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