Forensic and Legal Psychology
Psychological Science Applied to Law
4th Edition
Published on 21. March 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
564 pages
978-1-319-24488-0 (ISBN)
Description
Mark Costanzo and Daniel Krauss's textbook shows students how psychological science can be used to reduce crime, improve legal decision making, and promote justice. Fully integrated discussions of real cases and trials, along with other examples of the legal system in action, show how research and theory can deepen our understanding of suspects, criminals, police, victims, lawyers, witnesses, judges, and jurors.
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Edition
4th ed. 2021
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Macmillan Learning
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
Approx. 545 p.
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 201 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
839 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-319-24488-0 (9781319244880)
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Previous edition
Book
10/2017
3rd Edition
Worth Publishers Inc.,U.S.
€62.05
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Persons
Mark Costanzo and Daniel Krauss are professors of psychology at Claremont McKenna College and members of the plenary faculty at Claremont Graduate University.
Content
Chapter 1: Psychology and Law: A Cautious Alliance.- Chapter 2: Lie Detection.- Chapter 3: Interrogations and Confessions.- Chapter 4: The Psychology of Forensic Identification: DNA, Fingerprints, and Other Types of Physical Trace Evidence.- Chapter 5: Criminal Profiling and Psychological Autopsies.- Chapter 6: Eyewitness Identification and Testimony.- Chapter 7: Child Sexual Abuse: Interviewing Children and Assessing the Recovered Memories of Adults.- Chapter 8: Competency to Stand Trial.- Chapter 9: Plea Bargaining, Jury Selection, and Trial Procedure.- Chapter 10: The Insanity Defense.- Chapter 11: Intimate Partner Violence, Battered Woman Syndrome, Rape Trauma Syndrome, and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.- Chapter 12: Juries and Judges as Decision Makers.- Chapter 13: Child Custody Disputes.- Chapter 14: Workplace Law: Harassment, Discrimination, and Fairness.- Chapter 15: Predicting Violent Behavior: The Psychology of Risk Assessment.- Chapter 16: Corrections: Sentencing, Imprisonment, and Alternatives.- Chapter 17: The Death Penalty.