Psychology and Law: Truthfulness, Accuracy and Credibility
Aimed primarily at students and researchers in psychology, criminology and law, this book will also appeal to professionals in law and police work.
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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 countries Aimed primarily at students and researchers in psychology, criminology and law, this book will also appeal to professionals in law and police work.
About the AuthorsPrefaceCh. 1Introduction1Ch. 2Telling and Detecting Lies7Ch. 3Facial Appearance and Criminality37Ch. 4Interviewing Suspects57Ch. 5Interviewing Witness87Ch. 6Psychological Factors in Eyewitness Testimony107Ch. 7False Memories127Ch. 8Jury Decision Making147Ch. 9The Role of Expert Witnesses169References181Index221
