The Psychology of Criminal Justice

by Geoffrey M. Stephenson

Book Overview

The Psychology of Criminal Justice integrates aspects of psychology's contributions to criminology and to socio-legal studies within a single narrative framework. It does this by describing the interpersonal and group dynamics of decision-making at key stages in the processing of accused persons from the time an alleged offence is committed to the moment sentence is passed. The book bears directly on many current debates concerning the ability of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0631145478
• ISBN13: 9780631145479
• Release Date: April 1992
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.7" x 9.0"