International Human Rights and Mental Disability Law

Michael L Perlin

• Hardcover | Engels | American Psychology-Law Society
• Examining the mistreatment of persons with mental disabilities around the world, Michael Perlin identifies universal factors that contaminate mental d... Lees meer

Death by Design

Craig Haney

• Hardcover | Engels | American Psychology-Law Society
• It is nearly impossible to carry out open, honest discussion of the death penalty because of the clouded discourses that are used to describe it. In t... Lees meer

Ethics of Total Confinement

Bruce A Arrigo, Heather Y Bersot, Brian G Sellers

• Hardcover | Engels | American Psychology-Law Society
• Richly interdisciplinary in orientation, this insightful volume in the American Psychology-Law Society Series series explores the phenomena of captivi... Lees meer

Hugo Münsterberg's Psychology and Law

Brian H Bornstein, Jeffrey Neuschatz

• Paperback | Engels | American Psychology-Law Society
• Though widely regarded as a founder of the modern field of psychology and law, German-American psychologist Hugo Münsterberg's now century-old ideas a... Lees meer

Emergency Department Treatment of the Psychiatric Patient

Susan Stefan

• Hardcover | Engels | American Psychology-Law Society
• Many hospital emergency departments are overcrowded and short-staffed, with a limited number of available hospital beds. It is increasingly hard for e... Lees meer

Psychology, Law, and the Wellbeing of Children

• Paperback | Engels | American Psychology-Law Society
• Lawmakers and judges often enact and enforce laws and policies that impact youth. The extent to which these legal actions are sensitive to juveniles' ... Lees meer

The Jury Under Fire

Brian H Bornstein, Edie Greene

• Paperback | Engels | American Psychology-Law Society
• Although the jury is often referred to as one of the bulwarks of the American justice system, it regularly comes under attack. Recent changes to trial... Lees meer

Juveniles at Risk

Christopher Slobogin, Mark R Fondacaro

• Hardcover | Engels | American Psychology-Law Society
• First established at the end of the 19th century, the juvenile justice system has long been searching for an effective set of guiding principles. Over... Lees meer

Psychological Injuries

William J Koch, Kevin S Douglas, Tonia L Nicholls, Melanie L O'Neill

• Hardcover | Engels | American Psychology-Law Society
• Human emotional suffering has been studied for centuries, but the significance of psychological injuries within legal contexts has only recently been ... Lees meer

Stress, Trauma, and Wellbeing in the Legal System

• Paperback | Engels | American Psychology-Law Society
• All individuals face stress in their daily lives, but this is often particularly true for those who enforce the law, administer justice, or are forced... Lees meer

Adolescents, Media, and the Law

Levesque

• Hardcover | Engels | American Psychology-Law Society
• There is much controversy about the dangers of a free media when it comes to children and adolescents. Many believe that this constitutional right sho... Lees meer

Familiarity and Conviction in the Criminal Justice System

Joanna Pozzulo, Emily Pica, Chelsea Sheahan

• Paperback | Engels | American Psychology-Law Society
• Eyewitness research has focused mainly on stranger identification, but identification is also critical for the "familiar stranger", and understanding ... Lees meer

Oral Arguments Before the Supreme Court

Lawrence Wrightsman

• Hardcover | Engels | American Psychology-Law Society
• Of all the steps in the Supreme Court's decision-making process, only one is visible to the public: the oral arguments. By carefully analyzing transcr... Lees meer

Using Social Science to Reduce Violent Offending

Joel A. (Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Clinical As, Jennifer L. (Associate Professor of Psychology and Social Behavi, Raymond W. (Professor of Psychology and Social Behavior, Profess, Kevin S. (Assistant Professor of Psychology, Assistant Professor

• Hardcover | Engels | American Psychology-Law Society
• Over the past three decades, the American criminal justice system has become unapologetically punitive. High rates of incarceration and frequent use o... Lees meer

A System of Pleas

• Paperback | Engels | American Psychology-Law Society
• Over 95% of criminal convictions are by guilty plea. Trials are the rarity, and while much has been written on jury decision making and various parts ... Lees meer

The Psychology of Judicial Decision Making

• Hardcover | Engels | American Psychology-Law Society
• While scholars in the past several decades have made great progress in explaining what judges do, there remains a certain lack of depth to our underst... Lees meer

The Behavioral Science of Firearms

Gianni Pirelli, Hayley Wechsler, Robert J Cramer

• Paperback | Engels | American Psychology-Law Society
• The Behavioral Science of Firearms focuses on applying behavioral science principles and knowledge to inform and improve firearm-related policy, pract... Lees meer

God in the Courtroom

Brian Bornstein, Monica Miller

• Hardcover | Engels | American Psychology-Law Society
• While the concept of "God in the courtroom" evokes a few grand images, there are numerous, often subtle, ways in which religion and law intersect. For... Lees meer

Criminal Juries in the 21st Century

• Paperback | Engels | American Psychology-Law Society
• The jury is often hailed as one of the most important symbols of American democracy. Yet much has changed since the Sixth Amendment in 1791 first guar... Lees meer

Murder in the Courtroom

Brigitte Vallabhajosula

• Paperback | Engels | American Psychology-Law Society
• Murder in the Courtroom presents a comprehensive and detailed analysis of issues most relevant to answering questions regarding the link between cogni... Lees meer

The Ethical Practice of Forensic Psychology

• Paperback | Engels | American Psychology-Law Society
• Few resources exist for those interested in developing their professional competence vis-à-vis ethics in forensic psychology, with the most recent tex... Lees meer

Trial Consulting

Amy J Posey, Lawrence S Wrightsman

• Hardcover | Engels | American Psychology-Law Society
• In its roughly 25 years of existence, the trial consulting profession has grown dramatically in membership, recognition, and breadth of practice. What... Lees meer

The Psychology of the Supreme Court

Lawrence S Wrightsman

• Hardcover | Engels | American Psychology-Law Society
• With the media spotlight on the recent developments concerning the Supreme Court, more and more people have become increasingly interested in the high... Lees meer

Children Who Resist Postseparation Parental Contact

Barbara Jo Fidler, Nicholas Bala, Michael A Saini

• Paperback | Engels | American Psychology-Law Society
• Children Who Resist Postseparation Parental Contact is a critical, empirically based review of parental alienation that integrates the best research e... Lees meer