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Written by two authors who have successfully reached and enlightened thousands of undergraduate and graduate students in criminal justice and psychology, Psychology and Law presents the key legal principles and psychological guidelines and research that impact criminal law in the United States. Supported by numerous examples from the proceedings in well-known criminal cases, photos, focusing on key court cases in special interest boxes, the book is readable and contemporary for today's students.
Contents
Chapter 1Psychology and Law: Three ApproachesWays of Knowing and the Methods of ScienceCourts and the Method of SciencePsychology and the Law: A Challenging AllianceDefining and Classifying LawPsychology and Law: Some DifferencesChapter 2: Psychology and the Courts: An OverviewOrganization of the CourtsThe Judicial ProcessThe Psychologist as an Expert WitnessChapter 3: The Investigative ProcessLegal BackgroundDetection of DeceptionForensic InterrogationThe Psychology of False ConfessionsThe PolygraphChapter 4: Competencies and Criminal ResponsibilityCompetency to Stand TrialInsanitySpecial Conditions and Unique DefensesChapter 5: Eyewitness EvidenceHuman Perception and MemoryEstimator and System VariablesEyewitness Estimator VariablesSystem Variables in Eyewitness TestimonyChildren as WitnessesElderly WitnessesPretrial Identification MethodsChapter 6: The Trial JuryOverview of the JuryJury ResearchJury SelectionJury Size and Decision RuleJury InstructionsDeath SentencingThe Death Qualification ProcessDeath Qualified ExcludablesClinical and Statistical Prediction in Capital CasesCapital Sentencing InstructionsJury NullificationChapter 7: Jury and Judicial Decision MakingThe Jury Decision Making ProcessJudicial Decision MakingChapter 8: Controversial Psychological Topics in The CourtroomOverview of ProfilingCriminal Scene ProfilingThe CSI Effect: Fact or Fiction?Paths to Admission of EvidenceStandards for Admission of Profiling TestimonyProfiling as Expert EvidenceThe Psychological AutopsyForensic HypothesisChapter 9: Psychology and the Family CourtThe Modern Family CourtChanges in Family Court in Recent YearsDivorce and Child Custody Psychological Effects of Divorce and Custodial ArrangementsRoles of Mental Health Profession in Child Custody MattersAlternate Dispute Resolution (ADR)Contemporary Special Issues in Custody Decision MakingChapter 10: Involuntary Civil CommitmentA Brief HistoryModern Commitment StatutesCivil Commitment ProceedingsDuty to Warn and/or ProtectResearch on DangerousnessInvoluntary Outpatient CommitmentsVoluntary CommitmentsInformed Consent and the Right to Refuse TreatmentCivil Commitment of Sex OffendersChapter 11: Psychology of Civil LitigationCivil CapacitiesEnd of Life IssuesPsychology in the Employment SphereWrongful Death and Personal Injury SuitsPsychology in the Educational SphereChapter 12: Psychological Assessement and the LawForensic Classifications of Assessment and TestingClinical Measures and Assessment TechniquesForensically Relevant Instruments Forensic Assessment InstrumentsForensic Evaluations in Delinquency Cases
