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Wrightsman's Psychology and the Legal System Edith Greene (University of Colorado)

Wrightsman's Psychology and the Legal System By Edith Greene (University of Colorado)

Wrightsman's Psychology and the Legal System by Edith Greene (University of Colorado)


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Wrightsman's Psychology and the Legal System by Edith Greene (University of Colorado)

Does trauma spark brazen acts? Do eyewitnesses offer accurate reports? Can jurors distinguish truth from lies? Can experts predict mass shootings? What best explains biasing influences on police? You find the answers to these and other thought-provoking questions in the best-selling WRIGHTMAN'S PSYCHOLOGY AND THE LEGAL SYSTEM, 10E. This edition provides an eye-opening overview of psychology's contributions to the 2022 legal system and the important roles of trained psychologists within the legal system. Real cases, such as Kyle Rittenhouse and Ahmaud Arbery, illustrate the flesh and blood of todays psychological issues -- from the motivations of offenders to discretion in sentencing. The latest content explores social and racial injustice, current crime statistics and the impact of COVID-19 on crime. New content also examines the psychology behind the latest crime-countering technology as you examine psychology methods and research at work in todays legal system.

About Edith Greene (University of Colorado)

Edie Greene is emerita professor of psychology at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, where she served on the faculty for 35 years. She earned her Ph.D. in cognitive psychology and law at the University of Washington in 1983. She has been a fellow in law and psychology at Harvard Law School and a visiting scholar at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and Victoria University of Wellington (New Zealand). She has obtained several federally funded grants to support her research on legal decision making, eyewitness memory and psycholegal aspects of aging. Dr. Greene received a college-wide award for outstanding research and creative works, a university-wide award for excellence in research and the Chancellors Award for Distinguished Faculty. She has been invited to lecture at the National Judicial College and at continuing legal education programs nationwide. She consults with lawyers on various trial-related issues including jury selection, trial strategies and jury decisions, and has, on numerous occasions, testified as an expert witness on jury behavior and eyewitness memory. In addition to serving as coauthor of the 5th through 10th editions of PSYCHOLOGY AND THE LEGAL SYSTEM, Dr. Greene is author of a number of articles, columns and book chapters on jury decision making, trial reforms, witness memory, elder law issues and teaching in psychology and law. She is also co-signer on several amicus briefs presented to the U.S. Supreme Court and is co-author of an additional three books. She has served as president of the American Psychology-Law Society/APA Division 41 and received their award for outstanding teaching and mentoring. Dr. Greene lives in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains where she hikes, bikes and skis. Kirk Heilbrun is currently a professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Drexel University. He received his Ph.D. in clinical psychology in 1980 from the University of Texas at Austin. He completed his postdoctoral fellowship training from 1981 to 1982 in psychology and criminal justice at Florida State University. Dr. Heilbruns current research focuses on juvenile and adult offenders, legal decision making and forensic evaluation associated with such decision making, as well as reentry and the diversion of individuals with behavioral health problems from standard prosecution. He is the author of numerous articles on forensic assessment, violence risk assessment and risk communication and the diversion and treatment of justice-involved individuals. In addition to serving as co-author for the 6th through 10th editions of PSYCHOLOGY AND THE LEGAL SYSTEM, he has published twelve other books on topics including forensic mental health assessment, juvenile delinquency, violence risk assessment, the Sequential Intercept Model, evaluating juvenile transfer, forensic ethics and university-behavioral health system collaboration. Dr. Heilbruns practice interests also center around forensic assessment, and he directs a clinic within the department in this area. In addition, he leads a reentry project for the assessment and treatment of individuals returning to the community from federal prison, those involved in a federal mental health court and individuals who have been exonerated from criminal convictions. He has previously served as president of both the American Psychology-Law Psychology/APA Division 41 and the American Board of Forensic Psychology. Dr. Heilbruns enjoys biking into work and playing padel (Google it). Amy Bradfield Douglass is professor of psychology at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, where she has also served as department chair and division chair for social sciences. For six years Dr. Douglass served as an associate editor for Law & Human Behavior, the flagship journal for the American Psychology - Law Society. She is currently the secretary/treasurer for the Society for Applied Research in Memory & Cognition. Dr. Douglass conducts research on eyewitness memory and identification decisions. Her work has been supported by the National Science Foundation and Australian Research Council and featured in multiple court decisions. Most recently, she was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship to conduct research in Japan. Dr. Douglass lives in Maine with her husband, twin daughters and very spoiled black Labrador.

Table of Contents

1. Psychology and the Law: Choices and Roles. 2. The Legal System: Issues, Structure, and Players. 3. Psychology of Crime. 4. Psychology of Police. 5. Eyewitnesses to Crimes and Accidents. 6. Victims of Crime, Violence, and Adversity. 7. Evaluating Criminal Suspects. 8. Traditional Steps in Criminal Prosecution and Civil Litigation: Arrest, Bail, Plea Bargains, Settlements, and Trials. 9. Alternatives to Traditional Criminal Prosecution and Civil Litigation. 10. Assessment in Criminal and Juvenile Cases. 11. Assessment in Civil Cases. 12. Preparing for Trials. 13. Jurors and Juries. 14. Punishment and Sentencing. 15. Adult and Juvenile Corrections.

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CIN0357797469G
9780357797464
0357797469
Wrightsman's Psychology and the Legal System by Edith Greene (University of Colorado)
Used - Good
Paperback
Cengage Learning, Inc
2023-04-27
496
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