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Title Advances in psychology and law. Volume 1 / Monica K. Miller, Brian H. Bornstein, editors.

Publication Info. [Cham] : Springer, 2016.

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Description 1 online resource.
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Physical Medium polychrome
Series Advances in psychology and law ; 1
Advances in psychology and law ; 1.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Interrogation and the minority suspect : pathways to true and false confession / J. Guillermo Villalobos and Deborah Davis -- A comprehensive evaluation of showups / Jeffrey S. Neuschatz, Stacy A. Wetmore, Kylie N. Key, Daniella K. Cash, Scott D. Gronlund, and Charles A. Goodsell -- The weapon focus effect for person identifications and descriptions : A meta-analysis / Kerstin Kocab and Siegfried Ludwig Sporer -- "It will be your duty ... :" the psychology of criminal jury instructions / Mauricio J. Alvarez, Monica K. Miller, and Brian H. Bornstein -- Structured risk assessment and legal decision making / Nicholas Scurich -- Children's participation in legal proceedings : stress, coping, and consequences / Helen M. Milojevich, Jodi A. Quas, and Jason Z. Yano -- Sex offender policy and prevention / Julia Lynn Mesler, George Anderson, and Cynthia Calkins -- The psychology of tort law / Jennifer K. Robbennolt and Valerie P. Hans.
Summary This first volume of an exciting annual series presents important new developments in the psychology behind issues in the law and its applications. Psychological theory is used to explore why many current legal policies and procedures can be ineffective or counterproductive, with special emphasis on new findings on how witnesses, jurors, and suspects may be influenced, sometimes leading to injustice. Expert scholars make recommendations for improvements, suggesting both future directions for research inquiries on topics and needed policy changes. Topics included in this initial offering have rarely been considered in such an in-depth fashion or are in need of serious re-thinking: Interrogation of minority suspects: pathways to true and false confessions. A comprehensive evaluation of showups. The weapon focus effect for person identifications and descriptions. The psychology of criminal jury instructions. Structured risk assessment and legal decision making. Children's participation in legal proceedings: stress, coping, and consequences. Sex offender policy and prevention. The psychology of tort law. Demonstrating the scope and rigor that will characterize the series, Volume 1 of Advances in Psychology and Law will interest psychology and legal experts as well as practicing psychologists, and will inspire fresh thinking as the two fields continue to interact.
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Subject Law -- Psychological aspects.
Law -- Psychological aspects.
Forensic psychology.
Forensic psychology.
Psychology.
Criminal or forensic psychology.
LAW -- Essays.
LAW -- General Practice.
LAW -- Jurisprudence.
LAW -- Paralegals & Paralegalism.
LAW -- Practical Guides.
LAW -- Reference.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Subject Law.
Added Author Miller, Monica K., editor.
Bornstein, Brian H., editor.
Other Form: Print version: Miller, Monica K. Advances in Psychology and Law : Volume 1. Cham : Springer International Publishing, ©2016 9783319294056
ISBN 9783319294063 (electronic book)
3319294067 (electronic book)
3319294059
9783319294056
9783319294056
Standard No. 10.1007/978-3-319-29406-3