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Using Positive Emotion Training with maltreated youths to reduce anger bias and physical aggression.
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2026
A pretrial release policy based on risk assessment would reduce unnecessary incarceration, increase racial fairness, and save money (2026)
Skeem, J., Montoya, L., & Lowenkamp, C. (2026). A pretrial release policy based on risk assessment would reduce unnecessary incarceration, increase racial fairness, and save money. Criminology & Public Policy, 1–36. https://doi.org/10.1111/1745-9133.70015
Effect of juvenile justice financial sanctions on youths’ recidivism (2026)
Jian, L., Skeem, J. L., & Chambers, J. E. (2026). Effect of juvenile justice financial sanctions on youths’ recidivism. Law and Human Behavior, 50(1), 20–36. https://doi.org/10.1037/lhb0000636
2025
Estimated effect of juvenile justice fee repeal on family financial burden and youth recidivism (2025)
Chambers, J., Skeem, J., Jian, L., & Martin, K. (in press). Estimated effect of juvenile justice fee repeal on family financial burden and youth recidivism. Psychology, Public Policy & Law. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/law0000437
How does specialty probation work for justice-involved people with mental illness? (2025)
Skeem, J., Gochyyev, P., Manchak, S., & Montoya, L. (in preparation). How does specialty probation work, for justice-involved people with mental illness?
Patients’ self-perceptions of violence risk perform as well as testing and out-predict clinical judgment (2025)
Skeem, J., Montoya, L., Mulvey, E., Lidz, C., Monahan, J., & Manchak, S. (in preparation). Patients’ self-perceptions of violence risk perform as well as testing and out-predict clinical judgment.
2024
Getting traction on Positive Youth Justice: Prosocial identity as a promising target for intervention (2024)
Jian, L. & Skeem, J. (in press). Getting traction on Positive Youth Justice: Prosocial identity as a promising target for intervention. Psychology, Public Policy & Law. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/law0000410
Racial disparity in federal pretrial detention recommendations: Trends over two decades and association with risk assessment implementation (2024)
Lowenkamp, C., Skeem, J. L., & Montoya, L. (in press). Racial disparity in federal pretrial detention recommendations: Trends over two decades and association with risk assessment implementation. Federal Probation.
2023
Understanding racial disparities in pretrial detention recommendations to shape policy reform (2023)
Skeem, J., Montoya, L., & Lowenkamp, C. (2023). Understanding racial disparities in pretrial detention recommendations to shape policy reform. Criminology & Public Policy, 22, 233-262.
Place matters: Racial disparities in pretrial detention recommendations across the U.S. Federal Probation (2023)
Skeem, J., Montoya, L., & Lowenkamp, C. (2023, February 11). Place matters: Racial disparities in pretrial detention recommendations across the U.S. SSRN. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4354698
2022
Psychopathic personality in early childhood: A critical comment (2022)
Dvoskin, J., Golding, S., Heilbrun, K., Cauffmann, E., DeMatteo, D., Edens, J., Hart, S., Mulvey, E., Skeem, J., Viljoen, J., & Vincent, G. (2022). Psychopathic personality in early childhood: A critical comment. Journal of Personality Disorders, 36, 249–253.
The Optimal Dynamic Treatment Rule SuperLearner: Considerations, performance, and application to criminal justice interventions (2022)
Montoya, L., van der Laan, M., Luedtke, A., Skeem, J., Coyle, J. & Petersen, M. (2022). The Optimal Dynamic Treatment Rule SuperLearner: Considerations, performance, and application to criminal justice interventions. International Journal of Biostatistics.
Estimators for the value of the optimal dynamic treatment rule with application to criminal justice interventions (2022)
Montoya, L., Skeem, J., van der Laan, M., & Petersen, M. (2022). Estimators for the value of the optimal dynamic treatment rule with application to criminal justice interventions. International Journal of Biostatistics.
Testing assumptions about peer support specialists’ susceptibility to stress (2022)
Hayes, S. & Skeem, J. (2022). Testing assumptions about peer support specialists’ susceptibility to stress. Psychological Services. https://doi.org/10.1037/ser0000589
When treatment works: Weekly participation in behavioral health services associated with reduced recidivism (2022)
Jacobs, J., Branson, Z., Greeno, C., Skeem, J., & Labrum, T. (2022). When treatment works: Weekly participation in behavioral health services associated with reduced recidivism. Psychiatric Services. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202100530
2021
Clarifying conceptions underlying adult psychopathy measures: A construct validity metric approach (2021)
Kennealy, P., Skeem, J., & Lilienfeld, S. (2021). Clarifying conceptions underlying adult psychopathy measures: A construct validity metric approach. Assessment. https://doi.org/10.1177/1073191120958058
Neighborhood Risk Factors for Recidivism: For Whom do they Matter? (2021)
Jacobs, L. & Skeem, J. (2021). Neighborhood risk factors for recidivism: For whom do they matter? American Journal of Community Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajcp.12463
2020
Using Positive Emotion Training with maltreated youths to reduce anger bias and physical aggression (2020)
Dickerson, K., Skeem, J., Montoya, L., & Quas, J. (2020). Using Positive Emotion Training with maltreated youths to reduce anger bias and physical aggression. Clinical Psychological Science, 8, 773-787. https://doi.org/10.1177/2167702620902118
The limits of human predictions of recidivism (2020)
Lin, Z., Jung, J., Goel, S., & Skeem, J. (2020). The limits of human predictions of recidivism. Science Advances, 6, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aaz0652
Do specialty programs for justice-involved people with mental illness exacerbate stigma? (2020)
Louden, J., Gochyyev, P., & Skeem, J. (2020). Do specialty programs for justice-involved people with mental illness exacerbate stigma? Criminal Justice and Behavior, 47, 1211-1227. https://doi.org/10.1177/0093854820942825
Using algorithms to address trade-offs inherent in predicting recidivism (2020)
Skeem, J. & Lowenkamp, C. (2020). Using algorithms to address trade-offs inherent in predicting recidivism. Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 38, 259-278. https://doi.org/10.1002/bsl.2465
Lost in translation: “Risks,” “needs,” and “evidence” in implementing the First Step Act (2020)
Skeem, J. & Monahan, J. (2020). Lost in translation: “Risks,” “needs,” and “evidence” in implementing the First Step Act. Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 38, 287-297. https://doi.org/10.1002/bsl.2459
What role does serious mental illness play in mass shootings and how should we address it? (2020)
Skeem, J. & Mulvey, E. P. (2020). What role does serious mental illness play in mass shootings and how should we address it? Criminology & Public Policy, 19, 85-108. https://doi.org/10.1111/1745-9133.12473
High risk, not hopeless: Correctional intervention for people at risk for violence (2020)
Skeem, J. & Polaschek, D. L. L. (2020). High risk, not hopeless: Correctional intervention for people at risk for violence. Marquette Law Review, 103, 1129-1148. https://scholarship.law.marquette.edu/mulr/vol103/iss3/17/
Impact of risk assessment on judges’ sentencing of relatively poor defendants (2020)
Skeem, J., Scurich, N., & Monahan, J. (2020). Impact of risk assessment on judges’ sentencing of relatively poor defendants. Law & Human Behavior, 44, 51-59. https://doi.org/10.1037/lhb0000360
2019
Efficiently assessing firm, fair & caring relationships: Short Form of the Dual Role Relationship Inventory (2019)
Gochyyev, P. & Skeem, J. (2019). Efficiently assessing firm, fair & caring relationships: Short Form of the Dual Role Relationship Inventory. Psychological Assessment, 31, 352-362. https://doi.org/10.1037/pas0000672
Within-community variation in violence and risk of self-harm in California: A population-based case-crossover study (2019)
Matthay, E., Rudolph, K., Goin, D., Farkas, K., Skeem, J., & Ahern, J. (2019). Within-community variation in violence and risk of self-harm in California: A population-based case-crossover study. Epidemiology, 30, e5-e7. https://doi.org/10.1097/EDE.0000000000000949
Examining hypothesized curvilinear and interactive relations between psychopathic traits and externalizing problems in an offender sample using item response-based analysis (2019)
Weiss, B., Crowe, M., Harris, A., Carter, N., Lynam, D., Watts, A., Lilienfeld, S., Edens, J., Skeem, J., & Miller, J. (2019). Examining hypothesized curvilinear and interactive relations between psychopathic traits and externalizing problems in an offender sample using item response-based analysis. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 128, 689-699. https://doi.org/10.1037/abn0000462
2018
Comparing costs of traditional vs. specialty probation for people with serious mental illness (2018)
Skeem, J., Montoya, L., & Manchak, S. (2018). Comparing costs of traditional vs. specialty probation for people with serious mental illness. Psychiatric Services, 69, 896-902. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201700498
Exposure to community violence and self-harm in California: A multi-level population-based case-control study (2018)
Matthay, E., Farkas, K., Skeem, J., & Ahern, J. (2018). Exposure to community violence and self-harm in California: A multi-level population-based case-control study. Epidemiology, 29, 697-706. https://doi.org/10.1097/EDE.0000000000000872
What features of psychopathy might be central? A network analysis of the Psychopathy Checklist Revised (PCL-R) in three large samples (2018)
Skeem, J., & Noordhof, A. (2018). What features of psychopathy might be central? A network analysis of the Psychopathy Checklist Revised (PCL-R) in three large samples. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 127, 51-65. https://doi.org/10.1037/abn0000315
2017
Comparing Public Safety Outcomes for Traditional Probation vs Specialty Mental Health Probation (2017)
Skeem, J., Manchak, S., & Montoya, L. (2017). Comparing public safety outcomes for traditional probation vs. specialty mental health probation. JAMA Psychiatry, 74(9), 942-948. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2017.1384
Does staff see what experts see? Accuracy of front line staff in scoring juveniles’ risk factors (2017)
Kennealy, P. J., Skeem, J. L., & Hernandez, I. R. (2017). Does staff see what experts see? Accuracy of front line staff in scoring juveniles’ risk factors. Psychological Assessment, 29(1), 26-34. https://doi.org/10.1037/pas0000316
Age, risk assessment, and sanctioning: Overestimating the old, underestimating the young (2017)
Monahan, J., Skeem, J., & Lowenkamp, C. (2017). Age, risk assessment, and sanctioning: Overestimating the old, underestimating the young. Law & Human Behavior, 41, 191-201. https://doi.org/10.1037/lhb0000233
Symmetry between crime-causing and crime-reducing factors (2017)
Kroner, D., Polaschek, D., Serin, R., & Skeem, J. (2017). Symmetry between crime-causing and crime-reducing factors. Psychological Services. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/ser0000199
How well do juvenile risk assessments measure factors to target in treatment? Examining construct validity (2017)
Skeem, J., Kennealy, P., Tatar, J., Hernandez, I., & Keith, F. (2017). How well do juvenile risk assessments measure factors to target in treatment? Examining construct validity. Psychological Assessment, 29, 679-691. https://doi.org/10.1037/pas0000409
2016
Race, risk, and recidivism: Predictive bias and disparate impact (2016)
Skeem, J., & Lowenkamp, C. (2016). Race, risk, and recidivism: Predictive bias and disparate impact. Criminology, 54, 680-712. https://doi.org/10.1111/1745-9125.12123
Gender, risk assessment, and sanctioning: The cost of treating women like men (2016)
Skeem, J., Monahan, J., & Lowenkamp, C. (2016). Gender, risk assessment, and sanctioning: The cost of treating women like men. Law & Human Behavior, 40, 580-593. https://doi.org/10.1037/lhb0000206
Risk assessment in criminal sentencing (2016)
Monahan, J. & Skeem, J. (2016). Risk assessment in criminal sentencing. Annual Review of Clinical Psychology, 12, 489-513. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-clinpsy-021815-092945
Comparing the stability of psychopathy scores in adolescents vs. adults: How often is “fledgling psychopathy” misdiagnosed? (2016)
Cauffman, E., Skeem, J., Dmitrieva, J., & Cavanagh, C. (2016). Comparing the stability of psychopathy scores in adolescents vs. adults: How often is “fledgling psychopathy” misdiagnosed? Psychology, Public Policy & Law, 22, 77-91. https://doi.org/10.1037/law0000078
Are fearless dominance traits superfluous in operationalizing psychopathy? Incremental validity and sex differences (2016)
Murphy, B., Lilienfeld, S., Skeem, J., & Edens, J. (2016). Are fearless dominance traits superfluous in operationalizing psychopathy? Incremental validity and sex differences. Psychological Assessment, 28, 1597-1607. https://doi.org/10.1037/pas0000288
Does response distortion statistically affect the relations between self-report psychopathy measures and external criteria? (2016)
Watts, A. L., Lilienfeld, S. O., Edens, J. F., Douglas, K. S., Skeem, J. L., Verschuere, B., & LoPilato, A. C. (2016). Does response distortion statistically affect the relations between self-report psychopathy measures and external criteria? Psychological Assessment, 28, 294-306. https://doi.org/10.1037/pas0000168
2015
Psychosis uncommonly and inconsistently precedes violence, among high-risk individuals (2015)
Skeem, J., Kennealy, P., Monahan, J., Peterson, J., & Appelbaum, P. (2015). Psychosis uncommonly and inconsistently precedes violence, among high-risk individuals. Clinical Psychological Science, 4, 40-49. https://doi.org/10.1177/2167702615575879
Applicability of the Risk-Need-Responsivity model to justice-involved people with mental illness (2015)
Skeem, J., Steadman, H., & Manchak, S. (2015). Applicability of the Risk-Need-Responsivity model to justice-involved people with mental illness. Psychiatric Services, 66, 916-922. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201400448
Criminogenic factors, psychotic symptoms, and incident arrests among people with serious mental illnesses under intensive outpatient treatment (2015)
Prins, S., Skeem, J., & Link, B. (2015). Criminogenic factors, psychotic symptoms, and incident arrests among people with serious mental illnesses under intensive outpatient treatment. Law & Human Behavior, 39, 177-178. https://doi.org/10.1037/lhb0000104
DSM-5 antisocial personality disorder: Predictive validity in a prison sample (2015)
Edens, J., Kelly, S., Lilienfeld, S., Skeem, J., & Douglas, K. (2015). DSM-5 antisocial personality disorder: Predictive validity in a prison sample. Law & Human Behavior, 39, 123-129. https://doi.org/10.1037/lhb0000105
2014
Justice policy reform for high-risk juveniles: Using social science to achieve large scale crime reduction (2014)
Skeem, J., Scott, E., & Mulvey. (2014). Justice policy reform for high-risk juveniles: Using social science to achieve large scale crime reduction. Annual Review of Clinical Psychology, 10, 709-739. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-clinpsy-032813-153707
Offenders with mental illness have criminogenic needs, too: Toward recidivism reduction (2014)
Skeem, J., Winter, E., Kennealy, P., Eno Louden, J., & Tatar, J. (2014). Offenders with mental illness have criminogenic needs, too: Toward recidivism reduction. Law & Human Behavior, 38, 212-224. https://doi.org/10.1037/lhb0000054
Care, control, or both? Characterizing major dimensions of the mandated treatment relationship (2014)
Manchak, S., Skeem, J., & Rook, K. (2014). Care, control, or both? Characterizing major dimensions of the mandated treatment relationship. Law & Human Behavior, 38, 47-57. https://doi.org/10.1037/lhb0000039
High fidelity specialty mental health probation improves officer practices, treatment access, and rule compliance (2014)
Manchak, S., Skeem, J., Kennealy, P., & Eno Louden, J. L. (2014). High fidelity specialty mental health probation improves officer practices, treatment access, and rule compliance. Law & Human Behavior, 38, 450-461. https://doi.org/10.1037/lhb0000076
Risk redux: The resurgence of risk assessment in criminal sentencing (2014)
Monahan, J., & Skeem, J. (2014). Risk redux: The resurgence of risk assessment in criminal sentencing. Federal Sentencing Reporter, 26, 158-166. https://doi.org/10.1525/fsr.2014.26.3.158
The evolution of violence risk assessment (2014)
Monahan, J., & Skeem, J. (2014). The evolution of violence risk assessment. CNS Spectrums, First View, 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1092852914000145
Officer-offender relationship quality matters: Supervision process as evidence-based practice (2014)
Manchak, S., Kennealy, P., & Skeem, J. (2014). Officer-offender relationship quality matters: Supervision process as evidence-based practice. Featured article, Perspectives: A Journal of the American Probation and Parole Association, 38, 56-70.
How often and how consistently do psychiatric symptoms directly precede criminal behavior among offenders with mental illness? (2014)
Peterson, J., Skeem, J., & Kennealy, P. (2014). How often and how consistently do psychiatric symptoms directly precede criminal behavior among offenders with mental illness? Law & Human Behavior, 38, 439–449. https://doi.org/10.1037/lhb0000075
2013
The utility of patients’ self-perceptions of violence risk: Consider asking the one who may know best (2013)
Skeem, J., Manchak, S., Lidz, C., & Mulvey, M. (2013). The utility of patients’ self-perceptions of violence risk: Consider asking the one who may know best. Psychiatric Services, 64, 410-415. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.001312012
Risk technology in sentencing: Testing the promises and perils (2013)
Skeem, J. (2013). Risk technology in sentencing: Testing the promises and perils. Justice Quarterly, 30, 297-303. https://doi.org/10.1080/07418825.2012.687513
Psychopathic predators? Getting specific about the relation between psychopathy and violence (2013)
Camp, J., Skeem, J., Barchard, K., Lilienfeld, S., & Poythress, N. (2013). Psychopathic predators? Getting specific about the relation between psychopathy and violence. Psychological Assessment, 25, 467-480. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0031349
2012
Comparing the predictive utility of two screening tools for mental disorder among probationers (2012)
Eno Louden, J., Skeem, J., et al. (2012). Comparing the predictive utility of two screening tools for mental disorder among probationers. Psychological Assessment, 25, 405-415. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0031213
How do probation officers assess and manage recidivism and violence risk for probationers with mental disorder? An experimental investigation (2012)
Eno Louden, J. & Skeem, J. (2012). How do probation officers assess and manage recidivism and violence risk for probationers with mental disorder? An experimental investigation. Law and Human Behavior, 37, 22-34. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0093991
Supervision practices in specialty mental health probation: What happens in officer-probationer meetings? (2012)
Eno Louden, J., Skeem, J., Camp, J., Vidal, S., & Peterson, J. (2012). Supervision practices in specialty mental health probation: What happens in officer-probationer meetings? Law and Human Behavior, 36, 109-119. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0093961
Primary and secondary variants of juvenile psychopathy differ in emotional processing (2012)
Kimonis, E., Frick, P., Cauffman, C., & Skeem, J. (2012). Primary and secondary variants of juvenile psychopathy differ in emotional processing. Development and Psychopathology, 24, 1073-1090. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954579412000557
Using the Personality Assessment Inventory to predict male offenders’ conduct during and progression through substance abuse treatment (2012)
Magyar, M., Edens, J., Lilienfeld, S., Douglas, K., Poythress, N., & Skeem, J. (2012). Using the Personality Assessment Inventory to predict male offenders’ conduct during and progression through substance abuse treatment. Psychological Assessment, 24, 216-225. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0025359
Victimization history and post-traumatic stress: An analysis of psychopathy variants in male juvenile offenders (2012)
Tatar, J. R., Cauffman, E., Kimonis, E. R., & Skeem, J. L. (2012). Victimization history and post-traumatic stress: An analysis of psychopathy variants in male juvenile offenders. Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma, 5, 102-113. https://doi.org/10.1080/19361521.2012.671794
2011
Correctional policy for offenders with mental illness: Creating a new paradigm for recidivism reduction (2011)
Skeem, J., Manchak, S., & Peterson, J. (2011). Correctional policy for offenders with mental illness: Creating a new paradigm for recidivism reduction. Law and Human Behavior, 35, 110-126. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10979-010-9223-7
Current directions in violence risk assessment (2011)
Skeem, J., & Monahan, J. (2011). Current directions in violence risk assessment. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 20, 38-42. https://doi.org/10.1177/0963721410397271
Psychopathic personality: Bridging the gap between scientific evidence and public policy (2011)
Skeem, J., Polaschek, D., Patrick, C., & Lilienfeld, S. (2011). Psychopathic personality: Bridging the gap between scientific evidence and public policy. Psychological Science in the Public Interest, 12, 95-162. https://doi.org/10.1177/1529100611426706
Are secondary variants of ‘juvenile psychopathy’ more reactively violent and less psychosocially mature than primary variants? (2011)
Kimonis, E. R., Skeem, J., Cauffman, E., & Dmitrieva, J. (2011). Are secondary variants of ‘juvenile psychopathy’ more reactively violent and less psychosocially mature than primary variants? Law and Human Behavior, 35(5), 381-391. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10979-010-9243-3
If you want to know, consider asking: How likely is it that patients will hurt themselves in the future? (2011)
Peterson, J., Skeem, J., & Manchak, S. (2011). If you want to know, consider asking: How likely is it that patients will hurt themselves in the future? Psychological Assessment, 23, 626-634. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0022971
2010
One measure does not a construct make: Toward reinvigorating psychopathy research. (2010)
Skeem, J., & Cooke, D. (2010). One measure does not a construct make: Toward reinvigorating psychopathy research. Reply to Hare & Neumann (2010). Psychological Assessment, 22, 455-457. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0014862
Is criminal behavior essential to psychopathy? Conceptual directions for resolving the debate (2010)
Skeem, J., & Cooke, D. (2010). Is criminal behavior essential to psychopathy? Conceptual directions for resolving the debate. Psychological Assessment, 22, 433-445. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0008512
Multi-method assessment of psychopathy in relation to factors of internalizing and externalizing from the Personality Assessment Inventory: The impact of method variance and suppressor effects (2010)
Blonigen, D., Patrick, C., Douglas, K., Poythress, N., Skeem, J., Lilienfeld, S., Edens, J., & Krueger, R. (2010). Multi-method assessment of psychopathy in relation to factors of internalizing and externalizing from the Personality Assessment Inventory: The impact of method variance and suppressor effects. Psychological Assessment, 22, 96-107. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0017240
Do core interpersonal and affective traits of PCL-R psychopathy interact with antisocial behavior and disinhibition to predict violence? (2010)
Kennealy, P., Skeem, J., Walters, G., & Camp, J. (2010). Do core interpersonal and affective traits of PCL-R psychopathy interact with antisocial behavior and disinhibition to predict violence? Psychological Assessment, 22, 569-580. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0019618
Suicidal and criminal behavior among female offenders: The role of abuse and psychopathology (2010)
Kimonis, E., Skeem, J., Edens, J., Douglas, K., Lilienfeld, S., & Poythress, N. (2010). Suicidal and criminal behavior among female offenders: The role of abuse and psychopathology. Journal of Personality Disorders, 24, 581-609. https://doi.org/10.1521/pedi.2010.24.5.581
Analyzing offense patterns as a function of mental illness to test the criminalization hypothesis (2010)
Peterson, J., Skeem, J., Hart, E., Keith, F., & Vidal, S. (2010). Analyzing offense patterns as a function of mental illness to test the criminalization hypothesis. Psychiatric Services, 61, 1217-1222. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.61.12.1217
Identifying subtypes among offenders with antisocial personality disorder: A cluster-analytic study (2010)
Poythress, N. G., Edens, J. F., Skeem, J. L., Lilienfeld, S. O., Douglas, K. D., Wang, T., Epstein, M., Frick, P., & Patrick, C. (2010). Identifying subtypes among offenders with antisocial personality disorder: A cluster-analytic study. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 119, 389-400. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0018611
Using the PCL-R to help estimate the validity of two self-report measures of psychopathy (2010)
Poythress, N., Lilienfeld, S., Skeem, J., Douglas, K., Edens, J., & Epstein, M. (2010). Using the PCL-R to help estimate the validity of two self-report measures of psychopathy. Assessment, 17, 206-219. https://doi.org/10.1177/1073191109351715
Structure and correlates of the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS-11) in offenders: Implications for psychopathy and externalizing pathology (2010)
Ruiz, M., Skeem, J., Poythress, N., Douglas, K., & Lilienfeld, S. (2010). Structure and correlates of the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS-11) in offenders: Implications for psychopathy and externalizing pathology. International Journal of Forensic Mental Health, 9, 178-185. https://doi.org/10.1080/14999013.2010.517258
Emotional intelligence and psychopathy: Painting different paths for primary and secondary psychopaths (2010)
Vidal, S., Skeem, J., & Camp, J. (2010). Emotional intelligence and psychopathy: Painting different paths for primary and secondary psychopaths. Law & Human Behavior, 34, 150-163. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10979-009-9175-y
2009
Social networks and social control of probationers with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders (2009)
Skeem, J., Eno Louden, J., Manchak, S., Vidal, S., & Haddad, E. (2009). Social networks and social control of probationers with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders. Law & Human Behavior, 33, 122-135. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10979-008-9140-1
Does gender moderate the predictive utility of the Revised Level of Service Inventory (LSI-R) for serious violent offenders? (2009)
Manchak, S., Skeem, J., Douglas, K., & Siranosian, M. (2009). Does gender moderate the predictive utility of the Revised Level of Service Inventory (LSI-R) for serious violent offenders? Criminal Justice & Behavior, 35, 425-442. https://doi.org/10.1177/0093854809333058
Capturing the ebb and flow of psychiatric symptoms with dynamical systems models (2009)
Odgers, C. L., Mulvey, E. P., Skeem, J. L., Gardner, W., Lidz, C. W., & Schubert, C. (2009). Capturing the ebb and flow of psychiatric symptoms with dynamical systems models. American Journal of Psychiatry, 166, 575-582. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ajp.2008.08091398
Carver and White’s (1994) BIS Scale and Lykken’s (1995) primary psychopath: A reply to Newman and Malterer (2009)
Poythress, N., Skeem, J., Lilienfeld, S., Edens, J., & Douglas, K. (2009). Carver and White’s (1994) BIS Scale and Lykken’s (1995) primary psychopath: A reply to Newman and Malterer (2009). Personality and Individual Differences, 46, 678-681. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2009.01.038
2008
How does violence potential affect Crisis Intervention Team responses to emergencies? (2008)
Skeem, J. L., & Bibeau, L. (2008). How does violence potential affect Crisis Intervention Team responses to emergencies? Psychiatric Services, 59, 201-204. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.59.2.201
Back to the future: From Klockars’ model of effective supervision to evidence-based practice in probation. (2008)
Skeem, J., & Manchak, S. (2008). Back to the future: From Klockars’ model of effective supervision to evidence-based practice in probation. International Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 47, 220-247. https://doi.org/10.1080/10509670802134069
Antisocial personality disorder, psychopathy, and suicide-related behavior: Associations in a large male offender sample. (2008)
Douglas, K., Lilienfeld, S., Skeem, J., Poythress, N., & Edens, J. (2008). Antisocial personality disorder, psychopathy, and suicide-related behavior: Associations in a large male offender sample. Law and Human Behavior, 32, 511-525. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10979-007-9122-8
Supervising probationers with mental disorder: How do agencies respond to violations? (2008)
Eno Louden, J., Skeem, J., Camp, J., & Christensen, E. (2008). Supervising probationers with mental disorder: How do agencies respond to violations? Criminal Justice & Behavior, 35, 832-847. https://doi.org/10.1177/0093854808319042
Correspondence between self-report and interview-based assessments of Antisocial Personality Disorder. (2008)
Guy, L. S., Poythress, N. G., Douglas, K. S., Skeem, J. L., & Edens, J. F. (2008). Correspondence between self-report and interview-based assessments of Antisocial Personality Disorder. Psychological Assessment, 20, 47-54. https://doi.org/10.1037/1040-3590.20.1.47
Assessing callous-unemotional traits in adolescent offenders: Validation of the Inventory of Callous-Unemotional Traits. (2008)
Kimonis, E., Frick, P., Skeem, J., Marsee, M., Cruise, K., Munoz, L., & Aucoin, K. (2008). Assessing callous-unemotional traits in adolescent offenders: Validation of the Inventory of Callous-Unemotional Traits. International Journal Law & Psychiatry, 31, 241-252. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlp.2008.04.002
Utility of the Revised Levels of Service Inventory (LSI-R) in predicting recidivism after long-term incarceration. (2008)
Manchak, S., Skeem, J., & Douglas, K. (2008). Utility of the Revised Levels of Service Inventory (LSI-R) in predicting recidivism after long-term incarceration. Law and Human Behavior, 32, 477-488. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10979-007-9118-4
Psychometric properties of Carver and White’s (1994) BIS/BAS scales in a large offender sample. (2008)
Poythress, N., Skeem, J., Weir, J., Lilienfeld, S., Douglas, K., Edens, J., & Kennealy, P. (2008). Psychometric properties of Carver and White’s (1994) BIS/BAS scales in a large offender sample. Personality and Individual Differences, 45, 732-737. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2008.07.021
A critique of Carver and White’s (1994) BIS/BAS scales for investigating Lykken’s theory of primary psychopathy. (2008)
Poythress, N., Edens, J., Landfield, K., Lilienfeld, S., Skeem, J., & Douglas, K. (2008). A critique of Carver and White’s (1994) BIS/BAS scales for investigating Lykken’s theory of primary psychopathy. Personality & Individual Differences, 45, 269-275. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2008.04.014
2007
Relationship quality in mandated treatment: Blending care with control. (2007)
Skeem, J., Eno Louden, J., Polaschek, D., & Camp, J. (2007). Relationship quality in mandated treatment: Blending care with control. Psychological Assessment, 19, 397-410. https://doi.org/10.1037/1040-3590.19.4.397
Two subtypes of psychopathic violent offenders that parallel primary and secondary variants. (2007)
Skeem, J., Johansson, P., Andershed, H., Kerr, M., & Eno Louden, J. (2007). Two subtypes of psychopathic violent offenders that parallel primary and secondary variants. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 116, 395-409. https://doi.org/10.1037/0021-843X.116.2.395
Understanding the structure of the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised: An exploration of methodological confusion. (2007)
Cooke, D. J., Michie, C., & Skeem, J. L. (2007). Understanding the structure of the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised: An exploration of methodological confusion. British Journal of Psychiatry, 190, s39-s50. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.190.5.s39
Constructing insanity: Jurors’ prototypes, attitudes, and legal decision-making. (2007)
Eno Louden, J., & Skeem, J. (2007). Constructing insanity: Jurors’ prototypes, attitudes, and legal decision-making. Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 25, 449-470. https://doi.org/10.1002/bsl.760
Effect of psychopathy, abuse, and ethnicity on juvenile probation officers’ decision-making and supervision strategies. (2007)
Vidal, S., & Skeem, J. (2007). Effect of psychopathy, abuse, and ethnicity on juvenile probation officers’ decision-making and supervision strategies. Law and Human Behavior, 31, 479-498. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10979-006-9077-1
2006
Probation, mental health, and mandated treatment: A national survey. (2006)
Skeem, J., Emke-Francis, P., & Eno Louden, J. (2006). Probation, mental health, and mandated treatment: A national survey. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 33, 158-184. https://doi.org/10.1177/0093854805284420
Toward evidence-based practice for probationers and parolees mandated to mental health treatment. (2006)
Skeem, J., & Eno Louden, J. (2006). Toward evidence-based practice for probationers and parolees mandated to mental health treatment. Psychiatric Services, 57, 333-352. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.57.3.333
“Project HOPE” for homeless individuals with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders: Reducing symptoms, victimization, and violence. (2006)
Skeem, J., Markos, P., Tiemann, J., & Manchak, S. (2006). “Project HOPE” for homeless individuals with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders: Reducing symptoms, victimization, and violence. International Journal of Forensic Mental Health, 5, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1080/14999013.2006.10471226
Psychiatric symptoms and community violence among high-risk patients: A test of the relationship at the weekly level. (2006)
Skeem, J., Schubert, C., Odgers, C., Mulvey, E., Gardner, W., & Lidz, C. (2006). Psychiatric symptoms and community violence among high-risk patients: A test of the relationship at the weekly level. Journal of Consulting & Clinical Psychology, 74, 967-979. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-006X.74.5.967
Suicidal behavior after psychiatric hospital discharge: A prospective study. (2006)
Skeem, J., Silver, E., Appelbaum, P., & Tiemann, J. (2006). Suicidal behavior after psychiatric hospital discharge: A prospective study. Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 24, 731-746. https://doi.org/10.1002/bsl.726
Treatment response of adolescent offenders with psychopathy features: A two-year follow-up. (2006)
Caldwell, M., Skeem, J., Salekin, R., & Van Rybroek, G. (2006). Treatment response of adolescent offenders with psychopathy features: A two-year follow-up. Criminal Justice & Behavior, 33, 571-596. https://doi.org/10.1177/0093854806288176
Incremental validity analyses of the Violence Risk Appraisal Guide and the Psychopathy Checklist: Screening Version in a civil psychiatric sample. (2006)
Edens, J., Skeem, J., & Douglas, K. (2006). Incremental validity analyses of the Violence Risk Appraisal Guide and the Psychopathy Checklist: Screening Version in a civil psychiatric sample. Assessment, 13, 368-374. https://doi.org/10.1177/1073191105284001
Substance use and community violence among high risk psychiatric patients: A test of the relationship at the daily level. (2006)
Mulvey, E., Odgers, C., Skeem, J., Gardner, W., Schubert, C., & Lidz, C. (2006). Substance use and community violence among high risk psychiatric patients: A test of the relationship at the daily level. Journal of Consulting & Clinical Psychology, 74, 743-754. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-006X.74.4.743
Associations among early abuse, dissociation, and psychopathy among offenders. (2006)
Poythress, N., Skeem, J., & Lilienfeld, S. (2006). Associations among early abuse, dissociation, and psychopathy among offenders. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 115, 288-297. https://doi.org/10.1037/0021-843X.115.2.288
2005
What do clinicians expect? Comparing envisioned and reported violence for male and female patients. (2005)
Skeem, J., Mulvey, E., Odgers, C., Schubert, C., Stowman, S., Gardner, W., & Lidz, C. (2005). What do clinicians expect? Comparing envisioned and reported violence for male and female patients. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 73, 599-609. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-006X.73.4.599
Using a five-factor lens to explore the relationship between personality traits and violence in psychiatric patients. (2005)
Skeem, J., Miller, J., Mulvey, E., Monahan, J., & Tiemann, J. (2005). Using a five-factor lens to explore the relationship between personality traits and violence in psychiatric patients. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 73, 454-465. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-006X.73.3.454
Gender and risk assessment: Underestimating women’s violence potential. (2005)
Skeem, J., Schubert, C., Stowman, S., Beeson, S., Mulvey, E., & Lidz, C. (2005). Gender and risk assessment: Underestimating women’s violence potential. Law & Human Behavior, 19, 173-186. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10979-005-3401-z
Venirepersons’ attitudes toward the insanity defense: Developing, refining, and validating a scale. (2005)
Skeem, J., Eno Louden, J., & Evans, J. (2005). Venirepersons’ attitudes toward the insanity defense: Developing, refining, and validating a scale. Law & Human Behavior, 29, 623-648. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10979-004-0487-7
Violence risk assessment: Getting specific about being dynamic. (2005)
Douglas, K., & Skeem, J. (2005). Violence risk assessment: Getting specific about being dynamic. Psychology, Public Policy, & Law, 11, 347-383. https://doi.org/10.1037/1076-8971.11.3.347
Weekly community interviews with high-risk participants: Operational issues. (2005)
Schubert, C., Mulvey, E., Lidz, C., Gardner, W., & Skeem, J. (2005). Weekly community interviews with high-risk participants: Operational issues. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 20, 632-646. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260504272639
Empirical analysis of the factor structure of the MacArthur Competence Assessment Tool—Criminal Adjudication. (2005)
Zapf, P., Skeem, J., & Golding, S. (2005). Empirical analysis of the factor structure of the MacArthur Competence Assessment Tool—Criminal Adjudication. Psychological Assessment, 17, 433-445. https://doi.org/10.1037/1040-3590.17.4.433
2004
Are there ethnic differences in levels of psychopathy? A meta-analysis. (2004)
Skeem, J., Edens, J., Colwell, H., & Camp, J. (2004). Are there ethnic differences in levels of psychopathy? A meta-analysis. Law & Human Behavior, 28, 505-527. https://doi.org/10.1023/B:LAHU.0000046431.93095.d8
Probation and mental health: The challenges and the responses. (2004)
Skeem, J., & Emke-Francis, P. (2004). Probation and mental health: The challenges and the responses. Perspectives: A Journal of the American Probation and Parole Association, 28, 23-26. https://doi.org/10.1177/0093854805284420
Problem-solving supervision: Specialty probation for individuals with mental illness. (2004)
Skeem, J., & Petrila, J. (2004). Problem-solving supervision: Specialty probation for individuals with mental illness. Court Review, 40, 8-15.
Identifying subtypes of civil psychiatric patients at high risk for violence. (2004)
Skeem, J., Mulvey, E., Appelbaum, A., Banks, S., Grisso, T., Silver, E., & Robbins, P. (2004). Identifying subtypes of civil psychiatric patients at high risk for violence. Criminal Justice & Behavior, 31, 392-437. https://doi.org/10.1177/0093854803262585
2003
Views of the downward extension: Comparing the Youth Version of the Psychopathy Checklist with the Youth Psychopathic Traits Inventory. (2003)
Skeem, J., & Cauffman, E. (2003). Views of the downward extension: Comparing the Youth Version of the Psychopathy Checklist with the Youth Psychopathic Traits Inventory. Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 21, 737-770. https://doi.org/10.1002/bsl.563
Psychopathic personality and racial/ethnic differences reconsidered: A reply to Lynn. (2003)
Skeem, J., Edens, J., Sanford, G., & Hauser, L. (2003). Psychopathic personality and racial/ethnic differences reconsidered: A reply to Lynn (2002). Personality and Individual Differences, 35, 1439-1462. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0191-8869(02)00361-6
Perspectives on probation and mandated mental health treatment in specialized and traditional probation departments. (2003)
Skeem, J., Encandela, J., & Eno Louden, J. (2003). Perspectives on probation and mandated mental health treatment in specialized and traditional probation departments. Behavioral Sciences & the Law, 21, 429-458. https://doi.org/10.1002/bsl.547
Psychopathic personality or personalities? Exploring potential variants of psychopathy and their implications for risk assessment. (2003)
Skeem, J., Poythress, N., Edens, J., Lilienfeld, S., & Cale, E. (2003). Psychopathic personality or personalities? Exploring potential variants of psychopathy and their implications for risk assessment. Aggression & Violent Behavior, 8, 513-546. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1359-1789(02)00098-8
Applicability of traditional and revised models of psychopathy to the Psychopathy Checklist: Screening Version (PCL:SV). (2003)
Skeem, J., Mulvey, E., & Grisso, T. (2003). Applicability of traditional and revised models of psychopathy to the Psychopathy Checklist: Screening Version (PCL:SV). Psychological Assessment, 15, 41-55. doi:10.1037/1040-3590.15.1.41
2002
Psychopathy, treatment involvement, and subsequent violence among civil psychiatric patients. (2002)
Skeem, J., Monahan, J., & Mulvey, E. (2002). Psychopathy, treatment involvement, and subsequent violence among civil psychiatric patients. Law and Human Behavior, 26, 577-603. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1020993916404
Identifying psychiatric patients at risk for repeated involvement in violence: The next step toward intensive community treatment programs. (2002)
Skeem, J., Mulvey, E., Lidz, C., Gardner, W., & Schubert, C. (2002). Identifying psychiatric patients at risk for repeated involvement in violence: The next step toward intensive community treatment programs. International Journal of Forensic Mental Health Services, 1, 155-170. https://doi.org/10.1080/14999013.2002.10471170
2001
Describing jurors’ personal conceptions of insanity and their relationship to case judgments. (2001)
Skeem, J., & Golding, S. (2001). Describing jurors’ personal conceptions of insanity and their relationship to case judgments. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 7, 561-621. https://doi.org/10.1037/1076-8971.7.3.561
Psychopathy and community violence among civil psychiatric patients: Results from the MacArthur Violence Risk Assessment Study. (2001)
Skeem, J., & Mulvey, E. (2001). Psychopathy and community violence among civil psychiatric patients: Results from the MacArthur Violence Risk Assessment Study. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 69, 358-374. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-006X.69.3.358
The assessment of juvenile psychopathy and its association with violence: A critical review. (2001)
Edens, J., Skeem, J., Cruise, K., & Cauffman, B. (2001). The assessment of juvenile psychopathy and its association with violence: A critical review. Behavioral Sciences and the Law, 19, 53-80. https://doi.org/10.1002/bsl.425
≤ 2000
Building clinicians’ decisional models into tests of predictive validity: The accuracy of contextualized predictions of violence. (2000)
Skeem, J., Mulvey, E., & Lidz, C. (2000). Building clinicians’ decisional models into tests of predictive validity: The accuracy of contextualized predictions of violence. Law and Human Behavior, 24, 607-628. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1005513818748
Community examiner’s evaluations of competence to stand trial: Common problems and suggestions for improvement. (1998)
Skeem, J., & Golding, S. (1998). Community examiner’s evaluations of competence to stand trial: Common problems and suggestions for improvement. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 29, 357-367. https://doi.org/10.1037/0735-7028.29.4.357
The logic and reliability of expert opinion on competence to stand trial. (1998)
Skeem, J., Golding, S., Cohn, N., & Berge, G. (1998). The logic and reliability of expert opinion on competence to stand trial. Law & Human Behavior, 22, 519-547. https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1025787429972