The verdict of the court : passing judgment in law and psychology /

Courts are constantly required to know how people think. This book questions whether the "arm-chair psychology" operated by fact-finders, and indeed the law itself, in its treatment of the fact-finders, bears any resemblance to the knowledge derived from psychological research

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: McEwan, Jenny, 1956-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford ; Portland, Or. : Hart Pub., 2003.
Subjects:
Judgments > Psychological aspects.
Verdicts > Psychological aspects.
Judicial process > Psychological aspects.
Forensic psychology.
Verdicts > Aspect psychologique.
Processus judiciaire > Aspect psychologique.
Psychologie légale.
LAW > Courts.
Droit civil.
Droit pénal.
Jugements.
Aspects psychologiques.
Comportement.
Procédure pénale.
Forensic psychology
Judicial process > Psychological aspects
Verdicts > Psychological aspects
Gerechtelijke psychologie.
Rechtspraak.
Strafprocesrecht.
Psychologische aspecten.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Preliminaries; Contents; 1 Introduction; 2 Responsibility; 3 Criminal Responsibility; 4 Finders of Fact; 5 Laymen and the Law; 6 The Criminal Process and Personality; 7 Laymen and Science; 8 The Impact of Psychology on Law; Index.

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