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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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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. 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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Sequential Intercept Model

Dr. David DeMatteo discusses the Sequential Intercept Model and problem-solving courts, exploring how diversion, specialty courts, and evidence-based justice practices can reduce recidivism and better address the needs of justice-involved individuals.

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Dr. Dave DeMatteo

David DeMatteo, JD, PhD, ABPP (Forensic), is a Professor of Psychology and Law at Drexel University and Director of its JD/PhD Program in Law and Psychology. A leading expert in forensic mental health, he has published extensively and serves as Editor-in-Chief of Law and Human Behavior. In this episode, he discusses the evolution and revision of the APA Specialty Guidelines for Forensic Psychology, as well as strategies to address the over-representation of individuals with behavioral disorders in the criminal justice system.

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Predatory vs. Affective Violence

Dr. Reid Meloy
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. 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.

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

Dr. 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.
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Trauma-Informed Forensic Mental Health Assessments

Dr. Julie Goldenson
Dr. Julie Goldenson examines how trauma-informed principles can strengthen forensic mental health assessments, addressing ethical tensions, complex trauma, and therapeutic jurisprudence—showing how empathy, cultural awareness, and transparency can reduce harm while preserving objectivity and forensic integrity.
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Dr. Julie Goldenson examines how trauma-informed principles can strengthen forensic mental health assessments, addressing ethical tensions, complex trauma, and therapeutic jurisprudence—showing how empathy, cultural awareness, and transparency can reduce harm while preserving objectivity and forensic integrity.

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.
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.