Handbook of psychology in legal contexts / edited by David Carson and Ray Bull.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Handbook of Psychology in Legal Contexts Second Edition; Contents; About the Editors; List of Contributors; Preface; Introduction Psychology and Law: A Subdiscipline, an Interdisciplinary Collaboration or a Project?; PART 1 PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENTS FOR THE COURTS; PART 2 PERSPECTIVES ON SYSTEMS: PSYCHOLOGY IN ACTION; PART 3 PERSPECTIVES ON COURTS: TRIALS AND DECISION MAKING; PART 4 PERSPECTIVES ON POLICY: PSYCHOLOGY AND PUBLIC DEBATE; PART 5 LEGAL PSYCHOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE AND SOCIETY; Table of Cases; Table of Statutes; Index.

The second edition of this popular international handbook highlights the developing relationship between psychology and the law. Consisting of all-new material and drawing on the work of practitioners and academics from the UK, Europe, North America and elsewhere, this volume looks not only at the more traditional elements of psychology and the law - the provision of psychological assessments about individuals to the courts - but also many of the recent developments, such as the interaction between psychologists and other professionals, decision-making by judges and juries, and the shaping o.

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