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Conviction of the Innocent : Lessons from Psychological Research /

"Over the last several decades over 250 citizens convicted of major felonies were found innocent and were exonerated. Today, thanks to the work of psychologists and other criminal justice researchers, the psychological foundations that underlie conviction of the innocent are becoming clear. The...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Cutler, Brian L.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : American Psychological Association, ©2012.
Edición:1st ed.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • At-risk populations under investigation and at trial
  • Detecting deception
  • False confessions
  • Procedural justice evaluations in interrogations
  • Suggestive eyewitness identification procedures
  • Eyewitness confidence malleability
  • Why do motions to suppress suggestive eyewitness identifications fail?
  • Jurors believe eyewitnesses
  • Unreliable informant testimony
  • Alibi witnesses
  • Psychological perspectives on problems with forensic science evidence
  • Race and racism
  • Tunnel vision
  • Life after wrongful conviction.