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Product details:
- ISBN-10 : 1544338872
- ISBN-13 : 978-1544338873
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Written by authors with extensive experience in the field and in the classroom, Psychology and Law: Research and Practice, Second Edition, offers the definitive perspective on the practical application of psychological research to the law. Curt R. Bartol and Anne M. Bartol emphasize the various roles psychologists and other mental health professionals play in criminal and civil legal matters. Topics such as family law, mental health evaluations, police interrogation, jury selection and decision making, involuntary civil commitment, and various civil capacities are included. The authors also emphasize the major contributions psychological research has made to the law and encourage critical analysis through examples of court cases, high-profile current events, and research. This comprehensive book examines complex material in detail and explains it in an easy-to-read way.
Table contents:
CHAPTER 1. Introduction
CHAPTER 2. Psychology and the Courts: An Overview
CHAPTER 3. The Criminal Investigative Process
CHAPTER 4. Eyewitness Evidence
CHAPTER 5. The Trial Jury
CHAPTER 6. Jury and Judicial Decision Making
CHAPTER 7. Competencies and Criminal Responsibility
CHAPTER 8. Children, Adolescents, and the Criminal Law
CHAPTER 9. Psychology and Family Law
CHAPTER 10. Involuntary Civil Commitment
CHAPTER 11. Psychology in Civil Litigation
CHAPTER 12. Psychological Assessment and the Law
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