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Abstract: 

In our regular review of the research literature we examine “Does Information About Neuropsychiatric Diagnoses Influence Evaluation of Child Sexual Abuse Allegations?” by Katrin Lainpelto, Johan Isaksson, & Frank Lindblad, published in 25 (3) J. Child Sex. Abuse 276-292 (2016); “Examining the Continuity of Juvenile Sex Offending Into Adulthood and Subsequent Patterns of Sex and General Recidivism” by Maude Beaudry-Cyr, Wesley Jennings, Kristen Zgoba, & Richard Tewksbury, 61(3) Int. J. Offender Ther. Comp. Criminol. 251-68 (2017); “Examining the Influence of Jessica’s Law on Reported Forcible Rape: A Time-Series Analysis” by Rick Dierenfeldt & Jennifer Carson, published in 28 (1) Crim. Justice Pol. Rev. 87-101 (2017); and “Emotion and False Memory” by Robin Kaplan, Ilse Van Damme, Linda Levine, & Elizabeth Loftus, published in 8(1) Emot. Rev. 8-13 (2016).

Keywords: ADHD and ASD; Sex-offending continuity; Jessica’s Law; False Memory

Affiliations:  1: UCLA.