The highly publicized 2013 murder trial of Jodi Arias featured competing testimony by forensic psychologists. Here, for purposes of ethics exercises and discussions in forensic psychology, are two brief videos excerpting the conflicting opinions of psychologists Richard Samuels (the defense expert) and Janeen DeMarte (the prosecution’s rebuttal witness) on the propriety of giving an accused a self-help book while conducting a forensic examination. The videos are also available on my YouTube channel.
My blog analysis — “Forensic Practice: A No-Compassion Zone?” — is HERE.
Recent & Upcoming
Peer consultant
Dr. Franklin is excited to join the multidisciplinary Pacific Forensic Group as a peer consultant.
Podcast interview
Dr. Franklin converses with Laverne Cox about violence against transgender people.
Book chapter
Forensic Psychology in Military Courts, edited by U.S. Air Force Major Christopher Stein and forensic psychologist Jeffrey Younggren, includes a chapter by Dr. Franklin on psychological evaluations in military courts-martial.
NPR radio interview
Dr. Franklin discusses the career of forensic psychology with job coach Marty Nemko on NPR. Listen online or download the podcast HERE.
Career interview
An in-depth interview about Dr. Franklin’s career by psychologist David Webb is online at “All About Forensic Science.”
Training feedback
Participant evaluations of professional trainings has been updated with attorney feedback from a recent training for the Santa Clara County Superior Court on evaluating juvenile competency.
Book review
A review of the first-ever textbook on multiple-perpetrator rape, which includes a chapter by Dr. Franklin, has been published by the European journal Sexologies.
Profiled
Dr. Franklin was profiled in a high school forensic science textbook.