Advances in Psychology and Law: Volume 1
About this ebook
- Interrogation of minority suspects: pathways to true and false confessions.
- A comprehensive evaluation of showups.
- The weapon focus effect for person identifications and descriptions.
- The psychology of criminal jury instructions.
- Structured risk assessment and legal decision making.
- Children’s participation in legal proceedings: stress, coping, and consequences.
- Sex offender policy and prevention.
- The psychology of tort law.
About the author
Monica Miller is an Associate Professor at the University of Nevada, Reno with a split appointment between the Criminal Justice Department and the Interdisciplinary Social Psychology PhD Program. She is on the editorial board of the journal Psychology, Crime & Law. She has authored or edited 6 books and over 100 articles and chapters. Her primary research interests are in jury decision making and factors that relate to community sentiment toward various legal issues.
Brian Bornstein is a Professor in the Department of Psychology, Courtesy Professor of Law, and the Director of the Law-Psychology Program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He is past editor of the journal Psychology, Crime & Law. He has authored or edited 15 books and more than 150 journal articles and chapters. His primary research interests are jury decision making and eyewitness memory.
