Rev. ed. of: Psychology and the legal system / Lawrence S. Wrightsman. 5th ed. 2002.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 463-503) and indexes.
Psychology and the law : impossible choices -- The legal system and its players -- Psychology of crime -- Psychology of police -- Crime investigation : witnesses -- Identification and evaluation of criminal suspects -- Between arrest and trial -- Forensic assessment in criminal cases : competence and insanity -- Forensic assessment in civil cases -- The trial process -- Jury trials I : jury representativeness and selection -- Jury trials II : concerns and reforms -- Psychology of victims -- Children, adolescents, and the law -- Punishment, sentencing, and corrections