{"product_id":"psychology-and-law-truthfulness-accuracy-and-credibility-paperback","title":"Psychology and Law: Truthfulness, Accuracy and Credibility - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAmina A. Memon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAldert Vrij\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRay Bull\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePsychology and Law\u003c\/i\u003e shows how psychological research and theory can be used in a legal context. Written with advanced undergraduate students in mind, it focuses upon the pre-trial or investigative phase of the legal process. Obtaining and assessing witness evidence is a key part of any criminal investigation. Topics include witness accuracy and credibility, covering issues such as assessment of witness credibility, interviewing suspects and witnesses, eyewitness testimony, false beliefs and memory, the role of experts and juries. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis \u003ci\u003esecond edition\u003c\/i\u003e has been revised and updated to reflect the large amount of new research in the area, making it the essential guide for all courses with a legal component.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eComment on the first edition: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This is an excellent appraisal of the psychology of evidence...it provides thorough, substantial and up-to-date accounts of modern developments.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cb\u003eDenniss Howitt\u003c\/b\u003e, Loughborough University, UK\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten by well known and respected authors\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSuitable as an introductory, undergraduate text\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow can psychology inform law and policing to help determine the accuracy of witnesses, victims and suspects? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis second edition of \u003ci\u003ePsychology and Law: Truthfulness, Accuracy and Credibility\u003c\/i\u003e is a substantially revised and exhaustive review of forensic research to do with credibility and the accuracy of evidence.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThroughout the book, Memon, Vrij and Bull use their renowned expertise to focus on the practical relevance of research in areas such as: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ecriminal appearance stereotyping\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eassessment of the reliability of eyewitness evidence\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003enon-verbal characteristics and physiological correlates of deception\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eimproving practice in interviewing witnesses, in particular children and vulnerable adults\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe use of and the study of juries in different countries\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAimed primarily at students and researchers in psychology, criminology and law, this book will also appeal to professionals in law and police work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. Amina Memon\u003c\/b\u003e is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of Aberdeen. She has a first-class degree in psychology (1982) and a Ph.D. in psychology (1985). Her main areas of expertise are social and cognitive psychology. Dr. Memon has published widely on topics such as the investigative interviewing of child witnesses, police interviews, face recognition, eyewitness identification, the performance of elderly witnesses, false memories and jury decision making. Between 1991 and 1997. Dr. Memon conducted extensive psychological research on procedures for interviewing child witnesses for the purpose of obtaining complete and accurate witness reports. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProfessor\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eAldert Vrij\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Applied Social Psychology at the University of Portsmouth. His main area of expertise is deception, mainly the nonverbal and verbal characteristics of deception, and he has published widely on these issues. For conducting this research, he has received grants from the ESRC, the Leverhulme Trust, the Dutch Organisation of Scientific Research (the Dutch equivalent of the ESRC) and the Dutch Ministry of Justice. He gives workshops on deception to police officers in several countries on a regular basis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProfessor Ray Bull\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Forensic Psychology at the University of Portsmouth. His main areas of expertise are police interviewing and the relationship between physical appearance and criminality, topics on which he has published extensively. He is regularly invited to present seminars and lectures to police audiences in many countries. His most recent externally funded research project was from the Innovative Research Challenge Fund of the Home Office for work on improving children's face recognition performance.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 9.54 x 6.68 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 01, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42205148741712,"sku":"9780470850619","price":127.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9540\/0016\/files\/ZVUvSkVNVjdWbWs5c1gvMVFTek52Zz09.webp?v=1775505061","url":"https:\/\/palm-malen-gift-shop-pmrc.myshopify.com\/products\/psychology-and-law-truthfulness-accuracy-and-credibility-paperback","provider":"Palm Malen Gift Shop -PMRC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}