Forensic and Legal Psychology

Psychological Science Applied to Law

Fourth Edition

Publication Date: May 24, 2021

Paperback ISBN: 9781319445058

Pages: 564

How psychological science can be used to promote justice

Mark Costanzo and Daniel Krauss’s text show 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...
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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

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