Kirk Heilbrun
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 4126724 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Kirk Heilbrun |
| PRENOMES | Kirk |
| SOBRENOME | Heilbrun |
| ASSINATURA | HEILBRUN K |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Drexel University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6032-0984 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 26 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 23 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 25 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 1 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1977 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2023 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
What’s risk got to do with it
OBJECTIVE: This hypothetical vignette-based experiment was designed to better understand judges' and probation officers' interpretations and use of juvenile risk assessment tools in their decision-making around restrictive sanctions and confinement of youths on the basis of the youths' risk level and race. HYPOTHESES: We expected that estimates of the probability of juvenile recidivism would significantly mediate the relationship between a catego…
Public perception on policies to address prenatal substance use
Using the MMPI-3 in Legal Settings
In this paper, we review the historical evolution of the MMPI instruments, consider the empirical foundations for its use in Forensic Mental Health Assessments (FMHAs) with particular emphasis on the applicability of MMPI-2-RF research to these evaluations, and identify ways in which the inventory can be effectively but also inappropriately used in these assessments. We also review appellate court decisions related to forensic uses of the MMPI an…
Effects of Criminogenic Risk–Needs Assessment Feedback During Prerelease Correctional Rehabilitation
This pre–post follow-up randomized trial investigated the receptiveness and responsiveness of 82 incarcerated men undergoing reentry to feedback (discussion-based, form-based, or none–minimal) regarding their criminogenic risk–needs assessment results. Both short-term outcomes (self-perceived risk–needs, motivation for change, treatment readiness, and feedback satisfaction) and longer-term outcomes (intuitional conduct, rearrest, or halfway house…
Jackson-based restorability to competence to stand trial
Death is different
Statement of concerned experts on the use of the Hare Psychopathy Checklist—Revised in capital sentencing to assess risk for institutional violence
Releasing individuals from incarceration during Covid-19
The emergence and rapid growth of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has significantly impacted the U S criminal justice system as federal and state governments consider allowing the early release of select currently incarcerated individuals to mitigate the pandemic's spread As a result, the number of incarcerated individuals released into the community is likely to increase abruptly COVID-19 has drastically altered the communities …
In the immediate wake of Hoffman’s independent review
In 2015, the American Psychological Association (APA) commissioned an independent review (IR) to examine APA's potential involvement with "enhanced interrogation" procedures following the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The IR concluded that certain APA officials acted together with the Department of Defense to "align APA and curry favor with" the Department of Defense to allow the involvement of psychologists in such enhanced interrogations (Hoffman et …
Treatment for restoration of competence to stand trial
Wrightsman's Psychology and the Legal System
The Sequential Intercept Model and Criminal Justice
This online resource offers an overview of the recent changes in correctional policy and practice that reflect an increased focus on community-based alternatives for offenders. It discusses the Sequential Intercept Model (SIM), which identifies five conceptual points at which standard criminal processing can be interrupted to offer community-based alternatives: (1) law enforcement/emergency services; (2) initial detention/initial court hearings; …
Sequential Intercept Model and Criminal Justice
Lesbian and gay parents and determination of child custody
Child custody assessments are among the most complex kinds of psychological evaluations conducted for the courts. There are standards for best practice associated with such evaluations, but relatively little has been written about how such standards apply to custody evaluations involving lesbian and gay parents. This article describes the current legal context surrounding custody determinations involving 1 lesbian or gay parent and 1 heterosexual…
Disputed paraphilia diagnoses and legal decision making
Paraphilia diagnoses applied in forensic settings are an ongoing subject of debate among psycholegal professionals and scholars. Disagreements pertain to both means-related issues having to do with issues of diagnostic reliability and validity, and ends-related issues regarding the consequences inherent to the legal contexts in which the diagnoses arise. To provide a fresh outlook on some of the issues, the present study entailed a systematic sur…
Community-based alternatives for justice-involved individuals with severe mental illness
Forensic psychology and forensic science
The field of forensic psychology has matured as a discipline, having made considerable progress toward the goal of a close integration of foundational science with practice. Substantial challenges remain, however. This article first reviews the progress of the discipline over the past 3 decades by considering the recommendations made by previous commentators (Grisso, 1987; Otto & Heilbrun, 2002; Poythress, 1979) and the extent to which identified…
Standards of practice and care in forensic mental health assessment
The specialization of forensic mental health assessment (FMHA) has incorporated important advances during the last two decades. As scientific advances, specialized tools, and relevant ethical guidelines have become core elements of FMHA, however, the question of how to regulate poor practice has assumed increasing importance. One such means of regulation that has been rarely applied to FMHA thus far is malpractice litigation using a clearly defin…
Pragmatic psychology, forensic mental health assessment, and the case of Thomas Johnson
Pragmatic psychology provides the opportunity to address the law's demand for individualized justice in the context of forensic mental health assessment (FMHA; K. Heilbrun, 2001). This article describes a particular approach toward achieving this goal: using broad principles of FMHA to promote the quality of forensic assessment in a specific case. Three particular applications of this approach are described: constructing forensic reports, measuri…
Forensic psychology and board certification
Responds to the criticisms raised by M. Baer (see record 2003-02034-012) on the authors' article (see record 2002-10575-001) about the state of the field of forensic psychology
The practice of forensic psychology
In a 1987 American Psychologist article, Tom Grisso summarized the state of forensic psychological assessment, noted its limitations and potential, and offered suggestions for researchers and practitioners interested in contributing to its future. Since that time, there have been many important developments in the field of forensic psychology, as well as in clinical psychology more generally, some of which were anticipated and recommended by Gris…
The Prediction of Criminal Recidivism in Juveniles
A meta-analysis was conducted to identify risk factors that best predict juvenile recidivism, defined as rearrest for offending of any kind. Twenty-three published studies, representing 15,265 juveniles, met inclusion criteria. Effect sizes were calculated for 30 predictors of recidivism. Eight groups of predictors were compared: (a) demographic information, (b) offense history, (c) family and social factors, (d) educational factors, (e) intellec…
Violence risk communication
Risk communication of violence involves information provided by an assessor to a decision-maker regarding the likelihood that a violent act will be committed by an individual who is being evaluated. It has received relatively little conceptual and empirical attention, in contrast to the increased focus on violence risk factors, outcomes and prediction accuracy seen in research during the last decade. In this article, we offer a number of theoreti…
Sexual offending
Sexual offending
Releasing individuals from incarceration during Covid-19
The emergence and rapid growth of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has significantly impacted the U S criminal justice system as federal and state governments consider allowing the early release of select currently incarcerated individuals to mitigate the pandemic's spread As a result, the number of incarcerated individuals released into the community is likely to increase abruptly COVID-19 has drastically altered the communities …
Community-based alternatives for justice-involved individuals with severe mental illness
Forensic psychology and forensic science
The field of forensic psychology has matured as a discipline, having made considerable progress toward the goal of a close integration of foundational science with practice. Substantial challenges remain, however. This article first reviews the progress of the discipline over the past 3 decades by considering the recommendations made by previous commentators (Grisso, 1987; Otto & Heilbrun, 2002; Poythress, 1979) and the extent to which identified…
Statement of concerned experts on the use of the Hare Psychopathy Checklist—Revised in capital sentencing to assess risk for institutional violence
Standards of practice and care in forensic mental health assessment
The specialization of forensic mental health assessment (FMHA) has incorporated important advances during the last two decades. As scientific advances, specialized tools, and relevant ethical guidelines have become core elements of FMHA, however, the question of how to regulate poor practice has assumed increasing importance. One such means of regulation that has been rarely applied to FMHA thus far is malpractice litigation using a clearly defin…
Sexual offending
The Black Minority Criminal and Violent Crime
ALFRED B. HEILBRUN, JR., KIRK S. HEILBRUN; THE BLACK MINORITY CRIMINAL AND VIOLENT CRIME: THE ROLE OF SELF-CONTROL, The British Journal of Criminology, Vol
Lesbian and gay parents and determination of child custody
Child custody assessments are among the most complex kinds of psychological evaluations conducted for the courts. There are standards for best practice associated with such evaluations, but relatively little has been written about how such standards apply to custody evaluations involving lesbian and gay parents. This article describes the current legal context surrounding custody determinations involving 1 lesbian or gay parent and 1 heterosexual…
Pragmatic psychology, forensic mental health assessment, and the case of Thomas Johnson
Pragmatic psychology provides the opportunity to address the law's demand for individualized justice in the context of forensic mental health assessment (FMHA; K. Heilbrun, 2001). This article describes a particular approach toward achieving this goal: using broad principles of FMHA to promote the quality of forensic assessment in a specific case. Three particular applications of this approach are described: constructing forensic reports, measuri…
The Black Minority Criminal and Violent Crime
ALFRED B. HEILBRUN, JR., KIRK S. HEILBRUN; THE BLACK MINORITY CRIMINAL AND VIOLENT CRIME: THE ROLE OF SELF-CONTROL, The British Journal of Criminology, Vol
Sexual offending
Sexual offending
Violence risk communication
Risk communication of violence involves information provided by an assessor to a decision-maker regarding the likelihood that a violent act will be committed by an individual who is being evaluated. It has received relatively little conceptual and empirical attention, in contrast to the increased focus on violence risk factors, outcomes and prediction accuracy seen in research during the last decade. In this article, we offer a number of theoreti…
The Prediction of Criminal Recidivism in Juveniles
A meta-analysis was conducted to identify risk factors that best predict juvenile recidivism, defined as rearrest for offending of any kind. Twenty-three published studies, representing 15,265 juveniles, met inclusion criteria. Effect sizes were calculated for 30 predictors of recidivism. Eight groups of predictors were compared: (a) demographic information, (b) offense history, (c) family and social factors, (d) educational factors, (e) intellec…
The practice of forensic psychology
In a 1987 American Psychologist article, Tom Grisso summarized the state of forensic psychological assessment, noted its limitations and potential, and offered suggestions for researchers and practitioners interested in contributing to its future. Since that time, there have been many important developments in the field of forensic psychology, as well as in clinical psychology more generally, some of which were anticipated and recommended by Gris…
Forensic psychology and board certification
Responds to the criticisms raised by M. Baer (see record 2003-02034-012) on the authors' article (see record 2002-10575-001) about the state of the field of forensic psychology
Pragmatic psychology, forensic mental health assessment, and the case of Thomas Johnson
Pragmatic psychology provides the opportunity to address the law's demand for individualized justice in the context of forensic mental health assessment (FMHA; K. Heilbrun, 2001). This article describes a particular approach toward achieving this goal: using broad principles of FMHA to promote the quality of forensic assessment in a specific case. Three particular applications of this approach are described: constructing forensic reports, measuri…
Standards of practice and care in forensic mental health assessment
The specialization of forensic mental health assessment (FMHA) has incorporated important advances during the last two decades. As scientific advances, specialized tools, and relevant ethical guidelines have become core elements of FMHA, however, the question of how to regulate poor practice has assumed increasing importance. One such means of regulation that has been rarely applied to FMHA thus far is malpractice litigation using a clearly defin…
Forensic psychology and forensic science
The field of forensic psychology has matured as a discipline, having made considerable progress toward the goal of a close integration of foundational science with practice. Substantial challenges remain, however. This article first reviews the progress of the discipline over the past 3 decades by considering the recommendations made by previous commentators (Grisso, 1987; Otto & Heilbrun, 2002; Poythress, 1979) and the extent to which identified…
Community-based alternatives for justice-involved individuals with severe mental illness
Lesbian and gay parents and determination of child custody
Child custody assessments are among the most complex kinds of psychological evaluations conducted for the courts. There are standards for best practice associated with such evaluations, but relatively little has been written about how such standards apply to custody evaluations involving lesbian and gay parents. This article describes the current legal context surrounding custody determinations involving 1 lesbian or gay parent and 1 heterosexual…
Disputed paraphilia diagnoses and legal decision making
Paraphilia diagnoses applied in forensic settings are an ongoing subject of debate among psycholegal professionals and scholars. Disagreements pertain to both means-related issues having to do with issues of diagnostic reliability and validity, and ends-related issues regarding the consequences inherent to the legal contexts in which the diagnoses arise. To provide a fresh outlook on some of the issues, the present study entailed a systematic sur…
The Sequential Intercept Model and Criminal Justice
This online resource offers an overview of the recent changes in correctional policy and practice that reflect an increased focus on community-based alternatives for offenders. It discusses the Sequential Intercept Model (SIM), which identifies five conceptual points at which standard criminal processing can be interrupted to offer community-based alternatives: (1) law enforcement/emergency services; (2) initial detention/initial court hearings; …
Sequential Intercept Model and Criminal Justice
Wrightsman's Psychology and the Legal System
In the immediate wake of Hoffman’s independent review
In 2015, the American Psychological Association (APA) commissioned an independent review (IR) to examine APA's potential involvement with "enhanced interrogation" procedures following the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The IR concluded that certain APA officials acted together with the Department of Defense to "align APA and curry favor with" the Department of Defense to allow the involvement of psychologists in such enhanced interrogations (Hoffman et …
Treatment for restoration of competence to stand trial
Death is different
Statement of concerned experts on the use of the Hare Psychopathy Checklist—Revised in capital sentencing to assess risk for institutional violence
Releasing individuals from incarceration during Covid-19
The emergence and rapid growth of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has significantly impacted the U S criminal justice system as federal and state governments consider allowing the early release of select currently incarcerated individuals to mitigate the pandemic's spread As a result, the number of incarcerated individuals released into the community is likely to increase abruptly COVID-19 has drastically altered the communities …
Effects of Criminogenic Risk–Needs Assessment Feedback During Prerelease Correctional Rehabilitation
This pre–post follow-up randomized trial investigated the receptiveness and responsiveness of 82 incarcerated men undergoing reentry to feedback (discussion-based, form-based, or none–minimal) regarding their criminogenic risk–needs assessment results. Both short-term outcomes (self-perceived risk–needs, motivation for change, treatment readiness, and feedback satisfaction) and longer-term outcomes (intuitional conduct, rearrest, or halfway house…
Jackson-based restorability to competence to stand trial
Using the MMPI-3 in Legal Settings
In this paper, we review the historical evolution of the MMPI instruments, consider the empirical foundations for its use in Forensic Mental Health Assessments (FMHAs) with particular emphasis on the applicability of MMPI-2-RF research to these evaluations, and identify ways in which the inventory can be effectively but also inappropriately used in these assessments. We also review appellate court decisions related to forensic uses of the MMPI an…
What’s risk got to do with it
OBJECTIVE: This hypothetical vignette-based experiment was designed to better understand judges' and probation officers' interpretations and use of juvenile risk assessment tools in their decision-making around restrictive sanctions and confinement of youths on the basis of the youths' risk level and race. HYPOTHESES: We expected that estimates of the probability of juvenile recidivism would significantly mediate the relationship between a catego…
Psychology (22 obras) · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending (17 obras) · Criminology (14 obras) · Political science (11 obras) · Medicine (10 obras) · Law (9 obras) · Social Psychology (9 obras) · Psychiatry (8 obras) · Social Psychology (7 obras) · Computer Science (6 obras)