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Daniel Murrie

Daniel Murrie

Professor, Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences

Primary Location
Institute of Law, Psychiatry, & Public Policy
PO Box 800660
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA 22903
Primary Phone Number

Bio & Overview

Dr. Murrie’s research and teaching address a variety of topics in forensic assessment, with a primary program of research addressing bias and quality control in forensic mental health evaluations. He also studies evaluations of competence to stand trial, and ways to improve the competency service system. He works with states to improve forensic mental health service systems.

Academic Information

Department
Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences
Academic Title
Associate Professor

Primary Education

  • PhD, Clinical Psychology, University of Virginia, 2002

Other Affiliations

  • BIMS

Research Interests

Forensic Psychology, Forensic Mental Health Evaluation (Competence, Sanity, Capital Sentencing, Violence Risk Assessment and Management). Forensic mental health service systems. Reducing bias and unreliability in assessments.

Research Disciplines

  • Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences
  • Psychology
  • Public Policy

Selected Publications

2023

Kois, L. E., Murrie, D. C., Gowensmith, W. N., & Packer, I. K. (2023). A Public Health Perspective to Reform the Competence to Stand Trial System. PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES, 74(12), 1289-1290. doi:10.1176/appi.ps.20230079

Gardner, B. O. O., Murrie, D. C. C., Guarnera, L. A. A., & Torres, A. N. N. (2023). Reporting Potentially Irrelevant Information-Defendant Race/Ethnicity, Criminal History, and Substance Use-in Competence to Stand Trial Reports: A Statewide Study. PSYCHOLOGY PUBLIC POLICY AND LAW, 29(3), 349-363. doi:10.1037/law0000393

Murrie, D. C., Gowensmith, W. N., Kois, L. E., & Packer, I. K. (2023). Evaluations of competence to stand trial are evolving amid a national "competency crisis". BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES & THE LAW, 41(5), 310-325. doi:10.1002/bsl.2620

2022

Scott, K., Boccaccini, M. T., Trupp, G., Murrie, D. C., & Hawes, S. (2022). Evaluator Empathy in Risk Assessment Interviews. LAW AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR, 46(5), 325-336. doi:10.1037/lhb0000492

Murrie, D. C., Gardner, B. O., & Torres, A. N. (2022). The Impact of Misdemeanor Arrests on Forensic Mental Health Services: A State-Wide Review of Virginia Competence to Stand Trial Evaluations. PSYCHOLOGY PUBLIC POLICY AND LAW, 28(1), 53-66. doi:10.1037/law0000296

Gardner, B. O., Murrie, D. C., & Torres, A. N. (2022). To Proceed or Not Proceed: Conducting Sanity Evaluations of Incompetent Defendants. PSYCHOLOGY PUBLIC POLICY AND LAW, 28(1), 67-77. doi:10.1037/law0000304

2021

Helmus, L. M., Hanson, R. K., Murrie, D. C., & Zabarauckas, C. L. (2021). Field Validity of Static-99R and STABLE-2007 With 4,433 Men Serving Sentences for Sexual Offences in British Columbia: New Findings and Meta-Analysis. PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT, 33(7), 581-595. doi:10.1037/pas0001010

Trupp, G. F., Ricardo, M. M., Boccaccini, M. T., & Murrie, D. C. (2021). Forensic Evaluators' Opinions on the Use of Videoconferencing Technology for Competency to Stand Trial Evaluations After the Onset of COVID-19. PSYCHOLOGY PUBLIC POLICY AND LAW, 27(4), 537-549. doi:10.1037/law0000322

2020

Gardner, B. O., Murrie, D. C., & Torres, A. N. (2020). The Impact of Misdemeanor Arrests on Forensic Mental Health Services: A State-Wide Review of Virginia Sanity Evaluations. LAW AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR, 44(4), 286-299. doi:10.1037/lhb0000417

DeMatteo, D., Hart, S. D., Heilbrun, K., Boccaccini, M. T., Cunningham, M. D., Douglas, K. S., . . . Reidy, T. J. (2020). Death Is Different: Reply to Olver et al. (2020). PSYCHOLOGY PUBLIC POLICY AND LAW, 26(4), 511-518. doi:10.1037/law0000285

DeMatteo, D., Hart, S. D., Heilbrun, K., Boccaccini, M. T., Cunningham, M. D., Douglas, K. S., . . . Reidy, T. J. (2020). Statement of Concerned Experts on the Use of the Hare Psychopathy Checklist-Revised in Capital Sentencing to Assess Risk for Institutional Violence. PSYCHOLOGY PUBLIC POLICY AND LAW, 26(2), 133-144. doi:10.1037/law0000223

Jeon, H., Boccaccini, M. T., Jo, E., Jang, H., & Murrie, D. C. (2020). Rater experience and the predictive validity of Psychopathy Checklist: Youth Version scores. PSYCHIATRY PSYCHOLOGY AND LAW, 27(5), 912-923. doi:10.1080/13218719.2020.1751330

Murrie, D. C., Gardner, B. O., & Torres, A. N. (2020). Competency to stand trial evaluations: A state-wide review of court-ordered reports. BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES & THE LAW, 38(1), 32-50. doi:10.1002/bsl.2436

2019

Kelley, S., Gardner, B. O., Murrie, D. C., Pan, K. D. H., & Kafadar, K. (2020). How do latent print examiners perceive proficiency testing? An analysis of examiner perceptions, performance, and print quality. SCIENCE & JUSTICE, 60(2), 120-127. doi:10.1016/j.scijus.2019.11.002

Murrie, D. C., Gardner, B. O., Kelley, S., & Dror, I. E. (2019). Perceptions and estimates of error rates in forensic science: A survey of forensic analysts. FORENSIC SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL, 302. doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2019.109887

Gardner, B. O., Kelley, S., Murrie, D. C., & Dror, I. E. (2019). What do forensic analysts consider relevant to their decision making?. SCIENCE & JUSTICE, 59(5), 516-523. doi:10.1016/j.scijus.2019.04.005

Gardner, B. O., Kelley, S., Murrie, D. C., & Blaisdell, K. N. (2019). Do evidence submission forms expose latent print examiners to task-irrelevant information?. FORENSIC SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL, 297, 236-242. doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2019.01.048

MacLean, N., Neal, T. M. S., Morgan, R. D., & Murrie, D. C. (2019). Forensic Clinicians' Understanding of Bias. PSYCHOLOGY PUBLIC POLICY AND LAW, 25(4), 323-330. doi:10.1037/law0000212

2018

Vera, L. M., Boccaccini, M. T., Laxton, K., Bryson, C., Pennington, C., Ridge, B., & Murrie, D. C. (2019). How Does Evaluator Empathy Impact a Forensic Interview?. LAW AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR, 43(1), 56-68. doi:10.1037/lhb0000310

Rairden, A., Garrett, B. L., Kelley, S., Murrie, D., & Castillo, A. (2018). Resolving latent conflict: What happens when latent print examiners enter the cage?. FORENSIC SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL, 289, 215-222. doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2018.04.040

Gardner, B. O., Murrie, D. C., & Torres, A. N. (2018). Insanity findings and evaluation practices: A state-wide review of court-ordered reports. BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES & THE LAW, 36(3), 303-316. doi:10.1002/bsl.2344

Gardner, B. O., Boccaccini, M. T., & Murrie, D. C. (2018). Which PCL-R Scores Best Predict Forensic Clinicians' Opinions of Offender Risk?. CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND BEHAVIOR, 45(9), 1404-1419. doi:10.1177/0093854818789974

Dror, I. E., & Murrie, D. C. (2018). A Hierarchy of Expert Performance Applied to Forensic Psychological Assessments. PSYCHOLOGY PUBLIC POLICY AND LAW, 24(1), 11-23. doi:10.1037/law0000140

2017

Boccaccini, M. T., Rice, A. K., Helmus, L. M., Murrie, D. C., & Harris, P. B. (2017). Field Validity of Static-99/R Scores in a Statewide Sample of 34,687 Convicted Sexual Offenders. PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT, 29(6), 611-623. doi:10.1037/pas0000377

Guarnera, L. A., Murrie, D. C., & Boccaccini, M. T. (n.d.). Why do forensic experts disagree? Sources of unreliability and bias in forensic psychology evaluations.. Translational Issues in Psychological Science, 3(2), 143-152. doi:10.1037/tps0000114

Guarnera, L. A., & Murrie, D. C. (2017). Field Reliability of Competency and Sanity Opinions: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT, 29(6), 795-818. doi:10.1037/pas0000388

Gowensmith, W. N., Murrie, D. C., Boccaccini, M. T., & McNichols, B. J. (2017). Field Reliability Influences Field Validity: Risk Assessments of Individuals Found Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity. PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT, 29(6), 786-794. doi:10.1037/pas0000376

2015

Pisani, A. R., Murrie, D. C., & Silverman, M. M. (2016). Reformulating Suicide Risk Formulation: From Prediction to Prevention. ACADEMIC PSYCHIATRY, 40(4), 623-629. doi:10.1007/s40596-015-0434-6

Boccaccini, M. T., Chevalier, C. S., Murrie, D. C., & Varela, J. G. (2017). Psychopathy Checklist-Revised Use and Reporting Practices in Sexually Violent Predator Evaluations. SEXUAL ABUSE-A JOURNAL OF RESEARCH AND TREATMENT, 29(6), 592-614. doi:10.1177/1079063215612443

Turner, D. B., Boccaccini, M. T., Murrie, D. C., & Harris, P. B. (2015). Jurors Report that Risk Measure Scores Matter in Sexually Violent Predator Trials, but that Other Factors Matter More. BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES & THE LAW, 33(1), 56-73. doi:10.1002/bsl.2154

Murrie, D. C., & Boccaccini, M. T. (2015). Adversarial Allegiance among Expert Witnesses. ANNUAL REVIEW OF LAW AND SOCIAL SCIENCE, VOL 11, 11, 37-55. doi:10.1146/annurev-lawsocsci-120814-121714

2014

Chevalier, C. S., Boccaccini, M. T., Murrie, D. C., & Varela, J. G. (2015). Static-99R Reporting Practices in Sexually Violent Predator Cases: Does Norm Selection Reflect Adversarial Allegiance?. LAW AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR, 39(3), 209-218. doi:10.1037/lhb0000114

Harris, P. B., Boccaccini, M. T., & Murrie, D. C. (2015). Rater Differences in Psychopathy Measure Scoring and Predictive Validity. LAW AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR, 39(4), 321-331. doi:10.1037/lhb0000115

Boccaccini, M. T., Murrie, D. C., & Turner, D. B. (2014). Jurors' Views on the Value and Objectivity of Mental Health Experts Testifying in Sexually Violent Predator Trials. BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES & THE LAW, 32(4), 483-495. doi:10.1002/bsl.2129

Knighton, J. C., Murrie, D. C., Boccaccini, M. T., & Turner, D. B. (2014). How Likely Is "Likely To Reoffend" in Sex Offender Civil Commitment Trials?. LAW AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR, 38(3), 293-304. doi:10.1037/lhb0000079

2013

Varela, J. G., Boccaccini, M. T., Cuervo, V. A., Murrie, D. C., & Clark, J. W. (2014). Same Score, Different Message: Perceptions of Offender Risk Depend on Static-99R Risk Communication Format. LAW AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR, 38(5), 418-427. doi:10.1037/lhb0000073

Boccaccini, M. T., Murrie, D. C., Rufino, K. A., & Gardner, B. O. (2014). Evaluator Differences in Psychopathy Checklist-Revised Factor and Facet Scores. LAW AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR, 38(4), 337-345. doi:10.1037/lhb0000069

Murrie, D. C., Boccaccini, M. T., Guarnera, L. A., & Rufino, K. A. (2013). Are Forensic Experts Biased by the Side That Retained Them?. PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE, 24(10), 1889-1897. doi:10.1177/0956797613481812

Boccaccini, M. T., Rufino, K. A., Jackson, R. L., & Murrie, D. C. (2013). Personality Assessment Inventory Scores as Predictors of Misconduct Among Sex Offenders Civilly Committed as Sexually Violent Predators. PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT, 25(4), 1390-1395. doi:10.1037/a0034048

Varela, J. G., Boccaccini, M. T., Murrie, D. C., Caperton, J. D., & Gonzalez, E. J. (2013). Do the Static-99 and Static-99R Perform Similarly for White, Black, and Latino Sexual Offenders?. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FORENSIC MENTAL HEALTH, 12(4), 231-243. doi:10.1080/14999013.2013.846950

Boccaccini, M. T., Turner, D. B., Murrie, D. C., Henderson, C. E., & Chevalier, C. (2013). Do Scores From Risk Measures Matter to Jurors?. PSYCHOLOGY PUBLIC POLICY AND LAW, 19(2), 259-269. doi:10.1037/a0031354

2012

Hawes, S. W., Boccaccini, M. T., & Murrie, D. C. (2013). Psychopathy and the Combination of Psychopathy and Sexual Deviance as Predictors of Sexual Recidivism: Meta-Analytic Findings Using the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised. PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT, 25(1), 233-243. doi:10.1037/a0030391

Gowensmith, W. N., Murrie, D. C., & Boccaccini, M. T. (2013). How Reliable Are Forensic Evaluations of Legal Sanity?. LAW AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR, 37(2), 98-106. doi:10.1037/lhb0000001

Boccaccini, M. T., Turner, D. B., Murrie, D. C., & Rufino, K. A. (2012). Do PCL-R Scores from State or Defense Experts Best Predict Future Misconduct Among Civilly Committed Sex Offenders?. LAW AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR, 36(3), 159-169. doi:10.1037/h0093949

Rufino, K. A., Boccaccini, M. T., Hawes, S. W., & Murrie, D. C. (2012). When Experts Disagreed, Who Was Correct? A Comparison of PCL-R Scores From Independent Raters and Opposing Forensic Experts. LAW AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR, 36(6), 527-537. doi:10.1037/h0093988

Gowensmith, W. N., Murrie, D. C., & Boccaccini, M. T. (2012). Field Reliability of Competence to Stand Trial Opinions: How Often Do Evaluators Agree, and What Do Judges Decide When Evaluators Disagree?. LAW AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR, 36(2), 130-139. doi:10.1037/h0093958

2011

Boccaccini, M. T., Murrie, D. C., Mercado, C., Quesada, S., Hawes, S., Rice, A. K., & Jeglic, E. L. (2012). IMPLICATIONS OF STATIC-99 FIELD RELIABILITY FINDINGS FOR SCORE USE AND REPORTING. CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND BEHAVIOR, 39(1), 42-58. doi:10.1177/0093854811427131

Murrie, D. C., Boccaccini, M. T., Caperton, J., & Rufino, K. (2012). Field Validity of the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised in Sex Offender Risk Assessment. PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT, 24(2), 524-529. doi:10.1037/a0026015

Miller, A. K., Rufino, K. A., Boccaccini, M. T., Jackson, R. L., & Murrie, D. C. (2011). On Individual Differences in Person Perception: Raters' Personality Traits Relate to Their Psychopathy Checklist-Revised Scoring Tendencies. ASSESSMENT, 18(2), 253-260. doi:10.1177/1073191111402460

Boccaccini, M. T., Turner, D. B., Murrie, D. C., & Rufino, K. A. (n.d.). Do PCL-R scores from state or defense experts best predict future misconduct among civilly committed sex offenders?. Law and Human Behavior. doi:10.1007/s10979-011-9281-5

2010

Murrie, D. C., Henderson, C. E., & Vincent, G. M. (2010). Closer Look Needed at Youths in Adult Facilities Reply. PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES, 61(1), 98-99. Retrieved from https://www.webofscience.com/

Gowensmith, W. N., Murrie, D. C., & Boccaccini, M. T. (n.d.). Field reliability of competence to stand trial opinions: How often do evaluators agree, and what do judges decide when evaluators disagree?. Law and Human Behavior. doi:10.1007/s10979-010-9259-8

Boccaccini, M. T., Murrie, D. C., Hawes, S. W., Simpler, A., & Johnson, J. (2010). Predicting Recidivism With the Personality Assessment Inventory in a Sample of Sex Offenders Screened for Civil Commitment as Sexually Violent Predators. PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT, 22(1), 142-148. doi:10.1037/a0017818