Psychology and Law

Bücher

Angebote / Angebote:

How can psychology inform law and policing to help determine the accuracy of witnesses, victims and suspects?This second edition of "Psychology and Law: Truthfulness, Accuracy and Credibility" is a substantially revised and exhaustive review of forensic research to do with credibility and the accuracy of evidence.Throughout the book, Memon, Vrij and Bull use their renowned expertise to focus on the practical relevance of research in areas such as: criminal appearance stereotypingassessment of the reliability of eyewitness evidencenon-verbal characteristics and physiological correlates of deceptionimproving practice in interviewing witnesses, in particular children and vulnerable adultsthe use of and the study of juries in different countriesAimed primarily at students and researchers in psychology, criminology and law, this book will also appeal to professionals in law and police work.