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9780470015155 English 0470015152 Few things should go together better than psychology and law - and few things are getting together less successfully. Edited by four psychologists and a lawyer, and drawing on contributions from Europe, the USA and Australia, Applying Psychology to Criminal Justice argues that psychology should be applied more widely within the criminal justice system. Contributors develop the case for successfully applying psychology to justice by providing a rich range of applicable examples for development now and in the future. Readers are encouraged to challenge the limited ambition and imagination of psychology and law by examining how insights in areas such as offender cognition and decision-making under pressure might inform future investigation and analysis., The book will be organized into 5 parts, which will distinguish different stages in the criminal justice process. Each part will have an introduction from the editors. Part 1 introduces the inter-disciplinary project and demonstrates the contribution that psychology and the other behavioural sciences can contribute to the criminal justice process. Part 2 focuses on Investigations, Fact-finding and Proof, while Part 3 examines Decision making within the court system. Part 4 deals with legal concepts and Part 5 will pull the books themes together in a section entitled Law and Science., The book will be organized into five parts, which will distinguish different stages in the criminal justice process. Each part will have an introduction from the editors.
9780470015155 English 0470015152 Few things should go together better than psychology and law - and few things are getting together less successfully. Edited by four psychologists and a lawyer, and drawing on contributions from Europe, the USA and Australia, Applying Psychology to Criminal Justice argues that psychology should be applied more widely within the criminal justice system. Contributors develop the case for successfully applying psychology to justice by providing a rich range of applicable examples for development now and in the future. Readers are encouraged to challenge the limited ambition and imagination of psychology and law by examining how insights in areas such as offender cognition and decision-making under pressure might inform future investigation and analysis., The book will be organized into 5 parts, which will distinguish different stages in the criminal justice process. Each part will have an introduction from the editors. Part 1 introduces the inter-disciplinary project and demonstrates the contribution that psychology and the other behavioural sciences can contribute to the criminal justice process. Part 2 focuses on Investigations, Fact-finding and Proof, while Part 3 examines Decision making within the court system. Part 4 deals with legal concepts and Part 5 will pull the books themes together in a section entitled Law and Science., The book will be organized into five parts, which will distinguish different stages in the criminal justice process. Each part will have an introduction from the editors.