Wrightsman's psychology and the legal system

With unparalleled scholarship and the integration of real-world cases, this text examines the legal system through the lens of psychological concepts, methods, and research. INDICE: 1. Psychology and the law: Choices and roles. 2. The legal system:Issues, structure, and players. 3. Psychology of Crime. 4. Psychology of Police. 5. Crime investigation: Witnesses. 6. Evaluating Criminal Suspects. 7. Between arrest and trial. 8. Forensic assessment in juvenile and criminal cases. 9. Forensic assessment in civil cases. 10. The trial process. 11. Jury representativeness and selection. 12. The jury: Decision processes and reforms. 13. Psychology of victims of crime and violence. 14. Psychology of punishment and sentencing. 15. Juvenile and adult corrections.

• ISBN: 978-0-8400-3182-2
• Editorial: Wadsworth
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 544
• Fecha Publicación: 31/03/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés