SPCP 2025 in Anaheim California was a wonderful event! It was a great opportunity for participants to share ideas with colleagues who have overlapping interests. The conference featured 55 presentations, 8 professional posters and 17 student posters.  We are pleased to announce the following awards:

C. Edward Shaffer Award for Best Research Presentation
This award is given to the research presentation that best represents the spirit of Ed Shaffer, who had a solid commitment to research.

Stacy Cecchet for “AI-Assisted Exploitation: Understanding Offender Behavior and Victim Risk in a New Era of Child Sexual Exploitation”

Chris Hatcher New Vision Award
This award is given to the presentation that best demonstrates thinking that would advance the field of police and criminal psychology.

Larry James & Amanda Higgs for “Psychological Profiles of Domestic Terrorists”

Wilson Kimbrough Award for Scholarly Work in Psychology and Criminal Justice with an Applied Focus
This award is given to the presentation that has the best applied approach to a “real-world” problem.

Matthew Rensi for “State of the Union: PTSD Treatment for Law Enforcement Officers”

Davis Award for Best Psychometrics-Related Research Talk
This award is given to the presentation exhibiting the best research incorporating sophisticated use of statistics and psychometrics.

Mike Hou for “A Multi-Goal, Multi-Action, Cognitive-Affective (MMCA) Model for Understanding Gatekeepers’ Intention to Report Deviant Close-Others”

Jim Turner Mentorship Award
This award is given to the Society member who has exhibited a high level of mentoring students in furtherance of police and criminal psychology.

Alicia McLean

Eileen Gupton Best Professional Poster Award
This award is given in recognition of a high-quality poster displayed by a non-student.

William Foreman for “An In-Prison Psychotherapy Program that Greatly Reduces Recidivism”

Michael Serafino Award for Best Student Poster
This award commemorates Michael F. Serafino. Michael was born on November 19, 1968. He died on July 21, 1992, at the age of 23 while he was a graduate student in criminal justice studies at New Mexico State University. He was a student member of the Society of Police and Criminal Psychology who attended the conference in 1991, where he made a positive impression on Society members. At the time of his death, Michael had been preparing a paper for presentation at the Society’s 1992 conference. In 1994 the Society inaugurated the Michael F. Serafino Best Student Poster competition in honor of Michael. His parents, Gerry and Ann Serafino, who fund the award, have been members of the Society since 1984 and remain supporters of SPCP to this day.

Amy Smith for “Professional Perceptions and Interpretations of Postpartum Mental Illness in Maternal Filicide Cases”

Aumiller People’s Choice Award
This award is given to the presentation that is most popular among audience members for being visually appealing, engaging, and creative.

Pietro D’Ingillo & Geoffrey Deedrick for “The R.O.A.R. Field Response Model: A Roadmap to Crisis Stabilization, Field Dynamics, and Decision Making”