This rigorous yet reader-friendly book reviews the state of the science on a broad range of psychological issues commonly encountered in the forensic context. The goal is to help professionals and students differentiate between supported and unsupported psychological techniques--and steer clear of those that may be misleading or legally inadmissible. Leading contributors focus on controversial issues surrounding recovered memories, projective techniques, lie detection, child witnesses, offender rehabilitation, psychopathy, violence risk assessment, and more. With a focus on real-world legal situations, the book offers guidelines for presenting scientific evidence accurately and effectively in courtroom testimony and written reports.
I. Psychological Science and Its Application in Courts of Law 1. Standards of Legal Admissibility and Their Implications for Psychological Sciences, David L. Faigman and John Monahan 2. Daubert and Psychological Science in Court: Judging Validity from the Bench, Bar, and Jury Box, Bradley D. McAuliff and Jennifer L. Groscup II. Memory and Suggestibility 3. The Scientific Status of ""Repressed"" and ""Recovered"" Memories of Sexual Abuse, Deborah Davis and Elizabeth F. Loftus 4. Forensic Hypnosis: The State of the Science, Steven Jay Lynn, Elza Boycheva, Amanda Deming, Scott O. Lilienfeld, and Michael N. Hallquist 5. Expert Testimony Regarding Eyewitness Identification, Brian L. Cutler and Gary L. Wells 6. Techniques and Controversies in the Interrogation of Suspects: The Artful Practice versus the Scientific Study, Allison D. Redlich and Christian A. Meissner 7. Reliability of Child Witnesses' Reports, Maggie Bruck and Stephen J. Ceci III. Specific Tests and Techniques 8. The Psychopathy Checklist in the Courtroom: Consensus and Controversies, John F. Edens, Jennifer L. Skeem, and Patrick J. Kennealy 9. Projective Techniques in the Courtroom, James M. Wood, M. Teresa Nezworski, Scott O. Lilienfeld, and Howard N. Garb 10. Psychophysiological Detection of Deception and Guilty Knowledge, William G. Iacono IV. Forensic Evaluation of Psycholegal Issues 11. Criminal Profiling: Facts, Fictions, and Courtroom Admissibility, Richard N. Kocsis 12. The Science and Pseudoscience of Assessing Psychological Injuries, William J. Koch, Rami Nader, and Michelle Haring 13. Controversies in Child Custody Evaluation, William T. O'Donohue, Kendra Beitz, and Lauren Tolle 14. Controversies in Evaluating Competency to Stand Trial, Norman G. Poythress and Patricia A. Zapf V. Courtroom Sentencing: Risk and Rehabilitation 15. Violence Risk Assessment: Core Controversies, Kirk Heilbrun, Kevin S. Douglas, and Kento Yasuhara 16. Appropriate Treatment Works, But How?: Rehabilitating General, Psychopathic, and High-Risk Offenders, Jennifer L. Skeem, Devon L. L. Polaschek, and Sarah Manchak VI. Concluding Thoughts and Future Directions 17. Finding Common Ground between Scientific Psychology and the Law, John P. Petrila
