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November 17, 2020 | NEWS RELEASE Since the outbreak of COVID-19, law enforcement has played a crucial role in supporting efforts to control the disease as well as combating criminal activities linked to the pandemic. These updated INTERPOL guidelines draw on the lessons learned and best practices developed around the world to help police identify …
Author: Nicole Porter, N.A. PORTER AND ASSOCIATES The Psychopathy Checklist–Revised (PCL–R; Hare, 1991, 2003) is often used to assess risk of violence, perhaps based on the assumption that it captures individuals who both emotionally detached and who are driven to prey upon others. Psychopathy is a condition primarily characterized by the absence of empathy. Experts will agree that …
October 29, 2019 | American Psychological Assoc. Incarceration is sometimes necessary to protect the safety of the public. But how can we ensure that these decisions are fair? How can we tell if someone truly poses a danger to others? View full journal below: https://www.apa.org/pubs/highlights/spotlight/issue-161
New Webinar Announcement 📢 Forensic Psychology Event Date: Sat January 9, 2020 1:00pm to 3:00pm EST, Event Location: Via Zoom Limited Availability Presenter: Prof. N. Porter – Owner, Lead Criminal Consultant, Behaviour Analyst, N.A. PORTER & ASSOCIATES. Course Outline This specialized webinar will examine the field of psychology and law, also referred to as forensic psychology. We will examine the …
John Howard Society, February 26, 2020 Last year Senator Kim Pate introduced a bill that would provide automatic expungement of criminal records in Canada. Under this bill, criminal records would automatically be sealed after a certain amount of time had elapsed following a criminal sentence unless there had meanwhile been a new criminal charge or …
May 29, 2020 | John Howard Society Just a year ago, in May, 2019, federal Justice Minister David Lametti released a report called “State of the Criminal Justice System”. Issued in the last few months of the government’s first mandate, it was intended as a public review of the state of the system. As the Minister wrote in …
An Excerpt from Violence Against Women Journal COVID-19 has left many victims of domestic violence facing difficulties feeding their children and accessing services for safe housing, transportation and childcare once they leave shelters, according to a new study. “Many survivors exiting domestic violence shelters are reporting difficulties in accessing resources within the community. Survivors in …
Abstract: Police have long relied on the unique whorls, loops or arches encoded in fingerprints to identify suspects. However, they have no way to tell how long ago those prints were left behind -information that could be crucial to a case. A preliminary new study suggests that could change. Researchers report that they could link …
Author: Nicole Porter, N.A. PORTER & ASSOCIATES Women are largely underrepresented in the criminal justice industry, particularly law enforcement. In fact, women only account for a very small (albeit growing) percentage of police officers (11.6% nationally, up from just 3% in the mid 70s). However, the need to recruit, train and promote more female officers …
Author: Nicole Porter, N.A. PORTER & ASSOCIATES The Covid-19 pandemic has had far reaching implications across the globe. The same can be said from a law enforcement standpoint. However, officers have been faced with enforcing new mandates as a result of on-going Covid-19 concerns. The question becomes a matter of enforcing lockdown mandates versus enforcing …