Every semester, I have at least a dozen undergraduate students contacting me for advice about graduate school. Questions take many forms...

The juvenile justice system is designed to be different than the adult justice system. In theory, it takes a more rehabilitative...

With the expansion of technological media over the past few decades, court trials have faced more intense public interest and media...

Within the past four years, sexual harassment and sexual assault allegations have increased immensely across the world. This is in part...

In the 1980s and 1990s, the justice system was focused on being “tough on crime” and fighting the “war on drugs.” However, recently the...

When placed on probation (or parole), offenders are given terms with which they must comply. Anger management therapy is a common...

Have you ever stopped to consider just how inescapable algorithms are in our daily 21st century lives? They tell us the fastest route to...

Police brutality against minorities and police reform have become major issues in America, particularly with the widespread media...

It might be easy to say to yourself “I would never falsely confess to a crime.” Confessions are strong evidence that can have...

Police brutality has been in the minds of countless Americans daily with the uproar of the BLM movement and the recognition of the...

Capital punishment has been a debatable topic in the criminal justice system—especially when it comes to mental health and whether the...

When thinking about exoneration – release from prison after a wrongful conviction is overturned – one might envision a rejoiceful scene...

The justice system uses pre- and post-trial risk assessment tools to measure several risk factors for defendants, like rearrest, failure...

When we say “iPhone,” what thoughts come to your mind? Is it different than the thoughts when you hear “Android” or “cell phone” more...

Arrests for driving under the influence, or DUI arrests, are the most common type of arrest in the U.S, with 1 in 10 arrests related to...

For the past several decades, Legal Psychology has been very interested in the role of perceptions of procedural justice in the legal...

Emotions are crucial to the human experience – they are the primary driving factor behind our thoughts and behavior. And our thoughts,...

Imagine you are one of the jurors tasked with the responsibility of determining guilt in a murder trial. The trial is long, and you are...

The American justice system has huge racial disparities – racial and ethnic minorities, particularly those who live within Black...

In an investigation, police officers have a variety of questioning techniques that they may use to elicit information or confessions from...