Peer-Reviewed
Gabbert, F. Hope, L., Luther, K., Wright, G., Ng, M., & Oxburgh, G. (2021). Exploring the use of rapport in professional information-gathering contexts by systematically mapping the evidence base. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 35, 329-341. doi:10.1002/acp.3762 [pre-print] [Video Summary of Results] [Supplemental Materials]
Snook, B., Fahmy, W., Fallon, L., Lively, C. J., Luther, K., Messiner, C. M., Barron, T., & House, J. C. (2020). Challenges of a “toolbox” approach to investigative interviewing: A critical analysis of the RCMP’s phased interview model. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law. doi:10.1037/law0000245 [PDF]
McCardle, M. I., Luther, K., & Snook, B. (2020). Examining the administration of youth interrogation rights: A field study of Canadian police practices. Youth Justice. doi:10.1177/1473225420902841 [PDF]
Fahmy, W., Snook, B., Luther, K., & McCardle, M. I. (2019). Unveiling the truth: The effect of Muslim garments and face covering on the perceived credibility of a victim’s court testimony. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 51, 53-60. doi:10.1037/cbs0000116 [PDF]
Eastwood, J. Snook, B., & Luther, K. (2019). Establishing the Most Effective Way to Deliver the Sketch Procedure to Enhance Interviewee Free Recall. Psychology, Crime and Law, 25, 482-493. doi:10.1080/1068316X.2018.1538416 [PDF]
Eastwood, J., Snook, B., & Luther, K. (2018). Measuring the effectiveness of the sketch procedure for recalling details of a live interactive event. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 32, 747-754. doi:10.1002/acp.3454 [PDF]
Ellis, D., Luther, K., Jenkins, R. (2018). Missed medical appointments during shifts to and from Daylight Saving Time. Chronobiology International, 35, 584-588. doi:10.1080/07420528.2017.1417313 [PDF] [Yahoo! News Article]
MacDonald, S., Keeping, Z., Snook, B., & Luther, K. (2017). Do not lie to me or else. The effect of a turncoat warning and rapport building on perceptions of witness interviews. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, 32, 263-277. doi:10.1007/s11896-016-9219-4 [PDF]
Eastwood, J. & Luther, K. (2016). What you should want from your professional: The impact of educational information on people's attitudes toward simple actuarial tools. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 47, 402-412. doi:10.1037/pro0000111 [PDF]
Eastwood, J., Snook, B., Luther, K., & Freedman, S. (2016). Engineering comprehensible youth interrogation rights. New Criminal Law Review, 19, 42–62. doi: 10.1525/nclr.2016.19.1.42 [PDF]
Luther, K. & Snook, B. (2016). Putting the Mr. Big technique back on trial: A re-examination of probative value and abuse of process through a scientific lens. Journal of Forensic Practice, 18, 131-142. doi:10.1108/JFP-01-2015-0004 [PDF]
Snook, B., Luther K., Eastwood, J., Collins, R., & Evans, S. (2016). Advancing legal literacy: The effect of listenability on the comprehension of interrogation rights. Legal and Criminological Psychology, 21, 174-188. doi:10.1111/lcrp.12053 [PDF]
Eastwood, J., Snook, B., & Luther, K. (2015). Measuring the reading complexity and oral comprehension of Canadian youth waiver forms. Crime and Delinquency, 61, 798-828. doi:10.1177/0011128712453689 [PDF]
Luther, K., Snook, B., MacDonald, S., Barron, T. (2015). Securing the admissibility of witness statements: An estimation of the complexity and comprehension of Canadian "KGB Warnings". Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, 30, 166-175. doi:10.1007/s11896-014-9147-0 [PDF]
Eastwood, J., Snook, B., & Luther, K. (2014). On the need to ensure better comprehension of interrogation rights. Canadian Criminal Law Review, 18, 171-181. [PDF]
Freedman, S., Eastwood, J., Snook, B., & Luther, K. (2014). Safeguarding youth interrogation rights: The effect of grade level and reading complexity of youth waiver forms on the comprehension of legal rights. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 28, 427.431. doi:10.1002/acp.3001. [PDF]
Luther, K., Snook, B., Barron, T., & Lamb, M. E. (2014). Child interviewing practices in Canada: A box score from field observations. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, 30, 204-212. doi:10.1007/s11896-014-9149-y. [PDF] | [National Post News Article]
Luther, K., Snook, B., & Luther, E. (2014). Mesure de la complexité de lecture des formulaires de déclaration et renonciation aux droits pour adolescents québécois. Revue canadienne de criminologie et de justice pénale, 56, 623-636. doi:10.3138/cjccj.2013.F03 [PDF]
Eastwood, J., Snook, B., & Luther, K. (2012). What people want from their professionals: Attitudes toward decision making strategies. Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, 25, 458-468. doi:10.1002/bdm.741 [PDF]
Snook, B., Luther, K., Quinlan, H., & Milne, R. (2012). Let 'em talk! A field study of police questioning practices of suspects and accused persons. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 39, 1328-1339. doi:10.1177/0093854812449216 [PDF]
Snook, B., Luther, K., House, J. C., Bennell, C., & Taylor, P. J. (2012). Violent crime linkage analysis system: A test of inter-rater reliability. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 39, 607-619. doi:10.1177/0093854811435208 [PDF] [CJB Interview]
Snook, B., Fahmy, W., Fallon, L., Lively, C. J., Luther, K., Messiner, C. M., Barron, T., & House, J. C. (2020). Challenges of a “toolbox” approach to investigative interviewing: A critical analysis of the RCMP’s phased interview model. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law. doi:10.1037/law0000245 [PDF]
McCardle, M. I., Luther, K., & Snook, B. (2020). Examining the administration of youth interrogation rights: A field study of Canadian police practices. Youth Justice. doi:10.1177/1473225420902841 [PDF]
Fahmy, W., Snook, B., Luther, K., & McCardle, M. I. (2019). Unveiling the truth: The effect of Muslim garments and face covering on the perceived credibility of a victim’s court testimony. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 51, 53-60. doi:10.1037/cbs0000116 [PDF]
Eastwood, J. Snook, B., & Luther, K. (2019). Establishing the Most Effective Way to Deliver the Sketch Procedure to Enhance Interviewee Free Recall. Psychology, Crime and Law, 25, 482-493. doi:10.1080/1068316X.2018.1538416 [PDF]
Eastwood, J., Snook, B., & Luther, K. (2018). Measuring the effectiveness of the sketch procedure for recalling details of a live interactive event. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 32, 747-754. doi:10.1002/acp.3454 [PDF]
Ellis, D., Luther, K., Jenkins, R. (2018). Missed medical appointments during shifts to and from Daylight Saving Time. Chronobiology International, 35, 584-588. doi:10.1080/07420528.2017.1417313 [PDF] [Yahoo! News Article]
MacDonald, S., Keeping, Z., Snook, B., & Luther, K. (2017). Do not lie to me or else. The effect of a turncoat warning and rapport building on perceptions of witness interviews. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, 32, 263-277. doi:10.1007/s11896-016-9219-4 [PDF]
Eastwood, J. & Luther, K. (2016). What you should want from your professional: The impact of educational information on people's attitudes toward simple actuarial tools. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 47, 402-412. doi:10.1037/pro0000111 [PDF]
Eastwood, J., Snook, B., Luther, K., & Freedman, S. (2016). Engineering comprehensible youth interrogation rights. New Criminal Law Review, 19, 42–62. doi: 10.1525/nclr.2016.19.1.42 [PDF]
Luther, K. & Snook, B. (2016). Putting the Mr. Big technique back on trial: A re-examination of probative value and abuse of process through a scientific lens. Journal of Forensic Practice, 18, 131-142. doi:10.1108/JFP-01-2015-0004 [PDF]
Snook, B., Luther K., Eastwood, J., Collins, R., & Evans, S. (2016). Advancing legal literacy: The effect of listenability on the comprehension of interrogation rights. Legal and Criminological Psychology, 21, 174-188. doi:10.1111/lcrp.12053 [PDF]
Eastwood, J., Snook, B., & Luther, K. (2015). Measuring the reading complexity and oral comprehension of Canadian youth waiver forms. Crime and Delinquency, 61, 798-828. doi:10.1177/0011128712453689 [PDF]
Luther, K., Snook, B., MacDonald, S., Barron, T. (2015). Securing the admissibility of witness statements: An estimation of the complexity and comprehension of Canadian "KGB Warnings". Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, 30, 166-175. doi:10.1007/s11896-014-9147-0 [PDF]
Eastwood, J., Snook, B., & Luther, K. (2014). On the need to ensure better comprehension of interrogation rights. Canadian Criminal Law Review, 18, 171-181. [PDF]
Freedman, S., Eastwood, J., Snook, B., & Luther, K. (2014). Safeguarding youth interrogation rights: The effect of grade level and reading complexity of youth waiver forms on the comprehension of legal rights. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 28, 427.431. doi:10.1002/acp.3001. [PDF]
Luther, K., Snook, B., Barron, T., & Lamb, M. E. (2014). Child interviewing practices in Canada: A box score from field observations. Journal of Police and Criminal Psychology, 30, 204-212. doi:10.1007/s11896-014-9149-y. [PDF] | [National Post News Article]
Luther, K., Snook, B., & Luther, E. (2014). Mesure de la complexité de lecture des formulaires de déclaration et renonciation aux droits pour adolescents québécois. Revue canadienne de criminologie et de justice pénale, 56, 623-636. doi:10.3138/cjccj.2013.F03 [PDF]
Eastwood, J., Snook, B., & Luther, K. (2012). What people want from their professionals: Attitudes toward decision making strategies. Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, 25, 458-468. doi:10.1002/bdm.741 [PDF]
Snook, B., Luther, K., Quinlan, H., & Milne, R. (2012). Let 'em talk! A field study of police questioning practices of suspects and accused persons. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 39, 1328-1339. doi:10.1177/0093854812449216 [PDF]
- Reprinted in Bartol, C. R., & Bartol, A. M. (2015). Current perspectives in forensic psychology and criminal behavior (Fourth Edition). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage
Snook, B., Luther, K., House, J. C., Bennell, C., & Taylor, P. J. (2012). Violent crime linkage analysis system: A test of inter-rater reliability. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 39, 607-619. doi:10.1177/0093854811435208 [PDF] [CJB Interview]
Book Chapters
Snook, B., Luther, K., & Barron, T. (forthcoming). Interviewing suspects in Canada. In D. Walsh, G. Oxburgh, A. Redlich, & Myklebust (Eds.), Contemporary developments and practices in investigative interviewing and interrogation: An International perspective. Oxford: Routledge Press
Snook, B., Luther, K., & MacDonald, S. (forthcoming). Linking crimes with spatial behaviour: A need to tackle some remaining methodological concerns. In C. Bennell & J. Woodhams (Eds.), Crime linkage: Theory, research, and practice. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.
Snook, B., Luther, K., & MacDonald, S. (forthcoming). Linking crimes with spatial behaviour: A need to tackle some remaining methodological concerns. In C. Bennell & J. Woodhams (Eds.), Crime linkage: Theory, research, and practice. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press.
Presentations (Selected)
Luther, K., Keeping, Z., & Snook, B. (2019). The effect of social influence tactics on recall performance. Invited presentation for the symposium on Rapport-Based Interviewing, American Psychology-Law Society Annual Conference, Portland, OR.
Luther, K., Eastwood, J., & Snook, B. (2018, July). Measuring the effectiveness of the sketch procedure for recalling details of a live interactive event. Paper presented at the 11th International Investigative Interviewing Group (iIIRG) Annual Conference, Porto, Portugal.
Luther, K., Keeping, Z., & Snook, B. (2018, July). Nudging eyewitnesses: The effect of social influence tactics on recall performance. Paper presented at the CREST international conference on Behavioural and Social Sciences in Security, Lancaster, UK.
Luther, K., Snook, B., & Eastwood, J. (2017, May). Visual learning: The effect of sketching on recall of a witness' account. Paper presented at the European Association of Psychology and Law Conference, Mechelen, Belgium.
Luther, K., Snook, B., & Eastwood, J. (2017, April). Enhancing investigative interview practices through a modified cognitive interview. Paper presented at the 2017 Forensic Psychology in Canada Conference, Ottawa, ON.
Luther, K., Eastwood, J., Freedman, S., & Snook, B. (2015, June). Safeguarding youth interrogation rights: Improving the comprehensibility of police youth waiver forms. Paper presented at the North American Correctional and Criminal Justice Psychology Conference, Ottawa, Canada.
Luther, K., Eastwood, J., Freedman, S., & Snook, B. (2015, June). Safeguarding youth interrogation rights: Improving the comprehensibility of police youth waiver forms. Paper presented at the North American Correctional and Criminal Justice Psychology Conference, Ottawa, Canada.
Luther, K., Snook, B., MacDonald, S., Barron, T., & Keeping, Z. (2014, June). Securing the Admissibility of Witness Statements: An Examination of the Canadian Police KGB Warning. Talk presented at the 7th International Investigative Interviewing Group (iIIRG) Annual Conference, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Luther, K., Eastwood, J., & Snook, B. (2012, March). Measuring the Reading Complexity and Oral Comprehension of Canadian Youth Waiver Forms. Poster presented at the Annual Conference of the American Psychology-Law Society, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Luther, K., Snook, B., House, J., Bennell, C., & Taylor, P. (2011, June). Violent Crime Linkage Analysis System: A Test of Inter-Rater Reliability. Poster presented at the Canadian Psychology Association Conference, Toronto, Canada.
Luther, K., Eastwood, J., & Snook, B. (2018, July). Measuring the effectiveness of the sketch procedure for recalling details of a live interactive event. Paper presented at the 11th International Investigative Interviewing Group (iIIRG) Annual Conference, Porto, Portugal.
Luther, K., Keeping, Z., & Snook, B. (2018, July). Nudging eyewitnesses: The effect of social influence tactics on recall performance. Paper presented at the CREST international conference on Behavioural and Social Sciences in Security, Lancaster, UK.
Luther, K., Snook, B., & Eastwood, J. (2017, May). Visual learning: The effect of sketching on recall of a witness' account. Paper presented at the European Association of Psychology and Law Conference, Mechelen, Belgium.
Luther, K., Snook, B., & Eastwood, J. (2017, April). Enhancing investigative interview practices through a modified cognitive interview. Paper presented at the 2017 Forensic Psychology in Canada Conference, Ottawa, ON.
Luther, K., Eastwood, J., Freedman, S., & Snook, B. (2015, June). Safeguarding youth interrogation rights: Improving the comprehensibility of police youth waiver forms. Paper presented at the North American Correctional and Criminal Justice Psychology Conference, Ottawa, Canada.
Luther, K., Eastwood, J., Freedman, S., & Snook, B. (2015, June). Safeguarding youth interrogation rights: Improving the comprehensibility of police youth waiver forms. Paper presented at the North American Correctional and Criminal Justice Psychology Conference, Ottawa, Canada.
Luther, K., Snook, B., MacDonald, S., Barron, T., & Keeping, Z. (2014, June). Securing the Admissibility of Witness Statements: An Examination of the Canadian Police KGB Warning. Talk presented at the 7th International Investigative Interviewing Group (iIIRG) Annual Conference, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Luther, K., Eastwood, J., & Snook, B. (2012, March). Measuring the Reading Complexity and Oral Comprehension of Canadian Youth Waiver Forms. Poster presented at the Annual Conference of the American Psychology-Law Society, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Luther, K., Snook, B., House, J., Bennell, C., & Taylor, P. (2011, June). Violent Crime Linkage Analysis System: A Test of Inter-Rater Reliability. Poster presented at the Canadian Psychology Association Conference, Toronto, Canada.
Other Contributions
Luther, K., Snook, B., & Moore, T. E. (2018). Lingering problems with the Mr Big Technique. Crest Security Review, 8, 22-25. Available here: https://crestresearch.ac.uk/csr/#CSR8
Luther, K., & Snook, B. (2015). Be careful what you ask for…you just might get it! The risk of creating false memories. Blue Line Magazine, April.
Snook, B., & Luther, K. (2015). The YCJA paradox: The case of youth interrogation rights. The Lawyers Weekly, 35, 16-18.
Snook, B., Luther, K., & Lilenfeld, S. O. (2012, August/September). Distinguishing between scientific and pseudoscientific practices investigative practices. Blue Line.
Luther, K., & Snook, B. (2012). Book Review [Review of the book Police Interrogations and False Confessions: Current Research, Practice, and Policy Recommendations. G. D. Lassiter and C. A. Meissner (Eds.). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2010. 249 pp. ISBN 1433807432]. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 39, 679-680. [PDF]
Snook, B., Bennell, C., Taylor, P. J., House, J. C., MacDonald, S., & Luther, K. (2012, April). Questioning the assumptions: A critique of the Violent Crime Linkage Analysis System (ViCLAS). Blue Line, 24, 14-16. [PDF]
Luther, K., & Snook, B. (2015). Be careful what you ask for…you just might get it! The risk of creating false memories. Blue Line Magazine, April.
Snook, B., & Luther, K. (2015). The YCJA paradox: The case of youth interrogation rights. The Lawyers Weekly, 35, 16-18.
Snook, B., Luther, K., & Lilenfeld, S. O. (2012, August/September). Distinguishing between scientific and pseudoscientific practices investigative practices. Blue Line.
Luther, K., & Snook, B. (2012). Book Review [Review of the book Police Interrogations and False Confessions: Current Research, Practice, and Policy Recommendations. G. D. Lassiter and C. A. Meissner (Eds.). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2010. 249 pp. ISBN 1433807432]. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 39, 679-680. [PDF]
Snook, B., Bennell, C., Taylor, P. J., House, J. C., MacDonald, S., & Luther, K. (2012, April). Questioning the assumptions: A critique of the Violent Crime Linkage Analysis System (ViCLAS). Blue Line, 24, 14-16. [PDF]