Psychology and Law: The State of the Discipline

Book Overview

As law is instituted by society to serve society, there can be no question that psychology plays an important and inevitable role in the legal process, clarifying or complicating legal issues. In this enlightening text, Roesch, Hart, Ogloff, and the contributors review all the key areas of the use of psychological expertise in civil, criminal, and family law. An impressive selection of academic scholars and legal professionals discusses the contributions...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0306459507
• ISBN13: 9780306459504
• Release Date: February 1999
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 459 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Review from Contemporary Psychology

"This book successfully addresses two audiences. First, it provides an interesting introduction and overview of psychology and law for those unfamiliar with the field, and in this capacity would serve as an excellent sourcebook for an advanced undergraduate or graduate course. Second, its critical, up-to-date research provides a use ful resource for researchers and practitioners who are already part of this rapidly developing field. As such, it provides a nice complement to other commonly used advanced texts in this area..."Contemporary Psychology 2002, Vol. 47, No. 6