Psychology in the Courts

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ISBN: 9789058231239 | 9058231232
Cover: Hardcover
Copyright: 3/1/2001

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This book provides a useful overview of the latest research into the interaction between psychology and the courts. Leading scholars and practitioners review recent research and practice in a number of principal areas: * adolescents in the legal system * the role of juries * competency to stand trial * conditional release * eyewitness evidence and testimony * the role of the victims.

Preface
Contributors
Opening Address
Invited Address: Jingoism, Dogmatism and Other Evils in Law and Psychology: Lessons Learned in the Twentieth Century	p. 1
Toward an Expanded Definition of Adolescent Competence in Legal Situations	p. 21
Girls in Jail: Punishment or Protection?	p. 41
Are Juveniles Getting a Fair Trial?	p. 41
Race and the Civil Jury: How Does a Juror's Race Shape the Jury Experience?	p. 69
Juror Competence and Processing Style in Making Sense of Complex Trial Information	p. 83
Effects of Criminal Motivation, Ability and Opportunity on Mock Jurors' Verdicts	p. 87
Complex Medical Litigation and Hindsight Bias: Strategies to Reduce Factfinders' Retrospective Attributions of Fault	p. 109
A Comparison of American and Canadian Conceptualizations of Competence to Stand Trial	p. 121
The MacArthur Competence Assessment Tool - Fitness to Plead: Evaluation of a Research Instrument for Accessing Fitness to Plead	p. 133
Public Opinion, Sentencing and Parole: International Trends	p. 141
The Syndrome Evidence Phenomenon: Time to Move On?	p. 155
Conditional Release Attitudes: Laypersons' Perceptions of the Purposes, Effectiveness and Acceptability of Early Release by Offense Type	p. 181
Judges' Decision Making from Within	p. 195
Children's Recall of the Unfortunate Fakir: A Further Test of the Enhanced Cognitive Interview	p. 209
Courtroom Pressures Can Alter Eyewitness Confidence	p. 223
Creating Confusion: Unconscious Transference in Media Crime Reporting	p. 241
The Discrimination of Deceptive, Mistaken and Truthful Witness Testimony	p. 253
Previous Exposure to the Sender's Behaviour and Accuracy at Judging Credibility	p. 271
The Influence of Personal Characteristics, Stakes and Lie Complexity on the Accuracy and Confidence to Detect Deceit	p. 289
The Role of Social Influence in Crime Victim's Decision to Notify the Police	p. 305
Structured Trauma Writing (STW) as a Victim-Supportive Intervention: Examining the Efficacy of Emotional Ventilation and Downward Writing	p. 317
Index	p. 331
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