Research Catalog

Title

Psychology and law : a critical introduction / Andreas Kapardis.

Author

Kapardis, Andreas

Publication

Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2003.

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Details

Description

x, 429 pages; 26 cm

Summary

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

Subject

• Law > Psychological aspects
• Forensic psychology
• Insanity (Law)
• Psychology
• Jurisprudence
• Droit > Aspect psychologique
• Psychologie légale
• Aliénation mentale
• Psychologie
• psychology
• insanity
• 86.07 psychology of law
• Rechtspsychologie
• Recht
• Psychologische aspecten
• Gerechtelijke psychologie
• Psychologie du droit
• Psychologie légale
• Aliénation mentale > Droit

Genre/Form

Electronic books.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-407) and indexes.

Contents

• [ch.] 1. Psycholegal research : an introduction -- Introduction : development of the psycholegal field -- 1. Bridging the gap between psychology and law : why it has taken so long -- 2. Remaining difficulties -- 3. Grounds for optimism -- 4. Psychology and law in Australia -- 5. Conclusions -- 6. The book's structure, focus and aim -- [ch.] 2. Eyewitnesses : key issues and event characteristics -- Introduction -- 1. Legal aspects of eyewitness testimony -- 2. Characteristics of human attention, perception and memory -- 3. Eyewitness testimony research : methodological considerations -- 4. Variables in the study of eyewitness memory -- 5. Variables that impact on eyewitness' testimony accuracy -- 6. Conclusions -- Revision questions -- [ch.] 3. Eyewitnesses : the perpetrator and interviewing -- Introduction -- 1. Witness characteristics -- 2. Perpetrator variables -- 3. Interrogational variables -- 4. Misinformation due to source monitoring error -- 5. Repressed or false-memory syndrome? -- 6. Interviewing eyewitnesses effectively -- 7. Conclusions -- Revision questions -- [ch.] 4. Children as witnesses -- Introduction -- 1. Legal aspects of children as witnesses -- 2. Evaluations of the 'live link'/closed-circuit television -- 3. Child witnesses and popular beliefs about them -- 4. Children's remembering ability -- 5. Deception in children -- 6. Factors that impact on children's testimony -- 7. Enhancing children's testimony -- 8. Interviewing children in sexual abuse cases -- 9. Anatomical dolls and interviewing children -- 10. Conclusions -- Revision questions -- [ch.] 5. The jury -- Introduction -- 1. A jury of twelve : historical background -- 2. The notion of an impartial and fair jury : a critical appraisal -- 3. Methods for studying juries/jurors -- 4. What do we know about juries? -- 5. Defendant characteristics -- 6. Victim/plaintiff characteristics -- 7. Interaction of defendant and victim characteristics -- 8. Hung juries -- 9. Models of jury-decision making -- 10. Reforming the jury to remedy some of its problems -- 11. Alternatives to trial by jury -- 12. Conclusions -- Revision questions.
• [ch.] 6. Sentencing as a human process -- Introduction -- 1. Disparities in sentencing -- 2. Studying variations in sentencing -- 3. Some extra-legal factors that influence sentences -- 4. Models of judicial decision-making -- 5. Conclusions -- Revision questions -- [ch.] 7. The psychologist as expert witness -- Introduction -- 1. Five rules for admitting expert evidence -- 2. United States -- 3. England and Wales -- 4. Australia, New Zealand and Canada -- 5. The impact of expert testimony by psychologists -- 6. Appearing as expert witnesses -- 7. Conclusions -- Revision questions -- [ch.] 8. Persuasion in the courtroom -- Introduction -- 1. Defining advocacy -- 2. Qualities of an advocate : lawyers writing about lawyers -- 3. Effective advocacy : some practical advice by lawyers -- 4. Effective advocacy in the courtroom : empirical psychologists' contribution -- 5. Conclusions -- Revision questions -- [ch.] 9. Detecting deception -- Introduction -- 1. Paper-and-pencil tests -- 2. The social psychological approach -- 3. Physiological and neurological correlates of deception -- 4. Brainwaves as indicators of deceitful communication -- 5. Stylometry -- 6. Statement reality/validity analysis (SVA) -- 7. Reality monitoring -- 8. Scientific content analysis -- 9. Conclusions -- Revision questions -- [ch.] 10. Witness recognition procedures -- Introduction -- 1. Person identification from photographs -- 2. Show-ups/witness confrontations -- 3. Group identification -- 4. Line-ups -- 5. Voice identification -- 6. Conclusions -- Revision questions -- [ch.] 11. Psychology and the police -- Introduction -- 1. Selection -- 2. Predicting success within the force -- 3. Encounters with the public -- 4. Stress -- 5. Questioning suspects -- 6. False confessions -- 7. Conclusions -- [ch.] 12. Conclusions.

ISBN

• 052182530X
• 9780521825306
• 0521531616
• 9780521531610
• 9786610955923
• 6610955921

LCCN

2002035087

OCLC

• 50756049
• SCSB-10076438

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library