Cardiovascular effects of social evaluation were examined under different task conditions. In Experiment 1, systolic responses in women were greater under public than private conditions when a fixed behavioral challenge was difficult, but not when the challenge was easy. In Experiment 2, social evaluation potentiated systolic responsivity in men and women when a behavioral challenge was unfixed, but not when a behavioral challenge was fixed and easy to meet. Results are discussed in terms of a recent integrative analysis of effort and cardiovascular response as well as alternative conceptions that posit, or might be taken to imply, an association between publicity and physiologic activation.

This study examines the perceived conditions leading to Colorado adopting revised Standards for treating domestic violence offenders from the perspective of Kingdon's multiple streams theory. A within-case analysis of ten semi-structured interviews explores the Domestic Violence Offender Management Board in Colorado's process for revising Colorado's 2001 Treatment Standards. Findings suggest a benign political stream, supported by technically feasible and value-accepted policy ideas, feedback and indicators of the problem, promoted a favourable setting for change. At least two policy entrepreneurs championed the decision-making process. Agenda setting and policy formulation depended on three elements: feedback from existing programmes, indicators of continued difficulty in effectively treating offenders, and the existence of a suitable policy alternative. This study contributes a rare application of multiple streams theory to a criminal justice context in a sub-national government. Future research should explore whether the presence of a benign political stream influences the development and revision of domestic violence policy in other policy environments.

Victim advocates have long opposed the use of couples counseling in court‐ordered offender treatment programs for domestic violence offenders and their partners. Presently, some researchers and practitioners have proposed reconsidering couples counseling as a component of offender treatment programs under certain conditions. This entry examines the extant literature on the use of court‐ordered couples counseling for domestic violence offenders. Minimal data on couples counseling for court‐ordered offenders and research revealing unreliable therapeutic screening for partner violence indicates practitioners should postpone implementation until researchers conduct further assessment of its effectiveness.

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Joan McCord (1930–2004) was a criminologist who widely influenced the areas of criminology, criminal justice, and sociology. McCord is best known for her work on the Cambridge‐Somerville Youth Study, which examined the long‐term effects of interventions with at‐risk youth. At the time of her death, McCord was a Professor of Criminal Justice at Temple University. From 1988 to 1989 McCord served as the first female president of the American Society of Criminology. Her other honors include the prestigious 1993 Prix Emile Durkheim Award from the International Society of Criminology, the 1994 American Society of Criminology's Sutherland Award, and the 2002 Social Policy Best Journal Article Award from the Society on Adolescence.