Forensic and Legal Psychology

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 in the Courtroom

Chapter 12: Juries and Judges as Decision Makers

Chapter 13: Child Custody Disputes

Chapter 14: Psychology and Law in the Workplace: Discrimination, Harassment, 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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