Psychology and Law: An Empirical Perspective - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 1593851227 ISBN 13: 9781593851224

Casa editrice: Guilford Press, 2005

Riassunto

From the initial investigation of a crime to the sentencing of an offender, many everyday practices within the criminal justice system involve complex psychological processes. This volume analyzes the processes involved in such tasks as interviewing witnesses, detecting deception, and eliciting eyewitness reports and identification from adults and children. Factors that influence decision making by jurors and judges are examined as well. Throughout, findings from experimental research are translated into clear recommendations for improving the quality of evidence and the fairness of investigative and legal proceedings. The book also addresses salient methodological questions and identifies key directions for future investigation.

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L'autore:

Neil Brewer, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at Flinders University in South Australia, where he teaches an upper-level undergraduate course on experimental psychology and law. The research programs in his laboratory span both cognitive and social psychology, focusing on issues such as confidence-accuracy and decision time-accuracy relationships in eyewitness identification, identification decision processes, eyewitness recall, eyewitness confidence effects on juror judgments, and improving comprehension of judicial instructions. Dr. Brewer's recent publications include articles in Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Law and Human Behavior, and Applied Cognitive Psychology. He is a current member of the editorial boards of Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied and Legal and Criminological Psychology.

Kipling D. Williams, PhD, is Professor of Psychological Sciences at Purdue University. He is an experimental social psychologist and teaches undergraduate courses on psychology and law. Dr. Williams has conducted research on various topics focusing on psychology and law, including the biasing effects of judges' instructions, eyewitness accuracy and testimony, stealing thunder as a courtroom tactic, homonymic priming, and the effects of crime heinousness on lowering thresholds of beyond a reasonable doubt. He has also conducted research on social loafing and, more recently, on ostracism. His recent publications include articles in Science,  Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, and Law and Human Behavior. He is also author of Ostracism: The Power of Silence and coeditor of several social psychology books, including The Social Outcast: Ostracism, Social Exclusion, Rejection, and Bullying.

 

 

 

Contenuti:

Brewer, Williams, Semmler, Psychology and Law Research: An Overview. Powell, Fisher, Wright, Investigative Interviewing. Granhag, Vrij, Detecting Deception. Pansky, Koriat, Goldsmith, Eyewitness Recall and Testimony. Dickinson, Poole, Laimon, Children's Recall and Testimony. Brewer, Weber, Semmler, Eyewitness Identification. Gerrie, Garry, Loftus, False Memories. Studebaker, Penrod, Pre-trial Publicity and its Influence on Juror Decision Making. Williams, Jones, Trial Strategy and Tactics. Kerr, Bray, Simulation, Realism, and the Study of the Jury. Levett, Danielsen, Bull Kovera, Cutler, The Psychology of Jury and Juror Decision-making. Ogloff, Gordon Rose, The Comprehension of Judicial Instructions. Goodman-Delahunty, ForsterLee, Lee, Dealing with the Guilty Offender.  Wells, Helping Experimental Psychology Affect Legal Policy.

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• Editore: Guilford Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1593851227
• ISBN 13: 9781593851224
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 516
• Redattore: Brewer Neil, Williams Kipling D.