Forensic and Legal Psychology (Canadian Edition),9781464149016

Forensic and Legal Psychology (Canadian Edition)

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ISBN13: 9781464149016
ISBN10: 1464149011
Format: Nonspecific Binding
Pub. Date: 2014-01-01
Publisher(s): Worth Publishers
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Summary

Written in a clear, student-friendly style, Forensic and Legal Psychology is designed for both psychology and law and forensic psychology classes. The book emphasizes clinical, cognitive, developmental, and social psychology research, and makes extensive use of real cases and trials, engaging students with the relevance of research findings.

Table of Contents

1. Psychology and the Law: A Cautious Alliance

2. Interrogations and Confessions

3. Lie Detection

4. Criminal Profiling

5. Eyewitness Identification and Testimony

6. Interviewing Children and Memories of Sexual Abuse

7. Jury Selection

8. Juries and Judges as Decision Makers

9. Fitness to Stand Trial and Criminal Responsibility

10. Predicting Violent Behaviour and Risk Assessment

11. Corrections: Sentencing, Imprisonment, and Alternatives

12. Battered Women Syndrome and Syndrome Evidence

13. Role of Psychology in the Civil Area: Child Custody Disputes, Parental Competence, Workplace Law

14. Concluding Chapter

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