Ebook: Handbook of Psychology and Law

Shari Seidman Diamond Scholars interested in psychology and law are fond of c1aiming origins for psycholegal research that date back four score and three years ago to Hugo von Munsterberg's On the Witness Stand, published in 1908. These early roots can mislead the casual observer about the history of psychology and law. Vigorous and sustained research in the field is a recent phenomenon. It is only 15 years since the first review of psy­ chology and law appeared in the Annual Review of Psychology (Tapp, 1976). The following year saw the first issue of Law and Human Behavior, the official publication of the American Psychology-Law Society and now the journal of the American Psychological Associ­ ation's Division of Psychology and Law. Few psychology departments offered even a single course in psychology and law before 1973, while by 1982 1/4 of psychology graduate programs had at least one course, and a number had begun to offer forensic minors and/or joint J. D. / Ph. D. programs (Freeman & Roesch, see Chapter 28). Yet this short period of less than 20 years has seen a dramatic level of activity. Its strengths and weaknesses, excitements and disappointments, are aII captured in the collection of chapters published in this first Handbook of Psychology and Law. In describing what we have learned ab out psychology and law, the works included here also reveal the questions we have yet to answer and thus offer a blueprint for activities in the next 20 years.

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This comprehensive handbook compiled by scholars equally at home in law and psychology, presents a wide range of topics that will interest researchers and scholars currently engaged in psycholegal research; policymakers in criminal justice and civil law settings; as well as students of law, psychology, political science, urban studies, sociology, criminology, and business.

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This comprehensive handbook compiled by scholars equally at home in law and psychology, presents a wide range of topics that will interest researchers and scholars currently engaged in psycholegal research; policymakers in criminal justice and civil law settings; as well as students of law, psychology, political science, urban studies, sociology, criminology, and business.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxxi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Exploring the First and Sixth Amendments: Pretrial Publicity and Jury Decision Making....Pages 3-20
Exploring the Fourth Amendment: Searches Based on Consent....Pages 21-36
Front Matter....Pages 37-37
The Law and Psychology of Precedent....Pages 39-55
Jury Decision Making....Pages 56-76
Management of Complex Civil Litigation....Pages 77-94
Alternative Dispute Resolution in Trial and Appellate Courts....Pages 95-118
Use of Psychologists and Psychological Research in Legislative Decision Making on Public Interest Matters....Pages 119-138
Front Matter....Pages 139-139
Eyewitness Evidence and Testimony....Pages 141-166
Probabilities in the Courtroom: An Evaluation of the Objections and Policies....Pages 167-184
Normative and Empirical Issues About the Role of Expert Witnesses....Pages 185-203
Front Matter....Pages 205-205
The “Guilty Mind:” Mens Rea....Pages 207-229
The Adjudication of Criminal Responsibility: A Review of Theory and Research....Pages 230-250
Front Matter....Pages 251-271
Children as Legal Actors....Pages 273-273
Grandparent Visitation Rights: Emergent Psychological and Psycholegal Issues....Pages 275-291
Psychological and Legal Dimensions of Family Violence....Pages 292-317
Front Matter....Pages 318-340
Competencies in the Criminal Process....Pages 341-341
Therapeutic Jurisprudence: A New Approach to Mental Health Law....Pages 343-360
Front Matter....Pages 361-381
Modern Social-Scientific Theories and Data Concerning Discrimination: Implications for Using Social Science Evidence in the Courts....Pages 383-383
Discrimination Based on Age: The Special Case of the Institutionalized Aged....Pages 385-407
Front Matter....Pages 408-431
Social Cognition and Tort Law: The Roles of Basic Science and Social Engineering....Pages 433-433
Rethinking Privacy Torts: A View Toward a Psycholegal Perspective....Pages 435-454
Human Engineering in Civil Tort Proceedings....Pages 455-472
Front Matter....Pages 473-485
Probationers Sentenced to Home Confinement with Electronic Monitoring: Integrating Individual, System, and Community Concerns....Pages 487-487
Taxation: Compliance with Federal Personal Income Tax Laws....Pages 489-506
Psycholegal Aspects of Organizational Behavior: Assessing and Controlling Risk....Pages 507-522
Licensure of Functions....Pages 523-541
Front Matter....Pages 542-563
Psycholegal Education: Training for Forum and Function....Pages 565-565
Copyright Protection of Scientific Research Data....Pages 567-576
Back Matter....Pages 577-601
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