MUN Psych & Law Lab

1/🚨Our new paper in Legal and Criminological Psychology🚨 Fore! Does Forewarning Inoculate People Against the False Balance Effect? By @TShHan_ , Brent Snook, & @MartyVDay doi.org/10.1111/lcrp.7… researchgate.net/publication/39…

1/#APB Summer 2025 Spotlight Day 20! Many people misunderstand police use of force - how often it’s used, officer shooting accuracy, & training levels. Research by @ArianeJK_, @BennellCraig, & Heather McGale tests if public education can fix that. 🧵👇

1/What the @#%$?! Now that I have your attention 😀, #APB Summer 2025 Spotlight, Day 18 - officer profanity makes civilians see all uses of force as less reasonable, regardless of what actually happened. 🧵👇

👋 To help us celebrate 10 years of CREST this October, we’re collecting case studies, quotes, stories, and stats to show how our work has been used in policy, practice, research, or teaching. And we want to hear from YOU! 👉 lancasteruni.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8q…

Interested in what we do? Check out our website: iiirg.org

1/#APB Summer 2025 Spotlight, Day 16! Research by Louise Porter and colleagues explores BWC cameras as a training tool & how recruits used BWC footage to reflect on their own performance. 🧵👇

Well done TOEX! Police to use AI technology to investigate grooming gangs buff.ly/Y0ZhKUR

A fairness scale for real-time recidivism forecasts using a national database of convicted offenders - Neural Computing and Applications buff.ly/8d2lx51

1/ #APB Summer 2025 Spotlight, Day 14! Can mindfulness help officers manage stress, burnout, and mental health? @leaplisson007 & Shannon Ferguson highlight new a meta-analysis of mindfulness training in policing. 🧵👇

1/#APB Summer 2025 Spotlight Day 10! Does banning the Thin Blue Line (TBL) patch impact police officers? Research by @TownsZach & Rosemary Ricciardelli explores how some Canadian officers see these bans as a form of moral injury, and a step backward for mental health stigma. 🧵👇

1/#APB Summer 2025 Spotlight Day 11! What happens when “macho” police culture meets mental illness? Research by @Cody_N_Porter & Rory Lee shares insights from retired UK officers—finally free to speak openly. 🧵👇

1/ #APB Summer Showcase Day 12! Policing trauma isn’t just on the streets. Research by @Cody_N_Porter & @PaulGavinTweets shows how internal culture and management failures drive mental health issues, sometimes more than operational stress. 🧵👇

#APB Summer 2025 Spotlight, Day 13! RCMP officers report higher rates of suicidal ideation, planning, and attempts than previous samples of public safety personnel. Today’s APB brief sheds light on this complex issue.🧵👇

"Although participants were made aware that the consensus from scientists is that non-verbal lie detection is futile, the inclusion of balanced comments alongside the data still decreased perceived scientific consensus" (Han, Snook, & Day, 2025) bpspsychub.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.111…

The ultimate responsibility of scientists is to uphold and speak for the truth, no matter ideological leanings. Regardless of how often and how loudly one repeats a lie—in some cases, lying about lie detection—it will not become the truth, and we should not surrender.

It is imperative that scientists not remain silent on “controversial” issues to maintain an appearance of being neutral, or say, apolitical. Nor should they give in to political censorship or censor themselves due to dogmatism.

1/🚨Our new paper in Legal and Criminological Psychology🚨 Fore! Does Forewarning Inoculate People Against the False Balance Effect? By @TShHan_ , Brent Snook, & @MartyVDay doi.org/10.1111/lcrp.7… researchgate.net/publication/39…