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Behavioral Sciences & the Law Template

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Behavioral Sciences & the Law is a peer-reviewed journal published by Wiley, covering Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending, Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis, Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints.

PublisherWiley
Reference styleAuthor–year (Chicago)
Author–year — (Smith, 2023) in the text
Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Behavioral Sciences & the Law 12 (3): 45–58.

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Publishes research inPsychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints Crime Patterns and Interventions Deception detection and forensic psychology
ISSN0735-3936
Citation impact (2-yr)1.78
h-index108
i10-index1,223
Total citations62,872
Article processing charge$3,090
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of South Florida
Journal websiteonlinelibrary.wiley.com
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Papers published in Behavioral Sciences & the Law per year

62
2014
62
2015
62
2016
55
2017
69
2018
60
2019
57
2020
66
2021
55
2022
41
2023
73
2024
58
2025

Citation impact of Behavioral Sciences & the Law by publication year

1.7K
2014
1.1K
2015
718
2016
893
2017
931
2018
1.1K
2019
619
2020
394
2021
233
2022
145
2023
246
2024
59
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Behavioral Sciences & the Law

Psychopathy and the predictive validity of the PCL-R: an international perspective

Robert D. Hare, Danny Clark, Martin Grann et al. · 1 Jan 2000

Its controversial past notwithstanding, psychopathy has emerged as one of the most important clinical constructs in the criminal justice and mental health systems. One reason for the surge in theoretical and applied interest in the disorder is the development and widespread adoption of reliable and valid methods for its measurement. The Hare PCL-R provides researchers…

Corporate psychopathy: Talking the walk

Paul Babiak, Craig S. Neumann, Robert D. Hare · 1 Mar 2010

There is a very large literature on the important role of psychopathy in the criminal justice system. We know much less about corporate psychopathy and its implications, in large part because of the difficulty in obtaining the active cooperation of business organizations. This has left us with only a few small-sample studies, anecdotes, and speculation.…

(Im)maturity of judgment in adolescence: why adolescents may be less culpable than adults*

Elizabeth Cauffman, Laurence Steinberg · 1 Dec 2000

A crucial step in the establishment of effective policies and regulations concerning legal decisions involving juveniles is the development of a complete understanding of the many factors-psychosocial as well as cognitive-that affect the evolution of judgment over the course of adolescence and into adulthood. This study examines the influence of three psychosocial factors (responsibility, perspective,…

Public trust and confidence in legal authorities: What do majority and minority group members want from the law and legal institutions?*

Tom R. Tyler · 1 Mar 2001

Discussions of public trust and confidence in the police and the courts often assume that the key to public feelings is the public's evaluation of the outcomes that the public receives from these legal authorities. In the case of the courts, discontent is often assumed to be linked to issues of cost and delay-instrumental concerns…

Reduced prefrontal and increased subcortical brain functioning assessed using positron emission tomography in predatory and affective murderers

Adrian Raine, J. Reid Meloy, Susan Bihrle et al. · 1 Jan 1998

There appear to be no brain imaging studies investigating which brain mechanisms subserve affective, impulsive violence versus planned, predatory violence. It was hypothesized that affectively violent offenders would have lower prefrontal activity, higher subcortical activity, and reduced prefrontal/subcortical ratios relative to controls, while predatory violent offenders would show relatively normal brain functioning. Glucose metabolism was…

Behavioral Sciences & the Law template — frequently asked questions

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What reference style does Behavioral Sciences & the Law use?
Behavioral Sciences & the Law uses Author–year (Chicago) references, shown as author–year markers such as (Smith, 2023) in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: Smith, Ada, Ben Jones, and Cara Lee. 2023. "A Representative Article Title." Behavioral Sciences & the Law 12 (3): 45–58.
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