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 of social policy and political debate. Contemporary and authoritative in its scope, the second edition of The Handbook of Psychology in Legal Contexts will again prove to be a valuable resource for scholars and students, as well as being a vital tool for all professionals working in the field. * Well known editors and an international list of authors, most of whom are leaders in their field * Focus on psychological concepts and knowledge that will enlighten best practice and research * The focus on process and issues ensures that the book is not limited in interest by specific legal codes or legislation, it is international * More than an updating of the old chapters, really a rethinking of the field and what is now important and emerging

The second edition of this popular international handbookhighlights the developing relationship between psychology and thelaw. Consisting of all-new material and drawing on the work ofpractitioners and academics from the UK, Europe, North America andelsewhere, this volume looks not only at the more traditionalelements of psychology and the law - the provision of psychologicalassessments about individuals to the courts - but also many of therecent developments, such as the interaction between psychologistsand other professionals, decision-making by judges and juries, andthe shaping of social policy and political debate.Contemporary and authoritative in its scope, the second edition ofThe Handbook of Psychology in Legal Contexts will again prove to bea valuable resource for scholars and students, as well as being avital tool for all professionals working in the field.* Well known editors and an international list of authors, most ofwhom are leaders in their field* Focus on psychological concepts and knowledge that will enlightenbest practice and research* The focus on process and issues ensures that the book is notlimited in interest by specific legal codes or legislation, it isinternational* More than an updating of the old chapters, really a rethinking ofthe field and what is now important and emerging

About the Editors.List of Contributors.Preface.Introduction: Psychology and Law: A Subdiscipline, anInterdisciplinary Collaboration or a Project? (D. Carson).PART 1: PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENTS FOR THE COURTS.1.1 Adults' Capacity to Make Legal Decisions (Glynis H. Murphyand Isabel C. H. Clare).1.2 The Assessment and Detection of Deceit (Aldert Vrij).1.3 Assessing Individuals for Compensation (Richard A.Bryant).PART 2: PERSPECTIVES ON SYSTEMS: PSYCHOLOGY IN ACTION.2.1 Interviewing by the Police (Rebecca Milne and Ray Bull).2.2 Violence Risk: From Prediction to Management (KirkHeilbrun).2.3 Risk: The Need for and Benefits of an InterdisciplinaryPerspective. (David Carson).2.4 Beyond 'Offender Profiling': The Need for an InvestigativePsychology (David Canter and Donna Youngs).2.5 Uses, Misuses and Implications for Crime Data (TomWilliamson).2.6 Crime Prevention (Katarina Fritzon and Andrea Watts).2.7 The Development of Delinquent Behaviour (FriedrichLösel).2.8 Children in Disputes (Judith Trowell).2.9 Child Defendants and the Law (Peter Yates and EileenVizard).PART 3: PERSPECTIVES ON COURTS: TRIALS AND DECISION MAKING.3.1 Juror Decision-Making in the Twenty-First Century:Confronting Science and Technology in Court (Bradley D. McAuliffRobert J. Nemeth, Brian H. Bornstein and Steven D. Penrod).3.2 Assessing Evidence: Proving Facts (Michael J. Saks andWilliam C. Thompson).3.3 Advocacy: Getting the Answers You Want (David Carson andFrancis Pakes).3.4 Expert Evidence: The Rules and the Rationality the LawApplies (or Should Apply) to Psychological Expertise (David L.Faigman).3.5 Decision Making by Juries and Judges: InternationalPerspectives (Edith Greene and Lawrence Wrightsman).3.6 Restorative Justice: The Influence of Psychology from aJurisprudent Therapy Perspective (Eric Y. Drogin, Mark E. Howardand John Williams).3.7 Proactive Judges: Solving Problems and TransformingCommunities (Leonore M.J. Simon).PART 4: PERSPECTIVES ON POLICY: PSYCHOLOGY AND PUBLICDEBATE.4.1 Drugs, Crime and the Law: An Attributional Perspective (JohnB. Davies).4.2 Psychological Research and Lawyers' Perceptions of ChildWitnesses in Sexual Abuse Trials (Emily Henderson).4.3 Alleged Child Sexual Abuse and Expert Testimony: A SwedishPerspective (Clara Gumpert).4.4 Eyewitnesses (A. Daniel Yarmey).4.5 Psychological and Legal Implications of Occupational Stressfor Criminal Justice Practitioners (Jennifer Brown and JanettePorteous).4.6 Therapeutic Jurisprudence: An Invitation to SocialScientists (Carrie J. Petrucci, Bruce J. Winick and David B.Wexler).PART 5: LEGAL PSYCHOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE AND SOCIETY.Methodology: Law's Adopting and Adapting to Psychology's Methodsand Findings (Brian Clifford).Interviewing and Assessing Clients from Different CulturalBackgrounds: Guidelines for all Forensic Professionals (Martine B.Powell and Terry Bartholomew).Psychology and law: A Behavioural or a Social Science? (StephenP. Savage).Table of Cases.Tables of Statutes.Index.