Psychology, Law and Legal Processes

Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Psychological Research on Behaviour in Legal Contexts....Pages 3-34
The Infant and the Dream: Psychology and the Law....Pages 35-43
The Psychologist as Expert Witness....Pages 44-53
The Contribution of Psychology to Legal Processes: an Analysis of Jury Studies....Pages 54-68
Legal Socialisation — A Critique of a New Approach....Pages 69-89
Front Matter....Pages 91-91
Common Sense Morality and Accident Compensation....Pages 93-110
Responses to Victimisation: Compensation for Acts of Criminal Violence....Pages 111-122
Front Matter....Pages 123-123
Changes in Magistrates’ Attitudes During the First Year on the Bench....Pages 125-142
A Randomly Controlled Trial of Two Court Procedures in Truancy....Pages 143-151
The Construction of a Mitigation....Pages 152-164
Front Matter....Pages 165-165
Eyewitness Testimony: The Bridging of a Credibility Gap....Pages 167-183
The Influence of Stereotypes on Person Identification....Pages 184-194
Identification Evidence: Experimental Investigations of Factors Affecting the Reliability of Juvenile and Adult Witnesses....Pages 195-206
Back Matter....Pages 207-222