Allison Redlich is a Professor in the Department of Criminology, Law and Society at George Mason University. She is immediate past President of the American Psychology-Law Society, Division 41 of the American Psychological Association. She received her Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from the University of California, Davis in 1999. Professor Redlich is an internationally recognized expert on police interrogations and false confessions, particularly with vulnerable populations such as persons with mental illness and juveniles. Professor Redlich also has an active program of research on true and false guilty pleas, and has conducted research on mental health courts and other forms of criminal justice diversion. She publishes extensively and is the author/editor of six books. Professor Redlich currently serves as the Graduate Program Director for Criminology, Law and Society at George Mason University, and she is active in the American Psychological Association, including serving on the Executive Committees of the American Psychology-Law Society and the Society for Child and Family Practice and Policy, and as a member of the Committee on Legal Issues.