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Discover a convenient, engaging, and cost-effective way to stay current in forensic psychology, with a new episode released every two weeks. Listen to Drs. Michelle Guyton and Alexander Millkey interview top researchers, clinicians, and thinkers in this field. These podcasts are 50 to 90 minutes in length and offer the opportunity to earn continuing education credit. Our organization is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists.

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Dr. Reid Meloy
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Predatory vs. Affective Violence

Dr. Reid Meloy explores affective and predatory violence, threat assessment, and stochastic terrorism. The discussion highlights planning, emotion, psychosis, and ideology, offering a deeper framework for understanding extreme violence in forensic and legal contexts.

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Dr. J. Reid Meloy is a board-certified forensic psychologist and internationally recognized expert in threat assessment, psychopathy, and targeted violence. He has consulted on criminal, counterterrorism, and national security cases for over three decades.

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Threat Assessment Pathways

Dr. Reid Meloy discusses threat assessment using the TRAP-18, including proximal warning behaviors, distal risk factors, and AI-assisted analysis. The episode examines the Capital Gazette shooting and the significance of attackers going silent before violence.

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Dr. Reid Meloy

Dr. J. Reid Meloy is a board-certified forensic psychologist and internationally recognized expert in threat assessment, psychopathy, and targeted violence. He has consulted on criminal, counterterrorism, and national security cases for over three decades.

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Gender Responsive Strategies in Risk Assessment

Dr. Emily Salisbury
Dr. Salisbury discusses gender-responsive strategies in the criminal legal system, examining trauma, risk assessment, reproductive justice, and probation practices. The episode highlights how gender-informed policies can improve outcomes for justice-involved women.
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Dr. Salisbury discusses gender-responsive strategies in the criminal legal system, examining trauma, risk assessment, reproductive justice, and probation practices. The episode highlights how gender-informed policies can improve outcomes for justice-involved women.

Relevancy Focused Report Writing

Terry Kukor
Dr. Terry Kukor explains how relevancy-focused reports shift forensic writing from procedure-based sections to findings-based answers. Learn practical filters for what belongs in a report, how to reduce cognitive strain, and why addressing disconfirming data strengthens credibility.
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Dr. Terry Kukor explains how relevancy-focused reports shift forensic writing from procedure-based sections to findings-based answers. Learn practical filters for what belongs in a report, how to reduce cognitive strain, and why addressing disconfirming data strengthens credibility.

Misdemeanors and the Competency Crisis

Sharon Kelley
This episode examines the national competency crisis, focusing on misdemeanor defendants, rising incompetence findings, statutory responses across states, and the ethical, clinical, and systemic consequences for courts, evaluators, and defendants with serious mental illness.
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This episode examines the national competency crisis, focusing on misdemeanor defendants, rising incompetence findings, statutory responses across states, and the ethical, clinical, and systemic consequences for courts, evaluators, and defendants with serious mental illness.
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Grooming in Childhood Sexual Abuse

Elizabeth Jeglic
Dr. Elizabeth Jeglic explains the five stages of grooming that often lead to childhood sexual abuse, along with associated red flags and online risks. She shares research insights, practical prevention strategies, and tools for clinicians and caregivers to better recognize, respond to, and prevent abuse.
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Dr. Elizabeth Jeglic explains the five stages of grooming that often lead to childhood sexual abuse, along with associated red flags and online risks. She shares research insights, practical prevention strategies, and tools for clinicians and caregivers to better recognize, respond to, and prevent abuse.

Tactics and Strategies for Expert Testimony

Stanley Brodsky
Dr. Brodsky offers expert witness tips, emphasizing demeanor, avoiding humor, and being one’s best self on the stand. He advises on handling aggressive cross-examination, examinee questions, “surprise” inquiries, managing anxiety, and viewing multi-part questions as opportunities. The discussion concludes with insights on courtroom attire.
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Dr. Brodsky offers expert witness tips, emphasizing demeanor, avoiding humor, and being one’s best self on the stand. He advises on handling aggressive cross-examination, examinee questions, “surprise” inquiries, managing anxiety, and viewing multi-part questions as opportunities. The discussion concludes with insights on courtroom attire.

Bias in Forensic Mental Health Assessments

Tess Neal
Dr. Neal examines bias, its sources, and the impact of “fast” and “slow” thinking on cognition. She reviews bias in forensic experts, offers reduction strategies, and discusses psychological testing in court, providing guidance on distinguishing reliable methods from “junk” in forensic contexts.
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Dr. Neal examines bias, its sources, and the impact of “fast” and “slow” thinking on cognition. She reviews bias in forensic experts, offers reduction strategies, and discusses psychological testing in court, providing guidance on distinguishing reliable methods from “junk” in forensic contexts.
Introduction to Forensic Briefs
Episode 0 Welcome to Forensic Briefs

Forensic Briefs is a podcast hosted by forensic psychologists Drs. Michelle Guyton and Alex Millkey. Designed for legal, forensic, and clinical professionals, the podcast delivers engaging, bite-sized continuing education.