Introduction to Forensic Psychology : Clinical and Social Psychological Perspectives

"Of witnesses and on confessions, and the prevention of crime. In 1900, Alfred Binet, the French psychologist who developed the first standardƯ ized intelligence test, the Stanford-Binet, testified in court about the use of psychological tests with delinquents and criminals. These tests were later used in large scale for screening potential police as well as criminals and by World War II in the 1940's, were used in many different ways to classify and design treatment for soldiers. In fact, the use of scientific psychometric tests has continued to be one of the strong assets the psychologist can bring to the law. In 1911, a Belgium psychologist, Varendonck testified that child witnesses did not have the mental capacity of adults and their testimony should not be admitted in courts. That same year, a German psychologist, Carl Marbe testified about proximate cause in a civil lawsuit. He described the psychological experiments used to determine that alcohol can have a negative impact on a person's reaction time and subsequent behavior. In the United States the introduction of expert witness testimony took a similar route. In 1921 a case called, State v. Driver recognized that a psyƯ chologist could be an expert on juvenile delinquency, but the court rejected that psychologist's testimony, anyhow. One of the first cases that set the standards of admitting all experts, including psychologists, called the Frye standard was decided in 1923"--Font no determinada Front Matter....Pages i-ix Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Introduction to Forensic Psychology....Pages 3-14 Models of Legal Systems....Pages 15-28 Admissibility of Expert Testimony....Pages 29-38 Front Matter....Pages 39-40 Criminal Responsibility....Pages 41-57 Competency to Stand Trial....Pages 59-76 Self-Defense and Syndrome Testimony....Pages 77-97 Clinical Assessment in Forensic Settings....Pages 99-118 Psychological Interventions in Forensic Settings....Pages 119-144 Front Matter....Pages 145-146 Civil Law and Personal Injury....Pages 147-165 Involuntary Commitment and Other Civil Liberties....Pages 167-189 Front Matter....Pages 191-193 Marriage and Divorce....Pages 195-217 Access to, and Protection of, Children....Pages 219-242 Protection of Abused Children, the Mentally and Physically Challenged, and the Elderly....Pages 243-256 Reproductive Rights and the Law....Pages 257-276 Front Matter....Pages 277-278 Delinquency....Pages 279-296 School Violence....Pages 297-312 Legal Rights of Children....Pages 313-327 Front Matter....Pages 329-330 Discrimination and Sexual Harassment....Pages 331-351 Eyewitness Identification....Pages 353-367 Jury Selection and Trial Consultation....Pages 369-382 Front Matter....Pages 383-383 Forensic Experts and Attorneys: Communication Process....Pages 385-400 Risk Management in Forensic Psychology Practice....Pages 401-407 Back Matter....Pages 409-430 This text provides a complete overview of the applications of psychology to the law. Forensic psychology, which has been practiced for less than half a century, has grown so rapidly that there is now a need for an integrated text that reflects the state of the field. Incorporating the contributions of social and clinical psychology, this new text presents the material with an objective view towards the complete scope of the subject matter. In its clear coverage of the fundamentals of this field, it is an invaluable introduction for students, as well as a reference for practitioners

This text provides a complete overview of the applications of psychology to the law. Incorporating the contributions of social and clinical psychology, this new text presents the material with an objective view towards the complete scope of the subject matter. In its clear coverage of the fundamentals of this field, it is an invaluable introduction for students, as well as a reference for practitioners.