Psychology And Law - Softcover

The congruencies between psychology and law are explored in this collection of learning objectives, exercises, and reference material that addresses the intersection of these two disciplines. In addition to practical topics such as crime and policing, the detection of deception and truthfulness, dangerousness and the risk of violence, and the employment of the psychologist as expert witness, it also discusses modern moral issues such as the role and treatment of child witnesses in legal proceedings, investigative psychology and psychological profiling, and the use of insanity and diminished capacity defenses.

Colin Tredoux is an associate professor of psychology at the University of Cape Town. Don Foster is a professor of psychology and head of department at the University of Cape Town. Alfred Allan is a member of the department at the University of Stollenbosch. Andrea Cohen is a forensic clinical psychologist at South West London & St. George's Mental Health Nursing and Health Studies Trust. Doug Wassenaar is senior lecturer in the school of psychology at the University of Natal?Pietermaritzburg.