Review the web article, “Issue Brief 1: Adolescent Legal Competence in Court.”

To prepare for this assignment:

• Review the web article, “Issue Brief 1: Adolescent Legal Competence in Court.” Think about how this information might assist a forensic psychology professional who is tasked with assessing a juvenile’s competency to stand trial.
• Using the Walden Library, select a research article dealing with the assessment of juvenile competency to stand trial.
• Review the article you selected and reflect on how the study was conducted as well as how it might assist a forensic psychology professional who is tasked with assessing a juvenile’s competency to stand trial.

The assignment (1–2 pages):

• Explain the use of forensic psychology research in court settings.
• Briefly summarize the research study you selected, including how juvenile competency to stand trial was assessed.
• Explain how a forensic psychology professional might use this research study when assessing a juvenile’s competency to stand trial.

Learning Resources

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Readings

• Article: Steblay, N. M., Besirevic, J., Fulero, S. M., & Jimenez-Lorente, B. (1999). The effects of pretrial publicity on juror verdicts: A meta-analytic review. Law and Human Behavior, 23(2), 219–235.

  Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.

• Article: Kassin, S., Tubb, V. A., Hosch, H., & Memon, A. (2001). On the “ general acceptance” of eyewitness testimony research: A new survey of the experts. American Psychologist, 56(5), 205–216. Retrieved from http://web.williams.edu/Psychology/Faculty/Kassin/files/kassin_tubb_hosch_memon_2001.pdf
• Article: MacArthur Foundation Research Network on Adolescent Development and Juvenile Justice. (n.d.). Issue brief 1: Adolescent legal competence in court. Retrieved October 1, 2009, from http://www.adjj.org/downloads/9805issue_brief_1.pdf

Media

• Video: Laureate Education, Inc. (Executive Producer). (2009). Understanding forensic psychology research: Application of psychological research – Court settings. Baltimore: Author.