The Psychological Foundations of Evidence Law

by Barbara Spellman, Michael Saks, Michael J. Saks

Book Overview

Identifies and evaluates the psychological choices implicit in the rules of evidence

Evidence law is meant to facilitate trials that are fair, accurate, and efficient, and that encourage and protect important societal values and relationships. In pursuit of these often-conflicting goals, common law judges and modern drafting committees have had to perform as amateur applied psychologists. Their task has required them to employ what...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814783872
• ISBN13: 9780814783870
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"