| Edition |
5th edition. |
| Description |
vi, 407 pages; 28 cm |
| Note |
Includes questions for class discussion and/or essay examinations, suggested activities, multiple choice questions, suggested readings, suggested websites and suggested Infotrak keyword terms. |
| Contents |
Psychology and the law : impossible choices -- Psychologists and the legal system -- Legality, morality, and justice -- The legal system and its players -- Theories of crime -- The police and the criminal justice system -- Crime investigation : witnesses -- Identification and evaluation of criminal suspects -- The rights of victims and the rights of the accused -- Between arrest and trial -- Forensic assessment in criminal cases : competence and insanity -- Forensic assessment in civil cases -- The trial process -- Jury trials I : jury representativeness and selection -- Jury trials II: concerns and reforms -- Psychology of victims -- Punishment and sentencing. |
| Local Note |
Rider Faculty Publications |
| Subject |
Justice, Administration of -- United States -- Psychological aspects -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Justice, Administration of. |
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United States. |
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Psychological aspects. |
| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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| Subject |
Justice, Administration of -- United States -- Psychological aspects -- Examinations, questions, etc.
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| Genre/Form |
Examinations.
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| Subject |
Practice of law -- United States -- Psychological aspects -- Examinations, questions, etc.
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Practice of law. |
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Practice of law -- United States -- Psychological aspects -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Forensic psychology -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Forensic psychology. |
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Forensic psychology -- Examinations, questions, etc.
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| Indexed Term |
Psychology and the Law. |
| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
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Examinations.
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| Added Author |
Guide to: Wrightsman, Lawrence S.
Psychology and the legal system. 5th edition. 2002.
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| ISBN |
0534250408 |
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9780534250409 |
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