Law and Human Behavior, the official journal of the American Psychology-Law Society/Division 41 of the American Psychological Association, is a multidisciplinary forum for the publication of articles and discussions of issues arising out of the relationships between human behavior and the law, our legal system, and the legal process. This journal publishes original research, reviews of past research, and theoretical studies from professionals in criminal justice, law, psychology, sociology, psychiatry, political science, education, communication, and other areas germane to the field.

Law and Human Behavior is the official journal of the American Psychology-Law Society/Division 41 of the American Psychological Association. It serves as a multidisciplinary forum for publishing articles and discussions on issues arising from the relationships between human behavior and the law, the legal system, and the legal process. This journal publishes original research, reviews of past research, and theoretical studies from professionals in criminal justice, law, psychology, sociology, psychiatry, political science, education, communication, and other relevant fields.

《Law and Human Behavior》是美国心理法学会/美国心理学会第41分部的官方期刊，旨在为人类行为与法律、法律制度及法律程序之间关系所引发的问题提供一个多学科的讨论平台。该期刊发表原创研究、过去研究的综述以及来自刑事司法、法律、心理学、社会学、精神病学、政治科学、教育、传播学等相关领域专业人士的理论研究。

Law and Human Behavior

The study compared the predictive accuracy of three sex offender risk-assessment measures: the RRASOR (Hanson, 1997), Thornton's SACJ-Min (Grubin, 1998), and a new scale, Static-99, created by combining the items from the RRASOR and SACJ-Min. Predictive accuracy was tested using four diverse datasets drawn from Canada and the United Kingdom (total n = 1301). The RRASOR and the SACJ-Min showed roughly equivalent predictive accuracy, and the combination of the two scales was more accurate than either original scale. Static-99 showed moderate predictive accuracy for both sexual recidivism (r = 0.33, ROC area = 0.71) and violent (including sexual) recidivism (r = 0.32, ROC area = 0.69). The variation in the predictive accuracy of Static-99 across the four samples was no more than would be expected by chance.

R. Karl Hanson

David Thornton

Improving risk assessments for sex offenders: A comparison of three actuarial scales.

The Centre for Tax System Integrity (CTSI) is a specialised research unit set up as a partnership between the Australian National University (ANU) and the Australian Taxation Office (Tax Office) to extend our understanding of how

Michael Wenzel

The social side of sanctions: Personal and social norms as moderators of deterrence.

制裁的社会层面：个人与社会规范作为威慑的调节因素。

Despite the risks inherent to custodial police interrogation, criminal suspects may waive their

Megan L Lawrence

Emma R Saiter

Rose E Eerdmans

Laura Smalarz

The Miranda penalty: Inferring guilt from suspects’ silence.

米兰达警告：从嫌疑人沉默中推断罪行。

There is an increasing recognition of the necessity to establish the predictive validity of risk assessment scores within specific population subgroups, particularly those (including Indigenous peoples) who are overrepresented in the criminal justice system. I compared measures of discrimination and calibration of the Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory (YLS/CMI) in Indigenous and non-Indigenous youth probationers in Ontario, Canada.

Michele Peterson-Badali

Comparing predictive validity of Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory scores in Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadian youth.

比较加拿大原住民与非原住民青少年青年服务水平/个案管理量表评分的预测效度。

There are documented gender disparities in the legal field. We examined whether gender representation on civil trial teams varied on the basis of (a) the degree of regional gender bias "in the air" and (b) time.

Hannah J Phalen

Kristen L Gittings

Emily N Line

Sara N Thomas

Taylor C Bettis

John C Campbell

Jessica M Salerno

Regional gender bias and year predict gender representation on civil trial teams.

地区性别偏见和年份预测民事审判团队中的性别代表性。

Some exonerees receive compensation and aid after being exonerated of their wrongful convictions, and some do not. Looking beyond differences in state statutes, we examined possible reasons for biases in receiving compensation (via statutes or civil claims) and other reintegration services. More specifically, we examined how two unique types of false admission of guilt (i.e., false confessions and false guilty pleas) could be associated with biased outcomes in compensation procurement and reintegration outcomes.

Mary Catlin

Talley Bettens

Allison D Redlich

Kyle C Scherr

Lived experiences of bias in compensation and reintegration associated with false admissions of guilt.

虚假认罪相关的补偿与重新融入中的偏见生活体验。

Identification and implementation of effective methods for reducing racial/ethnic bias and disparities in legal settings are paramount in the United States and other countries. One procedure originally thought to reduce bias in legal decisions is the use of risk assessment instruments, which is now being heavily scrutinized. Measurement invariance, a latent trait technique, is a robust method for assessing one form of bias. Measurement invariance involves determining whether risk items in an instrument appear to be functioning the same between racial or other groups. Thus, the present study examined measurement invariance of the Structured Assessment of Violence Risk in Youth (SAVRY) between non-Latino Black and White youths to examine racial bias.

Abbreviation	Law. Hum. Behav.
Journal Impact	2.25
Quartiles(Global)	PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL(Q2)

ISSN	0147-7307, 1573-661X
h-index	110

Publication Information	Publisher: Springer New York，Publishing cycle: ，Journal Type: journal，Open Access Journals: No
Basic data	Year of publication: 1977，Proportion of original research papers: 90.00%，Self Citation Rate:12.50%， Gold OA Rate: 5.31%

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Improving risk assessments for sex offenders: A comparison of three actuarial scales.

The social side of sanctions: Personal and social norms as moderators of deterrence.

The Miranda penalty: Inferring guilt from suspects’ silence.

Comparing predictive validity of Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory scores in Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadian youth.

Regional gender bias and year predict gender representation on civil trial teams.

The Miranda penalty: Inferring guilt from suspects’ silence.

Comparing predictive validity of Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory scores in Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadian youth.

Regional gender bias and year predict gender representation on civil trial teams.

Lived experiences of bias in compensation and reintegration associated with false admissions of guilt.

The structured assessment of violence risk in youth demonstrates measurement invariance between Black and White justice-referred youths.