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Social science research in law: A new paradigm.
John Monahan,W. Laurens Walker +1 more
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This article is published in American Psychologist.The article was published on 1988-06-01. It has received 77 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Social science education & Social change.read more
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Social science research on trial: Use of sex stereotyping research in Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins..
TL;DR: The American Psychological Association (APA) submitted to the Supreme Court amicus curiae brief supporting the validity of the field of stereotyping and the general methods used by the expert.
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The "general acceptance" of psychological research on eyewitness testimony: A survey of the experts.
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Do jurors "know" what isn't so about child witnesses?
TL;DR: This article surveyed jurors and college students and compared their beliefs with what is known via scientific research regarding children's memory and ability to testify, reactions to interrogation, and reactions to sexual abuse.
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Handbook of psychology in legal contexts
David Carson,Ray Bull +1 more
Abstract: About the Editors. List of Contributors. Preface. Introduction: Psychology and Law: A Subdiscipline, an Interdisciplinary Collaboration or a Project? (D. Carson). PART 1: PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENTS FOR THE COURTS. 1.1 Adults' Capacity to Make Legal Decisions (Glynis H. Murphy and Isabel C. H. Clare). 1.2 The Assessment and Detection of Deceit (Aldert Vrij). 1.3 Assessing Individuals for Compensation (Richard A. Bryant). PART 2: PERSPECTIVES ON SYSTEMS: PSYCHOLOGY IN ACTION. 2.1 Interviewing by the Police (Rebecca Milne and Ray Bull). 2.2 Violence Risk: From Prediction to Management (Kirk Heilbrun). 2.3 Risk: The Need for and Benefits of an Interdisciplinary Perspective. (David Carson). 2.4 Beyond 'Offender Profiling': The Need for an Investigative Psychology (David Canter and Donna Youngs). 2.5 Uses, Misuses and Implications for Crime Data (Tom Williamson). 2.6 Crime Prevention (Katarina Fritzon and Andrea Watts). 2.7 The Development of Delinquent Behaviour (Friedrich Losel). 2.8 Children in Disputes (Judith Trowell). 2.9 Child Defendants and the Law (Peter Yates and Eileen Vizard). PART 3: PERSPECTIVES ON COURTS: TRIALS AND DECISION MAKING. 3.1 Juror Decision-Making in the Twenty-First Century: Confronting Science and Technology in Court (Bradley D. McAuliff, Robert J. Nemeth, Brian H. Bornstein and Steven D. Penrod). 3.2 Assessing Evidence: Proving Facts (Michael J. Saks and William C. Thompson). 3.3 Advocacy: Getting the Answers You Want (David Carson and Francis Pakes). 3.4 Expert Evidence: The Rules and the Rationality the Law Applies (or Should Apply) to Psychological Expertise (David L. Faigman). 3.5 Decision Making by Juries and Judges: International Perspectives (Edith Greene and Lawrence Wrightsman). 3.6 Restorative Justice: The Influence of Psychology from a Jurisprudent Therapy Perspective (Eric Y. Drogin, Mark E. Howard and John Williams). 3.7 Proactive Judges: Solving Problems and Transforming Communities (Leonore M.J. Simon). PART 4: PERSPECTIVES ON POLICY: PSYCHOLOGY AND PUBLIC DEBATE. 4.1 Drugs, Crime and the Law: An Attributional Perspective (John B. Davies). 4.2 Psychological Research and Lawyers' Perceptions of Child Witnesses in Sexual Abuse Trials (Emily Henderson). 4.3 Alleged Child Sexual Abuse and Expert Testimony: A Swedish Perspective (Clara Gumpert). 4.4 Eyewitnesses (A. Daniel Yarmey). 4.5 Psychological and Legal Implications of Occupational Stress for Criminal Justice Practitioners (Jennifer Brown and Janette Porteous). 4.6 Therapeutic Jurisprudence: An Invitation to Social Scientists (Carrie J. Petrucci, Bruce J. Winick and David B. Wexler). PART 5: LEGAL PSYCHOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE AND SOCIETY. Methodology: Law's Adopting and Adapting to Psychology's Methods and Findings (Brian Clifford). Interviewing and Assessing Clients from Different Cultural Backgrounds: Guidelines for all Forensic Professionals (Martine B. Powell and Terry Bartholomew). Psychology and law: A Behavioural or a Social Science? (Stephen P. Savage). Table of Cases. Tables of Statutes. Index.
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The case for expert testimony about eyewitness memory.
TL;DR: Eyewitness expert testimony informs a jury about psychological processes and accuracyrelated variables in eyewitness testimony as mentioned in this paper, and appropriately chosen testimony is not prejudicial, and it is on sound scientific ground.
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A Theory of Procedure
John Thibaut,Laurens Walker +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a general theory of procedure for resolving conflicts, with special attention to disputes dealt with in the legal process, is proposed, based on the results of the authors' empirical studies.
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Evaluating Competencies: Forensic Assessments and Instruments
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present a conceptual model for understanding the nature of legal competencies, and present a review of specialized forensic assessment instruments for each of the six areas of legal competence: *Competence to stand trial; *Waiver of Rights to Silence and Legal Counsel; *Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity; *Parenting Capacity - Determination of child Custody; *Guardianship and Conservatorship; and *Compentence to Consent to Treatment.
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Mccormick on Evidence
TL;DR: This book discusses Privilege: Constitutional; Relevancy and Its Counterweights; Demonstrative Evidence; Writings; Hearsay Rule and its Exceptions; Judicial Notes; Burden of Proof and Presumptions; Administrative Evidence.
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Social Frameworks: A New Use of Social Science in Law
John Monahan,W. Laurens Walker +1 more