Handbook of Psychology in Legal Contexts Book

Partial table of contents: INTRODUCTION: INTERDISCIPLINARY AND INTERPROFESSIONAL.
Psychology in Legal Contexts: Idealism and Realism (D. Carson & R. Bull).
Psychology's Premises, Methods and Values (B. Clifford).
INDIVIDUALISM: PSYCHOLOGY'S SUPPORT FOR INDIVIDUALS.
Individualism: Its Importance in Law and Psychology (D. Carson).
Psychology and Assessment (G. Gudjonsson).
Children, Assessment and Education (G. Lindsay).
INVESTIGATIONS: SEEKING, OBTAINING, INTERPRETING AND ASSESSING INFORMATION.
Evidence: Legal Perspective (J. Jackson).
Evidence: Psychological Perspective (G. Davies).
Assessing the Accuracy of Eye-Witness Identifications (B. Cutler & S. Penrod).
CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY AND PROCEEDINGS.
Criminal Responsibility (D. Carson).
The Psychology of Crime: Influences and Constraints on Offending (D. Farrington).
Legal and Psychological Concepts of Mental Status (R. Owens).
CIVIL PROCEEDINGS.
Civil Proceedings: Legal Frameworks for Psychology's Contributions (D. Carson).
Compensation for Brain Injury (N. Brooks).
Compensation for Psychological Injury (N. Brooks).
TRIALS AND DECISION-MAKING.
Adversarial and Inquisitorial Proceedings (J. McEwan).
Judicial Decision-Making: A Theoretical Perspective (J. Michon & F. Pakes).
Jury Decision-Making in Complex Trials (L. Heuer & S. Penrod).
GROUP BEHAVIOUR.
Public Law Decisions (D. Carson).
CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS.
Psychology and Law: Future Directions (D. Carson & R. Bull).
Table of Cases.
Table of Statutes.
Index.