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_beng
_erda
_cDLC
042 _apcc
050 0 0 _aKF8700
_b.W75 2019
100 1 _aGreene, Edie,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aWrightsman's psychology and the legal system /
_cEdie Greene, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs; Kirk Heilbrun, Drexel University.
246 3 0 _aPsychology and the legal system
250 _aNinth edition.
264 1 _aBoston, MA, USA :
_bCengage,
_c[2019]
300 _axvii, 459 pages :
_billustrations (chiefly color) ;
_c27 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 389-429) and index.
505 _a1. Psychology and the Law: Choices and Roles -- 2. The Legal System: Issues, Structure, and Players -- 3. Psychology of Crime -- 4. Psychology of Police -- 5. Eyewitnesses to Crimes and Accidents -- 6. Victims of Crime, Violence, and Adversity -- 7. Evaluating Criminal Suspects -- 8. Traditional Prosecutions -- 9. Alternatives to Traditional Prosecutions -- 10. Assessment in Criminal and Juvenile Cases -- 11. Assessment in Civil Cases -- 12. Preparing for Trials -- 13. Jurors and Juries -- 14. Punishment and Sentencing -- 15. Adult and Juvenile Corrections.
520 _aThe author team for WRIGHTSMAN'S PSYCHOLOGY AND THE LEGAL SYSTEM, Eighth Edition combines complementary expertise, active research, writing careers, and real world experience (as consultants working within the legal system) to produce a comprehensive text that is unparalleled in scholarship and writing style. This authorship, along with a solid research base and comprehensive coverage, make the text popular with instructors and students alike. The book illustrates the importance of psychology's concepts and methods to an understanding of the legal system--and the system's impact on individuals' everyday live--through the use of real cases and questions that engage students in critical thinking and discussion.
650 0 _aJustice, Administration of
_zUnited States
_xPsychological aspects.
650 0 _aPractice of law
_zUnited States
_xPsychological aspects.
650 0 _aForensic psychology.
700 1 _aHeilbrun, Kirk,
_eauthor.
700 1 _aWrightsman, Lawrence S.
_tPsychology and the legal system.
775 0 8 _iRevision of:
_aGreene, Edie.
_tWrightsman's psychology and the legal system.
_bEighth edition.
_dBelmont, CA : Wadsworth Cengage Learning, [2014]
_w(DLC) 2012951102.
_z9781133956563.
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