Encyclopedia of Psychology and Law

list was developed. We also developed our list of

potential contributors. We sent contributors formal

invitations to write entries, together with instructions

and information on the Encyclopedia of Psychology

and Law. Many contributors graciously accepted our

invitations; others, for a variety of reasons, were

unable to do so. Fortunately, the rich information pro-

vided by the members of the advisory board contained

numerous backup options, and over time we obtained

commitments from contributors for all the entries.

During this phase, the contributors, who had access to

the full list of headwords, made additional excellent

suggestions for new headwords, and we made some

additional revisions to the headword list.

The resulting list of contributors is impressive. The

list includes distinguished scholars—individuals

responsible for the first or most impressive scholarship

on the topics about which they wrote. It also includes

distinguished practitioners—psychologists and lawyers

with extensive experience in these topics in actual cases.

The list includes many junior and midcareer scholars

and practitioners well on their way toward establishing

distinguished careers in psychology and law. Finally, the

list includes the very important voices of graduate

students in psychology and law. The American

Psychology-Law Society, a primary affiliation of many

psychology and law scholars, has historically been

warmly receptive and encouraging to graduate student

members and continues to be so. Training the next gen-

eration of psychology and law scholars has been a very

high priority for members of the Society. Many contrib-

utors to these volumes asked if their graduate students

could be included as co-authors—sometimes as first

authors—of their entries, and such requests were

granted. We are delighted that the voices of graduate

students are represented in this project.

Well before all the invitations were accepted and the

headword list completed, we started to receive draft

entries. The Editor read each entry as it was received,

occasionally requesting peer review from the Associate

Editor or other scholars with relevant expertise.

Modifications were requested as necessary. Once the

entries were accepted, they were forwarded to our

Developmental Editor, Diana Axelsen, for her expert

review and were eventually submitted for copyediting

and publication. The quality of the entries is excellent.

Contributors provided hundreds of well-organized,

well-written, balanced descriptions of the numerous

psychology and law topics covered in the Encyclopedia.

Once the entries were complete we revisited the

Reader’s Guide and made some modifications based on

full knowledge of the content received.

The end result is an outstanding collection of

entries describing a very broad array of contemporary

and historical psychology and law topics. It is our

hope that these volumes will serve their intended

purpose—that is, to inform scholars, practitioners,

and students who share the interests of my editorial

team, the advisory board, and the hundreds of contrib-

utors to this exciting field of scholarship and practice.

Acknowledgments

Several individuals are due recognition for their efforts

on behalf of this project. Michael Carmichael and Rolf

Janke of Sage were instrumental in launching this pro-

ject. Diana Axelsen, Developmental Editor, provided

immense expertise, collegiality, and social support

from the project’s inception to its completion. Sanford

Robinson and Kate Schroeder lent their expertise as

editors. Letitia Gutierrez, Reference Systems Manager

at Sage, expertly managed the publication software that

kept this project organized and on track.

The University of North Carolina at Charlotte and

John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University

of New York, must be recognized for supporting the

editorial team throughout this project. The Cutler,

Zapf, and Greathouse families also supported the edi-

torial team as they no doubt substituted family time for

work time to pursue this project, and they deserve our

gratitude. A special thanks is also due to Dr. Steven

Rogelberg, a colleague and close friend, who as editor

of the previously published Encyclopedia of Industrial

and Organizational Psychologygenerously provided

expertise and social support, which enhanced the qual-

ity and efficiency of our work.

Brian L. Cutler

Patricia A. Zapf

Sarah Greathouse

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