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Mission and Goals
The Center for Law and Human Behavior has as its mission, to empirically investigate human behavior in legal and security contexts. It does so by facilitating interdisciplinary research in the area of law and social science. The Center aims to promote and facilitate the interdisciplinary and collaborative training of students through various initiatives supporting their involvement in the Center’s research. It promotes collaboration among the University, practitioners and policy makers.
Funders and Collaborators
The CLHB currently has active extramurally funded research support from:
- the HIG/FBI (High Interest Detainee Interrogation Group/Federal Bureau of Investigation)
- National Science Foundation
- Two additional proposals are currently under review:The National Institute of Justice and The National Science Foundation
KEYWORDS
- Detection of Deception
- Deviance
- Gender and Crime
- Immigration and Crime
- Interviewing and Interrogation
- Legal Decision Making
- Psychopathic thinking
EXPERTISE
Development of Evidence-Based Intelligence, interviewing, and Interrogation. Detection of Deception, Language use and the impact of interpretation, Immigration and its impact on Crime.
CAPABILITIES
Empirical Research: Surveys, Experiments, Quasi-Experiments, Collaborative grant and contract proposal preparation. Lectures, testimony regarding research results and implications thereof. Continuing Legal Education and Training: Judges, Lawyers, Understanding and interpreting social/behavioral science research, Basic statistics for the bar. Training for expert witnesses (for scientists and Engineers), Preparing and conducting expert testimony.
KEYWORDS
- Detection of Deception
- Deviance
- Gender and Crime
- Immigration and Crime
- Interviewing and Interrogation
- Legal Decision Making
- Psychopathic thinking
MEMBERS
Fellow
KEYWORDS
- Detection of Deception
- Deviance
- Gender and Crime
- Immigration and Crime
- Interviewing and Interrogation
- Legal Decision Making
- Psychopathic thinking
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