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Wrightsman's Psychology and the Legal System
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Does trauma spark brazen acts? Are eyewitnesses accurate reporters? Can jurors distinguish truth from lies? Answer these and more in WRIGHTMAN'S PSYCHOLOGY AND THE LEGAL SYSTEM, 9th Edition. Real cases such as Bill Cosby and Dylann Roof illustrate the flesh and blood of the psychological issues considered in the book--from the motivations of offenders to discretion in sentencing. This book gives you an eye-opening overview of psychology's contributions to the legal system--and the many roles available to trained psychologists within the system.
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2
The
Adversarial
System
Legality
versus
Morality
Citizens’
Sense
of
Legality
and
Morality
BOX
2.1:
The
Case
of
a
Duped
Would-Be
Offender
What
Is
Justice?
Distributive
and
Procedural
Justice
Commonsense
Justice:
Everyday
Intuitions
about
Fairness
Courts
State
Courts
Federal
Courts
The
U.S.
Supreme
Court
BOX
2.2:
The
Case
of
Violent
Video
Games
and
Minors’
Free
Speech
Rights
Players
in
the
Legal
System:
Judges
How
Are
Judges
Selected?
Influences
on
Judicial
Judgments
How
Do
Judges
Decide?
Players
in
the
Legal
System:
Lawyers
Lawyers’
Work
Settings
BOX
2.3:
The
Case
of
Clarence
Gideon,
His
Famous
Pauper’s
Plea,
and
the
Right
to
an
Attorney
Law
Schools
and
Legal
Education
Professional
Satisfaction
among
Lawyers
How
Do
Lawyers
Make
Professional
Decisions?
Summary
Key
Terms
The
Legal
System:
Issues,
Structure,
and
Players
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2019
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Brief Contents
- Contents
- Preface
- About the Authors
- Chapter 1: Psychology and the Law: Choices and Roles
- Chapter 2: The Legal System: Issues, Structure, and Players
- Chapter 3: Psychology of Crime
- Chapter 4: Psychology of Police
- Chapter 5: Eyewitnesses to Crimes and Accidents
- Chapter 6: Psychology of Victims of Crime and Violence
- Chapter 7: Evaluating Criminal Suspects
- Chapter 8: Traditional Prosecutions: Arrest, Bail, Plea Bargain and Settlement, and Trial
- Chapter 9: Alternatives to Traditional Prosecution
- Chapter 10: Forensic Assessment in Juvenile and Criminal Cases
- Chapter 11: Forensic Assessment in Civil Cases
- Chapter 12: Preparing for Trials
- Chapter 13: Jurors and Juries
- Chapter 14: Punishment and Sentencing
- Chapter 15: Juvenile and Adult Corrections
- Glossary
- References
- Name Index
- Subject Index