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Overview

Marcus T. Boccaccini is affiliated with Sam Houston State University in the United States. Their research primarily spans across psychology and social sciences, with significant contributions in clinical psychology and sociology and political science.

The scientist's work focuses on topics including:

  • Psychopathy, forensic psychiatry, and sexual offending
  • Crime patterns and interventions
  • Criminal justice and corrections analysis
  • Personality disorders and psychopathology
  • Stalking, cyberstalking, and harassment
  • Personality traits and psychology
  • Medical malpractice and liability issues

Marcus T. Boccaccini has published extensively in several academic venues. Their frequently chosen outlets include:

  • Psychology Public Policy and Law
  • Law and Human Behavior
  • Psychiatry Psychology and Law
  • Child Psychiatry & Human Development
  • Criminal Justice and Behavior

The scientist has collaborated repeatedly with several co-authors, such as:

  • Daniel C. Murrie
  • Gabriele Trupp
  • Jorge G. Varela
  • Mia M. Ricardo
  • Samuel W. Hawes

Selected recent publications demonstrate Marcus T. Boccaccini's ongoing contributions to forensic psychology and legal policy research. These include:

  • Statement of concerned experts on the use of the Hare Psychopathy Checklist-Revised in capital sentencing to assess risk for institutional violence, 2020, Psychology Public Policy and Law
  • Static-99R: Strengths, limitations, predictive accuracy meta-analysis, and legal admissibility review, 2022, Psychology Public Policy and Law
  • Rater experience and the predictive validity of Psychopathy Checklist: Youth Version scores, 2020, Psychiatry Psychology and Law
  • Death is different: Reply to Olver et al. (2020), 2020, Psychology Public Policy and Law
  • Forensic evaluators' opinions on the use of videoconferencing technology for competency to stand trial evaluations after the onset of COVID-19, 2021, Psychology Public Policy and Law

Best Publications

  • The Santa Clara Strength of Religious Faith Questionnaire

    Thomas G. Plante;Thomas G. Plante;Marcus T. Boccaccini

  • Are Forensic Experts Biased by the Side That Retained Them

    Daniel C. Murrie;Marcus T. Boccaccini;Lucy A. Guarnera;Katrina A. Rufino

  • Rater (dis)agreement on risk assessment measures in sexually violent predator proceedings: Evidence of adversarial allegiance in forensic evaluation?

    Daniel C. Murrie;Marcus T. Boccaccini;Darrel B. Turner;Meredith Meeks

  • Psychopathy and the combination of psychopathy and sexual deviance as predictors of sexual recidivism: meta-analytic findings using the Psychopathy Checklist--Revised.

    Samuel W. Hawes;Marcus T. Boccaccini;Daniel C. Murrie

  • Reliability and validity of the Santa Clara Strength of Religious Faith Questionnaire

    Thomas G. Plante;Thomas G. Plante;Marcus T. Boccaccini

  • Does interrater (dis)agreement on Psychopathy Checklist scores in sexually violent predator trials suggest partisan allegiance in forensic evaluations

    Daniel C. Murrie;Marcus T. Boccaccini;Jeremy T. Johnson;Chelsea Janke

  • Detection of overreporting of psychopathology on the Personality Assessment Inventory: a meta-analytic review.

    Samuel Watson Hawes;Marcus T. Boccaccini

  • Diagnostic test usage by forensic psychologists in emotional injury cases.

    Marcus T. Boccaccini;Stanley L. Brodsky

  • DO SOME EVALUATORS REPORT CONSISTENTLY HIGHER OR LOWER PCL-R SCORES THAN OTHERS? Findings From a Statewide Sample of Sexually Violent Predator Evaluations

    Marcus T. Boccaccini;Darrel B. Turner;Daniel C. Murrie

  • Diagnostic labeling in juvenile court: How do descriptions of psychopathy and conduct disorder influence judges?

    Daniel C. Murrie;Marcus T. Boccaccini;Wendy McCoy;Dewey G. Cornell

  • Field validity of the STATIC-99 and MnSOST-R among sex offenders evaluated for civil commitment as sexually violent predators.

    Marcus T. Boccaccini;Daniel C. Murrie;Jennifer D. Caperton;Samuel W. Hawes

  • Personality Assessment Inventory scores as predictors of misconduct, recidivism, and violence: A meta-analytic review.

    Brett O. Gardner;Marcus T. Boccaccini;Brian S. Bitting;John F. Edens

  • Describing, diagnosing, and naming psychopathy: how do youth psychopathy labels influence jurors?

    Marcus T. Boccaccini;Daniel C. Murrie;John W. Clark;Dewey G. Cornell

  • Inter-Rater Reliability of the PCL-R Total and Factor Scores among Psychopathic Sex Offenders: Are Personality Features More Prone to Disagreement than Behavioral Features?

    John F. Edens;Marcus T. Boccaccini;Darryl W. Johnson

  • Five Factor model personality traits, jury selection, and case outcomes in criminal and civil cases

    John Clark;Marcus T. Boccaccini;Beth Caillouet;William F. Chaplin

  • Differentiated Styles of Attachment to God and Varying Religious Coping Efforts

    Laura B. Cooper;A. Jerry Bruce;Marsha J. Harman;Marcus T. Boccaccini

  • Personality Testing in Law Enforcement Employment Settings: A Metaanalytic Review

    Jorge G. Varela;Marcus T. Boccaccini;Forrest Scogin;Jamie Stump

  • Screening for Malingering in a Criminal-Forensic Sample with the Personality Assessment Inventory.

    Marcus T. Boccaccini;Daniel C. Murrie;Scott A. Duncan

  • Perceptions of the Validity and Utility of Criminal Profiling Among Forensic Psychologists and Psychiatrists

    Angela N. Torres;Marcus T. Boccaccini;Holly A. Miller

  • Predicting Recidivism With the Personality Assessment Inventory in a Sample of Sex Offenders Screened for Civil Commitment as Sexually Violent Predators

    Marcus T. Boccaccini;Daniel C. Murrie;Samuel W. Hawes;Amber Simpler

  • Is There an Allegiance Effect for Assessment Instruments? Actuarial Risk Assessment as an Exemplar

    Pamela R. Blair;David K. Marcus;Marcus T. Boccaccini

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel C. Murrie
Daniel C. Murrie University of Virginia
Samuel W. Hawes
Samuel W. Hawes Florida International University
Thomas G. Plante
Thomas G. Plante Santa Clara University
John F. Edens
John F. Edens Texas A&M University
David K. Marcus
David K. Marcus Washington State University
Craig E. Henderson
Craig E. Henderson Sam Houston State University
Forrest Scogin
Forrest Scogin University of Alabama
Kevin S. Douglas
Kevin S. Douglas Simon Fraser University
Stephen D. Hart
Stephen D. Hart Simon Fraser University
Norman G. Poythress
Norman G. Poythress University of South Florida

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