Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law

thought of as a testimony rehearsal or a dry run. In a testimony simulation, the witness responds to the types of direct and cro ...

Other testimony delivery skills that are emphasized by attorneys and consultants during witness preparation training are to list ...

Coaching and Unethical Training The term witness coaching is often used to denote instructions or training that are unethical or ...

conviction” is itself difficult, especially in cases that lack dispositive DNA or other conclusive scientific evi- dence. Not ev ...

prosecution in their own criminal cases if they provide useful information against another. Numerous wrongful convictions have a ...

People similarly have a natural tendency to recall and interpretinformation in a manner that confirms their beliefs. Research sh ...

research has produced a well-developed series of rec- ommendations for improving eyewitness identifica- tion procedures. A numbe ...

I-1 Entry titles are in bold. AAI (Adult Attachment Interview). SeeAdult Attachment Interview (AAI) Abandonment, of elderly,1: 2 ...

Alcohol intoxication eyewitness memory and,1:11–13 See alsoSubstance abuse and intimate partner violence; Substance abuse disord ...

ASPD (antisocial personality disorder). SeeAntisocial personality disorder (ASPD) ASPECT (Ackerman-Schoendorf Parent Evaluation ...

Bail Act (1976),1: 37 Bail-setting decisions, 1:37–39 factors influencing,1: 38 improving decisions,1:38–39 Baker v. Carr,2: 827 ...

Busey, Tom,1: 321 Bushellcase,1: 413 Bush v. Gore,2: 662 Bussiere, M.T.,2:726,2: 727 Butcher, James,2: 506 Butyrophenones,2: 654 ...

Chemical castration,2: 731 Chicago Jury Project, 1:65–68,2: 454 impact of,1:67–68 studies and results,1:65–67 Child abuse,1:73–7 ...

Clark County School District v. Breeden,2: 736 Clark v. Arizona,1:217,1:374,2: 488 Classification of Violence Risk (COVR), 1:92– ...

Competence Assessment for Standing Trial for Defendants with Mental Retardation (CAST*MR), 1:4,1:103–105,1: 121 description of,1 ...

Confidence malleability. SeeConfidence in identifications, malleability Confirmation bias,1: 320 Conflict resolution alternative ...

Criminal responsibility, defenses and standards, 1:161–167 American Law Institute’s Model Penal Code Test, 1:62,1:164–165,1: 373 ...

DeBurger, J.,2: 715 DeCamp v. Hein,2: 792 Deception beliefs about,1:210–211 defined,1:207–208 polygraph,2:596–600 See alsoDetect ...

DID (dissociative identity disorder). SeeDissociative identity disorder (DID) Diesfeld, Kate,2: 806 Differentiation,2:630–631 Di ...

EEG (electroencephalogram). SeeElectroencephalogram (EEG) Efficiency frame, police decision making,2: 564 E-Fit (software),1: 30 ...