Psychology and Law (2005)
Psychology and law are disciplines and professions that are, from several vantage points, worlds apart. On the other hand, their interactions are many, and take various forms. Psychologists frequently appear in court as expert witnesses, and they actively research a number of topics directly relevant to law and legal practice.
| ISBN: | 9780702166624 |
| Publisher: | Juta Publishers |
| Variant: | Printed |
| Author(s): | Allan, A ,Cohen, A ,Foster, D ,Tredoux, C and Wassenaar, D |
| Edition: | 1st Edition |
Content
• Introduction
• The South African legal system
• Credibility assessment and the polygraph
• Psychological assessment for the courts, including risk assessment
• Assessing custody and placement of children
• Eyewitness testimony
• Investigative psychology and criminal profiling
• Policing and crime
• Insanity and diminishing capacity before the court
• The psychologist as expert witness
• Children in court
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