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Research
 Scientific Evidence
- Expert testimony and juries
- Use and interpretation of forensic science
Sample Publications:
Thompson, W. C. & Cole, S. A. (2007). Psychological Aspects of
Forensic Identification Evidence. In M. Constanzo, D. Krauss, & K.
Pezdek (Eds.), Expert Psychological Testimony for the Courts. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum, 31-68.
Skeem, J., Golding, S., Cohn, N., & Berge, G. (1998). The logic and reliability of expert opinion on competence to stand trial. Law & Human Behavior, 22, 519-547.
 Memory, Suggestions, and the Law
- Recovered memory
- Eyewitness testimony
- Interrogation Procedures
 Child Victim/Witnesses
- Protecting child witnesses
- Perceptions of child victim/witnesses
- Children's eyewitness capability
Sample Publications:
Quas, J. A., Thompson, W. C., & Clarke-Stewart, K. A. (2005). Do jurors “know�? what isn’t so about child witnesses? Law and Human Behavior, 29, 425-456.
Clarke-Stewart, K. A., Malloy, L. C., & Allhusen, V. D.
(2004). Verbal ability, self-control, and close relationships with
parents protect children against misleading suggestions. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 18, 1037-1058.
Quas, J. A., et al.. (2005). Suggestibility, social support, and memory for a novel experience in young children. J. Experimental Child Psychology. 91, 315-341.
 Juvenile Offenders
- Mental illness and juvenile crime
- When juveniles should be tried as adults
Sample Publications:
Cauffman, E. & Steinberg, L. (2000). (Im)maturity of judgment in adolescence: Why adolescents may be less culpable than adults. Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 18, 741-760.
Caldwell, M., Skeem, J., Salekin, R., & Van Ryoboek
(2006). Treatment response of adolescent offenders with psychopathy
features: A two-year follow-up. Criminal Justice & Behavior, 33, 571-596.
Skeem, J., & Cauffman, E. (2003). Views of the downward extension:
Comparing the Youth Version of the Psychopathy Checklist with the Youth
Psychopathic Traits Iventory. Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 21, 737-770.
 Mental Health and Justice
- Psychopathology and criminal justice
- Competency to testify and stand trial
- Sexual harassment and workplace stress
- End of life issues
Sample Publications:
Maddi, S. R. (2002). The story of hardiness: Twenty years of theorizing, research, and practice. Consulting Psychology Journal, 54, 173-185.
Grisso, T., Steinberg, L., Woolard, J., Cauffman, E.,
Scott, E., Graham, S., Lexcen, F., Reppucci, N., & Schwartz, R.
(2003). Juveniles' competence to stand trial: A comparison of
adolescents' and adults' capacities as trial defendants. Law and Human Behavior, 27, 333-363.
Ditto, P. H. (2006). Self-determination, substituted judgment and the
psychology of advance medical decision making. In J. L. Werth & D.
Blevins (Eds.), Psychosocial issues near the end of life: A resource for professional care providers (pp. 89-109). Washington D. C.: APA Press.
Skeem, J., Schubert, C., Odgers, C., Mulvey, E., Gardner, W.,
& Lidz, C. (in press). Psychiatric symptoms and community violence
among high-risk patients: A test of the relationship at the weekly
level. Journal of Consulting & Clinical Psychology
Skeem, J., & Eno Louden, J. (2006). Toward evidence-based
practice for probationers and parolees mandated to mental health
treatment. Psychiatric Services, 57, 333-352.
Skeem, J., Monahan, J., & Mulvey, E. (2002). Psychopathy,
treatment involvement, and subsequent violence among civil psychiatric
patients. Law and Human Behavior, 26, 577-603.
 Miscarriages of Justice
- False confessions
- Misinterpretation of evidence
- Faulty decision making
Sample Publications:
Huff, C.R. and M. Killias (eds.), Wrongful Conviction: International Perspectives on Miscarriages of Justice. Philadelphia: Temple University Press (forthcoming, 2007).
Castelle, G. & Loftus, E.F. (2001) Misinformation and wrongful convictions. In S.D. Westervelt & J.A. Humphrey (Eds). Wrongly Convicted: Perspectives on failed justice. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 17-35.
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