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Can authority influence misinformation?: the relationship between misinformation and eyewitness accuracy
(2022)
Mistaken identification by eyewitnesses was involved in 72% of the cases where people were later exonerated by DNA testing (Smalarz & Wells, 2015). There has been a large movement in support of eyewitness being unreliable. ...
Behavioral Characteristics of Stalkers Who Kill
(2021)
The purpose of this study is to identify behavioral characteristics of stalkers who
ultimately kill their targets, with the goal of creating a risk factor checklist to help identify
current offenders most at risk for ...
A Streetcar Named Envy and Aggression
(2021)
Envy is a well-known unpleasant emotion that is often characterized by inferiority and
resentment and appears when individuals compare themselves to others (Parrott, 1991). Jealousy
occurs when individuals fear losing ...
The Psychological Impact of Investigating Crime Scenes
(2021)
The goal of this study was to determine if there are stressful or psychological impacts from investigating crime scenes. This was accomplished by analyzing ninety-four anonymous surveys that had been distributed to various ...
Complexity of external distractors from small unmanned aircraft systems
(2021)
The integration of small unmanned aircraft system (sUAS) into the transportation system has presented a unique opportunity to investigate the effects these operations will have on other areas of the system. Specifically, ...
Physiological measures of anti-social behavior within psychopathy.
(2016)
The purpose of the current study was to utilize new physiological measures associated with psychopathy and criminal behavior. Research has demonstrated a link between psychopathy and criminal behavior (Douglas, Vincent, & ...
Serial homicide cases : patterns in dormant periods.
(2016)
The study of serial homicide offenders has been extensively investigated, however, there is a significant gap in the literature with respect to the dormant period. Little information is available with regard to patterns, ...
Confession rates : does persuasion resistance time reduce them?.
(2017)
Confessions are given every day in criminal investigations across the country; countless are true confessions, but there are many false confessions as well. This study focused on participants' personality assessments and ...
Promoting eyewitness recall through sketching in the self-administered interview
(2022)
The Cognitive Interview (CI) is a widely researched investigative method that promotes accurate and detailed recall from eyewitnesses. The Self-Administered Interview (SAI; Gabbert, 2009) is a booklet emulating the CI ...
Effects of exercise on decision-making under stress
(2021)
Prolonged exposure to stress can be very damaging to an individual both physically and mentally. Stress can have a negative impact on thoughts, behaviors, and feelings. Stress can also inhibit a person’s ability to make ...