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  • Evidentiary Stacking and Sexual Abuse Allegations in Family Court–Implications for Risk Assessment

    Sexual abuse allegations in family court present a uniquely difficult evidentiary problem. Courts are tasked with protecting children under conditions of uncertainty, often operating under low thresholds for precautionary intervention rather than formal adjudication of historical fact. In this environment, a single allegation can generate multiple institutional responses—child protective services substantiations, temporary restraining orders, supervised…

  • Atypical sexuality, sexual deviancy, and paraphilia

    Atypical sexuality or sexual deviancy is a central risk factor in sexual offending. The assessment of deviant sexuality is a complex, multidimensional process. I have put together a summary of factors which should be of value to forensic psychologists performing psychosexual risk assessments. Summary of Atypical Sexual Interest and Arousal Sexual attraction operates along a…

  • Hawaii Forensic Psychology– Resumption of Blog Posting on 28 February 2026

    I have not posted in several years and find the official publication outlets too slow. Resuming the blog with give an opporunity to demonstrate the sort of work and questions that arise in a high stakes, intense pressure forensic psychology practice. The blog will also demonstrate our current adoption and development of AI in daily…