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Peer reviewedHolland, Terrill R.; Boik, Robert J. – Criminal Justice and Behavior, 1978
Ethical choices were assessed for offenders instructed to produce favorable versus unfavorable impressions. Pronounced impression management effects were obtained for prosocial and antisocial responses, and high scores on a dimension of change defined by these variables were related to sociopathic features on the MMPI. (Author)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Criminology, Personality Measures, Prisoners
Peer reviewedRoesch, Ronald – Criminal Justice and Behavior, 1978
A study designed to provide some preliminary information on the feasibility of a brief, community-based evaluation as an alternative to a more lengthy, institutionally based evaluation to determine a defendant's competency to proceed with trial is described. (Author)
Descriptors: Court Doctrine, Courts, Criminals, Criminology
Peer reviewedMawby, R.I. – Criminal Justice and Behavior, 1980
Witness involvement in crime is examined using official statistics and controlled experimental methods. A model is developed to aid understanding of choices open to witnesses to crime and variables which may intervene. (Author/RC)
Descriptors: Crime, Criminology, Decision Making, Evaluation Methods
