Research Catalog

Title

The psychology of law : integrations and applications / Irwin A. Horowitz, Thomas E. Willging.

Author

Horowitz, Irwin A.

Publication

New York : Longman, c1998.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Willging, Thomas E.
• Bordens, Kenneth S.

Description

xix, 412 p. : ill.; 24 cm.

Summary

The Psychology of Law presents a balanced, realistic view of the interconnections between the disciplines of law and psychology. The focus of this book is the trial, both criminal and civil. The authors bring to this focus the very latest research and theory from the social psychology, cognitive psychology, forensic psychology, and law.

Subject

• Law > Psychological aspects
• Forensic psychology
• Judicial process > United States

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 362-395) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

pt. 1. Psychology and Law: Methods, Assumptions, and Procedures. Ch. 1. Introduction. Ch. 2. The Role of Procedure in the Legal System -- pt. 2. The Legal Process: Actors in the Legal System. Ch. 3. Victims, Defendants, and Judges. Ch. 4. Actors in the Criminal Justice System: Police and Lawyers -- pt. 3. The Trial. Ch. 5. Pretrial Issues. Ch. 6. The Trial: Selection of a Jury, Opening Acts, and Rules of Evidence. Ch. 7. The Eyewitnesses. Ch. 8. The Child Witness and Expert Testimony. Ch. 9. The Presentation of Scientific Evidence. Ch. 10. The Jury's Decision. Ch. 11. Judges, Juries, and Justice -- pt. 4. Use of Social Science in the Legal System. Ch. 12. A Case Study: Social Science and the Death Penalty.

ISBN

0321006003 (pbk.)

LCCN

^^^97037879^

OCLC

• 37546852
• SCSB-10264945

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library