Resources
This list contains our various resources and publications, including academic articles, policy briefs, research reports, amicus briefs and databases. Search for a resource using the search function or sort by resource type.
Risk and resources: A qualitative perspective on low‐level sentencing in Virginia
Anne Metz, John Monahan, Brandon Garrett, Luke Siebert in Journal of Community Psychology (2019).
This article, co-authored by Faculty Director Brandon Garrett, explored the use of the Nonviolent Risk Assessment (NVRA) used in Virginia when judges sentenced people convicted of drug and property crimes.
May 15, 2019
The Impact of Proficiency Testing Information and Error Aversions on the Weight Given to Fingerprint Evidence
Using a nationally representative sample of American adults, this stydt examined the impact of proficiency testing information on the weight given to the opinions of fingerprint examiners by mock jurors considering a hypothetical criminal case. By: Gregory P. Mitchell and Brandon L. Garrett – Behavioral Science and Law (2019)
March 15, 2019
McPhaul v. State
This amicus brief, described in this story, was filed on behalf of 26 leading forensic analysts, statisticians, and researchers, who advocated for careful analysis of the reliable application of fingerprint methods to the facts in a case.
July 15, 2018
End of Its Rope: Data on Death Sentencing
This resource website displays data concerning death sentencing in the United States from 1990 to present and was used in the publication of End of Its Rope: How Killing the Death Penalty Can Revive Criminal Justice by Brandon Garrett.
June 18, 2017