Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) in the United States contributes to 38% of global homicides (Trabold, McMahon, Alsobrooks, Whitney, & Mittal, 2020; Scheffer, 2019). This study analyzed the relationship between static and dynamic factors in determining intimate partner (IPV) …
Information about intimate partner violence (IPV) perceptions within the Latino clergy population is scarce. This research study investigated perceptions, experiences, and biases, precluding Latino clergy in referring church members to outside resources. The research question fo…
This study explored the psychological demands of being a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and a Licensed Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LCADC) in recovery who counsel Mentally Ill Chemical Abuser (MICA) clients. The research answered the question: What are LPCs and L…
Psychopathy is an area of research that has been impacted by a great deal of prejudice and stigma. Studies pertaining to therapeutic interventions for psychopathy often argue that the condition might be untreatable. However, more recent research suggests that certain approaches …
Eyewitness recognition is acknowledged to be prone to error but there is less understanding of difficulty in discriminating unfamiliar faces. This thesis examined the effects of face perception on identification of facial composites, and on unfamiliar face image comparison. Faci…
A comprehensive literature review was conducted to obtain psychological and neuropsychological testing data and distinctive histories or patterns associated with individuals diagnosed with conversion disorder, factitious disorder, and malingering that may help distinguish among …
Criminal justice systems have attempted to include psychiatric history as a component for consideration when it comes to punishment and rehabilitation. Criminal justice systems have created various programs to address the psychological components of some behaviors to address spe…
Recidivism rates are high in the United States. According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, within 5 years of being released, 77% of ex-prisoners are arrested, with 37% arrested within the first 6 months and 57% arrested within the first year. Past research has indicated that…