The Huffington Post: Officers involved in at least two controversial fatal police shootings this month failed to activate their body-worn cameras, leaving critical gaps in evidence that threaten to undermine the primary purpose of the devices. Police in Charlotte, North Carolina, have come under fire for how they have handled video More
Psychology researchers present cutting-edge science that may help us adopt newer, healthier, or safer behaviors. More
A comprehensive report examines the psychological research on the factors that drive public trust and law-related behavior. More
The neural mechanisms for self-control, the dysfunctional side of positive emotions, and the health consequences of stigmatization are among the bodies of work being pursued by this year’s winners of the Janet Taylor Spence Award for Transformative Early Career Contributions. More
A multilab replication project found no evidence that the verb form used to describe a crime influences the way people judge criminal intent, in contrast to previously published findings. The Registered Replication Report (RRR), published in the January 2016 issue of Perspectives on Psychological Science, synthesizes the results from 12 More
