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In Doubt : the psychology of the criminal justice process /

Criminal justice is unavoidably human. Detectives, witnesses, suspects, and victims shape investigations; prosecutors, defense attorneys, jurors, and judges affect the outcome of adjudication. Simon shows how flawed investigations produce erroneous evidence and why well-meaning juries send innocent...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Simon, Dan, 1955-
Otros Autores: Bartels, Larry M., 1956-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2012.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • "We're closing in on him" : investigation dynamics
  • "Officer, that's him!" : eyewitness identification of perpetrators
  • "Officer, that's what happened" : eyewitness memory for the event
  • "Just admit it, you're guilty" : interrogating suspects
  • "We find the defendant guilty" : fact-finding at trial
  • "Bolting out the truth" : the trial's fact-finding mechanisms
  • Toward accuracy.