Forensic toolbox: Assessment of Miranda waivers – the SAMA (Structured Assessment of Miranda Waivers).
The assessment of Miranda waivers is a common task for the general practice forensic psychologist. Up until recently, psychologists had Grisso’s Miranda measure to utilize in these situations (see Frumkin, et al, 2012). Richard Rogers and his colleagues have recently released a significant new forensic assessment instrument marketed by PAR Inc. The SAMA comprises five […]
VRAG Update
The VRAG is the granddaddy of static violence risk measures. Regardless of the fact that most all static risk measures perform equivalently (the “coffee can” risk assessment, Kroner et al, 2005), the VRAG is the mainstay of violence risk assessment. The authors update the VRAG with a sample of 1,261 offenders, fewer than half of […]
Mass Murder in Hawaii — Byran Uysesugi and the Xerox shootings (1993)
Readers may be interested in knowing more about the 1993 mass murder at Xerox in Honolulu. [If you have trouble viewing this powerpoint slideshow on a mobile device, click on full-screen icon in upper right just above the slide area.] [gview file=”https://dracklin.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Bryan-Uyesugi-Xerox-mass-murders.pptx” save=”0″]
Analysis of Competing Hypotheses (ACH) — a method for de-biasing forensic decision making
I recently attended a three day workshop on school, campus, and workplace threat assessment and became acquainted with ACH. It is a methodology developed by the CIA and is used to consider evidence when factors are complex or ambiguous. Given the many factors that can influence forensic decision making, including examiner decision thresholds, cost of […]