Overview
Volume will provide "state of the art" chapters on a number of topics at the forefront of psycholegal research
Contributors' expertise covers the vast majority of topics that now define the field of psychology and the law
Chapters reflects Larry Wrightsman’s expansive contributions and sets the stage for any scholar or would-be scholar in the field
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Keywords
- Larry Wrightsman
- Law and psychology
- Psychological Science and Law
- Psychological science
- Psychology of Interrogations
- Psychology of false confessions
- Psychology of juror selection
- Race in the US legal system
- The Psychology of False Confessions
- false confessions
- juror bias
- jury selection research
- legal-system
- trial consulting
About this book
This unique volume salutes the work of pioneering forensic psychologist Lawrence S. Wrightsman, Jr., by presenting current theorizing and research findings on issues that define the field of psychology and law. Ongoing topics in witness behaviors, suspect identification, and juror decision making illustrate how psychology and law complement and also conflict at various stages in legal processes. The book also sheds light on evolving areas such as DNA exonerations, professional trial consulting, and jury selection strategies, and the distinct challenges and opportunities these issues present. Noted contributors to the book include Wrightsman himself, who offers salient observations on the field that he continues to inspire.Â
Featured among the topics:Â Â
- The credibility of witnesses.
- Psychological science on eyewitness identification and the U.S. Supreme Court.
- False confessions, from colonial Salem to today.
- Identifying juror bias: toward a new generation of jury selection research.
- Law and social science: how interdisciplinary is interdisciplinary enough?
- Race and its place in the American legal system.
With its diverse mix of perspectives and methodologies, The Witness Stand and Lawrence S. Wrightsman, Jr. will interest forensic researchers in academic and applied settings, as well as individuals working in the legal system, such as attorneys, judges and law enforcement personnel.
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Witness Stand and Lawrence S. Wrightsman, Jr.
Editors: Cynthia Willis-Esqueda, Brian H. Bornstein
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2077-8
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Behavioral Science and Psychology, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media, New York 2016
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-2076-1Published: 25 November 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4939-4396-8Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4939-2077-8Published: 25 November 2015
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VI, 177
Topics: Law and Psychology, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Psychotherapy and Counseling