Psychology and Law: Truthfulness, Accuracy and Credibility
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Psychology and Law promotes an understanding of the relationship between psychology and law by showing how psychological research and theory can inform the legal process. Whereas most psychology and law courses focus on issues of witness testimony and the social psychology of the courtroom, this broad, two-part book looks at witness credibility and accuracy as applied to offenders, witnesses, and victims. Recent research is applied to the accuracy and credibility of participants in legal contexts.
The book shows how we can predict behavior by the execution of well-designed studies and the application of psychological theory. Written by experts, the text provides an up-to-date review of research on factors that influence credibility and accuracy of evidence-central issues in legal psychology.
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How can psychology inform law and policing to help determine the accuracy of witnesses, victims and suspects? This second edition of Psychology and Law: Truthfulness, Accuracy and Credibility is a substantially revised and exhaustive review of forensic research to do with credibility and the accuracy of evidence. Throughout the book, Memon, Vrij and Bull use their renowned expertise to focus on the practical relevance of research in areas such as: criminal appearance stereotyping assessment of the reliability of eyewitness evidence non-verbal characteristics and physiological correlates of deception improving practice in interviewing witnesses, in particular children and vulnerable adults the use of and the study of juries in different countries Aimed primarily at students and researchers in psychology, criminology and law, this book will also appeal to professionals in law and police work.
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Psychology and Law: Truthfulness, Accuracy and Credibility
Psychology and Law: Truthfulness, Accuracy and Credibility,Amina Memon,Aldert Vrij,Ray Bull,Mcgraw-Hill College,007709316X,General,Psychology
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