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Join us for
SPCP 2025

Anaheim, California USA

Wednesday, September 24 to
Saturday, September 27, 2024

Presentation and poster proposals
are now being accepted.

Additional information

Congratulations Conference Award Winners!

C. Edward Shaffer Award for Best Research Presentation

Nadine Deslauriers-Varin for “Confessions and Relevant Information during Investigative Interviews: A comparison of Online and Contact Sexual Crime Offenders”

Chris Hatcher New Vision Award

Pietro D’Ingillo & Geoffrey Deedrick for “The R.O.A.R. Field Response Model: A Roadmap to Crisis Stabilization, Field Dynamics and Decision Making”

Wilson Kimbrough Award for Scholarly Work in Psychology and Criminal Justice with an Applied Focus

Marina Sorochinski for “Unmasking the Digital Predator: Psychological Insights into Technology-Facilitated Sexual Violence Offenders”

The Wayman Mullins Award for Best Journal Article

Ryan M. Roberts, JoAnne Brewster, David M. Corey, James M. Fico, LaMaurice Gardner, Herbert M. Gupton, Jennifer Kelly, Jeni McCutcheon, Carla Sutton Moore, Jocelyn E. Roland & Scott Stubenrauch. (2024). Re-defining the Field of Police and Public Safety Psychology. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, 39(3), 437-441.

Davis Award for Best Psychometrics-Related Research Talk

Amelia Kohl and Heather Flowe for “Improving Eyewitness Identification with Virtual Reality”

Jim Turner Mentorship Award

Nadine Deslauriers-Varin

Eileen Gupton Best Professional Poster Award

Noémie Allard Gaudreau, Nadine Deslauriers-Varin & Francis Fortin for “I Swear It’s True”: A Sociopragmatic Analysis of Deception in the Discourse of Online Sexual Offenders”

Michael Serafino Award for Best Student Poster

Élora Gauvin, Mathilde Noc, Nadine Deslauriers-Varin, Francis Fortin & Sarah Paquette for “Investigative Interviews with Online Sex Offenders: Assessing the Effect of Question Types on Information Retrieval”

Aumiller People’s Choice Award

Michael G. Aamodt & Michael A. Surrette for “I Know a Guy in Jersey: An Analysis of Spouses Who Hire Amateur Hitmen to Kill Their Wives and Husbands”

Support our 2024 Conference Sponsors

We greatly appreciate the following publishers and authors for their contributions:

Emerald Publishing

Ingram Publishing (McGraw-Hill)

Ellen Kirschman

Macmillan

Pearson

Springer
Stephanie Conn

We greatly appreciate our individual sponsors:

Gerry & Ann Serafino
Peter Divasto
Douglas Craig
Gary Aumiller

Conference History

Conference in Louisville, Kentucky. Our 2024 conference was held September 25-28. Conference Program

Conference in Arlington, Texas. Our 2023 conference was held September 20-23.
Conference Program

Conference in Quebec, Canada. The 48th meeting of the Society for Police and Criminal Psychology was held September 21-24, 2022. Conference Program

ACCOP 2022, the Asian Conference for Police and Operations Psychology was held as an online conference based in Singapore, July 18-22, 2022. More information

Online Conference. Our 2021 conference was held online on Zoom, September 30 - October 2, 2021 Conference Program

Online Conference. Our 2020 conference was held online on Zoom, November 5-7, 2020. Conference Program

Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona. The 45th meeting of the Society for Police and Criminal Psychology was held September 22-25, 2019. Conference Program

ACCOP 2019, the Asian Conference for Police and Operations Psychology held in Singapore, July 9-12, 2019 had almost 450 attendees from 12 countries, who chose from 73 workshops and presentations and 33 poster presentations on a variety of public safety topics. More information

Conference in Sarasota, Florida. The 44th meeting of the Society for Police and Criminal Psychology was held September 30-October 3, 2018. Conference Program

Conference in San Diego, California. The 43rd meeting of the Society for Police and Criminal Psychology, was held September 13-16, 2017. Conference Program

Conference in Austin, Texas. The 42nd meeting of the Society for Police and Criminal Psychology was held September 25-28, 2016. Conference Program

The Asian Conference of Criminal and Operations Psychology (ACCOP) was held in Singapore, July 12 - July 16, 2016. More information

Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. The 41st annual meeting of the Society was held September 30 - October 3, 2015. Conference Program

Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. The 40th annual meeting of the Society was held September 17-20, 2014. Conference Program

Conference in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The 39th annual meeting of the Society held on September 25-28, 2013. Conference Program

The Asian Conference of Criminal and Operations Psychology (ACCOP) 2013 . More Information

Additional conferences may be viewed here.

The Society for Police and Criminal Psychology does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, national origin, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, physical or mental disability, or military status. We are an international organization that welcomes, as members, all professionals and students who are interested in our field.

OBITUARY

We are sorry to report that Guy O. Seymour, Ph.D. passed away on February 24, 2025. Dr. Seymour, a member of SPCP, was the first bilingual person of color appointed to the professional staff of the city of Boston’s general hospital, he founded the nation’s first multicultural internship program and rose to be the chief psychologist of the Boston Department of Health and Hospitals. His career path led him to develop psychological services in nontraditional workspaces, including medical, police, fire, and correction departments and for the International Olympic Games. Source & Additional Information

Announcements*

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Thinkblot Behavioral Sciences is seeking a part-time licensed doctoral-level psychologist (16 hours a week) to conduct pre-employment psychological evaluations and other assessments. Headquartered in the Washington DC area, Thinkblot primarily serves public safety departments, but also provides services to private security firms, religious organizations, and other institutions with unique assessment needs, conducting over 2,000 psychological evaluations annually. More information.

An Advanced Course in Police Psychology is offered online, in English, by the FormaÇão Ispa in Lisbon, Portugal starting May 13. Researchers, practioners and graduate students are welcome. More information

Intensive Supportive Retreats for First Responder & Essential Emergency Personnel is being offered by the Haymarket Center of Chicago on multiple dates during 2025. These 4-day intensive retreats offer support, skills and information to help first responders who have experienced traumatic events through their work. More information

Eastern State Hospital in Williamsburg, VA is seeking a Forensic Evaluator. The individual in this position will provide forensic and psychological assessments and services. More information

The Harrisonburg, Virginia Police Department seeks a Mental Health Clinician for their Co-Responder Program. This individual will respond alongside law enforcement to de-escalate situations, connect individuals to appropriate resources, and ensure timely follow-up. This individual will analyze program data, oversee grant applications, provide training and play a key role in this developing program. More information

The City of Mesa, Arizona is seeking a full-time Police Psychologist who will be responsible for providing behavioral science consultation services to Mesa Police Department (MPD) sworn and non-sworn personnel and their families. More information

Police Use of Force: What Psychologists Need to Know. a workshop by former police lieutenant and current board-certified police psychologist, Mark Zelig, PhD, ABPP, is now available on-demand. The workshop is designed for mental health clinicians who work with law enforcement agencies and personnel. It is especially designed for psychologists with limited knowledge of police use of force. More information

An Introduction to the Specialty of Police and Public Safety Psychology is available. Free, online and available on demand. More information

The Society of Consulting Psychology and the International Society for the Psychoanalytic Study of Organizations seek to create an event, series of events, and/or publication for members of each organization to explore our respective understandings of the science and art of policing, We aspire to improve consulting services to police organizations. If you have provided consultation to police organizations and would be willing to contribute a presentation or publication to our event or series of events, please contact Tamara S. Lyn, PhD, at tammylyn@post.harvard.edu.

Mentorship and Sponsorship Program. An online program is available for licensed psychologists of color who are interested in a career in police psychology. The program includes six meetings/year and will be designed around the interests and needs of the participants. For more information contact Dr. Philip Trompetter (philtrompetter@gmail.com) or Dr. Dave Corey (dmc@corey-stewart.com).

Introduction to Police and Public Safety Psychology, a 10-hour, self-paced course by Dr. Philip Trompetter and Dr. Jaime Brower is now available. More information

Working with Emergency Responders, a 10-hour, self-paced course by Dr. Jaime Brower, Dr. Rhonda Kelly and Michael Pitrusu is now available. More information

Introduction to Using the MMPI-2-RF in the Assessment of Public Safety Personnel Evaluations, a 10-hour, self-paced course by Dr. Martin Sellbom is now available. More information

An online Graduate Certificate in Cyber Intelligence is offered by James Madison University. Strategically analyze cyber security threats and understand adversaries.More information

Free Resources on School Threat Assessment and School Violence Prevention are available from SIGMA Threat Management Associates. More information

Psychologists needed for a 911 operators training program. More information

The Seismic Change in Police Investigations. A major player in law enforcement says it will no longer use a method linked to false confessions. More information

Safeguarding Officer Mental Health Before and After Mass Casualty Events. This publication, published by the National Alliance on Mental Illness, and distributed by the US Department of Justice, can be a valuable resource. Free download available. More information

Many position openings for license-eligible Forensic Psychologists are now available in the Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities. Search for the keyword "Forensic Psychologist" in Team Georgia Careers.

*The listings above are provided as a free service of SPCP. Items listed here have not been vetted by the organization and they should not be construed as an endorsement by the Society.

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