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Psychology and law : a critical introduction /

This book provides a comprehensive, up-to-date discussion of contemporary debates at the interface between psychology and criminal law. International in its scope and broad-ranging in its research, this book is the authoritative work on psycho-legal enquiry for students and professionals in psycholo...

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Main Author: Kapardis, Andreas.
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
Edition: 2nd ed.
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Related Items: Print version:: Psychology and law.
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half-title; Dedication; Title; Copyright; Contents; Case studies; Acknowledgements; Foreword; 1 Psycholegal Research: An Introduction; 2 Eyewitnesses: Key Issues and Event Characteristics; 3 Eyewitnesses: The Perpetrator and Interviewing; 4 Children as Witnesses; 5 The Jury; 6 Sentencing as a Human Process; 7 The Psychologists as Expert Witnesses; 8 Persuasion in the Courtroom; 9 Detecting Deception; 10 Witness Recognition Procedures; 11 Psychology and the Police; 12 Conclusions; Notes; References; Author index; Subject index.