Taking Psychology and Law into the Twenty-First Century

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2002.
• Series: Perspectives in Law & Psychology, 14
• Subjects: Psychology.; Criminology.; Personality.; Social psychology.; Law and Psychology.; Personality and Social Psychology.; Criminology & Criminal Justice.
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During his term as President of APA-LS/Division 41, James Ogloff organized a comprehensive program of research reviews in the area of the law and psychology. Taking Psychology and Law into the Twenty-First Century is the product of that program. In these pages top scholars contribute chapters coveri...

Table of Contents:

• Acknowledgments
• Preface
• 1. Two Steps Forward and One Step Backward: The Law and Psychology Movement(s) in the 20th Century
• 2. Psychological Jurisprudence
• 3. Children, Psychology, and Law: Reflections on Past and Future Contributions to Science and Policy
• 4. Forensic Assessment: Current Status and Future Directions
• 5. Risk Assessment
• 6. Competency: Past, Present, and Future
• 7. Eyewitness Research
• 8. Jurors and Juries: A Review of the Field
• 9. Why do People Sue, and What are they Suing for?- 10. Psychological Issues in Civil Law
• 11. Evaluating Published Research in Psychology and Law: A Gatekeeper Analysis of Law and Human Behavior
• Index.