Psychology and law: International perspectives

Abstract

(from the cover) To encourage psycholegal research the European Association of Psychology and Law has recently been founded. This volume contains a selection of contributions to its conference held in Nuremberg (Germany). The authors represent [the] experience[s] of 14 nationalities, mainly from Europe and North America. They deal with the following topics: general perspectives on psychology and law; explanation, treatment, and prevention of offending; psychology and the police; eyewitness testimony; children as victims and witnesses in abuse cases; juridical procedure and decision-making; forensic psychology in civil law [and] history of legal psychology in different countries. The contents will be of interest for researchers and practitioners in psychology, law, criminology, sociology, and psychiatry. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2005 APA, all rights reserved).