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Incoming PSPI Editor Colleen Seifert Outlines Her Goals for the Journal
Colleen Seifert aims to expand the range of topics covered in the APS publication.
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Programs to Prevent Sexual Violence Show No Evidence of Curbing Assaults
Sexual violence prevention programs effectively change ideas and beliefs that underscore assaults, but show no evidence of reducing their actual occurrence, according to a new analysis published in Psychological Science in the Public Interest.
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Seifert Is the New Editor of PSPI
APS Fellow Colleen M. Seifert, an expert on creative problem-solving at both the basic and applied levels, is the new editor of Psychological Science in the Public Interest (PSPI). She follows APS William James Fellow Nora Newcombe, who has served as editor of the journal since 2019.
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PSPI Live: Developmental Science Research Informs Juvenile Justice Reform
In a January PSPI Live webinar, authors of a forthcoming article came together to discuss juvenile justice reform.
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Detention Fails to Help Young Lawbreakers Avoid Further Offenses, Report Shows
Youth who are caught committing crimes are far less likely to reoffend when they receive rehabilitative help, such as therapy and life-skills training, rather than a legal punishment. Learn more about the new PSPI report and what bringing systems and science to find solutions could do to help young people.
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Substance-Use Stigma Impedes Treatment in Various Ways, Scientists Say
Addiction is one of society’s most misunderstood and rebuked health conditions. That stigma discourages many people from seeking treatment for substance dependence, according to a new report published in Psychological Science in the Public Interest.
