Advances in Psychology and Law Volume 1 /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Miller, Monica K. (Editor), Bornstein, Brian H. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: Advances in Psychology and Law, 1
• Subjects: Psychology.; Law and Psychology.; General Psychology.

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...

Table of Contents:

• Interrogation and the minority suspect: Pathways to true and false confession
• A comprehensive evaluation of showups
• The weapon focus effect for person identifications and descriptions: A meta-analysis
• “It will be your duty…:” 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.