Wrightsman's psychology and the legal system /
Psychology and the legal system
Edie Greene, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs; Kirk Heilbrun, Drexel University.
- Eighth edition.
- xxii, 473 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-439) and indexes.
Psychology and the law : choices and roles -- The legal system : issues , structure, and players -- Psychology of crime -- Psychology of police -- Crime investigation : witnesses -- Evaluation criminal suspects -- Between arrest and trial -- Forensic assessment in criminal and juvenile cases -- Forensic assessment in civil cases -- The trial process -- Jury representativeness and selection -- The jury : decision processes and reforms -- Psychology of victims of crime and violence -- Psychology of punishment and sentencing -- Juvenile and adult corrections.