Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law

Standard Elements of Forensic Residency Programs Gary Melton and colleagues, in one of the classic books on forensic psychology, ...

How can postevent information influence mem- ory? Take the example of eyewitnesses who observe a convenience store robbery. From ...

the effect of postevent information is that the mislead- ing postevent information simply substitutes informa- tion in memory wh ...

Loftus, E. F., Miller, D. G., & Burns, H. J. (1978). Semantic integration of verbal information into a visual memory. Journa ...

even inaccurate bad news from a doctor, learning that one’s child has a chronic disease such as diabetes, and completing work du ...

verbal abilities, especially when they are very young, and may have little insight about their thoughts and feelings to offer th ...

interventions to promote recovery from posttraumatic stress. Data have accumulated that suggest that rou- tine, one-shot psychol ...

the lineup. Furthermore, attorneys reported that they would be unlikely to file a motion with the court to suppress the identifi ...

what form it should take, and what impact it is likely to have on the offender. When mental health professionals are called on t ...

entrenching jurors’ opinions about the defendant’s guilt before they hear the evidence that is introduced at trial. Empirical re ...

show that most of these methods successfully decrease the effects of PTP on juror judgments. One of the most common methods used ...

Additionally, when experts are testifying in a change-of-venue hearing, they may provide the court with data they have collected ...

who are confined in American jails and prisons and in part because of several well-known court cases in which states have been o ...

In still other studies, prison overcrowding is associ- ated with a noticeable decline in future aggressive and nonaggressive dis ...

fails to address issues such as pertinent overcrowded jails, excessive sentences, and distinguishing between those who require i ...

recommend a bail amount or conditions of pretrial supervision, including curfews, home confinement, and drug testing. They also ...

supervision strategy that monitors probationers at a level commensurate with their likelihood of future criminal activity. The o ...

to alert them to probationer needs and direct them in formulating problem-solving strategies. For example, studies have shown th ...

Larivee, J. J. (2001).Returning inmates: Closing the public safety gap. Corrections Compendium, 26,1–12. Lurigio, A. J., & C ...

actual disputes in legal settings. While subsequent PJ research focused heavily on the procedural criteria of process control (o ...