Forensic Psychology in Context

Nordic and International Approaches
Herausgeber: Granhag, P a

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Academics and researchers from the Nordic countries have made a particularly strong contribution internationally to the rapidly developing disciplines of forensic and legal psychology. This book brings together the leading authorities in the field to look systematically at the central issues and concerns of their subject, considering both investigative psychology and psychology related to court proceedings. The book reflects the results of research in the Nordic countries themselves as well as within a broader comparative and international context.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juni 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 671g
• ISBN-13: 9781843928287
• ISBN-10: 1843928280
• Artikelnr.: 29385248

Autorenporträt

Par Anders Granhag is Professor in the Institute of Psychology at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

Inhaltsangabe

ForewordPart 1: Nordic Light on Forensic Psychology 1. Forensic Psychology
in a Nordic Context 2. Legal Procedures in the Nordic Countries and USA: A
Comparative OverviewPart 2: Investigative Psychology 3. Investigators
Decision-making 4. Interviewing Victims and Witnesses 5. Interviewing to
Detect Deception 6. False Confessions in the Nordic Countries: Background
and Current Landscape 7. Children's Memory and Testimony 8. Social
Influence on Eyewitness Memory 9. Offender Profiling 10. StalkingPart 3:
Psychology in Court and Beyond 11. Psychological Perspectives on the
Evaluation of Evidence 12. Psycho-legal Aspects of Visual Courtroom
Technology 13. Ethnicity and Gender Biases in the Courtroom 14. Displayed
Emotions in Court: Effects on Credibility Judgements 15. Assessing
Reliability by Analysing the Verbal Content: The Case of Sweden 16.
Eyewitness Confidence 17. Victimology