As with its esteemed predecessor this timely volume offers ways of applying psychological
knowledge to address pressing concerns in legal procedures and potentially to reduce criminal
offending. In such areas as interrogations expert testimony evidence admissibility and the
death qualification process in capital trials contributors offer scientific bases for trends
in suspect witness and juror behavior and identify those practices liable to impinge on just
outcomes. Recommendations span a wide range of research practice and policy areas from
better approaches to assessment to innovative strategies for reducing recidivism. The
interdisciplinary perspectives of these chapters shed salient light on both the reach of the
issues and possibilities for intervening to improve the functioning of the justice system.Among
the topics covered: · The validity of pleading guilty.· The impact of emotions on juror
judgments and decision making.· The content purpose and effects of expert testimony on
interrogation practices and suspect confessions.· A synthetic perspective on the own-race bias
in eyewitness identification.· Risk-reducing interventions for justice-involved individuals.·
Criminal justice and psychological perspectives on deterring gangs.As a means to spur research
and discussion and to inspire further collaboration between the fields Volume 2 of Advances
in Psychology and Law will interest and intrigue researchers and practitioners in
law-psychology as well as practicing attorneys trial consultants and clinical psychologists.
