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stefano ferracuti

Sapienza University of Rome

Rome, Italy

Specialty Chief Editor

Forensic and Legal Psychology
benedetta barchielli

Sapienza University of Rome

Rome, Italy

Associate Editor

Forensic and Legal Psychology
colleen m. berryessa

Rutgers University, Newark

Newark, United States

Associate Editor

Forensic and Legal Psychology
heng choon (oliver) chan

University of Birmingham

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Associate Editor

Forensic and Legal Psychology

Forensic and Legal Psychology

Submit your research

Author guidelines

Editor guidelines

Peer review

Publishing fees

Editors

stefano ferracuti

benedetta barchielli

colleen m. berryessa

heng choon (oliver) chan

Articles

Psychological predictors of future dangerous behavior among probationers: Evidence from judicial bureaus in four provinces in China

Natural environment satisfaction moderates the protective effect of legal cognition on adolescent aggression

The critical role of threat detection and movement behavior assessment: Identifying key concepts, research scope, and gaps—a scoping review

Practitioners’ and researchers’ perspectives on treatment needs and service provision for online child sexual abuse

Research Topics

The Dynamics of Workplace Violence: Emotions, Abusive Relationships, and Response in Organizations

Institutional Trauma, Accountability, and Psychopathology in Residential and Juvenile-Justice Youth

Evaluative Complexities in Forensic Psychology: Methodological and Ethical considerations

Law and Neuroscience: Justice as a Challenge for Neurorights, Neurolaw, and Forensic Psychology - Volume II