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SYMPOSIA – Monday
Forensic Psychology in Evaluating
a Lone Wolf Terrorist: An Analysis of
the Norway Killer
payette river room
Monday
8:40 a.m. – Noon
Program organizer: Ronn Johnson (Clinical Mental Health
Program, University of San Diego).
Program sponsored by the Pacific Division section on
Psychology.
The Norway homegrown lone wolf terrorism case contained
several forensic psychological factors. One of the most
immediate concerns was whether or not the accused is capable
of standing for trial. Assuming that he is, the next set of
forensic psychological questions is related to what was his
mental state at the time of the offense. Is it expected that
he might be able to withstand the course of a trial without
psychologically decompensating If convicted or not convicted,
then what role would his mental state play in determining
conditions for his sentencing or release. The Norway
killings case provides a forensic psychology framework for
the science-based application of various clinical tools. In
addition, there is an opportunity for examining the extent
to which these psychological tools meet Daubert standards.
These symposium presentations examine forensic mental
health issues related to the Norway killing case with
emphasis on his manifesto. Papers are presented in twos followed
immediately by a “counter viewpoint” facilitated by
discussants.
Program Chair: Ronn Johnson
8:40 21 Overview and Questions for Forensic Psychology
in Homegrown Lone Wolf Terrorism Cases, RONN
JOHNSON (Clinical Mental Health Program, University
of San Diego).
9:10 22 Forensic Psychology Cultural and Ethical Considerations
in Homegrown Lone Wolf Terrorism
Cases, KRISTEN N GREIDER*, CHRIS WEH-
RLE, NICK BOYD, and RONN JOHNSON (Clinical
Mental Health Program, School of Leadership and
Education Sciences, University of San Diego).
9:40 23 Identifying, Securing, Organizing and Reviewing
Mental Health Data in the Norway Killer Case,
RONN JOHNSON*, CHRIS WEHRLE, and ,
KRISTEN GREIDER (Clinical Mental Health
Counseling, School of Leadership and Education Sciences,
University of San Diego).
10:10 BREAK
10:30 24 Opposing Psychological Reports on the Norway
Killer Case, NICK BOYD*, LINH TRAN, and
RONN JOHNSON (Clinical Mental Health Counseling,
School of Leadership and Education Sciences,
University of San Diego).
11:00 25 Women and Children Suicide Bombers: The Next
Terrorist Frontier, CHRIS WEHRLE*, ERICA
BESSEN, and RONN JOHNSON (Clinical Mental
Health Counseling, School of Leadership and Education
Sciences, University of San Diego).
11:30 26 Antiterrorism from an Alternate Behavioral Threat
Assessment Perspective, CHRIS WEHRLE*, KRIS-
TIN, DESCANIO, and RONN JOHNSON (Clinical
Mental Health Counseling, School of Leadership and
Education Sciences, University of San Diego).
The Forensic Psychology of
Women Death Penalty Cases
payette river room
Monday
1:30 p.m. – 4:50 p.m.
Program organizer: Ronn Johnson (Clinical Mental Health
Program, University of San Diego).
Program sponsored by the Pacific Division section on
Psychology.
Death penalty cases often contain psychological mitigating
factors. For example, Theresa Lewis was a death penalty
case where the aforementioned forensic psychological factors
were relevant. Lewis was the 12 th woman to be executed
in the United States since capital punishment was reinstated
in 1976. She was convicted in a murder for hire incident but
the two male co-conspirators received life sentences. The
Theresa Lewis case is significant for several forensic psychological
reasons. The questions raised in the Lewis case
fueled a scientific interest in evaluating to what extent were
forensic psychology issues present in the other women death
penalty cases. This symposium includes paper presentations
that examine psychological issues related to the 12 most
recent women death penalty cases. Papers are presented in
twos followed immediately by a “counter viewpoint” facilitated
by discussants.
Program Chair: Ronn Johnson
1:30 27 Overview of Questions for Forensic Psychology
1100 (time italicized and underlined) identifies a student presentation 23
* identifies the speaker from among several authors listed
63 (bolded number) is the abstract number
abstracts contain complete contact information for authors