and Drift

Warning signals, receiver psychology and predator memory Michael P.Speed Animal Behaviour. Volume 60, Issue 3, September 2000, Pages 269-278 Abstract This review identifies four receiver psychology perspectives that are likely to be important in the design and evolution of warning …

MEMORY: Anger

How anger and stress impact memory encoding and recall.

MEMORY: Counterfactual Thinking

Counterfactual thinking’s impact on reshaping the recall of events.

MEMORY: Misattribution

“Remembering” something but forgetting the true source, also called “source monitoring error”.

MEMORY: Serial Position Effects

Serial position effects on eyewitness memory, including primacy and latency effects.

MEMORY: Strangling

Strangling’s effects on memory.

MEMORY: Trauma

How trauma impacts memory encoding and recall.

ONLINE OFFENSE: Age deception online

Age deception by youth online.

ONLINE OFFENSE: Cat Fishing

Deception online through cat fishing.

ONLINE OFFENSE: Conviction Rates

The conviction rates for online sex offense allegations are approximately 95%.

ONLINE OFFENSE: Estimating Youth Images

The problems with estimating age from pictures and videos.

ONLINE OFFENSE: Re-offense Rates

A review of literature regarding online sex offenders and risk for re-offense.

PARAPHILIA: Ageplay

Ageplay paraphilia online