
The Psychology and Sociology of Wrongful Convictions
Forensic Science Reform
Description
Key Features
- Increases the courts’ knowledge about areas of psychology that have been debunked, have advanced, or have been refined by the scientific community
- Covers issues in psychological forensics, namely: Profiling, Psychological Defenses, Mitigation, Eyewitness Testimony/Identification, Child Testimony, Repressed Memories, False Confessions and Moral Panic
- Trains prosecuting attorneys about the present state of the forensic psychology, to avoid relying only on legal precedent and will not present flawed science to the court
- Provides defense attorneys the knowledge necessary to competently defend where forensic psychology plays a part in a prosecution
- Arms innocence projects and appellate attorneys with the latest information to challenge convictions
- Uses case studies to simplify issues in forensic psychology for the legal professional
Readership
Criminal court judges and attorneys, legal professionals, as well as forensic psychology and law students world-wide. Innocence projects, appellate attorneys, criminal justice college courses
Table of Contents
1. Profiling
2. Psychological Defenses / Mitigation
3. Eyewitness Testimony / Identification
4. Child Testimony
5. Repressed Memories
6. False Confessions
7. Moral Panic
Product details
- No. of pages: 402
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Academic Press 2018
- Published: June 26, 2018
- Imprint: Academic Press
- eBook ISBN: 9780128027028
- Hardcover ISBN: 9780128026557
About the Editors
Wendy Koen
Affiliations and Expertise
C. Michael Bowers

Affiliations and Expertise
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