The Internet is a scary place: How does evidence source and examinee race or ethnicity influence determinations of threat?

Violent rhetoric online is becoming increasingly relevant to the practice of forensic mental health assessment as examinee's virtual lives may transform into real-world acts of violence. With the rise of a diverse subculture of violent online communities, the aim of the present study was to inform how concerns with online sources of collateral data and racial/ethnic biases may influence determinations of violence potential. Using an experimental design, jury-eligible participants (N = 278) and forensic mental health experts (N = 78) were presented with mock Twitter (now referred to as X) posts that varied by data source (i.e., how information was accessed) and the examinee's race/ethnicity. Results showed no differences in participants' ratings of data credibility, how much weight they would place on the posts in a threat assessment, or how likely the examinee was to act violently against his intended target. Implications regarding the interpretation of social media evidence, relevant limitations, and future research are discussed.

Atypical jobs in psychology: Interview of Dr. Karen DuBois-Walton.

This article provides a look into the career of Dr. Karen DuBois-Walton, the president of Elm City Communities in New Haven, Connecticut. As an African American woman and a trained clinical psychologist, Dr. DuBois-Walton has utilized her knowledge of psychology to guide her career in serving marginalized communities. Fueled by her interest in community building and her willingness to challenge the status quo, Dr. DuBois-Walton has helped to transform the policy and infrastructure that underlie the historic marginalization of those across the New Haven community. This interview outlines her career trajectory and how her work has helped impact families on both an individual and systemic levels. Dr. DuBois-Walton provides commentary on how her training as a psychologist has fundamentally shaped her approach to serve families and how through her role, she strives to set in place programming and policy that moves away from how our nation has historically treated low-income families. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2022 APA, all rights reserved).