Wrightsman's Psychology and the Legal System
- ISBN-10
- 1285500210
- ISBN-13
- 9781285500218
- Series
- Wrightsman's Psychology and the Legal System
- Category
- Education
- Pages
- 496
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013-01-01
- Publisher
- Cengage Learning
- Authors
- Kirk Heilbrun, Edith Greene
Description
WRIGHTMAN'S PSYCHOLOGY AND THE LEGAL SYSTEM shows you the critical importance of psychology's concepts and methods to the functioning of many aspects of today's legal system. Featuring topics such as competence to stand trial, the insanity defense, expert forensic testimony, analysis of eye witness identification, criminal profiling, and many others, this best-selling book gives you a comprehensive overview of psychology's contributions to the legal system, and the many roles available to trained psychologists within the system. Available with InfoTrac Student Collections http://gocengage.com/infotrac. Important Notice: Media content referenced within the product description or the product text may not be available in the ebook version.
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- 2013-01-01
- 544 pages
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- 2012-11-29
- 496 pages
- Paperback
- Wadsworth Publishing Company
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