Psychology and Law: The State of the Discipline

Psychology and Law: The State of the Discipline
ISBN-10
1461548918
ISBN-13
9781461548911
Series
Psychology and Law
Category
Psychology
Pages
459
Language
English
Published
2012-12-06
Publisher
Springer Science & Business Media
Authors
James R.P. Ogloff, Ronald Roesch, Stephen D. Hart

Description

As law is instituted by society to serve society, there can be no question that psychology plays an important and inevitable role in the legal process, clarifying or complicating legal issues. In this enlightening text, Roesch, Hart, Ogloff, and the contributors review all the key areas of the use of psychological expertise in civil, criminal, and family law. An impressive selection of academic scholars and legal professionals discusses the contributions that psychology brings to the legal arena. Topics examined in this insightful text include: juries and the current empirical literature witnesses and the validity of reports preventing mistaken convictions in eyewitness identification trials forensic assessment and treatment predicting violence in mentally and personality disordered individuals employment and discrimination new `best interests' standards for children in courts education and training in psychology and law, and ethical and legal contours of forensic psychology. The volume also features a noteworthy appendix on specialty guidelines for forensic psychologists. Psychology and Law collects a range of expert testimony in its thorough examination of the legal process, affording readers a unique survey of contemporary knowledge.

Get the book

Amazon.com
Amazon.com
Search the book
eBay.com
eBay.com
Search the book

Other editions

Similar books

  • Psychology and Law: An Empirical Perspective
    Psychology and Law: An Empirical Perspective
    By Neil Brewer, Kipling D. Williams

    This volume analyzes the processes involved in such tasks as interviewing witnesses, detecting deception, and eliciting eyewitness reports and identification from adults and children.

  • Psychology and Law: A Critical Introduction
    Psychology and Law: A Critical Introduction
    By Andreas Kapardis

    This book is the authoritative work for students and professionals in psychology and law.

  • The Psychology of Law: Human Behavior, Legal Institutions, and Law
    The Psychology of Law: Human Behavior, Legal Institutions, and Law
    By Daniel A. Krauss, Bruce Dennis Sales

    Much legal research undertaken by psychologists has had a minimal impact upon law and public policy in the United States. This book diagnoses and offers a blueprint for correcting this fundamental problem.

  • Psychology and Law: Research and Practice
    Psychology and Law: Research and Practice
    By Curt R. Bartol, Anne M. Bartol

    . . . The text incorporates contemporary cases and information and maintains a good balance between the important issues in psychology and law.” —Barbara Abbott, New England College

  • The Roots of Modern Psychology and Law: A Narrative History
    The Roots of Modern Psychology and Law: A Narrative History
    By Thomas Grisso, Stanley L. Brodsky

    ... psychology: The trial process. (pp. 387–411). New York: Plenum. Diamond, S. S. (1983). Order in the court: Consistency in criminal court decisions. In C. T. Scheirer & B. L. Hammonds, (Eds.), The master lecture series: Vol. 2. Psychology ...

  • Handbook of Psychology and Law
    Handbook of Psychology and Law
    By William S. Laufer, Dorothy K. Kagehiro

    Its strengths and weaknesses, excitements and disappointments, are aII captured in the collection of chapters published in this first Handbook of Psychology and Law.

  • Forensic Psychology and Law
    Forensic Psychology and Law
    By Ronald Roesch, Patricia A. Zapf, Stephen D. Hart

    Henderson, C. R., Swanson, J. W., Szmukler, G., Thornicroft, G., & Zinkler, M. (2008). A typology of advance statements in mental health care. Psychiatric Services, 59, 63–71. Høyer, G. (2008). Involuntary hospitalization in ...

  • Psychology Applied to Law
    Psychology Applied to Law
    By Mark Costanzo

    PSYCHOLOGY APPLIED TO LAW is a friendly, engaging introduction to the exciting field of psychology and law. Drawing on research in social, cognitive, clinical, and developmental psychology, the author shows...

  • Advances in Psychology and Law: Volume 4
    Advances in Psychology and Law: Volume 4
    By Brian H. Bornstein, Monica K. Miller

    This newest volume in the Advances in Psychology and Law series offers a review of topics critical for forensic practitioners.

  • Taking Psychology and Law into the Twenty-First Century
    Taking Psychology and Law into the Twenty-First Century
    By James R.P. Ogloff

    Eyewitness accounts of females and males. Journal of Applied Psychology, 64, 339–347. Pozzulo, J. D., & Lindsay, R. C. L. (1998). Identification accuracy of children versus adults: A meta-analysis. Law and Human Behavior, 22, 549–570.